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Summary: Perfect for Exam Prep.
Review: Precised. Easy to follow. The subjects are very well organized. Reviews (Questions-Answers) at the end of each chapter are great for testing yourself on the subject.... Highly recommended for an exam prep. With some hands-on experience on a Biztalk Server, I used this book to coach myself, in less than a week, for the examination and passed it. Great as a quick reference for troubleshooting a Biztalk application too.
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Summary: Clarification for first comment
Review: Some things to keep in mind -
1) BizTalk is not a toy - it is an enterprise tool - so of course you will need enterprise level hw/sw requirements to set it up and use it
2) Don't judge the quality of the book based on the requirements of the software
3) Please re-write your review to cover the book, not your issues with using the software
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Summary: OK for the exam, will not teach you BizTalk
Review: The book is OK for exam preparation. The exam has plenty questions on managing, securing and troubleshooting BizTalk server, and the book covers most of these questions. Also there is a reasonable amount of questions realted to development of custom components. Read the book twice, and you will pass the exam.
However... This book will have no added value if you want to learn BizTalk, or if you want to get familiar with the more advanced options like signing, reliable messaging and clustering. The real-world stuff you will need when working as a BizTalk designer or engineer, is not in this book.
Conclusion: only buy this book if you want to pass the exam!
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Summary: Clarification for first comment
Review: This book is very detailed and I like it a lot, but in order for it to be truly effective, you need to be able to set up BizTalk Server 2000 and play with it along with the book. However, in order to do this, you need, according to the book:(A) One computer running Windows 2000 Server (pref Adv Server if you want to do more of the robust features) on which you would install SQL Server 2000
(B) Another computer running Win 2K Server (or Adv Server again) on which you would install BizTalk Server 2000
(C) A Win 2K domain with ADS to connect to, so you'll probably need another computer running Win 2K server with DHCP, DNS, ADS installed
(D) Ideally, another computer to use as your workstation
(E) If you want to do any Clustering or Network Load Balancing (NLB), you'll need even more machines So, just keep in mind what you're getting into. BizTalk is a great tool and very powerful and, as I stated before, the book is extrememly useful, but the hardware required to go along with the examples is a bit daunting.
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Summary: Very well written but only really effective with hardware
Review: This book is very detailed and I like it a lot, but in order for it to be truly effective, you need to be able to set up BizTalk Server 2000 and play with it along with the book. However, in order to do this, you need, according to the book: (A) One computer running Windows 2000 Server (pref Adv Server if you want to do more of the robust features) on which you would install SQL Server 2000
(B) Another computer running Win 2K Server (or Adv Server again) on which you would install BizTalk Server 2000
(C) A Win 2K domain with ADS to connect to, so you'll probably need another computer running Win 2K server with DHCP, DNS, ADS installed
(D) Ideally, another computer to use as your workstation
(E) If you want to do any Clustering or Network Load Balancing (NLB), you'll need even more machines So, just keep in mind what you're getting into. BizTalk is a great tool and very powerful and, as I stated before, the book is extrememly useful, but the hardware required to go along with the examples is a bit daunting.
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