The text discusses various methods to monitor and analyze IIS performance counters, web service logs, and application pools. It explains how to access performance counters via PowerShell scripts, the Performance Monitor, and the IIS API, as well as configure logging in IIS and query log files with Log Parser Studio. Additionally, it introduces the Debug Diagnostic Tool (DebugDiag) for analyzing memory dumps and identifying issues such as memory leaks and high CPU utilization. The text concludes by highlighting the need for automation of IIS monitoring to gain insights into server performance and provides a mention of Datadog's IIS integration as a comprehensive solution.