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Use Case
Type: Web (Enterprise)
Typical Use Case: Windows-based enterprise web apps
Famous Usage: Microsoft

🪟 WISA Stack

Windows · IIS · SQL Server · ASP.NET

W

Windows Server

Operating System
  • Enterprise OS with Active Directory
  • Hyper-V, file services, remote desktop
  • Group policies & security hardening
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IIS

IIS

Internet Information Services
  • Web server for ASP.NET hosting
  • SSL/TLS, URL rewrite, compression
  • Application pools & request pipeline
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AS

ASP.NET

Web Framework
  • MVC/Razor pages, Web APIs
  • Identity auth, middleware, routing
  • SignalR, Blazor, Entity Framework
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SQL

SQL Server

Relational Database
  • ACID transactions & T-SQL queries
  • Stored procedures, triggers, views
  • Always On, replication, backups
Request Flow: Client → IIS (Windows) → ASP.NET runtime → SQL Server → ASP.NET → IIS → Client