Windows

The Windows Server (see Figure 1.20) is Microsoft's OS designed for servers. It is a Graphical User Interface (GUI)-based OS; however, since Windows Server 2008, there is a Server Core option that is based on the Command Line Interface (CLI). As of the Windows Server 2012 R2 version, they are offered only in 64-bit platform. The New Technology File System (NTFS) continues to be Microsoft's Windows Server filesystem; however, Windows Server 2012 has introduced the Resilient File System (ReFS) as an attempt to succeed the NTFS: