Windows Server Valuable Features
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Gustavo Schleider
Manager, Information & Cloud Systems at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees
Several years of improvements have been made to the software itself. In the '90s, it was poorly reliable. Now it's very reliable; you can spin up a Windows Server box, and it will run without needing to reboot unless updating. It's quite secure, which wasn't the case previously. They improved security over the years. It's a standard, compatible and backwards compatible with several pieces of software, and it's a standard platform where you can find practically any server software that you need. For me, it's a standard platform right now. They gained the market over the years.
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Jai Prakash Sharma
Vice President, Technology Operations at InfoEdge India Ltd
From my personal perspective, the most beneficial functions and features of Windows Server are predominantly its services for Active Directory, as well as its support for SQL Server and any .NET or ASP.NET applications that we have hosted using the IIS server.
Windows Server helps with our data protection strategies through Microsoft security services. On top of Microsoft Server, we have to use certain third-party applications; while Microsoft server services provide good host-level security, external application level security often requires additional third-party solutions.
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AndreyKolmakov
Sys admin at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
The best features of Windows Server are that it works and gives us everything we need to share files and set security permissions. It is done effectively in terms of the NTFS permissions. I can base them on AD security groups.
I have utilized the Active Directory integration in Windows Server for identity management, and they are on a domain.
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Windows Server
June 2025
Learn what your peers think about Windows Server. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: June 2025.
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VIJAY RAGAVAN
Team Manager at Waters Corporation
Network configuration and management in Windows Server is very easy, providing fast deployment, plug and play capability, and simplified partition creation. This ease is crucial for us as we operate in analytical sciences with multiple laboratories. Additionally, backup work is facilitated by our own backup deployment managers, enhancing our management capabilities.
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NirajSingh
Relationship Manager at Cognizant
Windows Server is fulfilling our daily work-life purposes. We use it to connect to client systems and are happy with the performance and its features.
Also, it has a user-friendly interface. Rather than purchasing and setting up infrastructure, we are using Windows Server, which obviously saves some costs.
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Harry Murdani
Manager, IT Security at Averis Sdn Bhd
All features are required for managing my data center. The domain controller is for Active Directory, and if you need to include an email server, you can't ask about features individually since all features are necessary.
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Khalid Mgahed
System Engineer at Alnajat charity
Windows Server is the OS for servers in our IT environment. Its features depend on the servers we're running, such as web servers or file servers. It's a well-known server OS, making it suitable for all our needs. For security, we have no issues as we use several security applications like BlackPoint and Kaspersky, along with backup systems, and we keep the server up-to-date.
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Mustafa Farhat
Systems technician. IT Office at LNU
Windows Server offers easy-to-use features, support, a web interface with a Windows interface, and security. The security features, such as Windows Defender, are excellent. I can manage the firewalls on the server easily, open or close ports to manage security traffic, and use encryption on the hard disk to keep data secure.
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Azizul Haque
AVP, IT Division at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Windows Server is user-friendly compared to other operating systems, like Linux. It offers virtualization techniques, such as Hyper-V, and other features that make it favorable. It is also user-friendly, which is beneficial for my organization as it simplifies processes.
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reviewer1217346
AVP at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Windows Server meets our needs; no one works without Microsoft these days. We run applications on top of Windows Server, and all our banking applications use Windows Server. Although we have some Oracle databases and Unix systems, most of our servers are Windows Server, totaling around seven hundred. Our strategy is to move everything to the cloud, decreasing the operational cost.
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SrikanthSubramanian
senior consutant at HCLSoftware
In my opinion, the ease of use of Windows Server is the most effective feature. The recent versions of 2009 and 2002 show valuable enhancements, making Windows Server highly effective and reliable.
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Sagar SampadMall
IT-Operation Head at Granules India Ltd
It's easy to manage core applications and deploy engineers.
Windows engineers are more affordable than Linux or Unix engineers, so that's another advantage. So, the management costs are much lower for the Windows Server.
Plus, troubleshooting is straightforward with readily available online resources, so we don't need to raise tickets or wait for help. We can easily search on Google and find the solution on the search engine.
Windows Server is pretty mature already. They're doing a good job with it.
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Dan Campeanu
Security Engineer at ProVision
The most valuable features of Windows Server for us are scalability, hardware compatibility, and support for various hardware interfaces like communication boards. Additionally, its seamless integration with Windows mobile devices proved highly beneficial for our operations.
Neill-Walker
Agile Consultant at MSOLdigi
The solution is quite stable. It's very common, so finding applications and support is easy. The security is fine. The single sign-on makes it easy for the users, and the ability to automatically deploy software to everybody is good.
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Deepak Nagar
Manager, Strategic Alliances at Softcell Technologies Limited
The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that every Microsoft product is scalable, flexible, secure, and available on a certain budget.
Gungor Bingul
Head of IT at Korozo
Windows Server is similar to any other typical server, considering that there are multiple servers available in the market. The ease of administration that the product provides is one of the reasons why my company uses it.
Abey Varghese
Project and Service Delivery Manager Cloud at MANAPPURAM COMPTECH AND CONSULTANTS LIMITED
When we deploy this operating system, we're primarily focused on managing virtual environments. There are different parts like the directory, data storage, and CPU usage which are really useful. We also compare it to other parts like group policy, all of which are related to users. Currently, I find that users are very involved when it comes to these applications or servers on the two other links.
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Du Hoac Kim
Deputy Manager at sacombank
The most valuable feature of the solution is its performance. My company currently uses Microsoft SCOM to monitor the performance of Windows Server. My company wishes to have some applications on QRadar or log management tools like ELK.
SHUBHAM BHINGARDE
Project Engineer at CDAC
Since Windows Server has a graphical user interface (GUI), it is easy to use and implement the services that we are using.
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Kepa-Ayerbe
Connectivity Platform Cyber Security Specialist at BASF Business Services GmbH
The capabilities and beta securities are important features. The IP directory is the most valuable feature.
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Sven Missorten
Senior System Engineer at a transportation company with 501-1,000 employees
DFS is the most valuable feature of the product. The product is very transparent. Any changes to the underlying file servers are not visible to users. It is a huge benefit for us.
The GUI is familiar. Anyone who doesn't know how to use a file server can be taught to use the product in a few minutes.
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Joao Alves
Risk Manager at Novo Banco
The product is reliable. It is powerful and we can make a lot of tools to work with it.
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Phaniraj DJ
General Manager at TT Systems LLC
The product is easy to use and adapt. It is known for GUI.
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Ciprian Sabo
Team Lead at Regnology
We use Active Directory and IIS to host different kinds of web apps. We have also used the FTP feature for our FTP server.
FTP functionality does not require additional payment because Windows Server already includes the feature, reducing the costs of these tools. Windows Server also includes IIS, a web server hosting applications. This allows us to build and test applications directly on the server from scratch.
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Zishan Curtay
Client Services Analyst at Kantar
The simplicity of the solution is the most valuable aspect.
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WilyonTjahyadi
Head of Major Account Sales Operation 1 at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
What I like about Windows Server is that it is an effective and useful solution for my needs.
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MarkNgeno
IT Security Manager at Living Goods
The most valuable feature of Windows Server is that it is intuitive and easy to use.
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Youssef_Hmani
IT INFRASTRUTURE CONSULTANT at Hyfi Cloud Computing
The product helps with enterprise security. It becomes more stable with frequent updates.
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Karen Yerznkanyan
Chief Information Technology Officer at AMX
The platform’s most valuable features are performance and centralization of operating systems. We can use one standardized system to host all applications.
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Daniel Hermink
Oracle business analyst at Sensience
The tool is easy to access and manage. You don't have to take any backups.
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Eman Taky
IT operation manager at Kn
I find Windows Server valuable for its flexibility and user-friendly interface.
Aqib Khan
ITSM Administrator & Analyst at Ministry of Interior
The product’s performance is good. We have a good infrastructure.
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WaleedKhan
IT manager at ARAR Innovations
The product offers in-house servers. It helps us update them and check any technical issues easily.
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Jenifer Cardona
IT head at Ficobank
Windows Server is a stable and scalable solution.
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Ahmed-Ramy
CEO at TMentors
The availability of resources that are aware of Windows is great. It's more than any operating system.
The support that Microsoft provides for this is very good. If you have an issue with the Windows Server, you'll get a lot of support from Microsoft.
The integration is great.
The interface and dashboards are fine.
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MukeshKumar5
Cyber security manager at Apparel
The features that I have found most valuable are that it is quick with an easy installation and has good troubleshooting compared to Linux or any other operating system.
They provide updates and patches in a timely manner.
