Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) were first introduced with the release of the .NET Framework 3.0 in November 2006. The goal of WCF was to introduce a framework that aids in building distributed applications that leverages web services, MSMQ interfaces, and remoting with a consistent, service-oriented, communication platform. This platform abstracts the communication details (including transport, encoding, encryption, and authentication) from implementation logic. Because of this abstraction, we can often modify service behavior through configuration changes without impacting existing logic or compiled code. WCF controls WS-* implementation, distributed transactions, security, and serialization in a manageable fashion, and in a way that is relatively consistent across service platforms. With Windows Workflow, the concept of designer-based workflow was brought to the mass...
Applied Architecture Patterns on the Microsoft Platform
Applied Architecture Patterns on the Microsoft Platform
Overview of this book
Every day, architects and developers are asked to solve specific business problems in the most efficient way possible using a broad range of technologies. Packed with real-world examples of how to use the latest Microsoft technologies, this book tackles over a dozen specific use case patterns and provides an applied implementation with supporting code downloads for every chapter.
In this book, we guide you through thirteen architectural patterns and provide detailed code samples for the following technologies: Windows Server AppFabric, Windows Azure Platform AppFabric, SQL Server (including Integration Services, Service Broker, and StreamInsight), BizTalk Server, Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), and Windows Workflow Foundation (WF). This book brings together – and simplifies – the information and methodology you need to make the right architectural decisions and use a broad range of the Microsoft platform to meet your requirements. Throughout the book, we will follow a consistent architectural decision framework which considers key business, organizational, and technology factors.
The book is broken up into four sections. First, we define the techniques and methodologies used to make architectural decisions throughout the book. In Part I, we provide a set of primers designed to get you up to speed with each of the technologies demonstrated in the book. Part II looks at messaging patterns and includes use cases which highlight content-based routing, workflow, publish/subscribe, and distributed messaging. Part III digs into data processing patterns and looks at bulk data processing, complex events, multi-master synchronization, and more. Finally, Part IV covers performance-related patterns including low latency, failover to the cloud, and reference data caching.
Table of Contents (26 chapters)
Applied Architecture Patterns on the Microsoft Platform
Credits
Foreword
About the Authors
About the Reviewer
Preface
Free Chapter
Solution Decision Framework
Windows Communication Foundation and Windows Workflow 4.0 Primer
Windows Server AppFabric Primer
BizTalk Server Primer
SQL Server and Data Integration Tools Primer
Windows Azure Platform Primer
Simple Workflow
Content-based Routing
Publish-Subscribe
Repair/Resubmit with Human Workflow
Remote Message Broadcasting
Debatching Bulk Data
Complex Event Processing
Cross-Organizational Supply Chain
Multiple Master Synchronization
Rapid Flexible Scalability
Low-Latency Request-Reply
Handling Large Session and Reference Data
Website Load Burst and Failover
Wrap Up
Customer Reviews