BizTalk Training Resources: Virtual Labs, Tutorials, Virtual Machine and more…

Sometimes people ask me how to quick start learning BizTalk or I see lot of people asking that in forums, which leads me to always be looking for this information’s. (here a great post by Steef-Jan Wiggers)

So, here’s a list of essential resources.

BizTalk Server Virtual Labs

Microsoft Virtual Labs take you through a series of guided, hands-on labs. Each lab is estimated to be of duration 90 minutes.

BizTalk Server 2010 Virtual Labs

• MSDN Virtual Lab: BizTalk Server 2010: Examining a BizTalk Application
• MSDN Virtual Lab: BizTalk Server 2010: Creating a BizTalk Orchestration
• MSDN Virtual Lab: BizTalk Server 2010: Creating Transactional Business Processes
• MSDN Virtual Lab: BizTalk Server 2010: Monitoring Business Activity
• MSDN Virtual Lab: BizTalk Server 2010: Automating Business Processes
• MSDN Virtual Lab: BizTalk Server 2010: Calling a Web Service from an Orchestration
• MSDN Virtual Lab: BizTalk Server 2010: Creating a BizTalk Map
• MSDN Virtual Lab: BizTalk Server 2010: Creating and Configuring BizTalk Schemas
• MSDN Virtual Lab: BizTalk Server 2010: Creating Pipelines
• MSDN Virtual Lab: BizTalk Server 2010: Deploying and Managing BizTalk Applications
• MSDN Virtual Lab: BizTalk Server 2010: Integrating with Adapters
• MSDN Virtual Lab: BizTalk Server 2010: Routing BizTalk Messages

BizTalk Server 2010 builds on the technologies found in previous so many of the labs below will help you learn skills that apply to BizTalk Server 2010.

BizTalk Server 2009 Virtual Labs

• MSDN Virtual Lab: BizTalk Server 2009: Using the WCF Adapters in BizTalk Server 2009
• MSDN Virtual Lab: BizTalk Server 2009: What Is New In BizTalk Server 2009
• MSDN Virtual Lab: BizTalk Server 2009: Sending EDI Messages with BizTalk Server 2009
• MSDN Virtual Lab: BizTalk Server 2009: Processing EDI messages with BizTalk Server 2009
• MSDN Virtual Lab: BizTalk Server 2009: Integration with POP3 and SharePoint and Routing Failed Messages
• MSDN Virtual Lab: BizTalk Server 2009: Building an RFID application with BizTalk Server 2009
• MSDN Virtual Lab: BizTalk Server 2009: Building a WCF Adapter using the WCF LOB Adapter SDK
• MSDN Virtual Lab: BizTalk Server 2009: Working with Pipelines
• MSDN Virtual Lab: BizTalk Server 2009: Integrating Business Rules
• MSDN Virtual Lab: BizTalk Server 2009: Deployment and Management
• MSDN Virtual Lab: BizTalk Server 2009: Creating BizTalk Server Orchestrations
• MSDN Virtual Lab: BizTalk Server 2009: Working with Schemas
• MSDN Virtual Lab: BizTalk Server 2009: Working with Maps
• MSDN Virtual Lab: BizTalk Server 2009: Processing Flat Files
• MSDN Virtual Lab: BizTalk Server 2009: Building your first BizTalk Solution

BizTalk Server 2006 and 2006 R2 Virtual labs

• MSDN Virtual Lab Express: What’s New in BizTalk Server 2006
• MSDN Virtual Lab: Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 Working with Schemas
• MSDN Virtual Lab: Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 Working with Maps
• MSDN Virtual Lab: Working with Pipelines
• TechNet Virtual Lab: New Features for Working with Flat Files in BizTalk 2006
• MSDN Virtual Lab: Creating an Orchestration
• MSDN Virtual Lab: Integrating Business Rules in Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006

BizTalk 2010 VHD Virtual Machine

Download this fully configured virtual machine of the latest release of BizTalk Server. Evaluate the new capabilities of BizTalk Server 2010 by completing the BizTalk Server 2010 Training Kit which is preinstalled on this VHD. The BizTalk Server 2010 training kit includes labs and training videos to help you learn about the new features of BizTalk Server 2010.

• http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=13624

System requirements

• Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2008 R2
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V is required to use this virtual machine
• In addition to the system requirements for Windows Server 2008 as described in the release notes, a 64-bit system with hardware-assisted virtualization enabled and data execution prevention (DEP) is required.

BizTalk Server Code Samples and Training Kits

BizTalk Server 2010 Training Kit

BizTalk Server 2010 training kit includes labs and training videos to help you learn about the new features of BizTalk Server 2010.

• http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=17956
• Or http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=14865

Microsoft BizTalk Adapter Pack 2010 Samples

BizTalk Adapter Pack 2010 is a set of adapters built on top of the Microsoft Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Line of Business (LOB) Adapter SDK. These adapters enable service-oriented programmatic access in order to interact with an external system. The samples on this page demonstrate some of the features of these adapters.

