[Series Overview: Part I / Part II / Part III] In my previous post I briefly described what the workflow tool from Nintex looks like and how to use it within the SharePoint environment. Now, let’s see how to actually perform our first system integration scenario through the use of web services. One big caveat… [Read more…]
March 24, 2009
[Series Overview: Part I / Part II / Part III] If your organization uses MOSS 2007, hopefully you’ve taken a look at what the folks at Nintex have to offer. My company recently deployed their workflow solution, and I thought I’d take a look at how to execute system integration scenarios as part of a… [Read more…]
March 19, 2009
Well look at that. I just happen to check my publisher’s website today and noticed that they put my book description online and made it available for pre-order. The book, entitled SOA Patterns with BizTalk Server 2009, is due out by May 2009 (hopefully sooner). I’m still in the process of editing the book and… [Read more…]
March 13, 2009
Hadn’t noticed this before, but found the complete collection of videos and presentations from this year’s SOA & BPM Conference. I didn’t make it up to Redmond for this, so it’ll be nice to peruse the content which covers topics such as: Customer case studies Designing services for “Dublin” Using BAM for Service and SLA… [Read more…]
March 10, 2009
The folks over at the BizTalk Adapter Development blog pointed out their new paper which answers a number of questions about the WCF adapters for BizTalk Server 2006 R2. This collection of FAQs address topics such as: Deciding which WCF adapter to use When to use the two custom adapters How do messages flow in… [Read more…]
March 6, 2009
Just returned from the Summit, and had a really great time meeting colleagues and seeing interesting content. Without breaking any NDAs, I thought I’d share some thoughts on what I saw this past week. The CSD/BizTalk MVP group remains a smart bunch of guys with a diverse set of backgrounds. I shared a hotel room… [Read more…]
March 5, 2009
I took a hiatus last month with the interview, but we’re back now. We are continuing my series of interviews with CSD thought leaders and this month we are having a little chat with Jesus Rodriguez. Jesus is a Microsoft MVP, blogger, Oracle ACE, chief architect at Tellago, and a prolific speaker. If you follow… [Read more…]
March 3, 2009
While at the Microsoft MVP Conference this week, I’ve added “modeling in ‘M’” to my “to do” list. While I’ve kept only a peripheral view on “M” to date, the sessions here on “M” modeling have really gotten my mind working. There seem to be plenty of opportunities to build both practical data sets and… [Read more…]
March 25, 2009
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