Next Toronto Chapter BTUG Meeting

Date : Tuesday June 8th, 2010

Time : 6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Place : Nexient - 2 Bloor St. West, Suite 800 (12th Floor - Classroom 1 )

Cost : Free

Topics: Beyond BizTalk - Microsoft's Other Middleware Offerings

Agenda:

• 6:00 p.m. Pizza and reception
• 6:30 p.m. Toronto Chapter BTUG News/Business
• 6:45 p.m. Presentation: "Beyond BizTalk - Microsoft's Other Middleware Offerings - Part 1"
• 8:00 p.m. Break
• 8:15 p.m. Presentation: "Beyond BizTalk - Microsoft's Other Middleware Offerings - Part 2"

Abstract:

While BizTalk Server is Microsoft’s core integration service, the Connected Systems Division does have a number of other technologies which compliment BizTalk in the “Middleware” space. In this session, we will take a look at (and demo) a number of these complimentary technologies including, the Managed Services Engine, Windows AppFabric, the ESB Toolkit and Windows Azure AppFabric. We will also look at how these technologies fit together to address an organizations integration and connectivity requirements.

Speaker: Peter Kelcey

Peter Kelcey is a technology specialist focused on BizTalk Server at Microsoft Canada. As part of this role he focuses on planning and architecting BizTalk projects for large clients. Additionally he's responsible for engaging with (and supporting) the BizTalk technical community within the Greater Toronto Area. So he's always eager to discuss your BizTalk experiences, heartaches and triumphs.

Date : Tuesday May 4th, 2010

Time : 6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Place : Nexient - 2 Bloor St. West, Suite 800 (12th Floor - Classroom 1 )

Cost : Free

Topics: Guaranteeing Ordered Delivery in BizTalk Messaging Scenarios

Agenda:

• 6:00 p.m. Pizza and reception
• 6:30 p.m. Toronto Chapter BTUG News/Business
• 6:45 p.m. Presentation: "Guaranteeing Ordered Delivery in BizTalk Messaging Scenarios - Part 1"
• 8:00 p.m. Break
• 8:15 p.m. Presentation: "Guaranteeing Ordered Delivery in BizTalk Messaging Scenarios - Part 2"

Abstract:

Frequently a messaging scenario needs to guarantee that the messages are delivered to their target systems in the order they are received and processed.  This requirement can be surprisingly challenging to implement in BizTalk.  This month Rod da Silva will walk you through the many subtle features that BizTalk provides to ensure your messages are delivered in the order in which you intend.

Speaker:  Rod da Silva

Rod da Silva is an independent Microsoft BizTalk MVP consultant with extensive real-world experience architecting, developing and deploying BizTalk solutions and has been involved with some of the largest BizTalk deployments attempted to date. Rod is the founder of the BizTalk User Group (www.BTUG.biz) and heads the Toronto chapter.  You can reach Rod at RodDaSilva at SoftwarePerspectives.com.

Next Toronto Chapter BTUG Meeting

Date : Tuesday February 2nd, 2010

Time : 6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Place : Nexient - 2 Bloor St. West, Suite 800 (12th Floor - Classroom 1 )

Cost : Free

Topics: BizTalk Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) Basics

Agenda:

• 6:00 p.m. Pizza and reception
• 6:30 p.m. Toronto Chapter BTUG News/Business
• 6:45 p.m. Presentation: "BizTalk Business Monitoring (BAM) Basics - Part 1"
• 8:00 p.m. Break
• 8:15 p.m. Presentation: "BizTalk Business Monitoring (BAM) Basics - Part 2"

Abstract:

BAM is one of the "hidden secrets" and arguably - a most under-appreciated

component that comes with BizTalk Server.

BAM is a component of BizTalk that provides visibility into business

processes independent of the IT implementation or across a heterogeneous IT

implementation.

Using BAM, you can view business data in as close to real-time as possible.

 

BAM is a vast topic and it may require significant time to cover all its

aspects and potential scenarios where it could be applied.

 

The first session in a potential series of BAM-related meetings, this

session will introduce to the basics of BAM and serve as a foundation for

more advanced topics.

 

The following topics will be covered on this session.

* What is BAM

* Tracking in BizTalk Server

* Understanding BAM Terminology and BAM Aggregation Model

* Design time, deployment and runtime architecture of BAM

* Developing a BAM-enabled BizTalk solution

* Defining BAM Activities, BAM Views

* Using Tracking Profile Editor

* Associating BAM definition with orchestration

* Using BAM Portal

Speaker:  Oleg Gorchkov

Oleg has more than 17 years of diverse experience in the Information Technology, and more than 10 years in developing Enterprise-scale EAI, B2B and SOA solutions.

