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This Wrox Blox explores Service Orientated Architecture and the Enterprise Service Bus, focusing on how it can be implemented using Microsoft BizTalk Server. It explains the need for SOA Architecture in an enterprise business and looks at the key Business and IT Drivers in business, how they can interact, and where there are conflicts that SOA can help resolve. Specifically, the author discusses Microsoft ESB Guidance and how, by using BizTalk 2006, ESB implementation can provide a solid platform for SOA development; management across the IT and Business Space with the Governance and tools provided in the ESB Toolkit; pointers to online resources, including guides on installing and deploying ESB; and how to avoid common SOA pitfalls. The target audience for this Wrox Blox is IT Managers, Business Managers, Architects, Developers, and Business Analysts who want to find architectural guidance information on Service Oriented Architecture, BizTalk, and Enterprise Service Bus. Table of Contents Business Drivers 1 Example of a Business Driver in a Financial Organization 2 IT Drivers 3 How Traditional Business and IT Interact 4 Quality of Service: The -ITYs 4 Solving the Business and IT Communication Problem 5 Message Architecture Changes 5 Point-to-Point 6 Hub and Spoke 6 Message Bus 7 Introducing SOA 9 Foundation 11 SOA Core Services 11 Messaging 11 Application 11 Example of an SOA Application 11 SOA Integration 12 SOA Composite Application 12 BizTalk Overview 13 ESB Architecture 14 Microsoft ESB Guidance 15 Core ESB Features 16 On Ramps 17 Off Ramps 17 Itinerary Services 17 BizTalk Server 17 Web Services 18 Exception Management 18 Management Console 18 Implementing ESB in Your Organization 23 Governance 24 Succeeding with SOA 24 SOA