64-Bit Mode vs. 32-Bit Mode
In general, 64-bit computing has greatly expanded resource limits over 32-bit computing. At first, the limits seem very high compared to 32-bit (x86) computing. Windows Server 2008 offers two 64-bit versions. The x64 platform provides the ability to run 32-bit and 64-bit on the same machine, and this solution is the obvious choice for most server application deployments, whether small or large.
The other type of 64-bit version is an Itanium-based system. IA64 systems are best suited for extremely large database and custom application solutions. For our purposes, the rest of this section discusses x64.
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