Windows Hosting is somewhat different than hosting on Linux and Unix servers. The Windows Server 2008 Web Edition (previous version was Windows Server 2003), operating system produced by Microsoft, is structured with purpose of being dedicated to Windows Web Hosting. The operating system aims at being a single-purpose solution for anything from application developers to Internet service providers.

Features - Windows Server 2008

The Windows Server 2008 Web Edition is rather impressive and includes a lot of cool updates since the 2003 release. Some of these features and updates that are worth mentioning include:

• It comes with most of the same administrative, management, technical and security features that are new to Windows Vista. Some are for example monitoring, reporting tools, improved image-based installation and improved Windows Firewall.
• Server Core, which is a scaled back installation – all configurations is done through command line interface windows.
• Active Directory roles have been expanded since the 2003 edition with certificate, identity and rights management services.
• Also the Terminal Services have been upgraded in the 2008 Windows Server edition. The most noticeable change is a little something called Terminal Services RemoteApp, which makes it possible to share a single application over a remote desktop application.
• Windows PowerShell, a new extensible command line shell and task-based scripting technology.
• Windows System Resource Manager, which can be used to control the amount of resources a process or a user can use based on business priorities.