 

Oleg works for Systemgroup Inc, an IT consulting company, Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, based in Mississauga, ON.

At Systemgroup Oleg occupies a position of Practice Director, SOA and Integration, leading the company's SOA and Business Process competency and earning it the distinguished status of Microsoft Core Partner in BizTalk.

 

In addition to his Systemgroup responsibilities, Oleg is also a member of the Microsoft BizTalk Virtual Technical Specialist team, which consists of a hand-picked group of partner representatives Microsoft selected for their strong competency in BizTalk.

 

Originally from Russia, Oleg lived and worked for many years in Australia prior to having settled in Canada, where he has lived for the past 6.5 years.

Oleg holds a B.Sc., Math degree from the Rostov State University (Russia), and he has obtained Microsoft Certified Professional certifications in a range of Microsoft Technologies, including BizTalk TS, MCSD.NET, MCAD.NET, MCSD/VB6, MCP/Windows NT.

 

As a public speaker Oleg has presented on a number of Microsoft-sponsored and industry events on topics related to SOA and BizTalk.

 Next Toronto Chapter BTUG Meeting

Date : Tuesday December 1st, 2009

Time : 6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Place : Nexient - 2 Bloor St. West, Suite 800 (8th Floor - Classroom 11 )

Cost : Free

Topics: Implementing Custom WCF Line-Of-Business (LOB) Adapters for BizTalk and .Net

Agenda:

• 6:00 p.m. Pizza and reception
• 6:30 p.m. Toronto Chapter BTUG News/Business
• 6:45 p.m. Presentation: "Implementing Custom WCF LOB Adapters for BizTalk and .Net - Part 1"
• 8:00 p.m. Break
• 8:15 p.m. Presentation: "Implementing Custom WCF LOB Adapters for BizTalk and .Net - Part 2"

Abstract:

If you work long enough with BizTalk you will in all likelihood come across an integration requirement that out-of-the-box and/or 3rd-party adapters can't meet.  In these cases writing a custom BizTalk adapter may be your only option.  This month Rod walks you through the WCF Line-Of-Business (LOB) Adapter SDK to show you how to construct a WCF-based adapter that can be used with both BizTalk Server 2006 R2 or 2009, and .Net.  In this presentation you will learn how to create both the runtime and design-time aspects of both sending and receiving adapters.  You will then see how these custom adapters are configured and used as part of both BizTalk and .Net applications.  As well you will learn how to incorporate "meta data" into your adapters so that they can easily consume them with tooling within Visual Studio 2008 -  "Consume Adapter Service..." in the case of BizTalk projects, and "Add Adapter Service Reference..." in the case of .Net projects.  This meta data tooling support makes it easier to create clients that can consume the adapter - i.e.; automatically generate schemas in the case of BizTalk projects or WCF client proxies in the case of .Net projects.  If you have ever wondered how to handle custom integration scenarios with BizTalk or .Net in a unified way, then this presentation will be of interest to you.

Speaker:  Rod da Silva

Rod da Silva is an independent Microsoft BizTalk MVP consultant with extensive real-world experience architecting, developing and deploying BizTalk solutions and has been involved with some of the largest BizTalk deployments attempted to date. Rod is the founder of the BizTalk User Group (www.BTUG.biz) and heads the Toronto chapter. Rod is also a BizTalk and Windows Workflow Foundation instructor for the leading MS training company - DevelopMentor. You can reach Rod at RodDaSilva at SoftwarePerspectives.com.

 Next Toronto Chapter BTUG Meeting

Date : October 27th, 2009

Time : 6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Place : Nexient - 2 Bloor St. West, Suite 800 (12th Floor - Classroom 2 )

Cost : Free

Topics: - Integrating Business Rule Technology into .Net and BizTalk Applications 
                   - Advanced BizTalk Mapping Techniques

Agenda:

• 6:00 p.m. Pizza and reception
• 6:30 p.m. Toronto Chapter BTUG News/Business
• 6:45 p.m. Presentation: "Managing Frequently Changing Decision Logic - Integrating Business Rule Technology into .Net and BizTalk Applications"
• 8:00 p.m. Break
• 8:15 p.m. Presentation: "Advanced BizTalk Mapping Techniques"

Abstracts:

Managing Frequently Changing Decision Logic - Integrating Business Rule Technology into .Net and BizTalk Applications

Complex, frequently changing decision logic can make business processes difficult and expensive to author and maintain. Business Rule technology can streamline business processes and make them easier to maintain by separating business logic from flow logic. With the right authoring tools, Business Rule technology can also enable subject matter experts to maintain key decision logic without custom programming.

