Professional BizTalk® Server 2006
This book provides insight into how industry experts have
successfully architected, developed, and maintained Microsoft
BizTalk Server in mission-critical environments. Authored by
highly-regarded consultants with a wealth of knowledge on
designing, building, and operating enterprise applications using
BizTalk, this comprehensive guide gives you the techniques and best
practices you''ll need to develop effective projects.
Darren Jefford is a Principal Consultant with the Microsoft UK
Application Development Consulting (ADC) team who has extensive
real-world experience with BizTalk Server and the broader Microsoft
platform. Kevin B. Smith formerly worked as a Technical Lead
Software Design Engineer for the BizTalk Server Product Team and
helped ship three versions of BizTalk Server. Ewan Fairweather
works as a Premier Field Engineer for Microsoft, providing onsite
support to enterprise customers, including maintaining and
optimizing their BizTalk Server solutions.
Achitects, developers, testers, and administrators will achieve
instant success when they apply the deep technical information
covered in this book. They will better appreciate the internal
workings of BizTalk Server and will understand detailed solutions
for challenges often experienced with BizTalk-based systems.
What you will learn from this book
- How the BizTalk Engine works and how to develop effective
pipeline components
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How to develop BizTalk orchestrations that achieve maximum
performance
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Methods for using Business Activity Monitoring within your
solution for enterprise-wide instrumentation
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How to utilize the rules engine within your solutions to produce
quality and reliability
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Techniques for conducting performance and scalability tests to
identify bottlenecks
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Ways to minimize the latency of your solution to meet
challenging low latency requirements
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How system administrators can proactively manage and maintain
mission-critical BizTalk solutions
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Features for BizTalk Server 2006 R2, such as the BAM Interceptor
for Windows® Workflow
Who this book is for
This book is for architects, developers, testers, and
administrators involved in the development of a BizTalk Server 2004
or 2006 solution.
"This book provides a fantastic insight into the inner workings
of BizTalk, making it an invaluable resource for all those things
you would otherwise never know. As you learn the ''tricks of the
trade'' from these experienced engineers, you quickly realize why
everyone who has anything to do with BizTalk simply MUST read this
book."
Yossi Dahan, Managing Consultant, Sabra Ltd.
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