I'm trying to come up to speed on BizTalk 2010. I've been a .NET Web Developer for almost 10 years. I have some experience with SQL Server Integration Services however BizTalk is a world of different.
Please advise.
I'm trying to come up to speed on BizTalk 2010. I've been a .NET Web Developer for almost 10 years. I have some experience with SQL Server Integration Services however BizTalk is a world of different.
Please advise.
If you want to read one book to understand about BizTalk then I'll recommend "Professional BizTalk Server 2006" authored by Darren Jefford , Kevin B. Smith , Ewan Fairweather http://www.amazon.co.uk/Professional-BizTalk-Server-Darren-Jefford/dp/0470046422
It says 2006, but the concepts are still the same from 2004 to 2010 R2
You are right that BizTalk is quite different, though both .NET development and SQL experience will be helpful.
Since Microsoft's list is a bit out of date, here is my short list of BizTalk books (with Amazon affiliate links):
After you've figured out the what, how, and why, then there are additional resources to take you deeper into the specific realms of BizTalk that you might want to use: