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Together For Quality Stakeholder Meeting. BizTalk – The Basics Lane Segrest Manager – Systems Administrations Information Services Division (ISD). April 9, 2008. Central IT for the Executive Branch of State Government* Approximately 250 employees (Programmers, Systems Admin, etc)
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Together For QualityStakeholder Meeting BizTalk – The Basics Lane Segrest Manager – Systems Administrations Information Services Division (ISD) April 9, 2008
Central IT for the Executive Branch of State Government* • Approximately 250 employees (Programmers, Systems Admin, etc) • Administer many central “core” technologies (i.e. mainframe, AD, Email, Telecom) • Strive to better State government by partnering with Agencies and vendors * Some exclusions apply… Who is ISD?State of Alabama / Department of Finance / Information Services Division
BizTalk is an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) which comprises the next generation of integration middleware • BizTalk is frequently described as the Glue for business interoperability • BizTalk is a Swiss Army Knife for Internet business eCommerce and enables seamless communication across various platforms • BizTalk brings the promise and power of XML to businesses and to their existing and legacy systems What is BizTalk?
Familiar Development Platform (.NET/SQL) • Easy Deployment • Flexible and Versatile • Existing Support Infrastructure (MS) • Connectors to all Major Platforms • Common Security Framework (AD) • Cost Why BizTalk?
Break Down Agency Information Silos • Share Data More Effectively • Centrally Manage the Middleware • Define Once – Use Many • Serve All Agencies BizTalk Allows us to..
Make the hard things simple • Connecting systems and processes with the users • Unique tools for unique users • Developers: Visual Studio .NET • IT professionals: Windows – standard, repeatable process • Information workers: Rich Office view into business • Standards • Fully take advantage of mature standards (XML, XSD) • Champion emerging standards (XML WS, WS-I) • Partner with industry to build future standards Summary