BizTalk 2010 Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach

BizTalk 2010 Recipes provides ready-made solutions to BizTalk Server 2010 developers. The recipes in the book save you the effort of developing your own solutions to common problems that have been solved many times over. The solutions demonstrate sound practice, the result of hard-earned wisdom by those who have gone before.

Presented in a step-by-step format with clear code examples and explanations, the solutions in BizTalk 2010 Recipes help you take advantage of new features and deeper capabilities in BizTalk Server 2010. You’ll learn to provide rich mapping support, extended EDI and trading partner management capabilities, and to deploy the growing range of adapters for integrating with the different systems and technologies that you will encounter.

Author Mark Beckner doesn’t overlook core functionality either. You’ll find recipes covering all the core areas: schemas, maps, orchestrations, messaging and more. BizTalk Server 2010 is Microsoft’s market-leading platform for orchestrating process flow across disparate applications. BizTalk 2010 Recipes is your key to unlocking the full power of that platform.

What you’ll learn

• Automate business processes across different systems in your enterprise.
• Build, test, and deploy complex maps and schemas.
• Implement the Business Rules Engine (BRE).
• Develop Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) solutions.
• Manage Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) with Trading Partners.
• Monitor and troubleshoot automated processes.

About the Author

Mark Beckner is a Technical Consultant specializing in business development and enterprise application integration. He runs his own consulting firm, Inotek Consulting Group, LLC, delivering innovated solutions to large corporations and small businesses.

His projects have included engagements with numerous clients throughout the U.S., and range in nature from mobile application development to complete integration solutions. He has co-authored BizTalk 2006: A Problem-Solution Approach (Apress, 2006), has spoken at a number of venues including Microsoft's BizTalk 2004 in a Service Oriented World conference, and is certified in Microsoft Technologies, including MCSD.NET.