The following post is intended to drill down into most common administrative tasks involved in the ETW event trace session management, specifically, as it relates to getting the true value of the BizTalk CAT Instrumentation Framework by being able to...

In one of our recent publications, we explained the key usage patterns for the ETW-based instrumentation framework which was made available to the community on the BizTalk CAT Best Practices Code Gallery . We have received a number of insightful follow...

Windows PowerShell cmdlets are an administration-focused scripting language that helps you achieve control and productivity when managing your Windows Server AppFabric installation.  There are cmdlets particular to AppFabric and those that are generic...

Background : ISVs typically host the Workflow Designer to enable the ITPros use the tool set outside the Visual Studio UI experience. Problem : While loading a new Designer view in the rehosted Workflow Designer, the method workflowDesigner.Load (new...

During a recent technical engagement with a BizTalk ISV, we helped the ISV partner implement a tracing framework which combined the high performance and flexibility provided by the Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) infrastructure. This work has enabled...

It is widely known that custom pipeline components are highly popular extensibility points in the BizTalk architecture. The topic has been extensively discussed for many years and many useful content is available on the Web. Through observations in recent...

A common problem IT support teams (especially multi location enterprises) have to grapple with is providing debugging assistance to IT Admin and Junior Developers at remote locations. Compounding the problem is restricted access to the machine due to...