ASP.NET Roadshow Lucas Wensing Technical Specialist

Agenda The market FiguresCompetitors Building ASP.NET Sites ToolingResourcesHosting The Future Today’s agenda

Total Active Hosted Sites Scripted Static 14.5M 87.8% 12.2% Source: Netcraft: *Sites which use of server-side scripting technologies such as ASP, ASP.NET, PHP, etc. 110% YOY Growth 15.3M M 82.4% 17.6% 74.1% 25.9% 27% YOY Growth Observations More and more developers are building web applications. Big growth of scripted websites, due to demand for more website functionality and easier technology. % of Devs Building Web Apps Source: Microsoft Internal Studies The Market

ASP.NET market is growing Source: Netcraft: ASP.NET - local references to ASP.NET file extensions are found on the front page of the site. Java Servlets - local references to.jhtml,.jsp,.gsp file extensions, or a local url starting "/servlets".

Language PHP: Single Language, not strongly typed ASP.NET: Multi language, strongly typed Built-in functionality PHP: 700 Built in functions ASP.NET: 4000.NET Framework classes + rich controls Architecture PHP: Script based, include files for encapsulation ASP.NET: Event based, server-side controls, HTTP modules Data Access PHP: RecordSets ASP.NET: Databinding Tracing PHP: Echo() statements ASP.NET: Rich Tracing capabilities Community Support Both have strong community support See ASP.NET vs. PHP

“Linux is Free” Get Started on Windows for Free Web Matrix Starter Kits MSDE Windows beats Linux on TCO Software licenses are small part of cost – 4-8% Labor costs are high – 50%+ Unified management can reduce cost of operations significantly

Highly productive tools Server-side Web technology, for dynamic Web apps Replaces Active Server Pages (ASP) Developers love it because: Best tools and fastest time to market Faster and more reliable than ASP Easy way to get started Visual Basic-style Web development Creating ASP.NET Websites Free Tools ASP.NET Starter Kits New

Free Developer Tools ASP.NET Web development tool WYSIWYG, easy-to-use, community-supported 1 million downloads ASP.NET sample applications Tool for learning or rapid deployment Fully documented, inc. source code DB built on core SQL Server engine Full compatibility & migration path ASP.NET Starter Kits

Visual Studio 2005 C#VBC++J#WebExpress Visual Studio Professional Edition Novices Enthusiasts Students Hobbyists Part-Timers Professionals Consultants Enterprise Devs Visual Studio Team System Visual Studio Team Architect Edition Visual Studio Team Developer Edition Visual Studio Team Tester Edition Architects Testers

MoreReliable 40% more stable than Windows NT 4.0, 50% more available than Windows 2000 Most tested Windows release ever MoreManageable Half the deployment cost of Windows NT 4.0 Less deployment time than Windows 2000 MoreResponsive Customer Guidance: Enterprise Envisioning Center, JDP Program Product feedback loop: Online Crash Analysis, Dr. Watson, Microsoft Software Update Services MoreCompatible 30 certified apps at launch, 1725 ready apps within 180 days Code verification tools & OCA data shared with ISVs, IHVs Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2003 Web Edition Web Administration Simple Web-based UI administration by default Limited features include Limited to 1-2 processors Limited to 2 gigabytes (GB) of RAM Limited to 10 connections for content publishing LOB applications ( /calendar, database, directory) blocked Limited VPN connections to 1 per media type Terminal Server (administration only) Active Directory (member only) Web Edition does not support Enterprise UDDI, Cluster Service, Internet Authentication Service (IAS), Network Bridge, ICS MMS, Removable & Remote Storage, Fax Service, Services for Macintosh, Print Services Internet Connection Firewall, Terminal Server Session Directory RIS, and Windows Media Services

Best fundamentals Improved security, reliability, manageability, scalability, and performance More Web sites per server Fault tolerant architecture Kernel-mode caching Server consolidation Best economics Competitively-priced Web Server Highly-effective ASP.NET platform ASP (Hardware: 8P 900 MHz PIII Xeon, 1xGB NICs, 4GB RAM)  40%  50%  65% ASP.NET  25% Windows 2000 Server Windows Server 2003 Req\sec ASP.NET & Windows Server 2003

ASP.NET Market Momentum – k unique users/day Web Matrix – 750k downloads Starter Kits – 300k downloads Control gallery (584 controls) – 500k downloads Community activity – and ASPAlliance 300k contributors 1000 hours/month spent by ASP.NET team 300 percent increase in first three months on sites hosted on Windows Server 2003 – 5% are migrations from Linux Netcraft, July 2003

Home Page Hosting your ASP.NET website Hoster directory at directs developers to Microsoft partners Hoster Directory PageResource Page Hoster Text Links Logo, Abstract, And Links Signup page may include special offers Hoster Site Rotating Hoster Logos

ClientServerOffice Business Solutions ClientServerOffice Three Waves of Software

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Resources The ASP.NET Home Page – Web Developers > Web developer kit bestellen - mspx mspx mspx ASP.NET Developer Center – ASP.NET Tutorials – ASP.NET Starter Kits – ASP.NET Hosters ASP.NET Newsletter –

Resources continued The.NET Home Page – Framework on MSDN – What is.NET? Frequently Asked Questions about Microsoft.NET Framework – The GotDotNet Home Page – An Introduction to the.NET Framework –

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