We performed a comparison between Oracle Solaris and Windows Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Operating Systems (OS) for Business solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."This product handles databases well; they run on top of the operating system."
"The ability to manipulate the zones and the files within the zones from a global OS provides us flexibility that no other virtualization can match."
"Solaris Zones and Containers are my favorite features."
"Solaris is scalable because they have their own file system, like CFS."
"Oracle Solaris is great due to the fact that it actually is meant for high-end servers."
"It is a scalable solution. I recommend it for bigger companies."
"It stands out for its exceptional stability."
"It works well. It is very stable and very good. It is also very safe. It cannot be easily infected by viruses or attacks."
"The product, overall, is very simple. It's easy to use and navigate. It's got a good design."
"We have not contacted technical support."
"The deployment can be done with rapidity and much ease."
"The most valuable features are the ease of access and maintaining the solution."
"Windows Server is a good technology that allows IT staff to consolidate their expertise on a single product, avoiding the need to manage different sources."
"There is room for improvement in terms of pricing."
"It is very easy to use. The system is very user-friendly."
"The most valuable features of Windows Server for us are scalability, hardware compatibility, and support for various hardware interfaces like communication boards."
"Red Hat Enterprise Linux is more secure and better documented. So Oracle could learn from them when it comes to security and documentation."
"The tool is quite complex and difficult for anyone trying to use or study it."
"If it could support other file systems, it would be better."
"It is not easy to use. It doesn't have a user-friendly interface. It should be easy to use. We are planning to move from Solaris to Linux because Linux is more flexible and user-friendly. Its installation should also be easier. Solaris also needs specific hardware to work well, which is another reason why we are moving to Linux. It should be more flexible in terms of hardware. It should have better integration with other hardware platforms."
"Currently, there are two variants, there's SPARC and there's x86. I would have wanted a scenario where they're all just one product."
"Solaris' package management could be improved, especially in comparison to Linux."
"They could also enable Oracle OEM for x86 architecture as well."
"The challenge arises from the differences in commands and configurations compared to more common systems like Linux."
"Sometimes we face some overload on the server."
"There's a short availability that could be much better."
"The solution is not easy to use."
"Security and vulnerabilities could improve."
"In the future, there should be better protection for this solution."
"It is not easy to use. It can be more user-friendly to make our routine work a bit easy. It could also be cheaper."
"The solution could offer higher availability."
"I would like to see better integration with other solutions."
Oracle Solaris is ranked 8th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 47 reviews while Windows Server is ranked 4th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 180 reviews. Oracle Solaris is rated 8.8, while Windows Server is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Oracle Solaris writes "Improve flexibility, automate DR process, and speed up recovery time using Zones". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Windows Server writes "Easy to setup, stable and caters to my wide range of use cases but lacks user-friendly interface". Oracle Solaris is most compared with Oracle Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Windows 10 and Google Chrome Enterprise, whereas Windows Server is most compared with Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Windows 10, Oracle Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise. See our Oracle Solaris vs. Windows Server report.
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