Peter Schmidt

Article: Windows Server 2008 Domain Services – Part 1

I�ve written a new article on www.windowsnetworking.com about Active Directory Domain Services in Windows Server 2008. It’s Part 1 in a series of articles about AD in Windows Server 2008. An introduction to Windows Server 2008 Domain Services covering the basics of all the new features of Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services. Read the full article here: Windows Server 2008 Domain Services – Part 1: Active Directory Domain Services.

Happy New Year 2008

Happy New Year to everyone! IIS Digest has now been online for 3 years. Looking back 2007 was an exciting year, with alot of IIS news and a Go Live! license for IIS 7.0. 2008 looks to be even more exciting with the upcoming release of Windows Server 2008. I hope everyone still like my site, IIS Digest should still be worth visiting in 2008.

MSCOM – what’s the story

Jeff Alexander has blogged about what kinda technology Microsoft.com uses and how they use it. If you’ve ever wondered how microsoft.com uses our technology then read on.  I recently came across some good information from the folks over at the Operations team at Microsoft.com.  The thread basically talks about how we use IIS, Firewalls and Windows Server 2008.  I think as we come up to launch next year it’s a really good and quick insight …

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Exchange 2007 SP1 Released

Microsoft has released the final version of Service Pack 1 for Exchange Server 2007. Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) has been designed specifically to help meet the challenges of any business and the needs of all the different groups with a stake in the messaging system. Exchange Server 2007 SP1 is a mission-critical communications tool that enables employees to be more productive and access their information anywhere and anytime while providing a …

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FastCGI and PHP

Elizabeth Smith has written an article with a great explanation of FastCGI and the reasons why it makes Windows a better host for PHP applications. What is FastCGI? I could go on for pages about the technical background, and Microsoft already has some great documentation on the subject, however I’ll put it in layman’s terms for those who aren’t Computer Science majors. Read the article here