Since .NET Core, the “Windows only” assumption about .NET is dead — ASP.NET Core runs natively on Linux, and .NET 8 and .NET 9 are fully cross-platform. That leaves developers with a real choice: host a .NET application on Windows Server with IIS, or on Linux with Nginx and Kestrel. The decision affects your monthly … Read more
Every Windows VPS that exposes Remote Desktop on the default port 3389 gets hit by brute-force attempts — usually within hours of deployment. The Windows event log on a fresh, unprotected instance routinely shows hundreds of failed logon events per day, most of them from botnets cycling through username/password lists. The good news is that … Read more
Windows Server 2022 has been the default operating system on Windows VPS plans for years, but 2025 editions are now widely available across hosting providers — and the upgrade decision is not as automatic as Microsoft’s marketing suggests. The two versions differ in security features, RDP behavior, IIS capabilities, and the .NET runtimes they ship … Read more