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Programma / Project Manager at a transportation company with 1,001-5,000 employees
As an end-user, the experience of the solution is that it's very reliable. It just works. As long as it doesn't affect my daily operation and we can work safely and securely with each other, that's all I care about.
The solution has a sufficient amount of stability and performance that meets my needs.
I can work securely and all the files are easily accessible.
The initial setup is very simple and straightforward.
The scalability potential is quite good.
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VP Global Information Technology at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
The stability and performance are great.
The initial setup is pretty straightforward.
The solution can scale.
Technical support is great.
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SAP Architecture Manager at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
The Windows Server is mostly to host our SAP application. It's just that basic operating system. We are using the backend as a database, a Microsoft SQL Server is there also in front of them.
Over the ten years we have used the servers, we've never had a problem. They are robust and reliable.
The solution is quite stable.
The product can scale very well.
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Founder at a non-profit with 1-10 employees
The most valuable feature is this solution integrates very well with all Microsoft and all other mainstream software solutions and the design is very good. Windows has an option now allowing you to just install the Windows Core with the PowerShell without any graphical services running.
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SA at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
From the very beginning, I have been using a Windows-based OS so for me, it's very easy because it's GUI compared to command line or something Linux-based. I prefer GUI, so Windows is very good for me.
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Muhammad_Irfan
Sr. Network Administrator at ACMC
One of the most valuable features of Windows Server is that it is easy to use. Also, with Windows, everything is integrated.
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Mohamed Anees
Lead DevOps Engineer at Etisalat
A valuable feature of Windows Server has been the performance. We have done all the redundancy and fault tolerance things to protect our servers and, so far, so good.
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Stefano El Khoury
Senior Software Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The feature that I have found most valuable is the Active Directory. I have had good experience with Windows Server. I haven't had any issues
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Engineer at a pharma/biotech company with 10,001+ employees
The most valuable feature of Windows Server is its scalability and robustness.
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Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
The solution is very stable.
The scalability has been good.
We find the initial implementation process to be quick and easy.
The interface is good.
We've found the level of security to be fine.
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Santosh Kurakula
Group DWH and BI Senior Manager at Virgin Mobile Middle East and Africa
The most valuable features are the ease of access and maintaining the solution.
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IT Manager at a healthcare company with 201-500 employees
I consider Bixby, DNS, Active Directory, File Servers, Print Servers, Windows Defender and a host of other features to be valuable.
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Project Manager at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
The solution is absolutely integral to our business processes.
It's a widely used system.
The product is very stable.
The initial setup is quite straightforward.
Technical support is very helpful.
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Team leader technical support at a manufacturing company with 201-500 employees
It makes an ideal tool for certain solutions. Most applications are compatible with this operating system.
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Senior System Administrator at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Windows Server is very useful and easy to install.
It has been stable after 2002, so versions 2016 and 2019 are stable.
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CEO South East Asia at a engineering company with 10,001+ employees
The solution is very scalable.
The installation process is very straightforward.
Technical support is good.
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Head of Technical Support at a real estate/law firm with 51-200 employees
We're required to support it, however, for the most part, it works well and is reliable.
Technical support is helpful. There's a lot of documentation and helpful information online as well.
The initial setup is not overly difficult.
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Cliff Matonda
System Administrator at Finlays
Windows Server is most commonly used and practiced. It is compatible with what we are running. You can run Dynamics on Linux or other operating systems, but our clients commonly use Windows Server, Microsoft products, and Office 365.
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Platform Manager at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
The SQL version of the solution is its most valuable aspect.
The solution is very easy to use and very easy to onboard.
The solution, for the most part, is stable. The stability is actually pretty good in terms of availability.
The product's performance depends on the use case.
The solution is very scalable.
The initial setup isn't overly difficult.
it_user1215906
Sr. System and Storage Administrator at a government with 51-200 employees
We appreciate how many different applications can be on the server at any given time.
The solution is easy to learn. It doesn't take much training.
The implementation is simple.
The graphic interface is very nice.
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Marcelo Pissinati
IT Cybersecurity and Compliance Coordinator at Plaenge
The most valuable features of this solution are its performance, security, and that it is easy to use.
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Account Manager Individual Contributor at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
The most valuable feature of this solution is the ability to be used in a virtualized environment.
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Arpit Agarwal
Enterprise API Architect at Al-Futtaim Group
The most valuable feature of Windows Server is the ease of use and the applications that are available.
