Windows Server AppFabric Customer Advisory Team
Technical guidance & best practices from AppFabric, Azure, BizTalk, WCF, WF, SQL Data Modeling & StreamInsight technology experts
AppFabric Cache - Peeking into client & server WCF communication
The goal of this blog is to dig deeper into cache client & server communication, provide more...
Author: Rama Ramani (Azure CAT) Date: 09/20/2010
Windows Server AppFabric Monitoring works with Oracle (10g XE) database?
Windows Server AppFabric Monitoring works with Oracle (10g XE) database? Yes, indeed! AppFabric...
Author: SurenM Date: 09/17/2010
101’ish LINQ Samples for StreamInsight (part 1 - filtering and aggregation)
Following in the great tradition of other learn through example LINQ example pages, such as 101 LINQ...
Author: Mark Simms [MSFT] Date: 09/14/2010
AppFabric Architecture and Deployment Topologies guide now available via Microsoft Download Center
This is just a short note before heading into the weekend, to announce availability of the AppFabric...
Author: Emil Velinov Date: 09/10/2010
AppFabric Reference Implementation: Managing the LifeCycle of a WorkFlow Service
We have new premium content for AppFabric server. This sample and the document are just what...
Author: SurenM Date: 09/07/2010
One-Click Publishing of .NET4 Workflow (XAML) Definitions for Services hosted in AppFabric – similar to the ‘Activate’ Workflows in SharePoint Server 2010!
Simplifying publishing of the Workflow definitions Typically Business Analysts (IT Pro) own the...
Author: SurenM Date: 09/06/2010
How to Boost Performance of the ESB Routing and Transform Services – Part 3
Introduction In the first article of the series, we discussed the advantages and disadvantages of...
Author: Paolo Salvatori Date: 09/01/2010
BizTalk Application Tracing Made Easy with BizTalk CAT Instrumentation Framework Controller
When a busy developer is running under tight deadlines, every instrument that helps increase...
Author: Valery M Date: 08/30/2010
Large Message Transfer with WCF-Adapters Part 2
Introduction In the first part of the article we have introduced and analyzed the problem regarding...
Author: Paolo Salvatori Date: 08/30/2010
Solving the “No logical space left to create more user strings” Error and Improving performance of Pre-generated Views in Visual Studio .NET4 Entity Framework
As shown in the previous precompiled view blog (Isolating Performance with Precompiled/Pre-generated...
Author: Jaime Alva Date: 08/29/2010
Leveraging WCF Extensibility to Simplify and Secure Integration of BizTalk Server with Windows Azure AppFabric Service Bus
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Author: Valery M Date: 08/19/2010
Windows Server AppFabric Monitoring – Purging of AppFabric monitoring data, don’t get caught
Recently, while working on a customer performance lab with Windows Server AppFabric, I came across...
Author: Emil Velinov Date: 08/13/2010
Windows Server AppFabric Monitoring – Tracking Bottlenecks and Mitigation Techniques
Processing of Monitoring Data in AppFabric - Overview Windows Server AppFabric uses a monitoring...
Author: Emil Velinov Date: 08/13/2010
Potential Performance Issues with Compiled LINQ Query Re-Compiles
When calling a query multiple times with Entity Framework the recommended approach is to use...
Author: Jaime Alva Date: 08/06/2010
Profiling Entity Framework using the Visual Studio 2010 Profiler
A previous post discussed potential issues with Compiled Query recompiles. The cause of the...
Author: Jaime Alva Date: 08/06/2010
Epicor Visual Studio 2010 Entity Framework Case Study Posted
Check out the Epicor Case Study that was recently published by one of our partners. Epicor is a...
Author: Jaime Alva Date: 08/06/2010
Isolating Performance with Precompiled/Pre-generated Views in the Entity Framework 4
Introduction Working with customer’s solutions, we often have to track down potential...
Author: Jaime Alva Date: 08/06/2010
WCF netTcpRelayBinding Streaming Gotcha
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Author: Valery M Date: 07/30/2010
BizTalk Hotrod Magazine Issue #10 Published
We have consolidated some of our recent publications into a pocket-size, printer-friendly format and...
Author: Valery M Date: 07/27/2010
How to Boost Performance of the ESB Routing and Transform Services – Part 1
Introduction Recently I had chance to work with a couple of customers that make extensive use the...
Author: Paolo Salvatori Date: 07/07/2010
Large Message Transfer with WCF-Adapters Part 1
Introduction This is the first in a series of articles that will introduce and explore a couple a...
Author: Paolo Salvatori Date: 07/02/2010
Yet on BizTalk Impersonation With WCF Adapters
Scenario Last year I wrote a post on how using BizTalk Server 2006 R2/2009 and Protocol Transition...
Author: Paolo Salvatori Date: 06/23/2010
How To Boost Message Transformations Using the XslCompiledTransform class Extended
Problem Statement Some of you posted the following feedback regarding my post How To Boost Message...
Author: Paolo Salvatori Date: 06/23/2010
How to exploit the Text In Row table option to boost BizTalk Server Performance
Text in Row Table Option in SQL Server In SQL Server, text, ntext, or image fields are large...
