With Windows 2008, more notably Windows 2008 Core, will this mean the end of Linux-based server appliances? More than likely not, just due to pure licensing costs, but that doesn’t mean Redmond will not make it interesting in the coming years. With the release of Windows 2008 Core, Microsoft has the ability to offer hardware appliances with Core stamped on them. But then again, Microsoft isn’t in the hardware business, at least not yet.
Like many organizations, we have several “appliances” in our data center that perform specific tasks. All of our appliances are Linux-based, hardened devices that are efficient with a small attack surface. Linux is a better choice over the bloated, large attack surface presented by current Windows Server operating systems. But things may change with Longhorn.
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