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Eric Ha
Solutions Development Manager at Kyocera International
This solution is easy to use.
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AVP at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Windows Server is user-friendly and it is simply to support.
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Nagendran Ponnan
DGM-IT at a construction company with 10,001+ employees
Windows Server is running well, the performance is good, there are no issues and it is stable.
Because we are using it a very long time and all our applications need Windows OS to run, so by default, we are using Windows OS.
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Narender Reddy
IT Manager at iLenSys Technologies Pvt Ltd
The Active Directory and the applications where the server is installed are the most valuable features.
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Solutions Specialist at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
It is very stable and easy to install.
Installation doesn't require a technical team.
Windows Server can be deployed anywhere, like on your desktop, laptop, cell phone, or on the cloud.
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Chief Technology Officer at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees
The solution is very stable.
The product is scalable.
The solution is pretty easy to install.
reviewer1647993
Manager
The product is stable. It's reliable.
Microsoft is a trusted brand and I enjoy working with it.
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Software Engineer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
The solution is mostly stable.
The scalability is okay. We just need to get the correct edition of the Server.
The initial setup is easy and the deployment is fast.
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Md Saiful Hyder
AGM, Enterprise Solutions at Omgea Exim Ltd
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Mr. Antonio Damian
Sales Manager at INFOSEC
The product is a good operating system. The features fit our needs very well. For example, with Windows Server, you can use a machine for printing, accessing the internet, or using some applications. You can do it all with one server. You don't need several servers. One is enough.
For those with a bit of technical know-how and have a level of comfort with Microsoft, it's not too difficult to implement.
The solution can scale if you need it to.
I've found the product to be stable.
The product integrates well with Sophos.
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Regional Head Customer Experience at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
The solution is user-friendly, you do not need a command line technical team to operate it.
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David Berger
System Administrator & IT Specialist at Informat Systems
There are a lot of features. Active Directory is most valuable.
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IT at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
We like the ease of use, stability and performance of Windows Server. The reason I was skeptical when it comes to moving to Windows Server 2019, which is currently the latest version that the market has to offer, is because the solution is easy to use and stable, something typical of any OS. While we are currently inspecting the compatibility of applications that are running on Windows version 2019, we're still using the 2012 version and everything is working fine. We have encountered no problems with the OS being used to run the applications.
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Lead Solutions Architect - International Projects at a media company with 501-1,000 employees
The solution is perfect for Microsoft applications.
The stability is okay.
The solution is scalable.
The installation process is easy.
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Girish Kumar.
Consultant at Botmantra
The performance of the solution is good.
It's very easy and user-friendly compared to any other operating system.
The stability has been good.
reviewer1505493
Systems Engineer at a educational organization with 11-50 employees
The product is very good for those that are integrating a lot of Microsoft products. It's great at integrating them.
The initial setup is pretty easy. The deployment is very fast.
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Sanjeeb Mohanty
Global Head ICT (CITP & MIE) at The Aga Khan Academies
It is easy to use, and its performance is good.
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Senior Architect at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
The performance is good.
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Mohamed Heikal
Responsable TUIC at MISSION LAIQUE FRANCAISE
The solution is very easy to configure.
The solution has a lot of features.
The pricing is good. They offer special pricing to educational institutions that is less than what a typical organization might pay.
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Software Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The remote session is really helpful due to the fact that we are using Windows on our machines. You can access the remote session easily on that server. There's also the database management tool that we use to run queries and show a relational database check. If there is some problem with the data we can see it.
It's good for performance testing on the actual app.
The scalability it offers is great. We can upgrade for the internal services. If we want to increase storage, or our clients do, the solution can accommodate that.
Overall it's really easy to use. It's like using Windows, yet with many other features.
The initial setup is very easy.
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Ahmed Kassab
SCADA/EMS System Programmer at GCCIA
The advantage of the product is that it's user friendly, it's compatible with the scalar product applications, it's well known to our own users as well as to our end-user clients.
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NaveenKumar21
Senior IT Manager at a pharma/biotech company with 1-10 employees
The solution's usability is very good. It's very user friendly.
We've found the solution to be very flexible.
It's very useful for domain authentication and other tasks.
It's great for hosting all kinds of applications.
The initial setup is straightforward.
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ICT Manager at a hospitality company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The solution is very stable. We haven't run into any performance issues so far.
