Azure Thoughts, EAI Challenges

About two and a half years ago I wrote a post on the TechNet Wiki blog about the BizTalk Server activity on the TechNet Wiki. Back then we (the TechNet Wiki ) had about 40 articles on BizTalk Server. Summarized and accessible through the BizTalk Server resources on the TechNet Wiki article that I reckon by now everyone has bookmarked in their browser. Going forward the TechNet Wiki has seen a tremendous grow of articles and increase in contributors ranging from MVP's, Microsoft employees and BizTalk community members. Besides the increase in content a new version of BizTalk Server (2013) has been released and it's cloud counterpart Microsoft Azure BizTalk Services (before known as Windows Azure BizTalk Services ). The best entry point is, no surprise there: Windows Azure BizTalk Services resources on the TechNet Wiki . Now let's jump into the numbers. End of 2011 around 40 BizTalk articles. Now almost two and half years later around 140 article common to all BizTalk...

I regularly write blog posts for the TechNet Wiki Blog or WikiNinjas - Official Blog of TechNet Wiki . This blog acts a catalyst for the TechNet Wiki . Every day of the week a blog post is created on different topics (categories): Monday - Interview with a Wiki Ninja Tuesday - TNWiki Article Spotlight Wednesday - Wiki Life Thursday - Council Spotlight Friday - International Update Saturday - Top Contributors of the Week Sunday – Surprise The blog started in October 2011 and is now active for two years. I happen to be one of the first people onboard as a blogger. I usually write posts on Monday, Tuesday or Sunday. One of my recent posts was an Interview with fellow Microsoft Integration MVP Leonid Ganeline . The blog is worth reading as it will give you information on the activity on the TechNet Wiki, people involved, the community and an occasional surprise. The interview with Leonid was one of the few interviews I have done for this blog over the last couple of years. T...

In past I have written quite a few articles for the TechNet Wiki and I sometimes blog on TechNet Wiki Blog . One of my recent posts was on tools: There are many tools 3rd party available or from Microsoft that can help a professional in building robust applications. This accounts for many technologies and server products like BizTalk Server, .NET, and SharePoint. The TechNet Wiki plays an essential role describing these tools, how to use them and where you find them. As professionals you will be more productive when it comes to testing your solution, verifying the installation of the server product or troubleshooting an issue when using tools of the trade. Not only tools can be helpful, but also reading articles about testing or building your solution, and many other cases. The TechNet Wiki also harbors many of these kinds of articles. You can read further here . Cheers, Steef-Jan