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WINDOWS SERVER 2012 is the latest incarnation of Microsoft’s successful server platform. Included
is a new version of IIS, now in its eighth incarnation.
IIS 8.0 isn’t the revolutionary change in architecture that IIS 7.0 was. However it offers much new
functionality, absorbing many of the standalone add-on updates available since IIS 7.0 was released,
as well presenting administrators with new security, scalability, and administrative features.
For readers familiar with IIS 7.0, this book has substantial sections devoted to popular add-ons now
baked into the product, such as the Application Request Routing (ARR) and URL Rewrite modules, as
well as coverage of new features, such as Central Certifi cate Store and Server Name Indication support.
For readers new to IIS, this book offers complete coverage of IIS fundamentals: the confi guration
model, delegated administration, extensibility options, and real-time diagnostic and troubleshooting
features that have been carried over from IIS 7.0.
Both new and previous users of IIS can benefi t from a book covering the whole deployment lifecycle:
architecture, installation, confi guration, and operations management. Like its predecessor, this book
continues to stress both GUI options as well as provide alternative, automated management through
comprehensive AppCmd and PowerShell examples.
The authors have focused on capturing the very best of the new features in IIS 8.0 and how you
can take advantage of them. The writing styles vary from chapter to chapter because some of the
foremost experts on IIS 8.0 have contributed to this book. Drawing on our expertise in deployment,
hosting, development, and enterprise operations, we believe that this book captures much of what
today’s IIS administrators need in their day-to-day work. |