Blogs

As you’re probably aware, Windows Azure IaaS went general availability recently. There are three BizTalk images in the gallery that you use to create a new BizTalk virtual machine. This was too much for me to resist, I wanted to do something cool and distributed as a proof-of-concept. The result is this...

In a few weeks, I’ll be heading to New Orleans to speak at Microsoft TechEd for the first time. My topic – Patterns of Cloud Integration – is an extension of things I’ve talked about this year in Amsterdam, Gothenburg, and in my latest Pluralsight course. However, I’ll also be covering some entirely...

In my latest Pluralsight video training course – Patterns of Cloud Integration – I addressed application and data integration scenarios that involve cloud endpoints. In the “shared database” module of the course, I discussed integration options where parties relied on a common (cloud) data repository...

I’ve been hard at work on a new Pluralsight video course and it’s now live and available for viewing. This course, Patterns of Cloud Integration, takes you through how application and data integration differ when adding cloud endpoints. The course highlights the 4 integration styles/patterns introduced...

While in Europe last week presenting at the Integration Days event, I showed off some demonstration of cool new technologies working with existing integration tools. One of those demos combined SignalR and BizTalk Server in a novel way. One of the use cases for an integration bus like BizTalk Server...

In a couple weeks, I’m off to Amsterdam and Gothenburg to speak at a pair of events. First, on January 22nd I’ll be in Amsterdam at an event hosted by middleware service provider ESTREME. There will be a handful of speakers, and I’ll be presenting on the Patterns of Cloud Integration. It should be a...

2012 was a fun year. I added 50+ blog posts, built Pluralsight courses about Force.com and Amazon Web Services, kept writing regularly for InfoQ.com, and got 2/3 of the way done my graduate degree in Engineering. It was a blast visiting Australia to talk about integration technologies, going to Microsoft...

I am urgently searching for a Principal BizTalk Developer for a permanent role in Central Cambridge. It's an excellent opportunity for the right person. I need someone with experience on large scale integration projects, who is comfortable coaching and guiding a team through the development and testing...

We have an immediate need for a Senior BizTalk Enterprise Integration Developer for a full-time role in Fort Lauderdale, FL at Citrix Systems. Individuals at the architect level who are willing to engage in hands-on development work as well are also being considered. The Software Developer on the Enterprise...

Created a new user group - first meeting in Tampa at the new Microsoft Office! Hopefully we can secure an Orlando office alternate the meeting locations! Central Florida BizTalk User Group is an independent, non-commercial user group focused on Microsoft’s BizTalk 2006 R2 and related technologies...