This session will include an architecture overview, product demonstrations and code samples, with real-time rule authoring and application integration and will:

·         Explain what Business Rule Technology is, how it works, when to use it, and how to integrate it into applications

·         Compare the various Business Rule Technologies provided by Microsoft and how they compare to third party products, including InRule®

·         Discuss how InRule can extend BizTalk’s capabilities for managing decision logic

·         Include discussion of how InRule leverages and works with other key Microsoft technologies including WCF, WF and Sharepoint

For more information on InRule integration with various Microsoft technologies:  http://www.inrule.com/products/InRule_Microsoft.aspx

Advanced BizTalk Mapping Techniques

Most BizTalk developers understand how to use Maps in Receive and Send ports.  However, Maps are even more powerful when usedl within Orchestrations.  One capability Maps in orchestrations have that Maps in ports do not, is the abilty to have multiple input and/or output messages within them.  In this presentation Rod explores what you can accomplish with mutipe-input/output maps.

Speaker:  Rik Chomko, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, InRule Technology

Rik Chomko has more than 15 years of experience implementing rule-based technology. Prior to co-founding InRule, Rik was Chief Technology Officer with Calypso Systems, a solutions integrator based in Chicago. During his seven years at Calypso, Rik was responsible for both the architecture and delivery of systems to many of the firm's largest clients. Rik is recognized as an expert in emerging technology, having co-authored a number of system frameworks that provide analysts the ability to control application logic without programmer involvement. Rik has been both an award recipient and speaker at numerous technology and industry events including Microsoft Fusion, Comdex, and ACORD Prior to his work at Calypso, Rik worked for Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Illinois where he served as a member of the Technical Architecture team on their largest mission-critical system.

Speaker:  Rod da Silva

Rod da Silva is an independent Microsoft BizTalk MVP consultant with extensive real-world experience architecting, developing and deploying BizTalk solutions and has been involved with some of the largest BizTalk deployments attempted to date. Rod is the founder of the BizTalk User Group (www.BTUG.biz) and heads the Toronto chapter. Rod is also a BizTalk and Windows Workflow Foundation instructor for the leading MS training company - DevelopMentor. You can reach Rod at RodDaSilva at SoftwarePerspectives.com.

 Next Toronto Chapter BTUG Meeting

Date : September 29th, 2009

Time : 6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Place : Nexient - 2 Bloor St. West, Suite 800 (8th Floor - Classroom 11 )

Cost : Free

Topic : BizTalk WCF Adapaters in Depth

Agenda:

• 6:00 p.m. Pizza and reception
• 6:30 p.m. Toronto Chapter BTUG News/Business
• 6:45 p.m. Presentation: "BizTalk WCF Adapters in Depth - Part 1"
• 8:00 p.m. Break
• 8:15 p.m. Presentation: "BizTalk WCF Adapters in Depth - Part 2"

Abstract:

In this presentation Matt Meleski will demo and explain the BizTalk WCF Adapters in Depth. The first part of the presentation will summarize Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and how BizTalk consumes and exposes WCF endpoints through the use of WCF adapters. Numerous demonstrations will include advanced WCF adapter topics such as: xpath and envelope processing ,hosting, security, message processing, and handling transactions. Additionally, Custom WCF Bindings and the out of the box WCF adapter bindings will be covered. Also to be discussed is how the BizTalk WCF-NetTcp and WCF-NetNamedPipe adapters can be used to programmatically submit messages to BizTalk.

Speaker:  Matt Meleski

Matt is a consultant working for Objectsharp Consulting based in Toronto. Matt helps customers implement BizTalk, WCF, WPF solutions and is also the author and instructor for a 5 day BizTalk 2009 developer course.

