Microsoft IIS 7 Implementation and Administration
Chapter One
Working with the New Interface
To say that the new Internet Information Services (IIS) 7 interface is different from the IIS 6 interface is
akin to saying that a plane is different from a boat. Anyone who looks at the new IIS will instantly see
that Microsoft has made significant changes. Some people may be mystified as to why anyone would
call the new product IIS, because it doesn't look anything like the previous version of the product.
Microsoft has specific goals for IIS 7 that will help developers and administrators alike to work
together. In addition, they've added features to make IIS more reliable and to help it perform better.
All of these changes (and many more) define an IIS that looks nothing like its predecessor and,
for once, almost all of the changes are for the best. After you read this chapter, you'll agree that
Microsoft has made some good decisions this time around.
Of course, the fact that the changes are good doesn't mean you'll like all of them. Some of them
will affect your applications and will mean doing a little ... read full excerpt from IIS 7 Implementation and Administration ebook
