SearchServerVirtualization: VMware Server on Windows vs. VMware Server on Linux | Linux Today

SearchServerVirtualization: VMware Server on Windows vs. VMware Server on Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 1, 2006

“VMware Server is great, but should you run it on Windows or
Linux? Both have their pluses and minuses. In this article, I’ll
discuss how to determine whether VMware Server on Windows is the
way to go or if it’s best to stay true to the penguin party by
hosting VMware Server on a Linux server.

“Let’s first take a look at the negative aspects of running
VMware Server on Windows. The first area we will look at is
cost…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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