BizTalk Community Series: Introducing Eldert Grootenboer

Recently I visited fellow Microsoft Integration MVP Nino Crudele in Italy and met with some of his fellow BizTalk colleagues. I am amazed by work Nino and his fellow country man put in for the (local) community and their customers. The same dedicated I see in my own country. One of them is Eldert Grootenboer. Today’s story is about him.

Eldert is 30 years old, and lives in Rijen in Brabant,

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BizTalk PaaS: Windows Azure BizTalk Services – Part II

Last year in December 2012 during the BizTalk Summit we first as a preview saw the progress Microsoft BizTalk Product Team made on the BizTalk Services. Now it is here as preview for the general audience. Fellow Microsoft Integration MVP’s Kent Weare (Introducing Windows Azure BizTalk Services Preview –Part 1, Part 2) and Richard Seroter (Walkthrough of New Windows Azure BizTalk Services) shared

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BizTalk PaaS: Windows Azure BizTalk Services – Part I Set-Up

Today Scott Guthrie announced a number of great enhancements to Windows Azure. One of these is of interest to us integration professionals: BizTalk Services. A new service in the Windows Azure Platform that enables EDI and EAI integration in the cloud. Now many of you might know or is familiar with previous Windows Azure EAI/EDI labs, which can be considered as a Beta or preview of this new

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