It is very easy to use. The system is very user-friendly.
The solution allows for many applications to run on it.
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Cloud Service Director at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
The operating system is the solution's most valuable aspect. Many people on the team are extremely familiar with it.
We haven't had any issues with the server whatsoever. It's been very reliable.
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hugodpereira
Computer engineering student at a educational organization with 501-1,000 employees
The solution, in general, is quite straightforward. A beginner could probably use it with ease. It's always more or less simple to understand how this works.
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Ayman Said
Infrastructure System's Manager at ICAPP (Americana Group)
The most valuable feature is its stability. We have had no problems with Windows Server and we plan to continue using it in the future.
This product has very good features.
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Kevin Honde
Data Solution Architect at Econet Wireless Zimbabwe
The most valuable feature is Active Directory.
Microsoft Exchange is very valuable for us.
I am quite satisfied with the user interface.
Recently, they added a new terminal window where you can SSH into Linux machines easily. The Linux packages that are now installed with the Microsoft Store can support a miniature version of Ubuntu and Linux integration tools. When installed, it can easily connect remotely to other operating systems.
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Nehad Elkordi
IT Manager at Rashideen Egypt For Trade
The most valuable aspect of the solution is its operating system. It's just like Linux or UNIX.
I'm using all the features within it and find them all quite helpful.
I love using it for the DHCP server, DNS services, and using a computer to map sites on our domain.
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Rachana Upadhyay
Senior Associate Consultant at Infosys Compaz
The Windows Server interface is okay, though it would still depend on the usage perfective. The interface is what I like about this solution.
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Senior Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The solution is very stable. There isn't a lot of downtime.
The product can scale.
The initial setup is very easy.
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Emmanuel FOMUDE
Senior Oracle Database Administrator at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
The biggest advantage of Windows Server is the services. It offers the ability to configure services, so your application can run on a Windows Server.
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Aboubakar SANGARE
Technician at COMPUTEC
I have found Active Directory a valuable feature. When comparing Windows Server and VMware, I prefer the Windows environment because it is very easy to use.
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ICT and Cyber Security Adviser at a educational organization with 201-500 employees
Overall, we've been happy with the solution.
The initial setup is pretty simple.
We can scale the solution if we need to.
The stability is decent.
Technical support has been okay.
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Systems and Networks Engineer at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The most useful is the interface and the ergonomic. Windows is very simple.
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Hemchand KG
RPA Project Manager at a outsourcing company with 10,001+ employees
I like that the solution is reliable.
Amarjit Rathee
Associate Vice President at Hitachi Systems, Ltd.
The solution is easy to use and it has good performance.
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Control Systems Supervisor with 201-500 employees
The only thing that is extremely valuable about the solution is that most applications run on it. That's where it brings the value in as we have the server to run our applications.
The product is stable.
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Sr. Manager - IT Systems at a transportation company with 501-1,000 employees
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Mazen Kassem
Senior Digital Services Engineer at a pharma/biotech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The solution is very user-friendly.
The scalability is very good.
You can deploy the solution either on the cloud or on-premises.
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Quadria Rouen Agency Director at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
The solution integrates well with other platforms.
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ZelalemGedefie
Senior System Administrator at Debre Markos University
The performance is very good.
reviewer1641087
Manager Operations at a non-profit with 1-10 employees
Muhammad Fahad
Manager Tech. & Support (Information Technology) at Texitech
Its performance is very good, and it is stable. All applications are working perfectly, and there is no issue.
reviewer1536276
Sr Reporter at a media company with 201-500 employees
Windows server is easy to use.
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Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The solution is very flexible.
We find the solution to be easy to use and simple to navigate.
The stability is very good.
The security on the server has been great. It's much more secure than, for example, other open-source operating systems.
We find the solution very easy to install.
Technical support is very helpful.
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Senior Solutions Architect at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees
If everything is configured correctly this solution provides high performance. Building a Failover Cluster is comparatively much easier in Windows Server than any of the Linux-based solutions.
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AhmedElbadry
NMS Service Automation & RPA Technical Lead at Vodafone
Overall the solution has been functioning very well for us.
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Disaster Recovery Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
I like that it's a stable product. For me, it's working fine.
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GM: Information Systems at a logistics company with 501-1,000 employees
The features that I have found most valuable are its ease of use and the compatibility with most other products.
