Introduction

Setting up a BizTalk environment requires planning, design skills and infrastructure and application knowledge. Depending on the environment you want to deploy you will need to have the appropriate resources and professionals available. This article will provide an abstract view on how to set up the environment, what resources to use and what skills are required.

Planning

Before you deploy BizTalk in your enterprise you have to plan and prepare yourself. 

The following resources can be very useful in preparation:

Tools

The following tools can be very valuable in setting up a robust BizTalk environment:

Whitepapers

There a couple of white papers available regarding setting up, running and maintaining a healthy BizTalk environment:

See Also

Read suggested related topics:

Another important place to find a huge amount of BizTalk related articles is the TechNet Wiki itself. The best entry point is BizTalk Server Resources on the TechNet Wiki.