Mar 30, 2012
In this blog, I will not discuss what ETag is or whether I agree with some of the articles that have written around whether the use of ETag is a good or a bad idea. But if you found this blog, it's probably because you have read some of these articles...
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Tags: IIS 8.0 betaWindows Server 8 beta
Mar 22, 2012
One of the areas that we have optimized in IIS 8.0 beta is IIS configuration system. There are many improvements that we have made in this area, but there is one simple change that has yielded a great result. The change has not only improved the performance...
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Tags: IIS 8.0 betaWindows Server 8 betaIIS configurationSMB
Mar 15, 2012
I've noticed that some customers use Application Request Routing (ARR) to load balance between multiple sites that run on the same Windows/IIS instance. For example, ARR may be listening on port 80, and it load balances the requests between 3 sites that...
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Tags: Application Request Routingarr
Mar 05, 2012
This is "simple", yet it is definitely one of my favorite features in IIS 8.0 beta. As you know, the IIS configuration system is built on a schematized XML, applicationHost.config. While the IIS Manager does expose the most common administration tasks...
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Tags: IIS 8.0 betaWindows Server 8 betapowershell
Mar 01, 2012
Windows Sever 8 beta was released yesterday and I am excited to write about some of the key features for web hosters and service providers. Many of the key features evolve around scalability and manageability. We heard from customers and IIS needed to...
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Tags: IIS 8.0 betaWindows Server 8 beta
Mar 01, 2012
I am excited for our customers to finally download Windows Server 8 beta and see what we have been working on. When we first started working on Windows Server 8, we wanted to make sure that we would deliver on some of the key customer asks in the areas...
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Tags: IIS News Item
Apr 20, 2011
When ARRv2.5 was released in March 2011, it was made available only via WebPI. (Release announcement is here and the explanation on the WebPI dependency is here .) Since then, I've been asked if ARRv2.5 can be installed outside of WebPI, specifically...
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Tags: Application Request Routingarr
Mar 30, 2011
It is pretty common to run ARR as a proxy behind another proxy in a corporate environment and I've been asked how ARR can be configured in such an environment. This practice is also known as "proxy chaining" where one proxy is "chained" to another proxy...
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Tags: Application Request RoutingarrProxy Chain
Mar 29, 2011
Within hours of Application Request Routing Version 2.5 release (see announcement here ), I've been asked why ARRv2.5 is available only via WebPI. Well, a simple response would be that WebPI is the way to consume web technology applications and components...
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Tags: Application Request Routingarr
Mar 28, 2011
Microsoft Application Request Routing (ARR) Version 2.5 has been released. Overview: Application Request Routing v2.5 improves the performance and the scalability of ARR in its disk caching scenarios . In addition to fully incorporating the enhancements...
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Tags: Application Request Routingarr
Dec 17, 2010
As of December 18, 2010, Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions (FPSE) 2002 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 RTM is supported by Ready-to-Run Software. For support and servicing, contact Ready-to-Run Software , Inc.
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Tags: FPSE
Jun 30, 2010
The English version of ARRv2 was Released To Web (RTW) in November 2009 and today, we are announcing that ARRv2 is being released in following languages: German Spanish French Japanese They are available for download via Web Platform Installer ( WebPI...
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Tags: Application Request Routing
Oct 14, 2009
As you know, ARRv2 RC was released a few weeks ago. (To learn more about ARRv2, click here . Download x64 or x86 .) With ARRv2 RC, ARR now has two cache tiers, kernel memory cache and disk cache. I think people in general understand the benefits of caching...
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Tags: Application Request Routingarrcache proxy
Sep 24, 2009
Microsoft Application Request Routing (ARR) Version 2 RC for IIS7 has been released. Overview : Application Request Routing v2.0 RC is an incremental release that includes all the features from version 1.0, and adds support for disk based cache. ARR v2...
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Tags: Application Request Routingarrcache proxymedia
Aug 24, 2009
As you may know, Application Request Routing (ARR) has a host name affinity feature that is designed specifically for hosters to use to maximize the available resources across their environment. More info on host name affinity and hosting can be found...
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Tags: Application Request Routingarrhosting