Windows server is the best, if you cant admit then you must be a serious faggot. As long as its not a SBS.

>be me
>be sysadmin
>company uses windows server 2012
>so shit
>done

>>51242717
But compared to any Apache server it's fucking garbage.

It just werks to be honest, never had a problem with it. Easy as fuck to configure, after dealing with Unix-like servers it's like a breath of fresh air.

>>51242671

ran windows server 2012 on my gaming rig because I got it for free through dreamspark

it was just regular windows 8 minus metro shit

>server os
>has a gui
?

>>51243068
>we should be using interfaces from the 70s just because it's a server OS

>>51243117
Because wasting precious resources to draw a GUI makes sense on a server OS

>>51243132
>precious resources to draw a GUI
Ayyyy

You shouldn't be using Windows Server unless your business requires AD/Exchange.

With that said, I run a Server 2012 instance to host my personal portfolio and some other projects (mostly SignalR hubs, and MVC.NET WebAPIs...)

Pros: remote desktop, piss easy disk management, good driver support

Cons: proprietary, not linux

>>51243991
>proprietary, not linux
Is this really a con if it's not a fsf approved distro?

>>51243068
If having a gui makes you so salty then just use terminal server. this is meant for people you can't into command lines.

>>51242671
>What experiences have you have with Windows Server?
Pain and suffering desu

I installed Server 2008 R2 Standard onto an old PC of mine to set up a personal WSUS server so I wouldn't have to install so many updates from MS at home.

It looks super comfy and easy to configure, but it ran terrible (granted this was a 2007 office desktop with 4 GB of RAM and a core 2 duo). MMC frames would take like 5 minutes to open and MSSQL was using ALL THE RAM so I eventually decided it was more trouble than it was worth.