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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.
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Since Microsoft's list is a bit out of date, here is my short list of BizTalk books (with Amazon affiliate links):
BizTalk Server 2010 Unleashed - Introductory, developer-centric, covers all the bases
Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010 Patterns - A more in-depth intro to BizTalk that covers the "why" with patterns and explanations, followed by a number of real-world solutions
SOA Patterns with BizTalk Server 2009 - Yes it's an older version, but this is still the book to take you deepest into solving problems the right way with BizTalk
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:
Line of Business Systems Integration
Pro BAM in BizTalk Server 2009 (Business Activity Monitoring didn't change much between '09 & '10)
Pro Mapping in BizTalk Server 2009 (The mapper changed drastically in 2010—for the better—but the complex mappings covered in this book largely still apply
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
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I am a dot web developer and recently I got an offer for CRM technical consultant from a company so I'm confused about that should I accept that offer or proceed with my recent field. so I need expert opinion from all you ?
Which filed is best Dynamic CRM or hardcore Dot net Web developer ?
Need expert opinion.
Please provide a reason too.
Thanks in advance .
As a Dynamics CRM developer you can be a web, backend, database, enterprise and/or report developer. All in the middle of the Microsoft product/technology portfolio (SQL Server, SharePoint, Office, Azure and Visual Studio/.Net to name a few).
It's a fast moving area and you will likely be working with the newest technology.
Generally speaking, in our business it's a wise decision to specialize. Finding good web developers can be a challenge, finding good Dynamics CRM developers is even harder. Logical consequence is that the market value of CRM developers is better.
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Its getting to that time where we need to get some more up to date development tools. There seems to be so many schemes, subscriptions and memberships out there which promise to offer discounts on various development tools etc. Which ones are best in terms of cost and usable software.
We are a web based company and our software is creeking its getting that old. We are looking to upgrade our Microsoft (Visual Studio, Office, IIS7, etc) and Adobe/Macromedia (Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Flash) products. Off the shelf prices are simply scary!
How can we get the gear at a sensible rate? We are only a small team of 4.
Edit: Signed up for the WebSpark membership, thanks for the pointers guys. Anything similar for Adobe. Tried googling but it seems these things are buried away with funny names!
For MS software, have a look at WebsiteSpark program. You can receive up to 3 licenses for VS, Expression Blend, Windows Web Server 2008 (4 CPU license) and SQL Server (4 CPU license). Program is designed for small (<=10 workers) web developing companies and works for 3 years, though. After this period MS requires to buy this software providing discount.
Have you considered the Visual Studio Express Edition? It's feature-limited, but free. Conversely, full versions of Visual Studio are costly, but they're an investment in your team's development, and are -- hopefully -- but a fraction of your development budget when you consider software engineer salaries.
If you qualify Microsoft's BizSpark program might be for you.
In terms of MS products:
If you're developing with Microsoft tools and for Microsoft Platforms then the two "spark" programmes mentioned - probably WebsiteSpark in your case.
Also the Microsoft Action Pack for non-dev tools.
Aside from the above, Visual Studio with MSDN pro seems, to me, to be about the best "value" of the dev tool offerings - you need to find a local licensing guru to get the best price.
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I am in search of ASP.net based open source support ticket system. are there any suggestions?
https://github.com/NullDesk/TicketDesk/
TicketDesk is an issue tracking system for IT Help Desks.
TicketDesk is efficient and designed to do only one thing, facilitate communications between help desk staff and end users. The overriding design goal is to be as simple and frictionless for both users and help desk staff as is possible.
TicketDesk 2 is an ASP.NET MVC web application written in C# targeting the .NET 4.5 framework. It includes a simple database with support for SQL Server 2005, 2008, or 2012 (including express and localdb editions). It can leverage SQL server for membership and role based security or integrate with windows authentication and Active Directory groups.
Bugtracker.NET
BugNet
I prefer BugNet over others for a number of reasons. It is regularly updated and has quite a good number of followers.
http://slickticket.codeplex.com
Jitbit (disclaimer: the company I work for) offers a ticketing system that is ASP.NET based (MVC) with "full sources" license available. It's not free though. But we do have a free trial version that has no "time limit" - you can run it as long as you want.
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I am involved in a project with UI comprising mainly of Action Script.
My role as an ASP.NET programmer is to pull data from DB using Web Services and
supply it as XML to the Action Script.
It would help me immensely if I could learn more about XML Web Services in ASP.NET.
I searched for a new book in this topic but couldn't find any book completely dedicated to the topic.
I have found many books published at around 2002 or so.
I would like to know whether there is a good new book that would be handy for my project.
It would be better if they use 3.5 technologies like Linq to XML and all.
Thank you.
If you're only just starting to do web services in ASP.NET, I would strongly recommend you go and check out WCF. It's the current and future standard for communications between machines - web services and a lot more. The "old-style" ASMX web services are on their way out.
The book I always recommend to get up and running in WCF quickly is Learning WCF by Michele Leroux Bustamante. She covers all the necessary topics, and in a very understandable and approachable way. This will teach you everything - basics, intermediate topics, security, transaction control and so forth - that you need to know to write high quality, useful WCF services.
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Also, I'd strongly recommend the Pluralsight series of WCF screen casts. I love books and they are great to read up on stuff - but sometimes, I find it easier to actually see someone show how to really code the thing and see it work and run. Highly recommended, 10-20 minute for each video, very informative and useful indeed!
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What are some of the Hosting Providers out there that support SQL Server 2008 and ASP.NET 2.0/3.5?
I am already aware of DiscountASP.NET (I host my blog with them), but I'm wondering if there are any other good hosting companies. GoDaddy hosting is good too, but they don't support SQL 2008 yet.
Also, I'm open to finding Shared, Dedicated and Virtual Dedicated hosting providers.
If you are a startup company (software-based, private, less than thre years old, less than $1M in annual revenue) you can join Microsft BizSpark. The BizSpark site is http://microsoft.com/bizspark.
BizSpark is a three-year program. For that period, it includes a modified MSDN Premium subscription and the rights to host your app in production without software license fees. The program costs $100, payable at the end of three years.
There are a number of hosters who support the BizSpark program, and they all support SQL Server 2008. The BizSpark site will list them for you by country. Here's what you'll see for the US:
Exabytes
GoDaddy
GoGrid/ServePath
Peer1
Internet Solution
OpSource
Navisite
RackSpace
Wizmo
Just stood up Win2008/SQL2008 with ServerBeach two weeks ago. Was very impressed. They also have a great and super-easy-to-use BizSpark program for those who qualify.
For what it's worth, Javier Enriquez (javier at serverbeach dot com) was our assigned account rep and was extremely helpful.
We just switched several sites to WebHost4Life
The control panel is intuitive, the service (24/7 live and well informed chat support) is excellent. The price is very reasonable and under the same hosting plan you can host several sites and databases.
Until recently I used HostMySite and the experience was great. 24/7 support with chat, email and phone. They were great the few times I used the chat support.
Using WebHost4Life , been their customer for 8-9 month now, so far very good experience.