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On the blogs.technet.com article on microsoft.com's infrastructure: The article reads like a blatant ad for it's own products, and is light on the technical side. The juicy bits are here, so you know what the fuss is about:
  • Cytrix Netscaler (= loadbalancer with various optimizations)
  • W2K8 + IIS7 and antivirus software on the webservers
  • 650GB/day ISS log files
  • 8-9GBit/s (unknown if CDN's are included)
  • Simple network filtering: stateless access lists blocking unwanted ports on the routers/switches (hence the debated "no firewalls" claim).
Note that this information may not reflect present reality very well; the spokesman appears to be reciting others words.


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