BizTalk Server

Transparity is one of a handful of BizTalk development experts in the UK. We design, develop and deliver enterprise integration solutions, and provide expertise on all aspects of BizTalk Server.

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BizTalk to Azure Services

With the growth of the cloud, our new systems integration work is carried out using Azure Integration Services. However, with our BizTalk expertise, we are primed to support customers who are currently using BizTalk and we are experienced in migrating from BizTalk to Azure Integration Services when the time is right.

BizTalk Development

Transparity develops, re-engineers, deploys and manages enterprise applications in the cloud, hybrid or on-premises. As a Microsoft Partner and leading professionals, our suite of comprehensive services enables speed to market, scalability and futureproofing for business-critical applications. We’d like you to consider us your outsourced IT department.

BizTalk Consulting

As a Microsoft Partner, our consultants are industry veterans and experts in the features and technology of Microsoft. Bring in our consultants for small engagements such as advice, recommendations, risk management review or licencing assessments; or larger engagements such as proof of concept or application failure resolution.

BizTalk Support

Here at Transparity we can provide ongoing application support for custom software whether we built it or it is an existing system. Our support staff are fully qualified software engineers, not helpdesk staff. That means your BizTalk support team will be very familiar with the technology used and be able to provide the expertise you need, when you need it.

BizTalk Resourcing

Increase the capacity of your in-house team for BizTalk development with our expert team augmentation. Take advantage of our Microsoft Partner expertise and give your team the boost required to get your development completed. If you are tight for deadlines or taking on a larger project than normal in-house, this is a simple and fast solution.

BizTalk Server Development

Transparity provides a full range of BizTalk Server integration solutions including Enterprise Application Integration (EAI), Enterprise Service Bus (ESB), and e-Procurement development and integration with SAP, CRM, EDI, Salesforce, Dynamics AX and other line-of-business systems.

BizTalk Server provides the tools to securely connect to business applications, exchange data and manage workflows to automate their integration. It also offers speed to market, scalability and future-proofing for business-critical applications.

We provide expert services in the design, software development, deployment, monitoring and consulting of BizTalk Server artifacts:

Schemas & Maps – BizTalk Server uses XML Schema Definition (XSD) to define the structure of the messages.
Orchestrations – manages workflow and message flows between systems.
Pipelines – custom message handling services including managing non-standard message formats and encryption-decryption.
Send and Receive Ports – endpoints through which data is exchanged.
Adapters – used to connect directly to line-of-business systems such as SAP or from underlying data sources such as SQL Server or FTP. Custom adaptors are developed to support proprietary systems.

Business Rules Engine (BRE) – provides a version generic rules engine to support business rules that can be updated by business users.
Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) – all transactions can be monitored, and BAM acts as a miniature real-time Business Intelligence model to provide real-time monitoring.
Continuous Integration & Continuous Deployment – Azure DevOps and BizTalk Deployment Framework (BTDF) provide for automated deployment.

Other components/frameworks we provide services in include:

BizUnit – a unit testing tool for BizTalk offers a flexible and extensible declarative test framework.
BizTalk 360 – web-based support/monitoring tool for BizTalk Server environments which we can configure to monitor the service status.
BizTalk Server Training – to assist companies that wish to maintain their existing or new BizTalk systems, our expert Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) can provide help on-site with BizTalk Development and BizTalk System Administration.

BizTalk vs. Azure Integration Services

BizTalk Server was introduced in 2000 and for 20+ years it has been the foundation of systems integration for the Microsoft Platform and is still widely used by fortune 500 companies and other organisations of all sizes.

However the future of systems integration, as with software development generally, clearly lies in the cloud, and BizTalk Server will eventually be replaced by Azure Integration Services, which contains all the same features in a modern cloud environment and in the long-term is much more cost-efficient as no large updates are required.

Transparity recommends using Azure Integration Services for all new systems integration projects. We also have experience in migrating applications from BizTalk Server to Azure Integration Services, and so can assist with this as required.

Proud to be recognised as trusted partners

We’re proud to hold all six Microsoft Partner Designations and Azure Expert MSP status, firmly placing Transparity amongst the most accredited Microsoft Partners in the world.

With decades of combined experience our industry-leading technical experts pride themselves on delivering exceptional customer outcomes and creating long-term partnerships.

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The availability and performance of a large and complex healthcare management system is the foundation for 'end user service levels. CHT moved their development and support to Transparity at the beginning of the year and improved results have been immediate.

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Cornerstone choose Transparity for Application Integrations

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