Windows 2008 Server 64bit & 32bit

Here at 2008hosting.net we operate a 64bit only architecture for our Windows 2008 hosting platform. As Windows 2008 Server is the last Windows Server operating system to receive 32bit support it was essential to adopt a 64bit only platform now rather than waiting until the next server operating system release.

A 64bit only architecture gives us many advantages both in software and hardware choice. Each server supports at least a maximum of 8Gb memory all the way up to 24Gb. When using Windows 2003 Server to achieve above 4Gb memory support we would have to utilise Windows 2003 Enterprise or Datacenter Edition both options are exceptionally high in cost. By using Windows 2008 64bit we can run all servers using Windows 2008 Web Edition which gives us a maximum memory support of 32Gb for a fraction of the 32bit cost.

IIS7 Microsoft's latest Web Server technology performs far faster than any previous version of IIS in both 32bit or 64bit modes. IIS7 allows us to operate websites in either 32bit or 64bit mode compared to IIS6 which could only operate websites in one mode IIS7 can run each website in the mode required. This allows older application that require specific 32bit functionality to be able to run as normal. Applications like IIS_ReWrite a Mod_ReWrite equivalent for IIS are built with native 64bit support out of the box. Many other applications now work out of the box with 64bit Windows.