Author: Paolo Salvatori Date: 06/23/2010
How To Boost Message Transformations Using the XslCompiledTransform class
Introduction The BizTalk Runtime still makes an extensive use of the System.Xml.Xsl.XslTransform....
Author: Paolo Salvatori Date: 06/23/2010
How to create a custom WCF Channel that debatches an inbound message
Introduction In the following post I’ll explain in detail a demo that I presented at TechReady...
Author: Paolo Salvatori Date: 06/23/2010
Customizing and Extending the BizTalk WCF Adapters
Introduction The contents of the following post are taken from a presentation I created and...
Author: Paolo Salvatori Date: 06/23/2010
Using Visual Studio 2005/2008 To Generate Load Against a Two-Way Request-Response WCF Receive Location
Introduction We all know that testing is very important for every kind of solution. However, testing...
Author: Paolo Salvatori Date: 06/23/2010
4 Different ways to process an XLANGMessage within an helper component invoked by an orchestration Part 2
Introduction In the first part of the article we introduced and analyzed 4 different techniques to...
Author: Paolo Salvatori Date: 06/23/2010
4 Different ways to process an XLANGMessage within an helper component invoked by an orchestration Part 1
Introduction One of the most common scenarios in BizTalk applications is when an orchestration...
Author: Paolo Salvatori Date: 06/23/2010
How to Throw Typed Fault Exceptions from Orchestrations Published as WCF Services
Introduction In general, a WCF Web Service can return two types of SOAP faults: typed and untyped...
Author: Paolo Salvatori Date: 06/23/2010
BizTalk Server and Protocol Transition
Scenario Consider the following scenario: You have to implement a BizTalk Server application that...
Author: Paolo Salvatori Date: 06/23/2010
Synchronous To Asynchronous Flows Without An Orchestration
Scenario Some months ago I had the chance to work with a customer who asked me a very interesting...
Author: Paolo Salvatori Date: 06/23/2010
BAM for Windows Server AppFabric? Yes, Collecting Data from AppFabric Services for Analytics and Measuring KPI
Synopsis: Persistence Store extensibility to store and query metadata relating to workflow instances...
Author: SurenM Date: 06/11/2010
Management Tasks for BizTalk CAT Instrumentation Framework - Fully Explained
The following post is intended to drill down into most common administrative tasks involved in the...
Author: Valery M Date: 05/26/2010
How to Support Component-Level Instrumentation Using BizTalk CAT Instrumentation Framework
In one of our recent publications, we explained the key usage patterns for the ETW-based...
Author: Valery M Date: 05/24/2010
Scripting Window Server AppFabric Configuration
Windows PowerShell cmdlets are an administration-focused scripting language that helps you achieve...
Author: ValeryM Date: 05/20/2010
Tips and Tricks in hosting .NET4 Workflow Designer: how to load a ‘blank’ Activity Builder Designer Grid!
Background: ISVs typically host the Workflow Designer to enable the ITPros use the tool set outside...
Author: ValeryM Date: 05/17/2010
Best Practices for Instrumenting High Performance BizTalk Solutions
During a recent technical engagement with a BizTalk ISV, we helped the ISV partner implement a...
Author: Valery M Date: 05/11/2010
Streamlining Custom Pipeline Component Development Using Base Class Library
It is widely known that custom pipeline components are highly popular extensibility points in the...
Author: Valery M Date: 05/07/2010
A Complete Solution to Provide Remote Assistance (debugging etc.) for .NET4 Workflows Managed by Windows Server AppFabric
A common problem IT support teams (especially multi location enterprises) have to grapple with is...
Author: SurenM Date: 05/06/2010
Troubleshooting BRE Policies Failing to Return Results
One of our BizTalk ISV partners recently bumped into an interesting behavioral aspect of the...
Author: Valery M Date: 04/29/2010
Configuring WF Activity Properties by Morphing Activity Designers: Improved end-user (ITPro) experience in Workflow Designer
There are quite a few configuration steps to be completed on the Workflow Activity after it is...
Author: ValeryM Date: 02/16/2010
Displaying Appropriate Workflow Activity Icons in rehosted Workflow Designer - improved usability of for .NET4 Windows Workflow
Rehosting the .NET4 Workflow Designer enables all the Built-In or ‘Standard’ Activities...
Author: SurenM Date: 02/10/2010
Best Practices for Configuring BAM Data Maintenance and Cube Update SSIS Packages in BizTalk Solutions
Background It is known that the world of ISV applications is different. A typical ISV application...
Author: Valery M Date: 02/10/2010
Hosting the Workflow Designer is so much easier in .NET4
One of the most appreciated features of .NET Framework 4/Windows Workflow Foundation namespaces is...
Author: SurenM Date: 02/06/2010
SharePoint Server 2010 and Windows Server AppFabric Interoperability
Calling a .NET4 WCF/Workflow Service hosted in AppFabric from a .NET3.5 Workflow hosted in...
Author: SurenM Date: 01/19/2010