Apple Xserve G5 Vs IBM
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anyone have experience on the Apple Xserve?? is it the best recently compare to IBM?? i concern on the security on my server for my website, cause customer may log in to my server and key in some information. SO i want to have a strong security which atleast lower the risk of been hack. i just have some question on the apple product... does it support windows? i check the offical website it said it's unix based... i dont really learn unix b4 but if it easy to control i might use it.
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anyone have experience on the Apple Xserve?? is it the best recently compare to IBM?? i concern on the security on my server for my website, cause customer may log in to my server and key in some information. SO i want to have a strong security which atleast lower the risk of been hack. i just have some question on the apple product... does it support windows? i check the offical website it said it's unix based... i dont really learn unix b4 but if it easy to control i might use it.
The G5 in the product name refers to the processor type: 5th generation PowerPC. Windows does not run on this processor. I presume that Apple will soon shift this product line to an Intel processor (probably the server version of the Core 2 Duo, codename 'Woodcrest'). As far as security goes, there have been very few vulnerabilities in Internet Information Services 6.0, which comes with Windows Server 2003. Whatever you choose you should familiarise yourself with how to harden the software - look for a 'security hardening guide' which will tell you how to do this. Also, ensure that you're keeping your system's patches up-to-date. We've not had much experience with IBM hardware. Most of our customers are using HP ProLiant DL-series servers. Stability. What an interesting concept. -- Chris Maunder