Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010 Unleashed (Paperback)

Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010 Unleashed is the 100% new, 100% practical developer’s guide to Microsoft’s most powerful version of BizTalk Server. Written by an expert team of Microsoft insiders and BizTalk MVPs, it reflects unsurpassed experience with all phases of BizTalk enterprise solutions development, from planning through deployment and administration.

The authors begin by introducing BizTalk Server’s architecture and key integration concepts. Next, they offer in-depth coverage of BizTalk’s foundational features, including schemas, maps, orchestrations, and pipelines. You’ll learn how to effectively utilize both standard and custom adapters; monitor integration services; leverage cloud computing via Windows Azure; implement operational BI solutions; and make the most of business rules and BizTalk’s Business Rules Engine (BRE).

The authors offer best practices and “in the trenches” tips for everything from managing deployments through implementing state-of-the-art mobile RFID solutions. No other book offers this much useful, pragmatic, and tested knowledge for successful BizTalk development.

Brian Loesgen is a Principal Architect Evangelist on Microsoft’s Azure ISV team. A six-time Microsoft MVP, he has extensive experience in building advanced enterprise, ESB, and SOA solutions. He has coauthored eight books, including SOA with .NET and Windows Azure. Charles Young, a principal consultant at Solidsoft, and Jan Eliasen, an IT architect at Logica, have each been honored repeatedly as BizTalk MVPs, and are highly respected bloggers in the BizTalk community. Scott Colestock, chief architect for Trace Ventures, specializes in using BizTalk to implement integration and service orchestration solutions. He is a member of Microsoft’s Architectural Advisory Board and a BizTalk MVP. Anush Kumar, CTO of S3Edge, served as Microsoft’s RFID business leader and was heavily involved in designing and architecting its BizTalk RFID offerings. Jon Flanders is an independent consultant, instructor for Pluralsight, BizTalk MVP, and author of RESTful .NET.

• Apply BizTalk Server’s sophisticated, scalable message exchange model to support virtually any business requirement
• Get your schemas right the first time, so you can avoid major problems downstream
• Use BizTalk Mapper to create maps for transforming inbound and outbound XML messages and supporting business processes
• Use orchestration to automate even highly-complex processes
• Utilize adapters and WCF to integrate any application, service, or system
• Extend your application’s reach with Windows Azure AppFabric
• Capture key BizTalk infrastructure, services, and business metrics
• Build powerful rules-based solutions with Microsoft’s Business Rules Framework
• Establish an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) that uses BizTalk Server as core messaging infrastructure
• Efficiently manage, configure, and troubleshoot BizTalk through the Administration Console
• Create RFID applications ranging from simple label printing to end-to-end business processes

《Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010 Unleashed》是一本全新的、實用的開發者指南，專為微軟最強大的BizTalk Server版本而寫。本書由一個由微軟內部專家和BizTalk MVP組成的專業團隊撰寫，反映了他們在BizTalk企業解決方案開發的所有階段，從規劃到部署和管理的無與倫比的經驗。

作者首先介紹了BizTalk Server的架構和關鍵的整合概念。接下來，他們深入探討了BizTalk的基礎功能，包括模式、映射、編排和管道。您將學習如何有效地使用標準和自定義的適配器；監控整合服務；通過Windows Azure利用雲計算；實施運營BI解決方案；並充分利用業務規則和BizTalk的業務規則引擎（BRE）。

作者提供了管理部署和實施最先進的移動RFID解決方案等方面的最佳實踐和實戰技巧。沒有其他書籍能提供這麼多有用、實用和經過驗證的成功BizTalk開發知識。

Brian Loesgen是微軟Azure ISV團隊的首席架構師。作為六次微軟MVP，他在構建高級企業、ESB和SOA解決方案方面擁有豐富的經驗。他共同撰寫了八本書，包括《SOA with .NET and Windows Azure》。Charles Young是Solidsoft的首席顧問，Jan Eliasen是Logica的IT架構師，他們兩人都多次獲得BizTalk MVP的榮譽，並且在BizTalk社區中享有很高的聲譽。Scott Colestock是Trace Ventures的首席架構師，專門使用BizTalk實施整合和服務編排解決方案。他是微軟的架構顧問委員會成員和BizTalk MVP。Anush Kumar是S3Edge的CTO，曾擔任微軟的RFID業務負責人，並積極參與設計和架構其BizTalk RFID產品。Jon Flanders是獨立顧問、Pluralsight的講師、BizTalk MVP和《RESTful .NET》的作者。

以下是本書的一些重點內容：
- 使用BizTalk Server的複雜、可擴展的消息交換模型來支持幾乎任何業務需求
- 正確使用模式，避免後續出現重大問題
- 使用BizTalk Mapper創建映射，轉換入站和出站的XML消息，並支持業務流程
- 使用編排自動化即使是高度複雜的流程
- 利用適配器和WCF整合任何應用、服務或系統
- 通過Windows Azure AppFabric擴展應用的範圍
- 捕獲關鍵的BizTalk基礎設施、服務和業務指標
- 使用微軟的業務規則框架建立強大的基於規則的解決方案
- 建立以BizTalk Server為核心消息基礎設施的企業服務總線（ESB）
- 通過管理控制台高效地管理、配置和排除BizTalk問題
- 創建從簡單的標籤打印到端到端業務流程的RFID應用程式