Fixing the Unable to process template language expressions in action HTTP Unexpected token StartObject Error in Azure Logic Apps
I have been working a lot with Azure Logic Apps over the past month. Since I am new to Logic Apps, I often run into silly issues that turn out to trivial to fix. This is one of them. I was working with the HTTP Rest API shape to try to call a custom...
Assigning an Integration Account to an Azure Logic App inside Visual Studio
I have been working heads down for a few weeks now with Windows Azure Logic Apps. While I have worked with them off and on for over a year now, it is amazing how far things have evolved in such a small amount of time. You can put together a rather complex...
Want Microsoft Azure resources with a view? Azure prices vary by Datacenter even in the United States
In May, I gave a session at Integrate 2016 titled Azure IaaS Essentials for the BizTalk Developer (watch online now). In that session I outlined that prices for Azure resource vary by data center. In case you did not know, the price you pay for Azure resources...
INTEGRATE 2016 My session on Azure IaaS and Azure Training
I am excited to be presenting at the 2016 INTEGRATE conference in London. Not only will I be able to get great pizza at Pizza Express, I will hopefully get to fill in everyone on the latest offerings in Azure IaaS. Registration is still open for the conference. ...
Pluralsight’s BizTalk Learning Path
I am excited to be part of creating the cofficia Pluralsight BizTalk Learning Path. This consists of just over 34 hours of hard core BizTalk training brought to you by Mall Milner, Mohamad Halabi, Dan Toomey, and I. Learning path course sequence: BizTalk 2006...
Build a Multi-Server, Configured, BizTalk 2013 R2 Domain in Windows Azure IaaS in less than 1 hour!
A little over 2 years ago I released a set of PowerShell scripts for auto creating a full Multi-Server BizTalk 2013 Domain inside Azure IaaS. I spent 100’s of hours on these scripts to get them working correctly. You can view my session at TechEd 2013 US...
BizTalk and SQL Azure Publisher Name, Offer, and SKUs for Azure Resource Manager PowerShell Module
With the introduction of Azure Resource Manager (ARM) the world of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) inside Azure changed - for the better. ARM introduced a new way to organize and deploy resources across various aspects of Windows Azure. Now you can create...
Data Synchronization Options Between Multiple Systems
While I usually only blog about BizTalk and Windows Azure, for this post I am going for something different. This post is talking about data synchronization between different computers systems; like between a laptop and desktop. I am sure I am like most readers who...
Limited Number of Free 30-day Pluralsight Trials Available
I have a limited number of no credit card required, unlimited, 30-day trials for Pluralsight available. Request your free trial at: http://www.biztalkguru.com/30-day-pluralsight-free-trial-request/ With these accounts you have full access to all 3700+ courses for 30...
How To Convert a VMware vmkd Disk to a Hyper-V vhdx Disk
I have been using VMware off and on for years mostly to maintain environments for older version of BizTalk like BizTalk 2009 and BizTalk 2010. That said, I have been stuck using VMware version 9 because I did not want to keep paying the upgrade fees each year to get...
What’s New in BizTalk 2013 Course has lots of Relevant Content for BizTalk 2013 R2
I have revamped and updated my site: http://www.whats-new-in-biztalk-2013.com/ This site is dedicated to my course at Pluralsight with the same name. While this course was geared to BizTalk 2013, a lot of the content is still relevant for BizTalk 2013 R2. This...
BizTalk Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) Training on Pluralsight
A little over a year ago I released a new Pluralsight training course called “Intro to BizTalk Server 2013 Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) Toolkit”. This course is still getting a lot of views and the overall feedback has been positive. If you are new to working...