3. “This roadmap explains our holistic approach to
integration and the key product offerings that
contribute to our integration capabilities. It details our
vision and ambition as well as our strategy to address
the challenges and opportunities for integration we
see in the years ahead.”
Microsoft Integration Roadmap 1.0, Executive Summary, 24 December 2015
4. Highlights
• Continuing commitment to BizTalk Server, with our 10th release of BizTalk
Server in Q4 2016
• Expansion of our iPaaS vision to provide a comprehensive and compelling
integration offering spanning both traditional and modern integration
requirements
– Preview refresh in January 2016 and General Availability (GA) in April 2016.
• Deliver our iPaaS offering on premises through Azure Stack
– Preview in Q2 2016
– GA by end of the 2016
• The next release of Host Integration Server is planned on the same timeline as
BizTalk Server 2016
5.
6. Enterprise Integration
• Industry standards support, e.g.
EDI, HL7, AS/2
• Virtually unlimited scale
• Fully managed iPaaS
• Very high reliability 99.95 SLA for
mission critical workloads
• Cost competitive
• Marketplace of available services,
components, connectors
• Core capabilities, messaging,
transformation, complex logic
Modern Integration
• Step-based flows to drive
automation
• Ease of use as a feature
• SaaS and web-centricity
• Affordability but with built-in
reliability and scale
• Inclusive approach, no code,
browser-based tools
• Integrated part of Azure – a
complete cloud solution
• Agility and innovation through
bimodal IT practices
7. •Democratization of
access to integration
•Simplification of tools
•Easy & secure
connectivity between on-
prem cloud assets
•Device-centric LOB
Applications
•Ubiquitous access to
data
•SaaS to run core
processes
•API Management
API
Economy
Increasing
Mobility
Citizen
Integrator
Hybrid
Integration
8.
9. “…to empower every person and every organization
on the planet to do more.”
https://www.microsoft.com/enterprise/it-trends/social-enterprise/articles/our-vision-for-productivity.aspx
10. Enterprise Integration
• Industry standards support, e.g.
EDI, HL7, AS/2
• Virtually unlimited scale
• Fully managed iPaaS
• Very high reliability 99.95 SLA for
mission critical workloads
• Cost competitive
• Marketplace of available services,
components, connectors
• Core capabilities, messaging,
transformation, complex logic
Modern Integration
• Step-based flows to drive
automation
• Ease of use as a feature
• SaaS and web-centricity
• Affordability but with built-in
reliability and scale
• Inclusive approach, no code,
browser-based tools
• Integrated part of Azure – a
complete cloud solution
• Agility and innovation through
bimodal IT practicesEnterprise
Integration
Specialists
Web &
Mobile Devs
11. Pro Integration
Developer
Complex integration
On-premises LOB systems
Mission critical
Dedicated IT resources
Organization-centric
Messaging patterns
Web and Mobile Dev
Point to point integration
SaaS
Failure expected/tolerated
Democratized
User-centric
API-based
14. BizTalk Server 2016
• Support for SQL AlwaysOn
• Production IaaS support for HA
• Improved WCF NetTcpRelay adapter with SAS support
• Tighter integration between BizTalk Server and API connectors to enable
BizTalk Server to consume our cloud connectors such as SalesForce.Com and
O365 more easily.
• Better performance & usability in the admin console
• Platform alignment:
– Windows Server 2016
– SQL Server 2016
– Visual Studio 2015
– Office 2016
15. • No code designer for rapid creation
• Dozens of pre-built templates to get started
• Out of box support for popular SaaS and on-
premises apps
• Use with custom API apps of your own
• BizTalk APIs for expert integration scenarios
17. Logic Apps Improvements
• Eventual porting of all functionality from Microsoft Azure BizTalk Services
– Imminent replacement of MABS(?)
• Addition of more Logic Apps Connectors
• Extending Logic Apps to incorporate more of the rich messaging capabilities
and industry verticals support currently offered by BizTalk Server
• Option to host Logic Apps on-prem via Azure Stack
23. Microsoft Integration Roadmap 1.0, Figure 1, 24 December 2015
Preview
Logic Apps
update
GA
Logic Apps
Integration
Summit
2016
Preview
Logic Apps on
Azure Stack
Beta
BizTalk Server
RTM
BizTalk Server
More Logic Apps
Connectors
CU1
BizTalk Server
Traditional (EAI / B2B)
On-prem
Modern (SaaS-based, API centric)
Cloud
The cloud has contributed to a number of new trends:
API Economy - SaaS to run core processes
Increasing mobility (devices, always-available data)
Citizen Integrator - democratisation of integration
Hybrid Integration - bridge on-premises assets to IaaS, SaaS, devices, etc
Integration traditionally has not been easy with Microsoft.
Traditional integration server technology
Connect LOB systems using OOTB adapters
Robust messaging engine with Business Process Mgmt (workflow)
Support for dynamic business rules
End-to-End tracking with BAM
B2B & Cloud integration
SQL Server Azure virtual machines currently do not support Failover Cluster Instances (FCI).
Need for 3rd party tools solution: https://pellitterisbiztalkblog.wordpress.com/2015/02/09/configuring-biztalk-server-infrastructure-in-high-availability-on-microsoft-azure-iaas/
Web-based designer
Easy connectivity to SaaS and on-prem resources
Simple workflows
Connectors are all configuration-based
Next generation of Azure Stack
Allows you to host IaaS / PaaS services in your datacenter
Uses Azure Resource Manager for a consistent deployment experience
Cloud-optimized application platform
Azure-based Compute, Network, and Storage services
Cloud-consistent service delivery
Portal enables integrated Admin/Tenant experiences
Resource Manager is the new Service Management API
Updated core management services
Cloud-inspired infrastructure
Windows Server-based compute, network, and storage
Run workloads where they make sense to
Flexibility
Holistic approach as a single product unit
Azure API Management will become available as part of AppService by the end of 2016
Most of the good stuff happening in later part of the year.
Integrate conference in 2nd quarter!