by community-syndication | Feb 21, 2014 | BizTalk Community Blogs via Syndication
We are pleased to announce that the February update of Windows Azure BizTalk Services is now live!
Customers creating BizTalk Services from the Azure management portal can begin using the new features along with the updated SDK from the Download Center here. Existing customers will see the new functionality light up over the course of next few days as we rollout updates to individual BizTalk Services deployments.
Key features in this update are:-
Support for the EDIFACT protocol
EDIFACT messaging enables customers in Europe, Asia and Australia to build B2B applications on the prevalent messaging format and addresses a top ask for these customers.
We support EDIFACT messaging versions up to D10B natively in the platform. Features such as Batching, Tracking, AS2 with EDIFACT are all supported with today’s update. For X12 messaging, we’ve added support up to 6030 and Message Type 999 in addition to 997 for acknowledgements.
Simplified setup for on-premises connectivity
For applications that connect between cloud and on-premises systems, we’ve simplified the BizTalk Adapter Services (BAS) on-premises installation to no longer require a SQL Server installation. The BizTalk Adapter configuration data is now stored in the cloud without any additional configuration in SQL express configuration required on-premises.
Improvements for Service Bus integration
This release adds support for pulling messages from Service Bus Queues and Topics, which allows a BizTalk Bridge to pull messages directly from a Service Bus Queue or a Topic without having to write to an intermediary service. The service now also supports Service Bus Shared Access Signatures to configure Service Bus Queues and Topics with Agreements and Bridges in the Azure Portal as well as in Visual Studio.
Backup and Restore Support
Backup operations within BizTalk Services can now be easily configured and managed through the Azure management portal. You can configure a scheduled backup once and keep your peace of mind. Restores can be easily performed to a new service using the Azure Portal.
Operations log support
The WABS service is now integrated with the Azure Operations Logs which enable auditing of management tasks for BizTalk Service along with other services that customers are using.
You can read more about how to get started with the new features in ScottGu’s blog update about the new features that Azure shipped yesterday.
We hope these features will add value to your integration scenarios and enrich your Biztalk Services experience. We plan to update BizTalk Service with more scenarios and features in the coming months. Let us know your feedback through BizTalk Services forums or through user voice.
Blog Post by: BizTalk Blog
by community-syndication | Feb 20, 2014 | BizTalk Community Blogs via Syndication
Cluster SSO Master Secret Server using Windows Clustering to guarantee this component is also highly available, you have to do this to achieve full HA. The best candidate servers on which you can cluster the Master Secret Server is the SQL Server cluster where BizTalk is installed because you can reuse this cluster for this […]
The post BizTalk Server Tip #18: Cluster the Master Secret Server appeared first on BizTalk360 Blog.
Blog Post by: Ricardo Torre
by community-syndication | Feb 19, 2014 | BizTalk Community Blogs via Syndication
Issue
During a recent deployment of SharePoint 2013 for a client, we came across an issue with Central Administration getting the error:.
You may be trying to access this site from a secured browser on the server. Please enable scripts and reload this page.
Generally this is resolved by adding the CA site as a Trusted Site. The […]
Blog Post by: Michael Gerety
by community-syndication | Feb 19, 2014 | BizTalk Community Blogs via Syndication
SQL Server is vital for any BizTalk environment, ensure maximum performance for the most demanding databases with a fast disk subsystem, consider using RAID 1+0 and SSDs for a high performance environment. In the majority of the BizTalk environments this is the first physical bottleneck you will face. When doing load testing you will find […]
The post BizTalk Server Tip #17: Use fast disks for your BizTalk Database subsystem appeared first on BizTalk360 Blog.
Blog Post by: Ricardo Torre
by community-syndication | Feb 19, 2014 | BizTalk Community Blogs via Syndication
The beginning of March I will be touring Europe speaking at different user groups and a huge event the BizTalk Summit 2014. The latter is in London on the 3rd and 4th of March. During this event I will be sharing the stage with eleven other Microsoft Integration MVP’s and four Microsoft Product Group members. There are still a few tickets left: http://www.biztalk360.com/BizTalk-Summit-2014/
by community-syndication | Feb 18, 2014 | BizTalk Community Blogs via Syndication
QuickLearn is committed to the ALM community and have signed up as Gold Sponsors for the upcoming ALM Forum Seattle 2014. BEFORE THE EVENT – WIN A FREE TICKET You can win a free ticket (valued at $ 1,895) to the ALM Forum Seattle on 1st-3rd April 2014. We have two free tickets to give […]
Blog Post by: Anthony Borton (TFS Instructor)
by community-syndication | Feb 18, 2014 | BizTalk Community Blogs via Syndication
We are pretty much close to the BizTalk Summit 2014, London event now, couple more weekends left. I thought of sharing some statistics about the event, attendees and speakers. Arguably this is the biggest ever BizTalk/Integration focused event conducted in Europe. We are aiming for 200 attendees, around 180 already registered. Close to 100 companies […]
The post BizTalk Summit 2014, London – Statistics appeared first on BizTalk360 Blog.
Blog Post by: Saravana Kumar
by community-syndication | Feb 18, 2014 | BizTalk Community Blogs via Syndication
Meetings are a necessary evil. Sometimes, you simply have to get a bunch of people together at one time in order to resolve a problem or share information. While Tier 3 was a very collaborative environment where there were very few meetings and information flowed freely, our new parent company (CenturyLink) has 50,000 people spread […]
Blog Post by: Richard Seroter
by stephen-w-thomas | Feb 18, 2014 | Stephen's BizTalk and Integration Blog
Time is running out to get your ticket to attend the 2014 BizTalk Summit in London March 3rd and 4th. With over 10 international speakers plus the BizTalk product group speaking this is going to be a great event!
I’m really looking forward to learning the latest on Windows Azure BizTalk Services, something I just have not had a lot of time to play around with yet.
I’ll will be presenting at the summit on BizTalk 2013 and Windows Azure Infrastructure as a Service. I have been working on some updated single server and full domain setup scripts that I will be show casing and making available for download.
You can get more information on the summit at:http://www.biztalk360.com/BizTalk-Summit-2014/
Hope to see you there!
by community-syndication | Feb 18, 2014 | BizTalk Community Blogs via Syndication
Use Visual Studio test capabilities for functional testing and load testing, you can simulate real load of your environment while at the same time monitoring performance and behavior of your environment during the test in real time. When load testing start by doing short duration tests first and then long duration reliability tests. Here are […]
The post BizTalk Server Tip #16: Use Visual Studio for functional and load testing appeared first on BizTalk360 Blog.
Blog Post by: Ricardo Torre
