When choosing a server operating system, Windows comes with many features that you need to pay for. Linux is open source and can be used by users for free. Let us think of servers as software that handles hardware tasks. The hardware can range from a single host connected to the internal network to a high-tech array of external hardware services on the cloud. Which system (Windows and Linux) you use to power the server depends on your business needs, your IT expertise and the software to be loaded. It can also determine the type of provider you want to use.
