Anti-virus on the server - to be or not to be?

Recently, representatives of the IT industry puzzled me, categorically and without reservations, saying the following: there should be no antiviruses on the servers, we allow you to put them there only because you, the security people, do not have the necessary qualifications to create a clean ecosystem.

At the same time, the opponent was explained that everything was only for:

• assessment of the impact of antivirus on the speed and performance of critical systems and the development of optimal protection schemes;
• the use of various techniques to reduce risks, since the antivirus is not the ultimate truth;
• full and unbiased analysis of the situation;
• conducting constructive dialogs with administrators, identifying needs and identifying problems.

It should be noted that we are talking about servers with operating systems from 2000 Server and higher.

For a better understanding of the essence of the issue, I propose a small picture. I also propose voicing your opinion, noting in the survey below, and telling (if you wish, of course) about the methods used as a replacement for antiviruses.