This definition simplifies management and deployment tasks. Application load balancing. The application load is distributed across the cluster using the simplified and centralized management of Network Load Balancing and Component Load Balancing for improved performance. Clusters can withstand software and hardware failures at any point in the system without disrupting application service. Application staging and deployment.
System administrators can easily duplicate entire applications from one server to another.
Application content, configuration and components are synchronized across all the computers in the server cluster. Real-time performance and health monitoring. Performance and event log data can be viewed for a server or group of servers, all from a single console. System administrators have the tools to proactively improve system availability and performance. About Microsoft .NET Microsoft .NET, announced June 22 at Forum 2000, is Microsoft's vision for creating the next generation of software, which melds computing and communications in a revolutionary way.