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| Catalog > BizTalk Server 2006 >
What’s New in BizTalk Server 2006 |
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BizTalk Server 2006 will build on the core architecture of BizTalk Server 2004 and make strides in all dimensions of application-to-application, business-to-business, and business-process automation.
This Microsoft Partner Academy course is specifically designed for technical pre-sales audiences and will provide information on the features of BizTalk Server 2006. This course will be strictly focused on delivering the technical content set within the framework of what Microsoft partners do on the job. |
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Entry Skills and Knowledge |
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An understanding of what BizTalk Server is, how businesses use it, and how it works with other Microsoft products. |
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| Week 0-Getting Started |
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This week is reserved for you to familiarize yourself with the classroom site and class materials, to post a bio, and to complete a short pre-class survey. |
| Week 1-Product Overview and New Features
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High level overview of new features in 2006 |
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Positioning BizTalk Server 2006 with competitive products |
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Business benefits for upgrading from BizTalk 2004 |
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| Week 2-Simplified Setup and Configuration & Tighter Windows Server Support
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Upgrading from BizTalk Server 2004 |
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Enhanced UI with a consolidated view of each feature |
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Greater granularity for installing specific features |
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Supported platforms |
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Engine and core enhancements |
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| Week 3-Improved Management and Operations
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The task based interface eases administration |
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The dashboard summarizes the system’s health in a single view |
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Remote configuration for multiple BizTalk servers |
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Easier application deployment |
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| Week 4-Empowerment for Business Users and Developers
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Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) and Business Activity Services (BAS) |
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Better integration with SharePoint |
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Enhancements for developers such as: new and enhanced adapters, and zoom support |
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| Week 5-End-of-Class Problem |
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Students are asked to prepare a short solution presentation for evaluation by class instructors. Students may work with a prepared customer scenario or with one of their own customers. Their solution presentation must cover the following: clear articulation of the customer’s pain; features and functions of the product that could address that pain; “napkin sketch” or other high-level description of the solution they envision; and their approach to explaining the business benefits to the customer. |
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| Time Commitment |
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7-10 hours per week, 35-40 hours total. |
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Terms of Use
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