Analyst Report
Perceived Workload Analysis - Web Servers
Published: 4/22/2008
This article focuses on open source Web server support for Windows. While there are a variety of Web server projects in the open source community, the most recognized by far is Apache. On the Windows side we have Microsoft's Internet Information Server (IIS).

Summary
Apache run on Windows, and this configuration allows organizations to maintain the benefits of standardization on the Windows platforms. These benefits include the maintenance of existing IT skills, management tools, and operational practices. Organizations should now feel comfortable staying with Windows as the underlying operating system for their Web workloads, whether they use Apache or IIS for their Web server.
Included in this document
  • Web Workloads
  • Apache History
  • Running Apache on Windows
  • WAMP
  • Utilities
  • Apache Compared to IIS