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MSEVENTS LIVE Meeting: Managing Windows Azure Applications

Thu, 03 May 2012 11:19:20 GMT

Breeze and Microsoft are continuing the Windows Azure Webcast series. Two in the same week, yea ha!

LIVE Meeting: Managing Windows Azure Applications

Event ID: 1032500972

Language(s): English.

Product(s): Microsoft BizTalk Server and Windows Azure.

So you just made your first Windows Azure deployment. Now what? Is it healthy? How many instances do you need? What will my bill be? When do I need to scale up? Was that a DoS attack? Will auto-patching break me? Getting an application into Windows Azure is the first step, now you have to run the application for the next three years. Come to this session and see how to manage and operate your Windows Azure applications.

Register for Event

Starts: Friday, 4 May 2012 2:00 PM
Time zone: (GMT+10:00) Australia (East)
Duration: 2 hour(s)

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SQL Developer – 2-3 Week Contract – Start Yesterday!

Thu, 03 May 2012 02:05:38 GMT

Hey guys – Breeze needs a SQL 2005/2008/R2 developer for a 2-3 week short term contract.
Start immediately. Contact Breeze if you've got some bandwidth to take this on.

MSEVENTS LIVE Meeting: Ten Must-Have Tools for Windows Azure

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 02:46:28 GMT

Breeze and Microsoft are continuing the Windows Azure Webcast series. Make sure you can get along to this free webcast. Plenty of goodness to take away.

LIVE Meeting: Ten Must-Have Tools for Windows Azure

Event ID: 1032500970

Language(s): English.

Product(s): Microsoft BizTalk Server and Windows Azure.

Any platform, by its own nature, creates an ecosystem for third-party tools and helpers. Windows Azure is no different. In this session we look at a variety of the third-party tools available in the Windows Azure ecosystem. Included are tools for both developers and IT professionals. We look at tools that will help manage storage and resources, migration, scaling, diagnostics and software components that will help you build cloud applications.

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Starts: Tuesday, 1 May 2012 10:00 AM
Time zone: (GMT+10:00) Australia (East)
Duration: 2 hour(s)

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Future Decision Making with Hybrid IT Solutions

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 07:52:26 GMT

This week Micko and I attended the Microsoft VTSP Summit in Redmond, Seattle. It was great to catch-up with the best-of-the-best when it comes to Integration on the Microsoft platform. Two days of sessions and plenty of good chats about real-world solutions and the future integration landscape.

Micko and I were lucky enough to have been asked to present one of the sessions on the Future Decision Making with Hybrid IT Solutions. We presented a case study of how one of our clients looked to the Windows Azure platform to solve some real-world integration problems utilising a hybrid approach. The season was well received and we certainly had a great time presenting. We even managed to sneak in the use of our “secret squirrel” walkie-talkie watches recently purchased over at Fry’s Electronics (think football field of consumer electronics!).

Head on over to the Breeze website to download the public version of the slide deck. Enjoy!

Microsoft BizTalk Server, AppFabric & Football

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:38:56 GMT

It works on soooo many levels

Receiving messages from Windows Azure Service Bus Queues in BizTalk Server

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:59:00 GMT

New Tech Article posted over on the Breeze website:

Receiving messages from Windows Azure Service Bus Queues in BizTalk Server

Be sure to download the PDF article and walkthrough the BizTalk Server 2010 scenario.

BizTalk Integration User Group–Feb Online Meeting

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 23:42:00 GMT

Next meeting - 29 Feb 2012 9:00 AM - How the cloud can help you integrate

Hear from Microsoft about their cloud strategy and computing platform ‘Azure’ and what this provides with scalable computing power and storage, as well as a number of other online services hosted on Microsoft datacentres.

Hear from Breeze how to make this happen in the real world with measurable results. Breeze Integration Specialists will share with you some of their experiences in the field with helping customers maximise their existing investments as well as future scalability by utilizing the Azure platform with their integration development projects to date.

This session is an opportunity to gain insight with the Windows Azure Platform including Windows Azure AppFabric, SQL Azure, Windows Server AppFabric and BizTalk AppFabric Connect as well as meet the industry experts.

Location:
Live meeting session registration:
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-AU&EventID=1032499426&IO=pgNoUgQeC7HNn92h0rR4SQ%3d%3d

Event start: 29/02/2012 9:00:00 AM

Head on over to the BTSUG Website for all the details

Missing netMessagingBinding in BizTalk Server 2010

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 23:32:28 GMT

If you are using BizTalk Server 2010 and wanting to send or receive messages using Windows Azure Service Bus queues, you may find you’re missing the brokered message bindings in the transport properties dialog.

First check you have the Windows Azure Libraries for .NET installed (formally known as Windows Azure AppFabric SDK). Then you’ll need to add a few entries to the machine.config (32-bit and 64-bit) to have these show up:

1. Add the following binding element extension to the <bindingElementExtensions> section

<add name="netMessagingTransport" type="Microsoft.ServiceBus.Messaging.Configuration.NetMessagingTransportExtensionElement,
Microsoft.ServiceBus, Version=1.6.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/>

2. Add the following binding extension to the <bindingExtensions> section

<add name="netMessagingBinding" type="Microsoft.ServiceBus.Messaging.Configuration.NetMessagingBindingCollectionElement,
Microsoft.ServiceBus, Version=1.6.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/>

Restart the BizTalk Server Administration Console and they’ll show up.

