IIS 7.0 - the number one reason customers want Windows Server 2008
It's official :) According to a survey conducted by InformationWeek, IIS 7.0 is the feature that most interests customers in Windows Server 2008.
Needless to say, there is a lot of great technology coming out in Windows Server 2008, which is why it is one of the most eagerly anticipated products in Microsoft history. But, its great to know that IIS 7.0 is a top feature that customers look to in the release.
Part of the reason for this is that production hosting of web facing applications, be they normal web applications or web services, is the number one use of server technology today. We have definitely been seeing this for a while with beta releases of Windows Server 2008, with the Web server role being by far the leading role in server deployments according to TAP program and Software Quality Metrics data.
After 4 years of working tirelessly on IIS 7.0, I can't wait for IIS 7.0 to be released into the hands of customers, and witness the impact it is going to have!
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About Mike Volodarsky
For the past 5 years, I was the core Program Manager for Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 and IIS 7.0 products. I drove the design and development of the IIS 7.0 web server core, the IIS FastCGI support, the AppCmd command line tool, the ASP.NET Integrated pipeline, and other special projects around server security, performance, and scalability. Now, I am working on my own on cutting edge web server tech on top of the Microsoft IIS platform, and continue blogging about it here.