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it is entirely Viable as long as you factor in that at the moment windows server 2008 isnt exactly as stable as we would all like.<br />
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As long as you make sure you set it up with automation as a service you should be fine.
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it is entirely Viable as long as you factor in that at the moment windows server 2008 isnt exactly as stable as we would all like.

As long as you make sure you set it up with automation as a service you should be fine.

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kenzacm: &nbsp;&quot;windows server 2008 isn't exactly as stable as we would all like&quot;? &nbsp;Huh? &nbsp;I have 64 operational server 2008 installs running, and every single one of them except 1 (which has bad utility power) has a 100% uptime. &nbsp;Even the one with the bad power has only crashed due to the bad power 3 times in the last 9 months.
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kenzacm:  "windows server 2008 isn't exactly as stable as we would all like"?  Huh?  I have 64 operational server 2008 installs running, and every single one of them except 1 (which has bad utility power) has a 100% uptime.  Even the one with the bad power has only crashed due to the bad power 3 times in the last 9 months.

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is it possible [in a generic sense] to run an application as a service? &nbsp;as in have it start with the os, in this case server 2008? &nbsp;I am mostly curious about a management app that uses tftp to updated bins and firmware on appliances and a syslog app that is provided by the same vendor. &nbsp;Very lightweight applications and no user involvement at all on run. &nbsp;thanks
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is it possible [in a generic sense] to run an application as a service?  as in have it start with the os, in this case server 2008?  I am mostly curious about a management app that uses tftp to updated bins and firmware on appliances and a syslog app that is provided by the same vendor.  Very lightweight applications and no user involvement at all on run.  thanks

how to:  application as a service?

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

Microsoft server applications are those applications developed specifically, but not necessarily exclusively, on the Windows Server platform. In addition to well-known products like SQL Server, Exchange, Internet Information Services (IIS), Microsoft Dynamics, Forefront, Lync and Sharepoint, they include applications like Skype, BizTalk, Hyper-V, Groove and Commerce Server. Server applications are managed with the Microsoft System Center.

Microsoft Server Apps

The Microsoft Server topic includes all of the legacy versions of the operating system, including the Windows NT 3.1, NT 3.5, NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 and Windows Home Server versions.