BizTalk Server 2010 was released just over a year ago now and has been the products most stable release to date (IMO). Yesterday Microsoft announced details of their next release, BizTalk Server 2010 R2.

From the product team blog:

BizTalk Server 2010 R2 will focus on three primary themes:

• Platform Support – Supporting new and current server and development platforms
• Improved B2B – Aligning with industry standards and continuing to invest in performance improvements
• Ready for the Cloud – Enabling customers to take advantage of the benefits of cloud computing

BizTalk Server 2010 R2 will be delivered approximately 6 months following the release of Windows Server 8. Release timing for Windows Server 8 is yet to be announced and will be disclosed by the Windows Server team in the future

 

Platform Support	Improved B2B	Ready for the Cloud
New Platforms and Infrastructure Windows Server 8* SQL Server 2012* Increased Developer and IT Productivity Visual Studio 11* and Windows 8* to develop solutions In-place migration from BizTalk Server 2010 Extended Platform Integration DB2 client connectivity to SQL Server, conversion of commands to T-SQL, migration of packages to stored procedures Adapter connectivity to new data sources, including IBM Informix V11 and IBM IMS/DB V11	Agile Alignment to Industry Standards Regular updates to schemas, accelerators certifications and adapters. Highlights include: Healthcare: HIPPA 5010 extensions: 2777CA, 999, HL7 2.5.1 Finance: SWIFT SRG 2011 support, SWIFT SRG 2012, SWIFTNet 7.0 (new messaging platform) Improved Performance and Scalability HL7 MLLP adapter performance improvements Better performance with ordered send ports Enhanced scale out configuration with multiple hosts Expanded adapter options for faster batch processing	Extend on-premises solutions to the cloud Easily extend your on-premises BizTalk Server solution to the cloud in a secure manner Tighter integration of on-premises BizTalk Server applications with Windows Azure Service Bus Improved Licensing Adjustments to licensing that are geared towards cloud hosting, including: Purchase from a hoster on a monthly basis (SPLA) Register your existing license with a hoster (License Mobility)

A colleague of mine here at Breeze (Eka) forwarded on the details of what is in the recent BizTalk Server 2010 CU3.

BizTalk Server EDI support

BizTalk Server Message Runtime and Pipelines

BizTalk Server BAM Tracking

BizTalk Server Adapters

Of course, also check out the contents of previous (and other BizTalk Server version updates) as well > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2555976

As promised, here is the link to recent Azure live meeting recordings we ran for MS Events this week. Enjoy

LIVE Meeting: Managing Windows Azure Applications

Event ID: 1032489408

Language(s): English.

Product(s): Microsoft SQL Server and Windows Azure.

So you just made your first Windows Azure deployment. Now what? Is it healthy? How many instances do you need? What will my bill be? When do I need to scale up? Was that a DoS attack? Will auto-patching break me? Getting an application into Windows Azure is the first step, now you have to run the application for the next three years. Come to this session and see how to manage and operate your Windows Azure applications.

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Microsoft Australia & Breeze are pleased to invite you to a breakfast Seminar on Cloud Integration

Sydney – November 16, 2011 8:30 - 11:00am
Venue: Breeze Office, 5a/2 New McLean Street, Edgecliff, NSW 2027
(Adjacent to Edgecliff Station)

With the excitement of technology moving towards “the Cloud” come and learn exactly what this means to your business and how your development projects can leverage the Windows Azure Platform without re-architecting your environment. Should you invest in private cloud, move your application to the public cloud, choose a hybrid approach or keep the application on-premise?
Hear from Microsoft about their cloud strategy and computing platform ‘Azure’ and what this provides with scalable computing power and storage, as well as a number of other online services hosted on Microsoft datacentres.
Hear from Breeze how to make this happen in the real world with measurable results. Breeze Integration Specialists will share with you some of their experiences in the field with helping customers maximise their existing investments as well as future scalability by utilizing the Azure platform with their integration development projects to date.
This seminar is an opportunity to gain insight with the Windows Azure Platform including Windows Azure AppFabric, SQL Azure, Windows Server AppFabric and BizTalk AppFabric Connect as well as meet the industry experts.
This seminar is for all Integration enthusiasts from IT Professionals, Developers to Business Decision Makers. Bring along your questions!

Seats are limited. Register NOW !!!!

For more information and to register contact emmav@breeze.net

Despite the dependency checker giving me the green light I found I still needed the ADO.NET Data Services Update for .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 update as I kept getting build errors due to the old System.Data.Service.Client assembly.

The project can be found on CodePlex here > http://wappowershell.codeplex.com/

Happy scripting…

Free Azure session!!!

Mick and I are delivering a number of free Windows Azure session for Microsoft over the coming weeks. Be sure to connect on in and get up to speed on all things Azure.

* Note – All times are Australian Eastern Standard time (+10 GMT)

A recent project of ours has made the news this week > Centrebet deploys app integration platform.

This was a great project to be involved in, consisting of a great mix of technology:

• Microsoft BizTalk Server
• Windows Server AppFabric
• Windows Azure AppFabric Service Bus
• Windows Azure Hosted Services
• F# asynchronous programming

A real software engineering project that had to meet high throughput and low latency requirements, incorporate new technologies and come in on very (very) tight time frames. Credit to go out to the team at Breeze for getting this over the line.

I’m loving getting my teeth into F# (once I got over the initial learning curve).
I did however come across this today:

To fix re-install the Visual Studio 2010 F# 2.0 Runtime SP1. All good once again.

Happy functional programming

Sydney | SharePoint 2010 Bootcamp

“The best course I have done in years!”

“A fantastic course. Mick really has depth of knowledge and is a very engaging trainer”

REGISTER TODAY - 4 seats left!

Special offer of 15% discount if book & pay before June 30^th 2011.

Overview

This is a 5-day bootcamp designed for both IT Professionals and Developers packed with fun and technical training to explore the features of SharePoint 2010 ‘out of the box’.

At course completion students will be able to upgrade their SharePoint V3 sites/portals to SharePoint 2010, to implement and extend Microsoft Office client side solutions, and also implement custom workflows developed in Visual Studio.

They’ll be equipped to care for their SharePoint farm, back it up and restore it, and set up and configure SharePoint 2010 infrastructure. Architecting the portal and sub-sites layouts is streamlined using best strategies and known best practices within the SharePoint space.

Students will create custom WebParts and SharePoint customisations easily, as well as site wide features, event handlers and InfoPath Forms based solutions. They will also explore Excel Services and Business Intelligence Offerings.

Be ready to roll up your sleeves and start your adventure here!

Date:                     Monday 25 – Friday 29 July 2011

Instructor: Mick Badran - MVP

Location:             Breeze Office

Edgecliff Court, Suite 5a

2 New McLean Street

Edgecliff NSW 2027

Time:                    8.30am – 4.30pm

Duration:             5 Days

Course Price:     $3,450.00 + GST

Register NOW: Emmav@breeze.net