Sorry I’ve been quiet folks – I’ve been sleep deprived, not really knowing which day
is what andI guess it’s like having a new born again. 🙂
My extended family is English and they sent through a cracker.
See you soon,
Mick.
BizTalk Server 2010 now supports compression for its SQL Server database backups. The benefits are obvious: less space needed for the backup files, fewer I/O operations for the backup and restore, faster backup and restore, less network usage to transfer the files to your disaster recovery site, etc. One of the main drawbacks is higher […]
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As you my already know, we are hosting a fantastic event in Stockholm, as we celebrate 10 year anniversary of BizTalk as a product along with the release of the new 2010 version. At the same time, Richard Seroter, Stephen W. Thomas, Ewan Fairweather, Michael Sexton and Rama Ramani are releasing a book titled Applied Architecture Patterns on the Microsoft Platform. The book tackles 13 real-world scenarios and applies a decision framework for deciding the best Microsoft application platform technology for the problem at hand. In each chapter, a use case is outlined, a pattern is identified, multiple candidate architectures are evaluated, and a solution is built based on the best platform technology. Even though this is not a BizTalk book, it addresses many patterns, techniques and products related to BizTalk. And we thought it’d be a great idea to invite the authors over to the The Swedish BizTalk User Group, and do a TWO day event with 10 sessions! Each session will relate to a chapter in the book, addressing a specific real-world scenario. Needless to say, the scope for this event targets much brother audience then we normally do, covering the full suite of applicable Microsoft technologies, such as Windows Workflow, Windows Communication Foundation, Windows Server AppFabric, SQL Server Service Broker, SQL Server Integration Services, BizTalk Server, StreamInsight, Windows Azure and more. The goal is to sufficiently explain these applications and their optimal use cases in a way that helps you make better choices in your solution design. If you have the opportunity to visit Sweden at the 8th and 9th of September, you are more than welcome to sign up for the event. The event is free and if you book your flight now, it's still pretty cheap (~100). For more information and sign-up: http://bugs20100908-widget.eventbrite.com/ Let us know you're coming.
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From Damir Dobric (http://developers.de/blogs/damir_dobric):
Patch to fix an issue where autostart services start in the wrong application pool:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/983484
This only applies to Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 as IIS 7.5 is the only supported platform for autostart in a service.
Patch to fix issues where the IIS Manager or PowerShell cmdlets fail due to schema issues in IIS configuration files.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/980423
There are a number of different error messages that result from this core issue. In addition to this patch, you should already have installed the hotfix described in the following article:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970773
Red Prairie is a software company building solutions for Workforce, Warehouse, and Transportation Management. Of course, every company they serve wants the solution to meet their unique business processes. In this episode, Dan Piessens, Software Architect for Red Prairie, shows us how Windows Workflow Foundation in .NET 4 provides the capabilities they need.
For more information, see the Workflow Foundation developer center on MSDN.
If you are looking for Windows Server AppFabric Distributed Cache Client for Windows Server 2003 at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=193370 the link is currently broken
The correct location is Windows Server AppFabric – Windows Server 2003 Distributed Cache Client
Then go take this survey and let Microsoft feel your pain! Not sure anyone will get zapped by their chair when you send feedback, but the team is actively looking into how to make the interop story better, so be sure to get your voice heard. Oh, and it’s a short survey so not a huge time commitment.
http://mymfe.microsoft.com/Feedback.aspx?formID=283
If you’re interested in all the content that was prensented at TechEd US a couple of weeks ago the place to go to is http://www.msteched.com/2010
Certainly one to watch is Integrating LoB Systems (SAP, Mainframe) with the Cloud Using Microsoft BizTalk Server and the Windows Azure AppFabric http://www.msteched.com/2010/NorthAmerica/ASI305
I have been talking to a few people latley about best pratices for BizTalk Solutions.
I looked at what was on the internet and put together a best practices, naming standards document.
Please download it from here
In this episode, Michael McKeown describes how the Windows Server AppFabric Security Model works in a domain environment.