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Five benefits of Microsoft's 64-bit Windows outlay

Jonathan Hassell, Contributor
03.21.2008
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Service provider takeaway: Service providers have five good reasons to convince their customers to get on the 64-bit Windows bandwagon.

A lot has been made of Microsoft's subdued entrance to the world of 64-bit computing. In 2005, the company launched 64-bit-compatible versions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, and just a few weeks ago, it released Windows Server 2008 in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Windows Vista has also been available for about a year in both flavors.

While mathematically, 64 is always going to be double

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32, that explanation won't win you any customer sales -- and it might even lose you some. You'll need to dig just a little deeper to find the tangible benefits your clients can expect to see from Microsoft's investment in 64-bit technology. Here are a few of them:

About the author
Jonathan Hassell is an author, consultant and speaker residing in Charlotte, N.C. Jonathan's books include RADIUS, Learning Windows Server 2003, Hardening Windows and most recently Windows Vista: Beyond the Manual.

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