Azure Thoughts, EAI Challenges

Y esterday I arrived at Redmond in the afternoon together with lots of other LEAP 2008 participants. A couple of them joined together and went to Seattle Needle and downtown. We had a nice meal at P F Changs and did some shopping. Today here in Redmond LEAP started with a look into the future. A couple of sessions are setup ranging from architecture to technology. Most information is classified so I am not able to divulge that information. What I can tell is that most session are around new evolving technologies like DSP (automation of deploying server product like SQL Server and so on), Volta or Internet Service Bus. Latter one is already present as preview on http://labs.biztalk.net/ and presented during SOA & BPM Conference last November 2007 or have a look at this webcast on channel 9. Tonight will have a nice evening with food, drink and playing billiards at House of Billiards in Bellevue. Technorati: Internet Service Bus LEAP 2008

Last session of today was around BizTalk Services aka Internet Service Bus as I learned today. Justin Smith did his talk with the following objectives: - Intro BizTalk Services - Service messaging options - Introduce BizTalk API And takeaways from this session are: - Provide generic, secure connection - Lowers bar for next gen development - Incubation technology in this point CTP is here now Some of my notes during the session: - BizTalk Services != BizTalk Server - BizTalk Services is an incarnation of the Internet Service Bus (new Buzzword coming up) - Dilemma's expose services broadly, identity and access control silos, interop to heterogeneous environment - Services hosted by Microsoft: pub/sub mechanism, discoverability, http/rest interpertation, standard security based - create account, download and install BizTalk Services SDK (compliant to .net fx 3.0 and 3.5) - Demo BizTalk Services 101 - why: Software+Services (oslo), feedback regarding pub/sub, open door for application...