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Applied Architecture Patterns on the Microsoft Platform

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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

Summary


In this chapter, we defined and examined the core use cases for BizTalk, we looked at the core components and tools that BizTalk provides, and we highlighted just a few aspects of BizTalk that make it a compelling tool to use. Please note that we have not even scratched the surface of what BizTalk can do. BizTalk Server provides a scalable messaging engine, robust pub-sub capabilities, and connectivity through over 20 out-of-the-box (plus many more third-party) adapters. Orchestration enables complex workflows to be modeled and the Engine provides persistence and failover to ensure you meet your availability requirements. By building on top of these durable capabilities, many of the world's largest companies have been able to accelerate their development. As such, BizTalk is used by many of the world's largest companies to run mission-critical systems. I have personally worked with customers who have used BizTalk for inter-bank payment and compliance systems, which can affect market...