Guys - this document has recently hit the shelves and what a great guide it is. Written
and reviewed by a huge team within MMS mostly - the two main authors Ewan
Fairweather and Rob
Steel (both MS and very much project/client oriented guys - out in the
field!) did a superb job.
Firstly - grab the Performance
Optimisation Guide
(checkout Ewan and Rob's blogs as there's some great bits on there, as well as a section
dedicated to the BizTalk Performance Explorer)
What's the meaty stuff I can expect to read? (I hear you ask...)
1. It serves as 2 things - a prescriptive guidance and two - best
practices around optimisation
(It's also great to see BizUnit in there for testing and as part of LoadGen)
I've summarised below:
The key sections of the guide are:
· Getting Started: Provides an overview of the BizTalk Server functional components
that can affect performance. It also describes the phases of a BizTalk Server performance
assessment.
· Finding and Eliminating Bottlenecks: The Finding
and Eliminating Bottlenecks section describes various types of performance bottlenecks
as they relate to BizTalk Server solutions and information about how to resolve the
bottlenecks.
· Automating Testing: Describes how to implement an automated build process
and how to automate functional and load testing using Visual Studio Team System, BizUnit and
Loadgen.
· Optimizing Performance: The Optimizing
Performance section provides guidance for optimizing performance of specific components
in a BizTalk Server environment
Other 'related stuff' to download while you're in the mood
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Microsoft
BizTalk Server Operations Guide
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BizTalk
Server 2006 R2 Installation and Upgrade Guides
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BizTalk
Server 2006 Tutorials
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BizTalk
Server 2006 R2 Runtime Architecture Poster
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BizTalk
Server 2006 R2 Capabilities Poster