BizTalk Summit 2014 in December

By Paul Pemberton

Save the date for BizTalk Summit 2014, which will take place December 3-5 on the Microsoft Campus in Redmond, WA. There will be 300+ partners and customers, so bring your questions, knowledge, and business cards.

Agenda

  • Executive keynotes outlining Microsoft vision and roadmap
  • Technical deep-dives with product group and industry experts
  • Product announcements
  • Real-world demonstrations from lighthouse customers
  • Roundtable discussions + Q&A
  • Partner Showcase Sessions
  • We are also planning hands-on labs so you can roll up our sleeves and experience new capabilities
  • Networking and social activities

The Upcoming End of Extended Support for BizTalk Server 2006

By Paul Pemberton

In July, Microsoft ended all support for BizTalk Server 2004. This got us to thinking about the looming end of support for other versions of BizTalk Server: mainstream support for 2006 and 2009 has already ended, and extended support for 2006 (and R2) ends in July 2016:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/18709.biztalk-server-product-lifecycle.aspx

According to Microsoft, extended support differs quite a bit from mainstream support, including:

  • No non-security hotfixes
  • You will be charged for incident support requests
  • No warranty claims
  • No design or feature change requests

Our new BizTalk Server Administrator Deep Dive course covers the skills your team needs to assess and upgrade your infrastructure. View our upcoming advanced BizTalk Server administration class schedule:

Date Duration Location
Sep 29 5 days Kirkland, WA (+ Remote)
Nov 03 5 days Utrecht, Netherlands
Nov 17 5 days Kirkland, WA (+ Remote)