Tips for Containerizing IIS Apps with Windows Containers

Explore five essential tips for containerizing IIS applications using Windows containers in this comprehensive conference talk. Learn how to address common management challenges for IIS instances on virtual machines, including SSL certificate lifecycle, IIS Application Pools and Websites management, hardcoded configurations, horizontal scaling, and end-of-support upgrade cycles. Discover how Windows containers and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) can solve these issues, with detailed explanations and demonstrations provided by experts Vinicius Apolinario and Amy Colyer. Gain insights into using Azure Key Vault for certificate storage, Azure Migrate App Containerization for website containerization, secrets and configmaps for handling hardcoded configurations, and AKS for efficient scaling. Additionally, witness a bonus demo on remote managing IIS on a container and access valuable resources for further learning and implementation.

Introduction
Management Challenges for IIS instances on VMs
Architecture of ISS with Windows containers on Azure Kubernetes Service AKS
Solving for SSL configuration SSL Certificate Lifecycle
Solving for IIS app pool and web sites management
Solving for hardcoded configuration
Solving for horizontal scale
Solving for EOS upgrade cycle
Bonus demo of remote managing IIS on a container
Close out and Resources