"If you've ever wondered how microsoft.com uses our technology then
read on. I recently came across some good information from the folks
over at the Operations team at Microsoft.com. The thread basically
talks about how we use IIS, Firewalls and Windows Server 2008. I think
as we come up to launch next year it's a really good and quick insight
into what they do and how they do it. So enjoy the reading and let me
know what you think..Pretend I've asked about how they protect our
sites…
At this point we still don't use firewalls for MS.COM sites and don't have any plans on the books to put them in place."
An interesting read for sure.
News Link: http://blogs.technet.com/jeffa36/archive/2007/12/13/microsoft-com-what-s-the-story.aspx