Microsoft BizTalk Server Performance Optimization Guide has been released.

The new Microsoft BizTalk Server Performance Optimization Guide has been released to the web.

This document provides guidance & best practices on optimizing BizTalk Server performance for demanding production environments. It is based on numerous real-world engagements with customers by the BizTalk Customer Advisory Team CAT (Rangers), Premier Field Engineering and MCS.  

The guidance consists of the following 4 sections:

• Getting Started: an overview of the BizTalk Server functional components that can affect performance. It also describes the phases of a BizTalk Server performance assessment.
• Finding and Eliminating Bottlenecks: The Finding and Eliminating Bottlenecks section describes various types of performance bottlenecks as they relate to BizTalk Server solutions and information about how to resolve the bottlenecks.
• Automating Testing: Describes how to implement an automated build process and how to automate functional and load testing using Visual Studio Team System, BizUnit and Loadgen.
• Optimizing Performance: The Optimizing Performance section provides guidance for optimizing performance of specific components in a BizTalk Server environment

The guide is available in several formats and from several locations:

• Full MSDN URL:        http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc558617.aspx 
• Full TechNet URL:     http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc558617.aspx
• As a word document on Microsoft Download Center. 

Make sure your BizTalk implementation is optimized by adhering to this guidance!

Regards,

Ofer