 Next Toronto Chapter BTUG Meeting

Date : May 26th, 2009

Time : 6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Place : Nexient - 2 Bloor St. West, Suite 800 (8th Floor - Classroom 11 )

Cost : Free

Topic : Introduction to the BizTalk Business Rules Engine

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Agenda:

• 6:00 p.m. Pizza and reception
• 6:30 p.m. Toronto Chapter BTUG News/Business
• 6:45 p.m. Presentation: "Introduction to the BizTalk Business Rules Engine - Part 1"
• 8:00 p.m. Break
• 8:15 p.m. Presentation: "Introduction to the BizTalk Business Rules Engine - Part 2"

Abstract:

In this presentation Rod will survey the Business Rules Engine (BRE) feature of BizTalk and demonstrate first hand the power, agility and reuse businesses can achieve by formally separating out their business rules from the business processes proper.  Join Rod as he methodically builds out a BizTalk solution that uses business rules created with the BRE and then demonstrates how easy it is to change the rules after the BizTalk application has been deployed.   This talk will be of interested to Business Analysists, Architects and Developers alike as the BRE spans all three of these roles.

Speaker:  Rod da Silva

Rod da Silva is an independent Microsoft BizTalk MVP consultant with extensive real-world experience architecting, developing and deploying BizTalk solutions and has been involved with some of the largest BizTalk deployments attempted to date. Rod is the founder of the BizTalk User Group (www.BTUG.biz) and heads the Toronto chapter. Rod is also a BizTalk and Windows Workflow Foundation instructor for the leading MS training company - DevelopMentor. You can reach Rod at RodDaSilva@SoftwarePerspectives.com.

Mar/2009 Toronto Chapter BTUG Meeting

Date : March 31st, 2009

Time : 6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Place : Nexient - 2 Bloor St. West, Suite 800 (12th Floor - Classroom 2 )

Cost : Free

Topic : Integrating People into BizTalk Processes

Agenda:

• 6:00 p.m. Pizza and reception
• 6:30 p.m. Toronto Chapter BTUG News/Business
• 6:45 p.m. Presentation: "Part 1 - Integrating People into BizTalk Processes"
• 8:00 p.m. Break
• 8:15 p.m. Presentation: "Part 2 - Integrating People into BizTalk Processes"

Abstract:

Many non-trivial business processes  involve people in one-way or another.  Therefore understanding the various ways in which BizTalk handles human workflow is critical to meeting many business needs.  Join Rod da Silva on Tuesday March 31st for a survey of various BizTalk  features that enable integration with humans as part of the business process.  In this presentation Rod will show you how to send HTML emails dynamically to people from a BizTalk Orchestration, with or without attachments.  You will also learn about InfoPath and how well suited it is for integrating user interface (UI) forms for people to fill out and return back into an otherwise automated business process.  Finally, Rod will demonstrate the Windows Share Point adapter that ships with BizTalk in order to integrate a BizTalk process with Windows SharePoint Services.  If you are looking to improve the "human factor"  of your BizTalk business processes, then you won't want to miss this presentation!

Speaker:  Rod da Silva

Rod da Silva is an independent Microsoft BizTalk MVP consultant with extensive real-world experience architecting, developing and deploying BizTalk solutions and has been involved with some of the largest BizTalk deployments attempted to date. Rod is the founder of the BizTalk User Group (www.BTUG.biz) and heads the Toronto chapter. Rod is also a BizTalk and Windows Workflow Foundation instructor for the leading MS training company - DevelopMentor. You can reach Rod at RodDaSilva@SoftwarePerspectives.com.

 Jan/2009 Toronto Chapter BTUG Meeting

Date : Tuesday January 27th, 2008

Time : 6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Place : Nexient - 2 Bloor St. West, Suite 800 (12th Floor - Classroom 2 )

Cost : Free

Topic : Implementing EDI with BizTalk Server

Agenda:

• 6:00 p.m. Pizza and reception
• 6:30 p.m. Toronto Chapter BTUG News/Business
• 6:45 p.m. Presentation: "Implementing EDI with BizTalk - Part 1"
• 8:00 p.m. Break
• 8:15 p.m. Presentation: "Implementing EDI with BizTalk - Part 2"

Speaker: Matt Meleski

Matt is the EAI practice lead for Objectsharp Consulting based in Toronto and is also a BizTalk Server MVP. Matt helps customers to implement BizTalk solutions and is also the author and instructor for a 5 day BizTalk 2006 Developer course. 

