Summary
The modular architecture of IIS 7.0 Web server provides the foundation for many key production scenarios, enabling you to build low-footprint specialized servers and leverage rich add-on functionality provided by end-to-end extensibility. Though traditionally the domain of developers, managing Web server extensibility becomes a central IT theme in IIS 7.0, providing both opportunities and challenges for the administrator. Armed with the right know-how, you can effectively leverage the modularity of the server to achieve your business goals today with built-in IIS 7.0 features and when you take advantage of Microsoft or third-party modules to enhance your server in the future.
In the next two chapters, we will cover the extensibility model ...
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