If you consider yourself a hard core BizTalk Developer, then this session is for you!
A few weeks ago I presented a session on Server AppFabric to the BizTalk User Group in Sweden. This session was geared to showing how similar Workflow 4.0 and AppFabric are to BizTalk – conceptually at least. The goal of this session was to show how us BizTalk guys and gals can quickly pick up Workflow 4 and AppFabric because we already understand the concepts.
I would highly recommend this 60 minute session to all fellow BizTalkers out there!
This session is available on Channel 9 – http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/MSCOMSWE/Tech-Overview-WCFWF-Server-AppFabric-BizTalk-Conference-Stockholm
The code and slides are available for download at https://www.biztalkgurus.com/media/p/29973.aspx.
At the same conference, I gave a session which covered Windows Azure Platform AppFabric. This 30 minute session covers a real-world service bus solution and a walk through of the code behind the solution. It is available at http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/MSCOMSWE/Pattern-5–Remote-Message-Broadcast-BizTalk-Conference-Stockholm and the code and slides can be downloaded at https://www.biztalkgurus.com/media/p/29975.aspx.
If you are looking for other sessions from the multi-day conference in Sweden, below is a full list. We covered a wide-range of technologies from AppFabric to StreamInsight.
Day 1 (Sessions from September 8th, 2010)
Choosing The Right Tool in the Application Platform
Discuss the challenge of choosing the right technology for a given situation and present a decision framework for guiding evaluation.
Tech Overview: SQL Server
Look at the core components of SQL Server that are used to build applications (e.g. SSIS) and when to use them.
Tech Overview: BizTalk Server
Discuss what BizTalk is and when to use it.
Tech Overview: WCF/WF, Server AppFabric
Highlight key capabilities in WCF and WF and benefits offered by Windows Server AppFabric.
Tech Overview: Windows Azure Platform
Discuss Microsoft’s cloud offering and best usage scenarios.
Pattern #1 – Simple Workflow
Evaluate scenario that involves aggregating data from multiple sources and presenting a unified response.
Day 2 (Sessions from September 9th, 2010)
Pattern #2 – Content Based Routing
Consider options for effectively transmitting data to multiple systems that perform similar functions.
Pattern #3 – Human Workflow with Repair and Resubmit
Showcase using workflow 3.5 to send customer details to an AppFabric hosted workflow 4.0 Workflow Service. This workflow service controls the payment collection process and allows for updated information on a user to be sent back into the same running workflow instance from SharePoint.
Pattern #4 – Cross Organization Supply Chain
Evaluate how to build a supply chain to integrate systems in a PO scenario.
Pattern #5 – Remote Message Broadcast
Demonstrates a scenario where a traditional polling solution is augmented to support real-time updates.
Pattern #6 – Complex Event Processing
Addresses click stream analysis and creating actionable events from user and system behavior.