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LuisSilva6
Director of Information Technology at a hospitality company with 10,001+ employees
It is pretty simple and flexible. It works with all kinds of software. That's why we are using it. We avoid using Linux and other platforms.
Its performance is also good.
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Line Technical Agent at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
It is very useful, and it is easy to use.
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Associate Manager at a consultancy with 501-1,000 employees
The main feature of the solution is the ease of use.
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Senior Security Operation Engineer at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
The main features are ease of use and simple administration.
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Ossama Helmy
Telecommunication Department Head at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
It is stable and scalable.
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Muhammed Eslami
Solution Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
We haven't had any issues so far. It works basically without any issues.
The solution is easy to use and very user-friendly. It's simple to navigate and to work with.
The solution is stable. The performance has been great over the years.
The product has the capability to scale.
The installation was very straightforward.
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Devanand PR
IT Support Executive at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees
I have found the solution to be flexible and easy to use.
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OmidKoushki
Solution Architect at KIAN company
The biggest and the most important services used in most of the organizations in the world is the Active Directory. The policy management feature is a great option for managing different policies in the domain environment.
Also, integration with other Microsoft solutions like Exchange and System Center Configuration Manager has the great ability to manage all of the different features on system support, like upgrading, securing, and troubleshooting different Windows systems for clients.
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Nadeem Abdulla
Assistant Manager IT Infrastructure at a manufacturing company with 501-1,000 employees
It's easy to use.
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IT Infra Head at a consumer goods company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The solution is very easy to use due to the fact that it has a broad base. It is very easy to use for the end-user.
The installation is straightforward.
Technical support has been very good overall.
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HimanshuTejwani
System Administrator and DevOps Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
This solution is very user friendly, easy to use for any system administrator, simple to deploy applications, has a wide range of applications available, great UI, and takes less technical skills to operate than some other competitors. Additionally, the active directory has great functionality, if we want to integrate any assets, then we can easily do it.
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Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The product, overall, is very simple. It's easy to use and navigate. It's got a good design.
The implementation is very easy. It doesn't give you any trouble.
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Technical and Project Manager Industrial Directorate EES CLEMESSY at a construction company with 10,001+ employees
It's important to us that it is easy to use and has easy maintenance because we don't have specialists. It is necessary for us to have very simple maintenance procedures.
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Maan Othman
Senior System Engineer at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees
I like the views in the user interface.
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Executive Personal Assistant at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Overall, Windows Server 2016 provides a stable environment for some of the very large workloads that it is subjected to in our organization, and it is very easy to use.
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Shankar HN
IT strategist at Convergent Wireless Communications
Windows Server can be used for any kind of application. It is an operating system that supports enterprise applications. There is no application that doesn't go with Windows.
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Operations Director / Business Critical Solutions Architect at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
I'm quite satisfied with Windows Server. I find mutual authentication and the environment useful. Over the years, I've seen some very good improvements in the Windows Server's quality and functionality.
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System Manager at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The most valuable features are the file transfer protocol (FTP) and the secure file transfer protocol (SFTP). These are both used for file sharing.
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Principal Consultant at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
The features that I like the most are that it's easy to use and the integration.
reviewer1085004
ICT System Engineer at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
The most valuable part about nowadays Windows is PowerShell. They got serious and implemented a real console which was always lacking in Windows.
reviewer1404948
IT Infrastructure Manager at a consumer goods company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The main features that we are using are active directory, domain, and DNS.
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Senior IT Specialist at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Every time they perform a new release, the solution gets better and better.
In the past year, Microsoft has done a lot of work around security. There have been a lot of improvements made in that respect.
Overall, the solution works well.
reviewer1174590
System Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The active directory that the server provides is the solution's most valuable aspect.
The solution continues to improve and develop and we appreciate that it's always evolving. We've been working with the solution so long, we've seen a lot of changes for the better happen over time.
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Charbel Hajj
Senior Supervisor at MEPEQ
I like the fact that Windows Server is user friendly.
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Solutions Architect at a comms service provider with 11-50 employees
Windows Server performance is very good for backups.
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Responcible specialist at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
The solution is easy to use. We are satisfied with its performance.
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Project Leader at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The performance of Windows Server is good.
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DevOps Strategist at a marketing services firm with 1-10 employees
Windows Server is easy to use. It's user-friendly for the admin guys.
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General Manager
For our company the Terminal Service is a valuable feature.
