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Microsoft BizTalk Server

BizTalk Server is the most robust product ever created by Microsoft. Now in its sixth version BizTalk Server combines Messaging, Orchestration, Business Rules, and Business Process Monitoring to create a platform on which to build world class enterprise software solutions. Its reliability and performance are unmatched in the Microsoft world and it costs considerably less than any of its large vendor rivals.

BizTalk Training

Through a custom developed curriculum that includes eight sessions your developers can learn how to leverage BizTalk Server in your enterprise effectively. This training addresses the knowledge gap between beginner and advanced topics. Unlike virtual labs or books this is a live instructor lead best practices guide to developing BizTalk solutions. Developers are expected only to have basic .NET knowledge with some XML being helpful but not required. The curriculum can be customized for the specific engagement allowing customers to decide which features they wish to delve deeper into.

BizTalk Installation and Assessment

BizTalk Server is probably the most complex of all Microsoft products to properly deploy and doing it in house is extremely difficult to get right. Although the default wizards will make the platform functional you will quickly find major shortcoming in the settings of BizTalk, SQL Server, Enterprise Single Sign-On and other dependant services. To ensure that your environment is configured properly and running optimally an expert installation is always a good choice. Even after installation an assessment of an installation is also a good idea. Assessments can include stress testing, high availability planning / testing and disaster recovery preparedness.

Business Intelligence

A Business Intelligence initiative can help you find emerging trends in your business by allowing managers to manipulate data in new and innovative ways without the constant need to reprogram your reports. Business Activity Monitoring within BizTalk Server can allow instrumentation and BI data collection from existing applications. BizTalk Server can further be used for ETL to extract data from disparate systems into a single data warehouse.

SOA Training

Regardless of the platform on which Service Orientation (or SOA) is intended there are still critical decisions in analysis, design, and implementation that truly are technology agnostic. Knowing how to address the pitfalls of SOA and how to guide your implementation to a successful outcome will greatly ease the transition to the Service Oriented Enterprise. This training curriculum is targeted at architects, senior developers, and IT managers to ensure that initiatives meet expectations and have the durability to grow with the enterprise in the future.

Initiative Technical Leadership

Whether your team is new to BizTalk or already well on their way a strong technical lead can keep your initiative on target and help you address critical issues of performance, security, and deployment. A BizTalk lead is an effective addition to a team that can also impart knowledge on staff to help them further develop and maintain solutions. Team leads can be full or part time, onsite or remote, as needed.