In this presentation we will explore what goes on behind the scenes in the various layers responsible for breathing life into web applications, focusing on the most important layer of all: the web server and its operating environment.

Topics to be covered include.

* The latest developments in the leading commercial web servers.

* Insights into the architecture of add-on web development environments and how these environments are secured.

* Creating applications and web server configurations that are both secure and scaleable.

Parts of this session will be reasonably technical in nature but will aim to be useful to both those responsible for administering web servers and all who just wish to gain a sympathetic understanding of how all the 'moving parts' of web technology fit together.