Webcasts - November 2005

TechNet Webcast: Finding IIS Bottlenecks using Server Performance Advisor (Level 200)
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) has been a "black box" for many versions now. Have you had the urge to open it up? IIS 6.0 on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 delivers a strong infrastructure for finding problems with Web applications. Using Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Tracing for Windows (ETW), the Server Performance Advisor (SPA) can compile statistical data on your Web applications for later review. This webcast covers the basics around SPA and ETW and looks at how to set up, configure, and analyze the data collected by SPA.

TechNet Webcast: Using Host Headers with SSL-Enabled Web Sites in IIS 6.0 (Level 200)
According to Microsoft Knowledge Base, using host headers with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) enabled Web sites in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) is not supported. With IIS 6.0 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1), however, IIS can now host multiple Web sites (virtual servers) using the same IP address and unique host headers. This webcast describes the minimum requirements necessary to use this SP1 feature and also explains how to configure it. Follow along as the presenter shows you how to use wildcard certificates to enable you to use host header sites with SSL.