January 2006 - Posts

Digging Into BizTalk Server LoadGen Tool
30 January 06 03:50 PM | rseroter | 6 Comments   

Got the chance to spend a bit of time on the recently released BizTalk Server 2004 Load Generation (LoadGen) tool that we made available. Fairly useful, if not entirely intuitive, tool for blasting out lots of content. So before diving into some screenshots, Read More...

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BizTalk 2004 Load Testing Tool Re-Released
25 January 06 05:11 PM | rseroter | (Comments Off)   

Two good things if you haven't noticed. First, the BizTalk Server 2004 load testing tool, LoadGen is back online. The studs over at the BPI Customer Response team share more about it. Speaking of those guys, check out their updated BizTalk FAQ from TAP Read More...

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Analyst View On Microsoft Business Rules Engine
23 January 06 04:36 PM | rseroter | 5 Comments   

I'm a big fan of the Microsoft Business Rules Engine, and now we see that Forrester Research thinks our Rules Engine is something to keep an eye on. The Forrester Wave: Business Rules Platforms, Q1 2006 report identifies Microsoft as a both a "strong Read More...

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Commerce Server 2006 Starter Site Beta Now Available
19 January 06 06:43 PM | rseroter | 15 Comments   

It's here, the long wait is over. We've just made a drop of the Commerce Server 2006 Starter Site (beta) at the Microsoft Connect site. We've got most of the core functionality in there, including ASP.NET master pages and web controls for functions such Read More...

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New BizTalk/WF Webcast Series On MSDN
16 January 06 07:25 PM | rseroter | (Comments Off)   

Are you aware that we recently started a weekly BPI and Workflow Webcast Series that covers some great topics about BizTalk and Windows Workflow Foundation? The MSDN BPI Events Site has a list of both upcoming and past events. We've got another one coming Read More...

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More Commerce Server 2006 Features
13 January 06 01:48 PM | rseroter | (Comments Off)   

Attended a great session a couple days ago on Commerce Server 2006 by Ryan Donovan at our Microsoft-internal TechReady conference. Some interesting notes include ... Great new function of search in the Orders subsystem is the ability to find records by Read More...

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Differences Between WF Rules Engine and the BRE Included With BizTalk
12 January 06 10:09 AM | rseroter | (Comments Off)   

Got to spend some time here at TechReady reviewing Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) and specifically, the business rules functionality embedded. Microsoft Business Rules BMOC Jurgen Willis did a great session explaining the rules framework built into Read More...

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New Commerce Server Case Studies Posted
11 January 06 10:41 PM | rseroter | (Comments Off)   

So just saw that we published three major new case studies for Commerce Server 2002. Check out the great references for Costco.com , CompUSA , and Tommy Hilfiger . These are some great showcases for bringing up high performing commerce sites quickly. Read More...

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In Seattle For Conference, Commerce Server 2006 Training
08 January 06 02:21 PM | rseroter | (Comments Off)   

I'll be hanging out in Seattle for the next week and a half, first attending our Microsoft-internal TechReady conference, and then, staying around for Commerce Server TAP training. TechReady gives us field folks a great chance to network with peers and Read More...

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Useful Whitepapers on BizTalk 2004 Performance Using HP Hardware
04 January 06 08:17 AM | rseroter | (Comments Off)   

Wanted to share a couple BizTalk performance whitepapers by HP I had bookmarked a ways back and rediscovered this morning. If you're building your BizTalk environment using HP servers, both of these guides provide some very detailed metrics as to expected Read More...

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Good Luck Scott
01 January 06 12:31 PM | rseroter | 1 Comments   

Well, we are definitely going to miss having Scott Woodgate on the BizTalk team. He did some really amazing things getting BizTalk to where it is today, and acted as a valuable public face for the product (in somes, literally, given his mug on the BizTalk Read More...

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