Let us look at how these candidate architecture technologies stack up against each other. We can break down the primary benefits and risks of each choice in the following manner:
BizTalk Server | |
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Benefits Many out-of-box adapters, which means connecting to the majority of systems is only a configuration task Provides durability throughout with the MessageBox Enterprise-class hosting infrastructure |
Risks Perceived large server footprint Requirements can be met for free with AppFabric; therefore, cost is prohibitive as the customer will not exploit all the capabilities that the product provides |
AppFabric | |
Benefits Lightweight, high throughput feature, rich host for .NET 4 Windows Workflow Debugging, monitoring, and exception handling capabilities Provides load balancing capabilities Implicit and explicit correlation capabilities Provides persistence through workflow persistence provider |
Risks New product, which means accepting inevitable immaturity and... |