Thinking outside the box (or not): How to create “Global C# function” to be...
The Scripting functoid enables you to use Inline Custom Script (C# .NET, JScript .NET, Visual Basic .NET, Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT) or XSLT Call Template) or call code from...
View ArticleIntroducing ESB Reporting in BizTalk360
BizTalk360 ESB Portal is the key feature for our customers who are utilizing ESB in their integrations. We have built a brand new portal from ground up to improve compatibility with modern browsers,...
View ArticleNotes on GSM USB dongles on linux.
Analyzing Huawei GSM dongles In the last few months I've been writing drivers for Huawei GSM dongles. In particular to be used in combination with the Android RIL (Radio Interface Layer). In general...
View ArticleBizTalk Server 2016 New Features Webinar Series (Part 1)
Yesterday the QuickLearn Training team got together to host a webinar for other members of the integration community to reflect on a few of the new features in BizTalk Server 2016. Rather than trying...
View ArticleConsiderations on using Microsoft Flow or Logic Apps to sync documents
Integration will be different for us with new tools to build solutions. Microsoft Azure provides us with services like Logic Apps, Flow, Functions and Power Apps. Some are intended for power users,...
View ArticleBizTalk Server 2016 New Features: Shared Access Signature Support for Relay...
This morning a few of us from QuickLearn Training hosted a webinar with an overview of a few of the new features in BizTalk Server 2016. This post serves as a proper write-up of the feature that I...
View ArticleAccess on-premise SQL Server data from Azure Logic Apps via On-Premises Data...
These days we see a lot of companies looking into Azure, however most of these companies already have a lot of applications running on premises. This means they will probably have legacy systems which...
View ArticleStef’s Monthly Update – January 2017
Usually like most of my blogger friends I do a write up of what I have done and experienced at the end of the year. I write a year’s review, post a few pictures and publish it. During 2017 I want to do...
View ArticleMy New Pluralsight Course—Implementing DevOps in the Real World —is Now Live!
DevOps. It’s a thing. And it’s a thing that has serious business benefit. But for many, it’s still a confusing thing. Especially for those in large companies who struggle to map cloud-native, or...
View ArticleCustom BizTalk Functoid item template for Visual Studio 2015 is now available
Time to update and improve a very old project of mine: Item Template for Visual Studio 2010: Custom BizTalk Functoid. I really like this one because I normally create a lot of custom functoids and this...
View Article(Unofficial) BizTalk Server 2016 logo in vector format
This is a collection of 5 different image formats of the new Unofficial BizTalk Server 2016 logotype (check the official logo here), three of them are available in vector format that will allow you to...
View ArticleHow to check what BizTalk Server 2016 Cumulative Updates are installed in...
I previous wrote a post about how you can Check/Get a list of BizTalk Server 2013 R2 Cumulative Updates installed in your machines (see here) and why we cannot rely on documentation, if they exist, to...
View ArticleHow to check what BizTalk Server 2010 Cumulative Updates are installed in...
I think we all need to maintain old environments and this was one of these days for me – BizTalk Server 2010 – and the first thing I needed to do was to check and install the latest Cumulative Updates...
View ArticleHow to check what BizTalk Server 2013 Cumulative Updates are installed in...
To finalize this series of posts about how to check what BizTalk Server <version> Cumulative Updates are installed in your Servers with PowerShell: How to check what BizTalk Server 2010...
View ArticleAuckland Connected User Group (ACSUG)
We are starting to meet again regularly after a long hibernation. Thiago Almeida started the group many years ago but it has been in hibernation for awhile. Mike Howell, Craig Haiden and myself have...
View ArticleCreating a JSON-Friendly Azure Logic App That Interacts with Functions,...
I like what Microsoft’s doing in the app integration space. They breathed new life into their classic integration bus (BizTalk Server). The family of Azure Service Bus technologies (Queues, Topics,...
View ArticleWelcome to my “new” blog… same content but I hope with better quality and...
“The risk of changing the name of something people have grown to know and love is too big. For others, the risk of being boxed into something they no longer feel much affinity for is even bigger” For...
View ArticleUnderstanding Current Transformer Accuracy Classes
IEC 61869-2 defines the new current transformer accuracy classes intended to replace the old standard, IEC60044-1 (note that IEC 61869-1 is designed for instrument transformers) . The new and old...
View ArticleBizTalk team want your feedback
So as the blog has died a little off (I am sorry for that) I still want to share more with you as we go forward, I’ve moved from consultancy, to MVP for Integration, to Microsoft as Technical sales and...
View ArticleIntegrating Apache Active Message Queue(AMQ) with BizTalk Server – Publishing...
In previous blog I wrote about publishing a message to a AMQ. The documentation says “ActiveMQ implements a RESTful API to messaging which allows any web capable device to publish or consume messages...
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