| Currently, Windows hosting had gradually increased its | | | | owned by Microsoft itself, which managed to reduce |
| competitiveness over Linux with increased capabilities | | | | a tremendous amount of cost here because |
| and user-friendly. It is soon replacing Linux as one of | | | | Microsoft did not need to pay to get the software |
| the hosting needs and requirements. Windows | | | | from a third party which can be a huge license cost |
| Hosting had became the favorite of the society | | | | to pay for, which drove down the cost of window |
| today in conjunction of the launching of window 2008 | | | | 2008 or 2003 to be highly competitive today, which |
| operating system which is equipped with the latest | | | | directly drove to the price reduction of window |
| innovative technologies with advancement in many | | | | hosting today. |
| areas such as the security features, online payment | | | | 4. High supportability is another major strength of |
| check -out counter features and many more. | | | | Microsoft 2008 which lead to the popularity of |
| Here we share some of the key reasons why | | | | window hosting. Most of the open source products |
| window hosting is preferred today; | | | | found in the market today such as MySQL, ASP and |
| 1. Window hosting platform easily integrates with | | | | PHP can be run effectively on windows. This is 100% |
| many other Microsoft products. The wide -ranging | | | | true on Windows, however for the case of Linux, |
| support and high compatibility of this | | | | this may not be true. |
| Microsoft-friendly solution had made it a very popular | | | | 5. One of the major features of windows hosting is |
| choice today. | | | | ASP, active server pages which had been made |
| 2. Either Microsoft window server 2003 or 2008 | | | | easier to work compared to their competitors such |
| operating systems, they are excellent and powerful | | | | as CGI or PERL as ASP is a Microsoft Visual Basic |
| system solution which ease the integration of end to | | | | client side language which is suitable for all users, |
| end server management with increased security and | | | | especially the beginners which made it easier to be |
| flexibility to further upgrade it to support increased | | | | used by many groups of users. |
| business functions with the internet, and to increase | | | | 6. It is also a great choice for developers because it |
| its feasibility with different environment to enable | | | | allows those programming and technical professionals |
| even more integrated solutions. | | | | to be able to focus more on the business process |
| 3. Cost effectiveness is another factor which had | | | | because there is not much complexities at the |
| further escalated the success of window hosting. | | | | technical end which need a lot of attention on. |
| This is because the propriety software licenses are | | | | |