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March 11
Microsoft Hosting Summit & New Features for Hosts
Web Host Industry Review Blog
William Toll
March 10, 2009
This year’s Microsoft Hosting Summit signaled to me the long path that we have been on to get to a point where the Microsoft Web server is not just another platform but a great platform.
Most who have looked at Windows Server 2008 and IIS 7.0 quickly see the massive improvements in the platform as a Web and database server platform. With support for the popular PHP language and applications through FastCGI many hosts who already offer Windows Server 2008 are seeing an increase in interest from traditionally LAMP customers.
Microsoft’s recent campaign and launch of a “Web Platform” takes IIS to the next logical evolution. After many years of hosting providers struggling to help customers and businesses deploy applications on their Apache or IIS Web servers, Microsoft is now releasing the Microsoft Web Platform Installer (WPI) and Microsoft Web Application Installer (WAI). These were demonstrated at the Summit and received great reviews.
Also of interest are unique IIS 7.0 extensions being introduced including Microsoft URL Rewrite, Application Request Routing and the Microsoft IIS Media Pack. With these I believe that the we will see more customer’s request Windows Server 2008 and IIS 7.0 and possibly an end to the comparison between platforms.
The real story here is that clearly Microsoft has been listening to its customers and hosting partners. While some of these tools are available on the LAMP platform or through other vendors it’s always good to have them as native on the platform. This blog focuses on customers and their use of the technologies we provide them. With tightening budgets and many fundamental changes in our industry, it’s good to see that Microsoft is doing their part to strengthen our offerings with their recent releases. NaviSite’s Dedicated Server customers choosing Windows Server 2008 now have a whole new suite of tools to utilize.
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