Note to Self

Tag: biztalk server

  • Recapping Integrate 2020

    Last week I’ve attended the Integrate conference once again. It was my 5th time attending the conference, and the 4th time I’ve participate as a speaker. But Integrate 2020  was quite a different experience from the last years. Dubbed Integrate 2020 Remote, to reflect the fact that was yet another event that had to adapt…

  • Upgrading BizTalk 2013 to BizTalk 2020

    Wow, it has been a long while since I wrote a post about good old BizTalk! But we had some interesting findings this week trying to run an in-place upgrade from BizTalk Server 2013 to BizTalk Server 2020. I know that in-place upgrade is one of the cardinal sins of BizTalk, together with not running…

  • Integrate 2019 in Review

    I was on my flight back from London, returning from Integrate 2019, when I started this blog post. It was a very long flight, around 24 hours each way, but even if the jetlag hit me really hard this time around, it wsa worth it. Integrate grew from an initiative from a group of BizTalk…

  • Combining API Management with Azure Relays

    As you might remember, in June I was at the Integrate 2018, doing a presentation called Exposing BizTalk to the World. It was my second time presenting on what became the premier conference on Microsoft Integration and it was a fantastic experience. It wouldn’t be fair to talk about Integrate without thanking Theta for sponsoring…

  • BizTalk Server 2016 and SQL Server 2016 SP2

    BizTalk Server 2016 Cumulative Update 5 was released last week. One of the items in the CU list was this KB – adding support in BizTalk Server 2016 for SQL Server 2016 SP2. Why is this important? Because this service pack simplifies the deployment of SQL components when setting up BizTalk Server 2016 highly available…