Mohanakrishnan Gopalakrishnan
Partner at Yushu
Windows Server is easy to use.
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Network System Administrator - Team Leader at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees
The solution is very easy to configure.
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Systems and networks engineer at a government with self employed
I like that Windows Server is easy to use.
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Anteneh Asnake
Modern Data Center and Cloud Engineer II at IE Network Solutions PLC
The solution is easy to use and it supports multiple applications compared to other basic systems that are currently in a production environment. Many people prefer the Windows environment because they are used to it from previous experiences.
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Nhan Tran
Data & AI expert at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The main feature of the solution is it has a graphical interface.
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Daleep Singhal
System and DBA at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The performance is good.
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mehrab hussain
Junior Software Engineer at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
It is stable, scalable, flexible, and easy to use.
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Cloud Infrastructure Engineer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
The most valuable feature is the performance.
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IT System Engineer at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
The most valuable features of this solution are its performance, flexibility, and functionality.
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Chirosca Alecsandru
Owner at Networks srl
Compared to other solutions, the ease of administration is great.
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Software Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
The solution is user-friendly, the UI looks good, and there are new versions every year. Each new version is very different, better, and cleaner.
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IT Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
This product works well for the applications that we have hosted on it.
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IT Production Engineer at a consultancy with 201-500 employees
The interface is easy to use.
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IT manager at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
It's easy to set up and deploy.
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Science Technician at a government with 201-500 employees
The most valuable features I have found to be the flexibility and wide range of support training available.
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Information Systems Infrastructure Manager at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
It's user-friendly.
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System Administrator at a insurance company with 201-500 employees
I like its simplicity.
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Insolvency Practitioner and Director at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees
The most valuable feature of the solution is it works well overall.
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System Integration Engineer at a computer software company with 1-10 employees
We like the performance.
We use this solution because we need Microsoft. It's not a choice about the other operating systems.
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ASM at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees
I like that it's simple and the users are happy.
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Software Test Engineer at a manufacturing company with 501-1,000 employees
I find the solution to be easy to use, flexible with overall great performance.
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Vice President at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Nothing is required for the maintenance of the solution, Microsoft does everything. It is very good and robust.
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Solution Director at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
We chose Windows Server because it is easy to use, and easy to maintain.
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organizator informatike at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The most valuable feature of this solution is the ESRP that is used with the Windows Platform.
it_user1424022
Technical Solutions Architect at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
The domain controller features are useful.
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QusaiMuhammad
Volunteer - IT Department at SARC
Windows Server is very easy to use.
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Luis (Abe) Ibrahim Delgado Pláter
Works
The most valuable feature of this solution is Hyper-V Live Migration for Critical applications.
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Works with 1,001-5,000 employees
We like all of the features connected with sharing resources, typical of a Hyper-V cluster manager. Several of these further stand out, including:
- The ability to Hot Add resources to the VM.
- The ability to work on the physical server without disconnecting services.
- Provides workspaces for the entire organization with fewer resources.
AB
Andrew S. Baker (ASB)
Cybersecurity & IT Operations Professional (VirtualCxO) at BrainWave Consulting Company, LLC
Hyper-V and the updated PowerShell are among the best features that I have taken advantage of.
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John ONeill
Principle consultant at Active Data Consulting Services Pty Ltd
Speed and ease with integrating into Microsoft Azure AD environment, security, being able to log in the 'Hello' service.
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Manager IT at a energy/utilities company with 51-200 employees
Work Folder Synchronization: This feature provides offline synchronization of users’ data whether it resides in a desktop, laptop or hand-held device. It also facilitates the BYOD policy if implemented in the company. Its single point of access provides users access to files in online and offline mode with convenience. When the device is connected to the network, data is synched to the storage point as per policies set by the user. The procurement department uses this feature for their purchase-related documents that are shared within department.
Storage Tiering and Pinning: This feature is designed by keeping the data usage frequency in mind. Data that is accessed frequently is stored on a faster hard drive by the operating system. Suppose if you have SSD and SATA or other type of drives, the system will move frequently accessed data to SSD.
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Principal Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
I have found Windows Server to be easy to use and the performance to be good.
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Consulting and Pre-Sales Manage at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The solution is invaluable, we need it for file and emails servers.
The solution has plenty of features.
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Co-Founder at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
What I like most about Windows Server is that it's easy to use.
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Chief Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
The solution is easy to use.
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