How to get started...

Question

Hello, all.  I'm looking for any recommendations for books, guides, blogs, etc for getting starting with BizTalk.  I am well experienced with .NET, Viz Studio, and SQL Server, if that helps in guiding me.  I have a general idea of what BizTalk does, now I'm interested in diving into the terminology, concepts, and hands-on.

Thanks.

Roz

Answer 1

You can download complete training kit from below link

It contains videos, labs, and also VM's which you can use to do your labs.

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

Happy learning.

 

Answer 2

Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010 Unleashed should be a good starting point.  I have copies of the predecessor books and have found them to be a good learning tool as well as a good reference.

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Answer 3

I have published few blogs on BizTalk tutorial you might go through these at http://rohitbiztalk.blogspot.com

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Answer 4

One of the fastes way is to follow BizTalk Server 2010 Exam : How to prepare? by Steef-Jan

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Leonid Ganeline [BizTalk MVP] BizTalkien: Advanced Questions: have fun - test your knowledge

Answer 5

Hi,

So in addion to all these good links provided here I have a few more, over the last weeks there has been a hugh amount of TechNet Wiki articles regarding BizTalk. All BizTalk MVPs have blogs with a lot of good reading material.

When it comes to books I must agree with David that BizTalk Server 2010 unleashed is a really good book.

And most importantly welcome to the community! =)

Best regards

Tord Glad Nordahl
Bouvet ASA, Norway
http://www.BizTalkAdmin.com | @tordeman

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Answer 6

Hi Roz,

I wrote a Wiki called BizTalk Server 2010 Beginners Guide. You can read how to start learning BizTalk as it refers to all resources you will need to get started.

HTH

 

Steef-Jan Wiggers

MVP & MCTS BizTalk Server 2010

http://soa-thoughts.blogspot.com/ | @SteefJan

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Answer 7

Hi Roshall,

there is few publications on BizTalk, which provide the basic concepts as well as more advanced tutorials and technical facets:

For basics and orientation: Foundations of BizTalk Server 2006, By: Daniel Woolston (apress)

Furthermore: BizTalk 2010 Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach, By: Mark Beckner (apress)

Advanced: Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010 Patterns, By: Dan Rosanova (packt publishing)

Advanced: SOA Patterns with BizTalk Server 2009, By: Richard Seroter (packt publishing)

Technical deep dive: Pro BizTalk 2009, By: George Dunphy; Sergei Moukhnitski; Stephen Kaufman; Peter Kelcey; Harold Campos; David Peterson (apress)

hth

 

 

Answer 8

Hi,

here are some videos, which really helps to start as a beginner.

have a look at  Foundations of BizTalk 2006 book, It is aimed at the beginner starting from the ground up. 

 

the following links might be useful to explore biztalk as a beginner...

http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/Resources/1134/biztalk-server-2010-tutorials.aspx

http://blog.raffaeu.com/archive/2009/08/24/biztalk-2009-tutorials-available.aspx

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/luke/archive/2006/07/30/683466.aspx

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