by Matt Milner
14. June 2005 15:44
My article on BizTalk Messaging has been released on
MSDN. It was great fun to write and I hope it is useful for people working on BizTalk. Please check it out and give me feedback.
by Matt Milner
19. May 2005 10:54
Scott Woodgate has started posting some papers on new and improved features in BizTalk 2006 out on the BizTalkServerStuff MSN groups. You have to be a member of the group to view them, but it is a simple sign up procedure. The
first document is on the changes to the setup process. The team has really worked hard to make it a lot easier for developers to get started with BizTalk without having to know a lot of details just to get it installed and configured. The
second document to be released contains updates on the out-of-the-box adapters including a new POP3 adapter and inclusion of the Sharepoint and MSMQ adapters as well as improvements to the FILE and HTTP adapters. All good stuff!
by Matt Milner
10. May 2005 09:23
Scott Woodgate has a nice short MSDN TV show on BizTalk and Indigo working together to give you an idea of these two technologies can complement each other as they both move forward. He has a demo of BizTalk 2004 running with an Indigo adapter.
The great thing about these two technologies working together is that Indigo provides a great platform for reliable secure communication while BizTalk Server provides the infrastructure for managing Business Process, Business Rules, Partner Management, etc.
by Matt Milner
6. May 2005 14:51
Kevin Smith has a nice
post on using BAM to create a tracking portal. I've talked with many customers about just this type of portal and usage for BAM. Some customers hear about BAM but have gotten the marketing message that it is all about the business use. The perception, from what I have seen, is that BAM is only for business users. Developers and IT Pros are not being told how useful BAM can be useful for them.
The case for using BAM as an operational tracking and reporting store is strong. The data provided by HAT is certainly helpful, but does not contain contextual information about your business process to help in either diagnosing problems or understanding business flow. In addition, BAM truly gives you data in the context of a business process, regardless of how many orchestrations, pipelines or custom components your process encompasses. With SQL Reporting Services, viewing the collected data is a snap!
So, what are other people seeing out there? Are you using BAM? What business problems are you solving with it? Do you use it for operational purposes, or only for business reporting? Do you use the Tracking Profile Editor (TPE)? If not, why not?
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