At the hub of  ASP.NET applications are configuration files: web.config and machine.config.  Configuration settings determine critical aspects of your app: authentication, state management, and database Connections, among others.  Here are some of the issues we'll cover:

• Web Site Administration Tool (WAT): GUI access to the web.config file 
• Authentication types: Forms, Windows, and Passport - Which to use and when?
• Custom Errors: what they're good for, and when other options would be better
• State Management: in process, out of process, SqlServer and custom - how to decide?
• Connection Strings: how to use them in the config file?
• Scalability: single user vs. web farm

Dan Hermes, founder and president of Lexicon Systems, has over twenty years experience as an architect, developer, and trainer.  He teaches courses in ASP.NET, VB.NET and C#.NET.  Mr. Hermes demonstrates expertise in mission-critical business applications, web services, systems and data integration, object-oriented design, database design, high-volume transaction processing, and multi-tiered, cross-platform development.