Chapter 1
Background on IIS and New Features in IIS 8.0
What's in this chapter?
- A background of IIS
- Windows Server 2012 features
- New features in IIS 8.0
Microsoft's Internet Information Services (IIS) has been around for more than 15 years, from its first incarnation in Windows NT 3.51 to the current release of IIS 8.0 on the Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 platforms. It has evolved from providing basic service as an HTTP server, as well as additional Internet services such as Gopher and WAIS, to a fully configurable application services platform integrated with the operating system.
IIS 8.0 is not as dramatic a change as IIS 7.0 was, but IIS 8.0 benefits from the improvements in the Windows Server 2012 operating system. These benefits make IIS 8.0 far more scalable, more appropriate for cloud and virtual systems, and more integral to Microsoft's application and programming environment.
This chapter provides an overview of the changes in IIS 8.0 as well as a sampling of some of the new technologies. If you are familiar with IIS 7.0, you will want to skim through this chapter for changes before digging into future chapters for specifics. If you are new to IIS, this chapter will provide an introduction to the features in IIS 8.0 and provide you with a basis for understanding future chapters. And if you're the kind of reader who just wants to skip to the part that applies to your immediate needs, this chapter can help you figure out in what area those needs lie.
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