Comment Re:we run Windows because we have to (Score 1) 496
I think you should reconsider your opinion on Windows 2012 server? FYI you can make it CLI only with core!
Windows 2012 is a big upgrade and is very VM ready compared to its past versions with dynamic memory allocation fucking finally, ability, DNS and AD servers are now VM ready, its hypervisor for HYPER V is now a type 1 bare metal that can go toe to toe with VSphere, it supports AD compression between other Windows 8 and 2012 servers. This means your crappy WAN with 100 users on the other side of the T1 can have traffic reduce by 50% (if you put a small Windows server 2012 on other side!)
Server has I/O improvements with SAN where if one volume is busy it will use another. Just because you like being conservative does not mean all change is for the sake of change like what many XP users still think. Windows 7 also was a pretty big upgrade from XP. I go crazy now without aero peak, aero snap, and instant search. Try it? Hit Windows key WOR and enter? Word pops out with no mouse at all. Same for keywords in documents too with instant search. See its more than eye candy from XP.
I personally do not give a c rap about Metro on the server even though its optional because sys admins rarely sit in front of it. Once installed they use the MMC console anyway at their desks.
I agree the purpose of Windows 8 is to sell more copies of Windows phone and for eye candy. But like Vista it is a new slate and I will reserve judgement for Windows 9. The server can actually save money as VSphere is extremely expensiveand this is the first version of Windows that can replace it.