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Virtual Tech Days: November 11-13 2009

2009-11-15T09:47:00Z

I gave a session on IIS 7.5 for developers in the recently concluded Virtual Tech Days ... It was good to see the amount of participation and enthusiasm people had with every session being conducted. Virtual Tech Days is an online event where in every session is delivered on Live Meeting. These sessions are based on latest technology offerings from Microsoft, driven by various evangelists and product team members. Virtual Tech Days as the name suggests are completely technology driven and hence one...(read more)

How To: Configure MySql to work with IIS DB Manager

2009-10-02T12:20:00Z

As we are aware that with the release of version 1 of IIS Database Manager came in the support for managing MySql Databases. This is a cool thing specially for all the PHP guys out there as MySql is extensively used with PHP applications all over the world. I being a PHP lover myself have been trying to configure the MySql part of IIS DB Manager. It looked pretty simple but turned out to be my miss that made me struggle to get MySql work with DB Manager for quite sometime now. There dint seem to...(read more)

Community TechDays in Hyderabad: September 20th 2009

2009-09-11T20:50:00Z

Hey Everybody, Community TechDays India is back and with loads of action. And why is that? Because, it is in 11 Cities with 19 insightful Technical Sessions. I would be participating in the event that is being held in Hyderabad, A.P, India. I will be taking a session on IIS 7.5 Administration with Windows Server 2008 R2. It's going to be a level 100-200 session where in I would like to bring people up to date with the latest developments in IIS 7.5 that ships with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008...(read more)

Windows Cache Extension for PHP is here

2009-09-09T19:29:00Z

Microsoft has released a Beta of a new PHP accelerator named Windows Cache Extension for PHP. It's a pretty cool thing for anybody who deals with a lot of PHP applications on Windows because the way I see it and Microsoft explains is the same. We can now have even better performance from PHP applications! How? Basically, as the name suggests Windows Cache Extension is a caching technique which results in better performance results, as not every request asking for the same resource needs to go to...(read more)

IIS Workstation: Successful 1st Anniversary

2009-07-04T17:14:00Z

Recently, I successfully completed 1 year of my blog IIS Workstation . It was the year of recession, year of financial crisis, year of elections, year of new relations, year of global disturbances; but for me it was the year of learning. I think I have learned more than ever by contributing to one and all through this blog. I also became an IIS MVP during this year so can't complain. :-) I was just going through the site analytics to celebrate by contributions to the community and realized it would...(read more)

Sessions: Tech Ed on the Road, HydTechies

2009-07-04T09:10:00Z

I recently took a couple of sessions on IIS 7 & 7.5 as part of Hyderabad Techies and "Tech-Ed on the Road" revival campaign here in Hyderabad, India. It was great to see the enthusiasm people had for different Microsoft technologies. We had sessions ranging from ASP.NET - Windows Azure and IIS - to SQL Server 2008. I was responsible for delivering sessions on IIS 7.5 which is going to ship along with Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. I think I was kind of lucky in that sense, because there...(read more)

Troubleshooting: IIS Powershell Module on Windows 7 RC

2009-06-13T19:38:00Z

First thing that you need to know in regard to the IIS PowerShell Snap-in or the module when using it with Windows 7 is that you do not need to download & install the snap-in. In Windows 7 the snap-in is part of the default install of IIS. Moving on, if you want to use the snap-in with PowerShell in Windows 7 RC then you would need to import the module. Now that sounds simple. However, there is a problem. When you try to import the IIS module which is named WebAdministration you are most likely...(read more)

How To: Web PI and Web Gallery and IIS live in action

2009-05-02T23:25:00Z

IIS Product Unit Manager Mai-Lan has come up with a number of video podcasts which give information on how to work with the Web PI and the Web Application Gallery . These videos can be found here: 1. Real World IIS: Finding and Installing Web Platform Installer 2.0 (videocast) . 2. Real World IIS: Staying Current with the Latest Microsoft Web Platform with Web Platform Installer (videocast) 3. Real World IIS: Packaging and Deploying an Open Source Application Using Web Deployment Tool (videocast...(read more)

MS Teched India 2009

2009-04-20T11:27:00Z

Hey everybody, the fun time is back. Microsoft Tech-Ed India is being held at Hyderabad from 13th May to 15th May. Tech-Ed is an annual event that focuses on the latest offerings from Microsoft on various platforms. If you are into technology and love to know about all the latest in the industry then this is the place for you to be. All the information you need is available at the TechEd website ....(read more)

Database Manager is now RC

2009-04-15T23:44:00Z

The Database Manager RC for the IIS 7.0 is out and can be downloaded from here for x86 and for x64 from here . Database Manager is a new IIS extension that has been provided by Microsoft which enables you to connect to your sql database right from the IIS UI. All sort of SQL operation on the database for your project can now be done directly from the IIS manager. This is great new way of allowing the developers to make there work move at a faster rate atealst on developement machines. The installation...(read more)

Awarded IIS MVP

2009-04-14T20:26:00Z

How often do you wake up on the 1st of April, open your inbox and read the following: "Congratulations, You have been awarded as the Microsoft Most Valued Professional (MVP)by Microsoft for your community participation and technical expertise" Well, Yes not very often. The same goes with me. The first thought to come to my mind was: take a deep breath and verify that it's not a prank. After 10 minutes of figuring out the details I was not able to find any loop hole in the mail for any mischief, but...(read more)

Troubleshooting: Silverlight and IIS 6

2009-03-26T18:54:00Z

If you have noticed Silverlight and IIS 6 do not go well by default. When we come to think of it, din't Silverlight come a long time after Windows Server 2003? Yes, but that doesn't mean that they do not support each other totally. It's just that the MIME types needed to run Silverlight are not present by default on IIS 6. So here's how to do add them: --> Open up IIS manager --> Right-click Server Name --> Properties --> Mime Types --> New and add the following 3 entires one after the other: Extension...(read more)

IIS : Changes from 6 to 7

2009-03-19T22:25:00Z

A few days back I was talking to a few Sys Admins and they asked me something, which I din’t get quite right at first attempt. Well the question was simple. We are planning to move from IIS 6 to IIS 7, could you let us know what are the differences? I told them all about how the new architecture came into place and how that benefits us. When I finally finished my talk. I realized they never wanted me to get into architecture. Their question was simple, Could you let us know what are the differences...(read more)

I am Back!

2009-03-19T17:05:00Z

It's been long time I haven't been around. I was really busy with my current profile (interesting work you see!). Meanwhile lot of developement has taken place in the community around - new version with Win7 beta, lots of new extensions, lots of issues resolved. I will be covering more of this in the near future. But just to pump ourselves into momentum, I have collected few IIS Kb's that are interesting. Take a look at them. Note: These are just part of my collection so they are pretty much related...(read more)

How To: IIS and Log Parser 2.2

2009-03-19T16:59:00Z

As IIS administrators we come across many scenarios wherein we are asked to analyse the overall performance of a web server. There are various steps involved in it, however, analysing IIS log files without a proper tool can be a pain. It's very easy to get lost in the lines. Log Parser is a tool that I rely upon when it comes to manual IIS log file analysis. It's a cool tool that provides universal query access to text-based data, such as .log files. Log Parser can be downloaded from here . With...(read more)