Apparatus engineers have extensive experience designing, building, and administering various Microsoft .NET web-hosting platforms. Previous client projects have included diverse systems, ranging from a clustered high-availability stack hosting a large social networking website to a global consolidated hosting service of over 750 individual web applications.

Apparatus provides a full complement of .NET consulting and support services including:

	Design of diverse platforms using  .NET framework v1.1 to current, IIS 6 and 7 Meeting strict privacy data requirements Application design review, evaluation, testing for dependency, security, footprint, and load requirements Design documents Architecture diagrams Create detailed installation and configuration documentation for hosting platforms in highly regulated environments Deployment of platforms to on-premise or cloud platforms Platform or application integration with complementary technologies: Active Directory, LDAP, Kerberos, SQL Server, Oracle, SAP, K2 Blackpearl, Biztalk, MOSS, WSE, WCF Operational management of global hosting environments providing 24x7 support with partner companies Platform support in highly regulated environments using strict change control procedures Ability to support entire application hierarchy from OS, IIS, to application layer End User support for Visual Studio 2005 and 2008 Support for build and configuration management with tools including Microsoft Team Foundation Server Load balancing for high availability and/or performance Assessment and implementation of web gardens and other distributed application pool strategies Recommendations for addressing session persistence needs in single or multiple application pool scenarios Application and platform evaluations for purposes of: Security Performance Isolation Authoring of custom CAS trust policies for principle of least privilege IIS recommendations based specific application or platform needs Application and platform load and stress testing services