Microsoft IIS
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) is a flexible, secure, and manageable web server from Microsoft that runs on Windows operating systems. It enables organizations to host web applications, websites, and services over the internet or intranet, supporting a wide range of web standards…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 1995
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- Before IIS, hosting robust web content on Microsoft's Windows NT platform was challenging, often requiring third-party servers not optimally integrated with the OS. IIS was created to provide a native, high-performance web server, deeply integrated with Windows Server and its security model, specifically designed to serve dynamic content built with Microsoft technologies like ISAPI and later ASP/ASP.NET. This streamlined the development and deployment of enterprise-grade web applications for Windows users, offering a unified Microsoft ecosystem solution.
- Platforms
- Windows Server, Windows client operating systems (for development/testing)
Related technologies
Notable users
- Financial institutions
- Fortune 500 companies using Microsoft technology stack
- Government agencies running Windows-based web applications
- Microsoft Corporation