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Wind River VxWorks vs Windows Server comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Wind River VxWorks
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
IoT Operating Systems (OS) (4th)
Windows Server
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
196
Ranking in other categories
Operating Systems (OS) for Business (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Computer Systems solutions, they serve different purposes. Wind River VxWorks is designed for IoT Operating Systems (OS) and holds a mindshare of 13.0%, up 5.1% compared to last year.
Windows Server, on the other hand, focuses on Operating Systems (OS) for Business, holds 8.7% mindshare, down 9.1% since last year.
IoT Operating Systems (OS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Wind River VxWorks13.0%
QNX Neutrino26.1%
Zephyr24.3%
Other36.599999999999994%
IoT Operating Systems (OS)
Operating Systems (OS) for Business Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Windows Server8.7%
Rocky Linux10.2%
Ubuntu Linux8.8%
Other72.3%
Operating Systems (OS) for Business
 

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Manager, Information & Cloud Systems at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees
Long-standing experience improves reliability and security, making it a trusted platform
It's difficult to see improvements when using it daily. They improved compatibility with other platforms, such as Linux. One improvement I was thinking about some years ago was the ability to manage an on-premises server from Azure. Now, they have created Azure Arc, and we are using it as a very good way of managing on-premises servers. What can be improved is on the Azure side. With Active Directory on the server side and Entra ID on the Azure side in our hybrid environment, we find issues with data syncing to Entra ID. In Entra ID, Microsoft omitted some parameters. In Active Directory, you can put an expiring date to an account, but you cannot do that in Entra ID. We have other means of doing that, but it's common to have consultants working for six months, requiring account expiration or renewal processes. The Entra ID Connect syncing tool could be improved. Though they moved the service to Azure and use an agent instead of having a dedicated server, it remains cumbersome to set up due to the differences between Entra ID and Active Directory.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
39%
Government
6%
Educational Organization
6%
Aerospace/Defense Firm
6%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Computer Software Company
8%
University
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business78
Midsize Enterprise41
Large Enterprise89
 

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What needs improvement with Windows Server?
I cannot answer regarding which metrics I use to measure the effectiveness of Microsoft Defender for IoT because I have to check with my technical team. I have been fulfilling a role as IT manager ...
What is your primary use case for Windows Server?
What suits me the most is that for all my OT environment, I can manage all those devices in one secure portal from Microsoft.
 

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