Deven Kampenhout's Tech Blog

As a Web Platform evangelist at Microsoft, I've had many conversations with individuals about the how we could improve Microsoft's IIS Web Server. I've often touted the modular architecture implementation of IIS7, and how it allows both Microsoft and...

Any of my regular blog readers may note that I recently updated my blog design. I know it was long overdue. I couldn't pass up the opportunity to voice my opinion on how much easier it is to modify CSS settings now! Community Server (which is the software...

Today we're wrapping up the Tier1/451 Group Hosting Transformation Summit. Here are my thoughts after attending the talks yesterday. Ultimately, it was a good way to get a financial analyst's perspective on concepts such as data center efficiency/real...

I'm in Las Vegas for the 2008 Hosting Transformation Summit, which is the 451 Group / Tier1 Research executive hosting summit. Here are some initial observations: 1. The summit has grown! Seems like there are twice as many attendees this year. 2. Still...