WARNING
A reduced security risk doesn??™t translate into no security risk. Poor passwords, an
unfriendly employee, a determined outsider, and even faulty hardware still offer ports of entry to
attack. Server Core reduces risk but can??™t eliminate it, and never fool yourself into thinking that
any product can eliminate security threats. You must always remain vigilant in looking for
unwanted entries.
Fewer Management Requirements
You may be surprised to learn that the GUI applications
on a server require far more management than a command line application ever will. By removing
the GUI, you also remove many of the management requirements for a server. Using Server
Core makes administration considerably less time consuming, which translates into reduced
costs. Of course, the administrator is going to need a good knowledge of the command line.
LIFE WITHOUT THE CONTROL PANEL
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Consequently, even though you have fewer management requirements, performing the actual
management tasks is going to be more difficult because you won??™t have a GUI to provide those
little reminders of what to do next.
Improved Resource Usage
If you??™re tired of upgrading your server every five minutes to meet
some new requirement, you??™ll really like Server Core.
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