BizTalk Server

BizTalk Server helps organizations create automated business processes in three general areas:

Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) connects applications within a single organization. This often includes service-oriented architecture (SOA).
Business-to-Business Integration (B2B) connects applications across different organizations.
Business Process Management is the holistic approach to working with automated business processes.

Getting Started

Confirm you have the prerequisite skills and knowledge to be successful with BizTalk Server.
Get a high-level overview of BizTalk Server.
Install and configure BizTalk Server. Refer to the checklists in the Microsoft BizTalk Server Operations Guide for helpful configuration information.

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BizTalk Server Rangers

BizTalk Rangers are product team experts with deep knowledge of BizTalk Server who work closely with internal groups and Microsoft Partners to ensure successful implementation and long term health of our most challenging and strategic BizTalk projects. Ranger services include:

Architecture Design Review
Operational Readiness Review
Performance and Stability Lab

Ranger Blogs:

Ewan Fairweather

BizTalk Ranger Blog - Paolo Salvatori
Wednesday, Jul 23 by ewanf
BizTalk 2006 R2 Hyper-V Guide
Wednesday, Jul 23 by ewanf

Paolo Salvatori

Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Hyper-V Guide
Wednesday, Jul 23 by leprino
MSDN Blogs
Monday, Jul 21 by leprino

Featured BizTalk MVP

Scott Colestock
Scott Colestock is the chief architect for Trace Ventures, LLC. He has been focused most recently on using BizTalk 2004/2006 to implement integration and service-orchestration solutions for various clients, and writing about his experience on www.traceofthought.net. He is also the author of the BizTalk Deployment Framework, a widely-used method of deploying BizTalk solutions within development teams and server infrastructure.

Scott is a member of Microsoft's Architectural Advisory Board, and has spoken most recently at DevCon 2005, TechEd 2005, BPI & Workflow Conference 2005, SOA & Business Process Conference 2006, MDC 2007, and various user groups.