WANTED: JUNIOR BIZTALK / SHAREPOINT DEVELOPER

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 23:00:27 GMT

If you are passionate about technology, want to grow your skills, further your career and be mentally challenged then head on over to the Breeze Website, we’d love to hear from you.

Learn about Windows Azure Application Integration Services

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:11:09 GMT

Come learn about the latest CTP pieces on the Windows Azure platform, Windows Azure Application Integration Services.
This month fellow Breezer, Mick Badran will be presenting to the Sydney Azure User Group.

Click here for more details

BizTalk Server 2010 R2 Features

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 23:41:40 GMT

BizTalk Server 2010 was released just over a year ago now and has been the products most stable release to date (IMO). Yesterday Microsoft announced details of their next release, BizTalk Server 2010 R2.

From the product team blog:

BizTalk Server 2010 R2 will focus on three primary themes:

• Platform Support – Supporting new and current server and development platforms
• Improved B2B – Aligning with industry standards and continuing to invest in performance improvements
• Ready for the Cloud – Enabling customers to take advantage of the benefits of cloud computing

BizTalk Server 2010 R2 will be delivered approximately 6 months following the release of Windows Server 8. Release timing for Windows Server 8 is yet to be announced and will be disclosed by the Windows Server team in the future

 

Platform Support	Improved B2B	Ready for the Cloud
New Platforms and Infrastructure Windows Server 8* SQL Server 2012* Increased Developer and IT Productivity Visual Studio 11* and Windows 8* to develop solutions In-place migration from BizTalk Server 2010 Extended Platform Integration DB2 client connectivity to SQL Server, conversion of commands to T-SQL, migration of packages to stored procedures Adapter connectivity to new data sources, including IBM Informix V11 and IBM IMS/DB V11	Agile Alignment to Industry Standards Regular updates to schemas, accelerators certifications and adapters. Highlights include: Healthcare: HIPPA 5010 extensions: 2777CA, 999, HL7 2.5.1 Finance: SWIFT SRG 2011 support, SWIFT SRG 2012, SWIFTNet 7.0 (new messaging platform) Improved Performance and Scalability HL7 MLLP adapter performance improvements Better performance with ordered send ports Enhanced scale out configuration with multiple hosts Expanded adapter options for faster batch processing	Extend on-premises solutions to the cloud Easily extend your on-premises BizTalk Server solution to the cloud in a secure manner Tighter integration of on-premises BizTalk Server applications with Windows Azure Service Bus Improved Licensing Adjustments to licensing that are geared towards cloud hosting, including: Purchase from a hoster on a monthly basis (SPLA) Register your existing license with a hoster (License Mobility)

Cumulative update package 3 for BizTalk Server 2010–What’s In it?

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 02:05:10 GMT

A colleague of mine here at Breeze (Eka) forwarded on the details of what is in the recent BizTalk Server 2010 CU3.

BizTalk Server EDI support

BizTalk Server Message Runtime and Pipelines

BizTalk Server BAM Tracking

BizTalk Server Adapters

Of course, also check out the contents of previous (and other BizTalk Server version updates) as well > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2555976

MSEvents: Managing Windows Azure Applications

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:05:51 GMT

As promised, here is the link to recent Azure live meeting recordings we ran for MS Events this week. Enjoy

LIVE Meeting: Managing Windows Azure Applications

Event ID: 1032489408

Language(s): English.

Product(s): Microsoft SQL Server and Windows Azure.

So you just made your first Windows Azure deployment. Now what? Is it healthy? How many instances do you need? What will my bill be? When do I need to scale up? Was that a DoS attack? Will auto-patching break me? Getting an application into Windows Azure is the first step, now you have to run the application for the next three years. Come to this session and see how to manage and operate your Windows Azure applications.

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How the “Cloud” can help you Integrate!

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 03:35:46 GMT

Microsoft Australia & Breeze are pleased to invite you to a breakfast Seminar on Cloud Integration

Sydney – November 16, 2011 8:30 - 11:00am
Venue: Breeze Office, 5a/2 New McLean Street, Edgecliff, NSW 2027
(Adjacent to Edgecliff Station)

With the excitement of technology moving towards “the Cloud” come and learn exactly what this means to your business and how your development projects can leverage the Windows Azure Platform without re-architecting your environment. Should you invest in private cloud, move your application to the public cloud, choose a hybrid approach or keep the application on-premise?
Hear from Microsoft about their cloud strategy and computing platform ‘Azure’ and what this provides with scalable computing power and storage, as well as a number of other online services hosted on Microsoft datacentres.
Hear from Breeze how to make this happen in the real world with measurable results. Breeze Integration Specialists will share with you some of their experiences in the field with helping customers maximise their existing investments as well as future scalability by utilizing the Azure platform with their integration development projects to date.
This seminar is an opportunity to gain insight with the Windows Azure Platform including Windows Azure AppFabric, SQL Azure, Windows Server AppFabric and BizTalk AppFabric Connect as well as meet the industry experts.
This seminar is for all Integration enthusiasts from IT Professionals, Developers to Business Decision Makers. Bring along your questions!

Seats are limited. Register NOW !!!!

For more information and to register contact emmav@breeze.net