Microsoft adds support for SAP .NET Connector in BizTalk Server 2013 R2

With the release of cumulative update 2 for BizTalk 2013 R2 Microsoft adds support for the .NET Connector in BizTalk Server 2013 R2.

Analyzing StackExchange data with Azure Data Lake - Introduction

As of Wednesday 28th of October, Azure Data Lake Store & Analytics are now in public preview allowing you to try it out yourself. You won't have to worry about any clusters and allows us to focus on our business logic!

Analyzing StackExchange data with Azure Data Lake - Storing the data

In my previous blog post I've introduced you to a blog series where we will analyse StackExchange data by using Microsoft Azure Data Lake Store & Analytics.Today I'll illustrate where we can download the StackExchange sample data & how we can upload and store it in the Data Lake Store by using PowerShell.

API Management : 10 Things you should do to set up an effective Developer Portal

A Successful API is attributed by a well-defined communication of its contents and formats, clear documentation and transparent terms on its usage. The developer portal is where to collect all this information as a key element to assure a good API adoption, as well as manage the interaction between the developers, giving them insights about the API consumption.

Using the power of Microsoft Operations Management Suite and Azure Automation to monitor your BizTalk server

Operations Management Suite has been announced at Ignite 2015, this blogpost demonstrates how you can use Microsoft Operations Management Suite and Azure Automation to monitor and alert you about problems on your BizTalk server.

Resolving itineraries, mappings in ESB Toolkit via BRI and BRE based on message content

The ESB Toolkit is an extension for Microsoft BizTalk Server. It comes as an extra layer on top of BizTalk to make the routing and processing of messages even more easy than it already is by providing extra tools and libraries for the developer to use.