Version 4.0 of BizTalk360 brings some most requested capabilities that will help
BizTalk Server operators/administrators to better monitor and administer BizTalk
environments efficiently.
"The number of capabilities BizTalk360 offers outweighs the ones currently offered
through SCOM management packs for BizTalk or alternative products and solutions in market
today. I think many are impressed in the evolution of BizTalk360 from its inception more
than a year ago until its current version 4.0." - Says Steef-Jan. Wiggers, a BizTalk
Server MVP.
Custom SQL query - BizTalk administrators typically maintain a list of custom SQL
queries to support their day to day operations. Examples of such query will include
- Checking the spool size of the message box database,
- Checking the last 10 large messages in tracking database
- Checking the status of orchestrations, receive locations etc. with conditions.
Schedules/Service Window support - For customers taking advantage of schedules and
service windows in BizTalk server receive locations and send ports, BizTalk360 offers
better tooling and user interface. BizTalk360 addresses two main challenges when working
with service windows
- It helps administrators to clearly visualise the receive locations and
send ports, where the service window is enabled.
- It also clearly visualises the active window state (with a warning triangle),
giving clear guidance to the administrators about the current state, whether messages
will be processed etc.
Extended Monitoring Modules - The main focus of version 4.0 release is to extend the
monitoring capabilities keeping BizTalk server customers in mind. It addresses most of the
challenges faced by BizTalk server customers in setting up an enterprise class monitoring
solutions like SCOM/HP OpenView just for monitoring BizTalk environments. BizTalk360 comes
with the following monitoring plugins, which will be sufficient for majority of the
BizTalk server customers day to day monitoring requirements.
- Receive Locations
- Send Ports
- Orchestrations
- Service Instances (Suspended, Scheduled etc.)
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- NT Services
- Event Logs
- System Resources (CPU, Memory)
- Disks
- SQL Jobs
- HTTP Endpoints (WCF, Web etc)
- BizTalk Host Instances
- Message Box Viewer (Critical/Non-Critical errors)
In the future versions, more such plugins (ex: IIS Application Pool monitoring, FTP
location monitoring, SQL data/log files monitoring etc) will be added to the offering.
Saravana Kumar (founder, CTO) said, "Our objective is to help every single BizTalk
Server customer in the world; we are super focused on delivering tailored solutions that
will enhance the day to day operation/administration/monitoring of customers BizTalk
environments. We wanted to reduce the number of tools the support people need to use to
manage a BizTalk environment."
Kovai Limited is a software development company based in London. Kovai Limited purely
focus on delivering world class products that help Microsoft BizTalk server enterprise
customers. BizTalk360 is widely used by some of top companies in the world that include
Banks, Hospitals, Entertainment, Retail and many more.