Jesus Rodriguez's WebLog
Microsoft MVP BizTalk Server Oracle ACE
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Architecture Journal #10
The new issue of the Architecture Journal is available in PDF format. The topics: Composite applications. Happy reading!!
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Using the BizTalk Server R2 BAM interceptor for WF
For some time now I have been pushing the use of BizTalk BAM outside of BizTalk Server implementations. BizTalk BAM provides a generic interceptor framework to track relevant data on business processes. BizTalk Server is just one of the many products that can leverage that framework in order to add visibility into Business Processes. Finally, with the release of BizTalk R2, Microsoft provides BAM interceptor implementations for WCF and WF. Using those interceptors we can extend the classic BAM features like aggregation, tracking and alerting into generic foundations like WF and WCF.
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Service Broker Adapter v1.5
After compiling a lot of feedback from Microsoft and customers our team started working in the next version of the Service Broker adapter for BizTalk Server 2006. Yesterday we finally made available the new version in AdapterWorx (Read Joel Post). This is not a major release in terms of new features but includes significant enhancements to existing features like dynamic ports and transactional receiving.
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BizTalk R2 Adapter Framework: Handling Metadata
One of the main differences between .NET 3.0 and BizTalk adapter frameworks is the approach to handle metadata. Metadata is a key component of a message-based adapter framework specially when comes to interact with LOB applications. The use of metadata raises the level of abstraction of untyped send-receive operations with data that has a semantic meaning for the LOB or technology the adapter is abstracting.
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SOA Suite best practices
My friend Clemens Utsching and colleagues has started writing the Oracle SOA Suite best practices. The first three articles of the series are super worth reading.
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My predictions for 2007
As expected here are some predictions (not in order) for 2007:
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Web Services Policy assertion for authors
W3C just published the Web Services Policy assertion for authors. This document intends to provide some guidance for architects working with "Web Services Policy 1.5 - Framework" and "Web Services Policy 1.5 - Attachment" specifications to create domain specific assertions.
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MTOM Interoperability between Oracle Application Server and Windows Communication Foundation Part2: From Oracle to WCF
By Jesus Rodriguez
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MTOM Interoperability between Oracle Application Server and Windows Communication Foundation Part1: From WCF to Oracle
By Jesus Rodriguez
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.NET 3.0 Adapter Framework
In the last few weeks I’ve received a few questions from readers regarding the .NET Adapter Framework 3.0 and its relationship with BizTalk and WCF. I think the main argument is weather WCF presents a strong channel model on its own to cover the functionalities that the adapter framework provides.