Windows Server AppFabric

Windows Server AppFabric is a set of integrated technologies that make it easier to build, scale and manage Web and composite applications that run on IIS. Windows Server AppFabric targets applications built using ASP.NET, Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), and Windows Workflow Foundation (WF).

It provides out-of-the-box capabilities for you to easily build and manage composite applications, including: 

  • Enhanced design and development tools in Visual Studio to build rich composite applications
  • Management and monitoring of services and workflows via integration with IIS Manager and Windows PowerShell
  • Distributed in-memory application cache to improve application performance

Windows Server AppFabric allows developers to build their next-generation composite applications, and for administrators to host and manage them. It integrates technologies previewed as code name “Dublin” and code name “Velocity”

Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7; Windows Server 2008; Windows Server 2008 R2; Windows Vista

    Windows Server AppFabric can be installed on the following operating systems:
  • Windows 7
  • Windows Server 2008 R2

Get Windows Server AppFabric from Microsoft Download Center