The Big DTA Problem and How It Was Solved

In this blog post we carefully explain how you can evolve from a DTA database which is out of control, to a more manageable one.

Attribute value templates in XSLT - an example

In this blog post I explain what attribute value templates are. A very nice - inline - way to write XSLT, without writing too much XSLT!

Troubleshooting SSL client certificate issue on IIS

Some months ago, I was asked for an intervention regarding a SSL client certificate issue. There was a problem related to the setup of transport security (SSL) of a WCF service hosted in IIS 7.0, using client certificates that are mapped to a local account. Let’s have a look.

Adding dynamic behavior to static send ports: a caveat

It's a good practice to make static send ports dynamic, by changing the OutboundTransportLocation property in the send pipeline. However, when using this mechanism on WCF send ports, there's a caveat. Let's have a look!

Rule “FusionActive Template Library (ATL)” failed at SQL Server 2008 R2 Installation

When installing SQL Server 2008 R2 on an Azure VM, you might come across the error: Rule "FusionActive Template Library (ATL)" failed. There are two corrupt manifest files blocking the installation.

How to register WCF extensions in BizTalk?

In more advanced WCF scenarios, the BizTalk standard functionality can be insufficient. In those cases, WCF extensibility can help us to overcome the limitations of the standard BizTalk WCF adapters. Let's have a look on how we can register these WCF extensions