 Nov/2008 Toronto Chapter BTUG Meeting

Date : Tuesday November 25th, 2008

Time : 6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Place : Nexient - 2 Bloor St. West, Suite 800 (12th Floor - Classroom 2 )

Cost : Free

Topic : Implementing Enterprise Service Buses (ESBs) with BizTalk Server

Agenda:

• 6:00 p.m. Pizza and reception
• 6:30 p.m. Toronto Chapter BTUG News/Business
• 6:45 p.m. Presentation: "Implementing ESBs with BizTalk - Part 1"
• 8:00 p.m. Break
• 8:15 p.m. Presentation: "Implementing ESBs with BizTalk - Part 2"

Abstract:

In the last few year, the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) has erupted as a key architectural concept within a Service Oriented Architecture.  To address this concept, Microsoft has released the Enterprise Service Bus Guidance for BizTalk Server 2006-R2. This package contains prescriptive guidance on how to implement an ESB pattern using BizTalk.  As part of this guidance, several prebuilt components and services have been included to accelerate the development of an ESB.  In this session, we’ll examine what makes an ESB architecturally different from BizTalk’s traditional Hub & Spoke architectural and we’ll deep dive into the new components and services.  We’ll wrap up the session with a sneak peek into what’s coming in version 2.0 which is being built to extend BizTalk 2009.

Speaker:

Peter Kelcey is a technology specialist focused on BizTalk Server at Microsoft Canada. As part of this role he focuses on planning and architecting BizTalk projects for large clients. Additionally he's responsible for engaging with (and supporting) the BizTalk technical community within the Greater Toronto Area. So he's always eager to discuss your BizTalk experiences, heartaches and triumphs.

 Oct/2008 Toronto Chapter BTUG Meeting

Date : Tuesday October 21st, 2008

Time : 6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Place : Nexient - 2 Bloor St. West, Suite 800 (12th Floor - Classroom 2 )

Cost : Free

Topic : Long Running BizTalk Orchestrations

Agenda:

• 6:00 p.m. Pizza and reception
• 6:30 p.m. Toronto Chapter BTUG News/Business
• 6:45 p.m. Presentation: "Long Running BizTalk Orchestrations - Part 1"
• 8:00 p.m. Break
• 8:15 p.m. Presentation: "Long Running BizTalk Orchestrations - Part 2"

Abstract:

BizTalk supports a powerful visual Business Process Automation (BPA) model known as Orchestration which can be used to develop sophisticated stateful business process workflows that integrate disparate systems.  However, the real power of this model doesn't begin to show itself until your business process are long running, and long running orchestrations introduce a host of design characteristics that make these solutions especially interesting and challenging.  In this talk Rod da Silva will walk you through the key concepts that you will need to build successful long-running orchestrations.

First, in any type of software, reliability is key concern and in long running orchestrations this is especially true.   Rod will begin this presentation with a survey of  the exception handling capabilities of Orchestration. Find out how BizTalk behaves when both unhandled and handled exceptions occur within orchestrations.

Next Rod will cover state management within BizTalk Orchestrations.  See how BizTalk manages the state of long-running orchestrations in a scalable manner allowing it to maximize server resources such as memory and threads and deal efficiently with potentially 1000s of concurrently running orchestrations.

Finally Rod will cover the built-in transaction support within orchestrations.  Learn the difference between the two styles of transactions that orchestration supports - Atomic and Compensating - and the benefits and limitations of each, so that you will know under which situations you would use one over the other.  You are sure to find some surprises here with respect to the difference between how most developers expect transactions to work and how BizTalk, as a loosely coupled messaging engine, behaves.

Whether you are new to BizTalk or have been developing with it for a while, this presentation is sure to provide you new respect for just how well BizTalk is designed to implement and manage long-running business processes.

Speaker:

Rod da Silva is an independent Microsoft BizTalk MVP consultant with extensive real-world experience architecting, developing and deploying BizTalk solutions and has been involved with some of the largest BizTalk deployments attempted to date. Rod is the founder of the BizTalk User Group (www.BTUG.biz) and heads the Toronto chapter. Rod is also a BizTalk and Windows Workflow Foundation instructor for the leading MS training company - DevelopMentor. Rod is the cheif architect and developer for the commercially available CULE.Net language which privides an xBase style dialect language for the .Net Framework (see www.CULEPlace.com). You can reach Rod at RodDaSilva@SoftwarePerspectives.com.

 Sep/2008 Toronto Chapter BTUG Meeting

Date : Tuesday September 30th, 2008

Time : 6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Place : Nexient - 2 Bloor St. West, Suite 800 (12th Floor - Classroom 2 )

Cost : Free

Topic : Integrating BizTalk Server with SQL Server

Agend:

• 6:00 p.m. Pizza and reception
• 6:30 p.m. Toronto Chapter BTUG News/Business
• 6:45 p.m. Presentation: "Integrating BizTalk Server with SQL Server - Part 1"
• 8:00 p.m. Break
• 8:15 p.m. Presentation: "Integrating BizTalk Server with SQL Server - Part 2"

Abstract:

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