Integration
Microsoft BizTalk Server
Deloitte is bullish on IT outsourcing. The consulting giant conducted 2014 Global Outsourcing and Insourcing Survey and reported that “companies have begun to segment their IT environments and pursue a ‘portfolio approach” by benefiting from the capabilities of smaller, specialized service providers”. However, hiring good developers offshore/nearshore is expensive, hard to get and even harder to […]
In the previous part of this series, I went through the lowest underlying messaging layer architecture, in detail and now, we are going to move on to another important component, pipelines. Pipelines are there in the send and receive interfaces to process messages entering and leaving the BizTalk server. Going over some of it fundamentals, their […]
Microsoft released the preview of Azure Logic Apps in March 2015. Comparing to Biztalk, Azure Logic Apps is a paradigm shift. GA (general availability) is expected in January next year. It can be used in many ways such as: Enterprise grade integration of high-volume, mission-critical business applications Integration of on-premise and cloud systems Integrating cloud apps […]
In the first part of this BizTalk for beginners series, I wrote about the BizTalk model and its server Architecture. In this post, we’ll have a look at Biztalk’s messaging architecture. It is built on service architecture which helps the orchestration layer in it’s function, that runs on top of it. The messages exchanged within the […]
Idea in brief Making products out of projects is always a point of discussion in the software services firms. I have identified 8 major challenges and proposed their solutions. It is generally after 5-10 years of starting a consulting career that we feel this need. Initially passion attracts the IT consultants into the field; you […]
BizTalk consulting firms can increase their profitability and customer satisfaction by addressing a recurring problem that I see in BizTalk space. There is a mismatch between the end clients’ price appetite for EDI support services and the consulting firms’ cost of maintaining 24/7 EDI support services. Some customers operate globally, and they need 24/7 support […]
1. Introduction A company or an enterprise uses many technological applications to speed up and automate their business processes. Each of these applications is independent and implemented differently from one another. With company expansion, new systems merge with each other that makes it important for these heterogeneous systems to work together. There is a critical need for […]
1. Datapost does the integration job for Hamilton Health Services Hamilton Health Services used Microsoft BizTalk Serve, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Visual Studio and Corolar Integration Suite to deploy a comprehensive, easy-to-use HL7 integration solution. The major challenges included: Integration of clinical systems, including MEDITECH and EPIC for electronic health records (EHR) Integrated of cancer patient records […]
Idea in brief Managing an integration practice is significantly different than managing integration projects. With it comes all the on-going challenges such as hiring, delivery, training, and transitioning between projects. I have identified four major challenges that an integration practice lead has to address. These are low leverage, fragmented project pipeline, high bench cost and systematic […]
This is a series of posts in which I will narrate my experience of learning ASP.Net. At the end of the series, I’ll run some jobs in ASP.Net and use a few enterprise workflows to demonstrate how I executed the workflows in ASP.Net. We rely on basic HTML, PHP and MySQL tools to develop primitive […]