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/biztalk/gg491395

BizTalk Server 2009 Samples

Download the entire collection of BizTalk Server 2009 samples in one download. Alternatively, to browse and download individual samples, go to BizTalk Server 2009 Samples. (Posted on 4/24/2009)

BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Samples

Download the entire collection of BizTalk Server 2006 R2 samples in one download. Alternatively, to browse and download individual samples, go to BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Code Samples. (Updated on 5/2/2008)

BizTalk Server 2006 Samples

Download the entire collection of samples published for BizTalk Server 2006 in one download. Alternatively, to browse and download individual samples, go to BizTalk Server 2006 Code Samples.

Other sources:

• BizTalk 24*7 – Samples
• BizTalk Gurus – Samples

BizTalk Server Tutorials

The BizTalk Server tutorials contain detailed steps for implementing simple scenarios. These tutorials give new users an experience of using a variety of BizTalk tools while creating compiled, testable solutions.

BizTalk Server RFID 2010 Tutorials

• http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=21966

BizTalk Server 2009 Tutorials

• http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=9053

BizTalk Server 2006 Tutorials

• http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=5504

Other Tutorials

• BizTalk Gurus
• BizTalk 2006 R2 University, that contain 17 BizTalk tutorials by Jeff Barnes
• BizTalk 24*7 – Tutorials and Walkthroughs

BizTalk Webcasts and Video Tutorials

The BizTalk Server tutorials contain detailed steps for implementing simple scenarios. These tutorials give new users an experience of using a variety of BizTalk tools while creating

BizTalk Server Community Webcasts

• BizTalk Community Webcasts on CloudCasts
• BizTalk Light and Easy Webcasts

BizTalk Webcasts

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/biztalk/aa937645.aspx

BizTalk 24*7

• http://www.biztalk247.com/webcasts.aspx
• http://www.biztalk247.com/videos.aspx

Books

BizTalk Server 2010

• BizTalk 2010 Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (Expert’s Voice in BizTalk) by Mark Beckner
• Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010 Unleashed by Brian Loesgen, Charles Young, Jan Eliasen and Scott Colestock
• Microsoft BizTalk 2010: Line of Business Systems Integration by Kent Weare, Carl Darski, Thiago Almeida and Sergei Moukhnitski

BizTalk Server 2009

• SOA Patterns with BizTalk Server 2009 by Richard Seroter
• Pro BizTalk 2009 by George Dunphy, Sergei Moukhnitski, Stephen Kaufman and Peter Kelcey
• Pro Mapping in BizTalk Server 2009 (Expert’s Voice in BizTalk) by Jim Dawson and John Wainwright
• Pro Business Activity Monitoring in BizTalk 2009 (Expert’s Voice in BizTalk) by Jeff Sanders and Geoff Snowman
• Pro RFID in BizTalk Server 2009 (Expert’s Voice in BizTalk) by Mark Beckner, Mark Simms and Ram Venkatesh

BizTalk Server 2006 and 2006 R2

• Pro BizTalk 2006 (Expert’s Voice) by George Dunphy and Ahmed Metwally
• Foundations of BizTalk Server 2006 (Expert’s Voice) by Daniel Woolston
• Professional BizTalk Server 2006 by Darren Jefford, Kevin B. Smith and Ewan Fairweather
• BizTalk 2006 Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach by Mark Beckner, Benjamin Goeltz, Brandon Gross and Brennan O’Reilly
• Pro EDI in BizTalk Server 2006 R2: Electronic Document Interchange Solutions (Books for Professionals by Professionals) by Mark Beckner

Others:

• Applied Architecture Patterns on the Microsoft Platform by Richard Seroter, Ewan Fairweather, Stephen W. Thomas and Mike Sexton

Forums and Blogs

BizTalk Blogs and Groups

• BizTalk Blogs – Latest news and opinion from BizTalk experts
• BizTalk Server Team Blog – BizTalk product team’s
• BizTalk Gurus – Community Site focused on Microsoft BizTalk Server, Server and Platform AppFabric and Windows Workflow Foundation
• BizTalk 24*7 - Community Website for Biztalk Developers/Architects/Adminstrators

Forums

• BizTalk Server General – General BizTalk Server discussions
• BizTalk ESB Toolkit – Discussion for the BizTalk ESB Toolkit
• BizTalk Server Adapters and Adapter Pack – All questions related to LOB Adapters, BizTalk WCF Adapter, WCF LOB Adapter SDK and BizTalk Adapter Pack.
• BizTalk Server EDI and AS2 – All questions related to new EDI and AS2 features of BizTalk Server.
• BizTalk Server RFID – All questions related to new RFID features of BizTalk Server.
• BizTalk Guru – Forums – 7 Forums about BizTalk
• Forum Biztalk Brasil (PT)
• BizTalk Server (MSDN – PT) – Este fórum tem por objetivo a discussão de questões técnicas relacionadas ao desenvolvimento de soluções de integração de aplicações e orquestração de processos.

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