LeanServer needs a rockstar .NET Developer in the Philadelphia area
Things have been pretty hectic. Although I haven't blogged about this much, I've been working on LeanServer , a new company I started last year. LeanServer is a technical expert in scalability and performance for very large web sites, with multiple Read More...
Posted 09 July 09 01:08 by Mike Volodarsky | 6 Comments   
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Troubleshooting performance counter problems with PerfMon and a debugger
Performance counters are a wonderful tool when it comes to quickly assessing system health and performance of Windows subsystems. In addition to learning much about the operation of Microsoft products, exposing performance counters from your own code Read More...
Posted 24 May 09 12:17 by Mike Volodarsky | 8 Comments   
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Be a part of the energy revolution / Help Save Kilowatt Ours
I dont usually post activist stuff on the blog, but I have to make an exception in this case. A year ago, I caught a late night showing of Jeff Barrie's Killowatt Ours, a 1 hour long film about the true impact of energy production on our environment, Read More...
Posted 21 May 09 01:44 by Mike Volodarsky | 1 Comments   
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Workaround for using IIS 7 url authorization with ASP.NET roles
When using the IIS 7.0 Integrated pipeline, you gain access to a ton of cool scenarios where IIS and ASP.NET features work together to provide value for your application – regardless of the application content. Most of these features involve using Read More...
Posted 11 May 09 11:33 by Mike Volodarsky | 5 Comments   
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Fun with file locking
If you are developing code that uses distributed synchronization or messaging, you sometimes might need to use files as a locking mechanism. This can be useful because files are persistent (beyond thread, process, or even power session lifetime), and Read More...
Posted 01 March 09 01:33 by Mike Volodarsky | 11 Comments   
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Analyzing server power consumption and costs
For many data centers, the cost of powering servers has become a top budget item. The first step to reducing power costs lies in understanding the power characteristics of your server equipment and workloads. We started with a simple power meter and a tool to monitor and correlate power data ... Read More...
Posted 01 February 09 03:05 by Mike Volodarsky | 7 Comments   
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IIS 7.0 Url Rewriter gotchas when importing mod_rewrite rules
One of the best things to happen to IIS 7.0 recently is the release of Url Rewriter , the IIS 7.0 url rewriting equivalent to Apache's mod_rewrite. To ease the process of migrating Apache apps (notably PHP applications that rely on mod_rewrite rules Read More...
Posted 07 December 08 09:16 by Mike Volodarsky | 13 Comments   
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IIS 7.0 Forms Authentication and Embedded Media Players
One of the useful benefits of IIS 7.0 and the ASP.NET Integrated mode is the ability to protect all content using ASP.NET Forms Authentication. In the past, people would often protect the application pages themselves, and leave images and media content Read More...
Posted 16 November 08 05:04 by Mike Volodarsky | 12 Comments   
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When to restart IIS when making changes to your application
Knowing when to restart IIS to pick up various types of changes to your application has traditionally been a challenge. IIS and ASP.NET are both stateful software systems, which heavily rely on cached state that is loaded once to provide high performance. Read More...
Posted 12 September 08 02:02 by Mike Volodarsky | 6 Comments   
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Leverage the Top 10 Performance Improvements in IIS 7.0
IIS 7.0 improves on the already solid performance of its predecessor in quite a few places. But the real power lies in the new capabilities IIS 7.0 provides that can significantly improve performance, scalability, and reduce operational costs of running web applications Read More...
Posted 02 August 08 08:40 by Mike Volodarsky | 9 Comments   
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Trace IIS 7.0 Errors Like a Pro with Failed Request Tracing
When dealing with hard to find IIS 7.0 errors, I break out the trusty Failed Request Tracing. My favorite way of doing this is through the command line Read More...
Posted 01 August 08 12:25 by Mike Volodarsky | 6 Comments   
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Make your next IIS 7.0 web server a lean one
Among IT circles, IIS 7.0’s modularity is definitely one of its most welcomed traits. It promises a significantly reduced surface area, lightweight management overhead, and better performance. Ever wonder how far you can go with modularizing IIS 7.0? Read More...
Posted 17 June 08 12:04 by Mike Volodarsky | 7 Comments   
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The next step
It's been one week since I left Microsoft, and what a week its been! I dont remember the last time I was on so little sleep :) I'll be making some changes to www.mvolo.com and posting more info about the new stuff shortly. I have to say though Read More...
Posted 27 May 08 01:46 by Mike Volodarsky | 2 Comments   
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Connecting to IIS 7.0 configuration remotely with Microsoft.Web.Administration
IIS 7.0 provides a number of APIs that you can use to manage configuration remotely. This post provides the info and tools you need to configure remote access to IIS 7.0 configuration, including for use on Server Core installations. Read More...
Posted 26 May 08 11:20 by Mike Volodarsky | 12 Comments   
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Leaving Microsoft ...
After almost 5 years at the company, I am both sad and excited to say that I’ll be leaving the IIS team and Microsoft at the end of this week. Looking back , I can say that my experience at Microsoft has been truly amazing. I got to ship two amazing Read More...
Posted 14 May 08 05:54 by Mike Volodarsky | 12 Comments   
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For the past 5 years, I was the core server Program Manager for the IIS 7.0 and ASP.NET 2.0 products at Microsoft.
Now, I work on advanced web server tech using IIS 7.0, .NET, and Windows Server 2008 and write about it in this blog.

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TechNet Magazine
>Top 10 Performance Improvements in IIS 7.0

MSDN Magazine
>IIS 7.0: Build Web Server Solutions with End-To-End Extensibility
>IIS 7.0: Enhance Your Apps with the Integrated ASP.NET Pipeline
>IIS 7.0: Explore The Web Server For Windows Vista And Beyond
>Design and Deploy Secure Web Apps with ASP.NET 2.0 and IIS 6.0
>Fast, Scalable, and Secure Session State Management for Your Web Applications


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LeechGuard
IconHandler 2.0
DirectoryListing
HttpRedirection
IIS Auth for Wordpress
iisschema.exe
PortCheck.exe v2.0

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- ASP.NET 2.0 Breaking Changes on IIS 7.0
- Develop IIS7 modules and handlers with .NET
- Troubleshoot IIS7 errors like a pro
- Troubleshooting 503 / "service unavailable" errors
- Troubleshooting "server not found" errors
- Create IIS7 sites, applications, and virtual directories
- Run Ruby on Rails with IIS FastCGI
- VS Debugging of ASP.NET applications on Windows Vista
- Stop hot-linking with IIS and ASP.NET

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