BizTalk Server 2000: A Beginner's Guide

by Clemens F. Vasters

This work offers an easy-to-use learning tool including an eight-page blueprint section for additional visual instruction. Teaching readers how to use BizTalk, it provides implementation tips, in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0072190116
• ISBN13: 9780072190113
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 648 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.3" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

More in-depth than the title suggests

This is an excellent book. I was reluctant to even look at this book, since the word "beginner" was in the title, but given that there are few BizTalk books out there, I gave it a shot. I was very impressed by the depth of content, going much deeper and with much more explanation than the MS docs. If you're a newbie (or even intermediate) to BizTalk, definitely consider this book. It will help you not only to get started up and running, but it will give you a solid foundation as well.

Great Introduction to BizTalk

This book provides a great introduction to BizTalk. The author puts the software into its proper context, provides a solid introduction to its architecture, and gives just enough "how-to" to get started.Reading this book first will give you what you need to approach more in-depth material, e.g. Microsoft Press's BizTalk Server 2000 Documented.

Good architectural overview

Up front, I should state that I have been working w/BizTalk for the last six months. To say that the documentation currently available on BizTalk is lacking is an understatement. What I particularly like about this book is the fact that several chapters are devoted to the architectural underpinnings of BizTalk (for example, the author describes the way that servers are broken out and what the different databases contain, down to the objects in the databases). He also clearly explains the various concepts within BizTalk such as ports, messaging ports etc. All in all, this book is the best one currently available if you are interested in the architectural and development aspects of BizTalk and don't want to plough through the 1500-page Microsoft tome.