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Applied Architecture Patterns on the Microsoft Platform

You're reading from   Applied Architecture Patterns on the Microsoft Platform An in-depth scenario-driven approach to architecting systems using Microsoft technologies

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2010
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849680547
Length 544 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (26) Chapters Close

Applied Architecture Patterns on the Microsoft Platform
Credits
Foreword
About the Authors
About the Reviewer
1. Preface
1. Solution Decision Framework 2. Windows Communication Foundation and Windows Workflow 4.0 Primer FREE CHAPTER 3. Windows Server AppFabric Primer 4. BizTalk Server Primer 5. SQL Server and Data Integration Tools Primer 6. Windows Azure Platform Primer 7. Simple Workflow 8. Content-based Routing 9. Publish-Subscribe 10. Repair/Resubmit with Human Workflow 11. Remote Message Broadcasting 12. Debatching Bulk Data 13. Complex Event Processing 14. Cross-Organizational Supply Chain 15. Multiple Master Synchronization 16. Rapid Flexible Scalability 17. Low-Latency Request-Reply 18. Handling Large Session and Reference Data 19. Website Load Burst and Failover 20. Wrap Up

Candidate architectures


We can tackle this problem from multiple angles, so let us take a look at the available options.

Candidate architecture #1 SSIS

First, we will explore the pros and cons of using SSIS for our solution platform.

Solution design aspects

This scenario is the sweet spot for SSIS. SSIS is, first and foremost, an ETL and batch data processing tool. SSIS can easily read multiple files from a network drive and has the tools out of the box that can debatch, either before or after loading to a database.

Nonetheless, we are faced with certain hurdles that will need to be accounted for in our design. We do not control precisely when the POS data will be made available. There are a number of variables that influence that timing, not the least of which is the potential need for human intervention in closing books for the day and variable times throughout the year and across the globe when a particular store's books will be closed. We need to expect that files will be delivered over...

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