Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
Microsoft's Internet Information Services (IIS) has been something on my "to learn" list since version 4.0 came out in March 1998 but I've never managed to get around to it and to be honest I haven't been that worried about it.

However, with an increasing number of Microsoft's Systems Management technologies now using and relying on II6 (SUS was the first and now SMS 2003), I can't bury my head in the sand any longer.

So after putting some "feelers" out to the community it seemed that this book was the one to go for and so I did.

Mitch is a very accomplished author who has published many titles and this book doesn't disappoint.

584 pages long this book takes you by the hand and begins by explaining the history of IIS bringing you bang up to date on what's new in IIS 6. The remaining 16 chapters walk you through everything from the architecture of IIS and how to plan, install and deploy it through to administering and troubleshooting the product and more besides.

Each chapter ends with a "Challenge" and a "Checklist" of topics covered in that chapter that help make sure you've taken in and understood the material presented.

In summary this is an extremely useful addition to the bookshelf of any user of Microsoft Systems Management technologies as like or not IIS is something you're going to have to get to grips with.