Windows Virtual Private Servers
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If the web site has Access as the database, Linux won’t suit for the design of that web site. Access is intended and designed to work with Microsoft. Hence in Linux web sites you have no option to work with Access databases.
Another restriction is in the use of MSSQL. It is designed specifically for Microsoft Windows. Linux provides various enterprise databases. But those users who want to go for MSSQL will have to choose Windows for VPS hosting.
SharePoint services of Microsoft can be used only in Windows. Front page 2003 can be used only in Windows platform. Hence Linux users can’t use these features and so they will have to opt Windows VPS hosting.
But when the expense is really that matters, it is always good to use Linux. The Enterprise web sites will be more effectively executed in Linux. PHP works well with Linux. Most busy web sites are created out of Linux. This is because of the infra structure that comes with Linux. The ease of use and the facilities of Microsoft are unavailable. But small business men usually prefer to go for Linux in their web site hosting.
Because of the user friendliness that Windows provide, most users who are unskilled in the hosting service will go for Windows as their platform for VPS hosting. The Microsoft features are so advanced that even a novice user can host a web site. But the cost usually pulls back the people from doing so. The choice is entirely based on the purpose and the functionalities that we expect from the web site.
