Summary of my contributions on TechNet Wiki in the first half of 2012

In the last couple of months, I wrote a number of wiki articles for Microsoft TechNet Wiki. Initially, and along with Ruth Resende, I decided to fill a gap in TechNet Wiki: the lack of BizTalk articles or documentation in Portuguese, but I ended up joining the BizTalk Wiki Ninjas (Steef-Jan Wiggers, Tord Gard Nordahl, Dan Rosanova, and many more), also in English.

I think that all platforms have their purpose, and for me, TechNet Wiki acts as a complement to Forums, Blogs, magazines, or MSDN library, and one of the greatest advantages is that anyone can pick up an article, fix it, or add relevant content to the topic, making it always up to date. The content that you find there is generated by the community and Microsoft employees about Microsoft technologies and products for the community.

So after approximately six months that I have begun to contribute to the TechNet Wiki, this is the result!

List of contributions in English:

• Installing BizTalk Server 2010 in a Basic Multi-Computer Environment: This guide describes some of the considerations that apply to the various parts of a BizTalk Server installation in a basic multi-computer environment.
• BizTalk: List of Errors and Warnings, Causes and Solutions: This article is intended to be a knowledge base of all Errors and Warnings, Causes and Solutions documented in all stages/components of BizTalk: different stages of development, deployment, adapters, runtime, setup, and configuration…
• BizTalk Server: List of Macros: This article is a list of send macros that can help you to automate common tasks in BizTalk Server
• BizTalk Server: Basic principles of Maps: In this article, as we explore the BizTalk Mapper Designer, we will explain its main concepts, covering several themes such as product architecture, BizTalk Schemas, and some of the most widely used standards in the translation of messages.
• BizTalk: Blogroll: This article is intended to be a knowledge base of all BizTalk blog’s that are available.
• BizTalk Server: How Maps Work: This article is based on the previous article “BizTalk Server: Basics principles of Maps” published earlier where it’s explained in detail the basic functionalities of maps and how they can be implemented. This article intends to be an introductory note for who is taking the first steps in this technology.
• Azure Service Bus EAI & EDI features on the TechNet Wiki: This page contains links to all the Azure Service Bus EAI & EDI resources that are available on the TechNet Wiki.

List of contributions in Portuguese:

• Microsoft BizTalk Server aos olhos dos programadores: Já muito se tem falado sobre a plataforma BizTalk Server, o que é e as vantagens que oferece às organizações. Para os mais distraídos, BizTalk Server é a plataforma de excelência da Microsoft para a integração de sistemas e processos empresariais. Mas quais os benefícios que esta plataforma oferece aos programadores?
• BizTalk Server – Princípios básicos dos Mapas: Neste artigo, à medida que exploramos o editor de mapas do BizTalk Server, exploramos os seus principais conceitos enquanto abordamos temas como a arquitectura deste servidor e alguns dos padrões mais usados na tradução de mensagens.
• Guia de Sobrevivência: BizTalk Server 2010: Este artigo é um “Guia de Sobrevivência” que tem como objetivo reunir todos os materiais relacionados ao BizTalk Server 2010. Sinta-se a vontade para adicionar conteúdo, links e informações relevantes ao assunto.
• Exemplos de BizTalk Server disponíveis no Code Gallery: Lista de solução de BizTalk Server ou pequenos pedaços de código que se encontram disponíveis no Code Gallery em português.
• BizTalk Server – Como funcionam os mapas: Este artigo tem como objectivo explicar como os mapas são processados internamente pelo motor do produto à medida que exploramos o editor de mapas do BizTalk Server.
• BizTalk Server: Livros: Neste artigo você vai encontrar todos os livros publicados sobre o BizTalk Server, desde a versão 2004, incluindo links para criticas ou comentários.

Feel free to edit, change, and add content! And I hope you will find these articles useful.

Microsoft has retired the TechNet Wiki. While many of these original links may now redirect to Microsoft Learn or the Wayback Machine, the technical foundations within these articles remain a cornerstone of integration logic.

Author: Sandro Pereira

Sandro Pereira lives in Portugal and works as a consultant at DevScope. In the past years, he has been working on implementing Integration scenarios both on-premises and cloud for various clients, each with different scenarios from a technical point of view, size, and criticality, using Microsoft Azure, Microsoft BizTalk Server and different technologies like AS2, EDI, RosettaNet, SAP, TIBCO etc. He is a regular blogger, international speaker, and technical reviewer of several BizTalk books all focused on Integration. He is also the author of the book “BizTalk Mapping Patterns & Best Practices”. He has been awarded MVP since 2011 for his contributions to the integration community. View all posts by Sandro Pereira