White Papers

There are plenty of White papers scattered all over the web, Below is the list of White papers organized for you to kick start Biztalk.

Concepts/Patterns

Integrated Systems and Improved Workflow Cuts Staff Time Costs Dramatically
( 8/31/2005 )
“Microsoft BizTalk and InfoPath allow us to interconnect systems easier and smarter. They give us a solution for the here and now, and the years to come.”
Planning EAI and B2B Solutions for Business Book
( 11/9/2003 )
The Planning EAI and B2B Solutions for Business book focuses on using the Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF), which provides proven practices for envisioning, planning, developing, stabilizing, and deploying successful EAI and B2B integration projects with BizTalk Server.
Sequential Message Processing
Author:Arno Harteveld & Erik Leaseburg ( 6/23/2006 )
Learn how to implement sequential first-in first-out message processing and delivery.
Beyond SOA
( 7/19/2006 )
A way to connect the user edge of software development to the existing services infrastructure of the enterprise; to reconnect the people to the platform.
Application Platform (SQL Server, Visual Studio, and BizTalk Server) White Paper
( 1/3/2006 )
Application Platform White Paper

Installation and Migration Guides

BizTalk Server 2006 Installation and Upgrade Guides
Author:Microsoft ( 8/25/2006 )
Download the installation and upgrade instructions for BizTalk Server 2006.
BizTalk Server 2004 Installation Guide
(2/16/2006)
View the updated installation instructions for BizTalk Server 2004.
Installing and Configuring BizTalk Adapters for Enterprise Applications
( 7/17/2006 )
Installing and Configuring Microsoft BizTalk Adapters for Enterprise Applications
Installation Guide and Release Notes
( 7/12/2004 )
Download and view the installation instructions and release notes for Microsoft BizTalk Adapter v2.0 for mySAP Business Suite.
BizTalk Server Clustering White Paper
( 2/17/2003 )
Designing and deploying a highly available BizTalk Server implementation. It contains general information about software, hardware, and cost considerations for cluster deployment, and detailed steps for setting up a BizTalk Server 2-node cluster.
Moving to BizTalk Server 2006
( 6/6/2006 )
Overview of how Microsoft IT used BizTalk Server 2006 to begin consolidating its four disparate BizTalk Server environments on one standard platform. As a result, Microsoft IT achieved 99.999 percent availability in its BizTalk Server 2006 environment, even during periods of scheduled maintenance.
BizTalk AMT
( 1/21/2005 )
AMT allows reusing BizTalk 2002 custom components (AICs, preprocessors) in BizTalk 2004 environment.

Adapters Usage

Adapter Developer's Guide
( 1/15/2003 )
This white paper details improvements to BizTalk Editor and BizTalk Mapper, XML tools in BizTalk Server 2002.
BizTalk 2006 Adapters for Host Systems
( 11/1/2006 )
Enable connecting to data and line-of-business applications using BizTalk Server 2006
Comparative Adapter Study
( 8/3/2006 )
This whitepaper describes the results of a study that compares the performance of BizTalk Server 2004 and BizTalk Server 2006 adapters.
BizTalk Adapter for Web Services Enhancement (WSE) 2.0
( 2/9/2005 )
The BizTalk Adapter for WSE provides ways to expose e-business functions over the Internet.
BizTalk Server 2004 Adapter for MSMQ v2.0
( 2/15/2005 )
The BizTalk 2004 Adapter for MSMQ provides support for sending and receiving messages using MSMQ 2.0 and 3.0, and takes advantage of the new features in MSMQ 3.0.
Microsoft BizTalk Adapter Version 2.0 for mySAP Business Suite
( 8/19/2004 )
Microsoft® BizTalk® Adapter v2.0 for mySAP™ Business Suite provides a robust and easy to use way to send and receive SAP messages and data with BizTalk Server 2004.
BizTalk Server 2004 MQSeries Adapter
( 9/28/2004 )
Enables organizations that use MQSeries as their messaging standard to use BizTalk Server 2004 as their integration server.
BizTalk Adapter for SQL Server
( 1/3/2003 )
Microsoft BizTalk Adapter for SQL Server は、The Microsoft BizTalk Adapter for SQL Server enables reading and writing to the database from BizTalk Server 2002.
BizTalk Adapter for Web Services
( 3/4/2003 )
Microsoft BizTalk Adapter for Web services provides ways to expose e-business functions over the Internet.
Creating Web Service Enterprise Applications by Using BizTalk Adapter for Web Services
( 4/18/2003 )
This document uses two example projects to help you master all aspects of Microsoft® BizTalk® Adapter for Web Services. It also describes how to test the BizTalk Adapter for Web Services solutions that you create.
BizTalk Server SAP Adapter SP1 - Documentation
( 4/10/2006 )
Microsoft BizTalk Adapter v2.0 for mySAP Business Suite Service Pack 1 contains a collection of hotfixes, security fixes, and performance enhancements.
Application Integration and Process Intelligence using BizTalk Server 2004
( 12/19/2005 )
Discussion on how BizTalk Server 2004 and BizTalk Adapter v2.0 for mySAP Business Suite provides Microsoft a framework to create a business integration and intelligence solution that improved application integration and document processing visibility.

Performance

Performance Tuning and Optimization in Time-Critical Networks Sample Code
( 2/3/2004 )
The Performance Tuning and Optimization in Time-Critical Networks Sample Code shows a fictitious bank, Woodgrove Bank, that implements an optimized payment system by using BizTalk Server and Host Integration Server to secure its transactions and accelerate its message throughput rates.