In this session Kent will take a real world business scenario from the Power Generation industry. The scenario involves real time data collection, power generation commitments made to market stakeholders and current energy prices. A Power Generation company needs to monitor all of these data points to ensure it is maintaining its commitments to the marketplace. When things do not go as planned, there are often significant penalties at stake. Having real time visibility into these business measures and being notified when the business becomes non-compliant becomes extremely important. Learn how Windows Azure and many of its building blocks (Azure Service Bus, Azure Mobile Services) and BizTalk Server 2013 can address these requirements and provide Operations people with real time visibility into the state of their business processes.

1. brought to you by
Exposing Operational data to Mobile
devices using Windows Azure
Kent Weare

2. About me
• Senior Enterprise Architect @ Large Power Generation Company
• 9+ years working with BizTalk
• 7 time Microsoft MVP (BizTalk/Integration)
• Author
• Blogger
• Speaker
• Grad Student @ Arizona State University

3. Agenda
• Why are we talking about Mobility here?
• Introducing Windows Azure Mobile Services
• How does BizTalk participate in Enterprise Mobility Architectures?
• Demo
• Summary

4. …but first

5. Why are we talking about Mobility here?
Every CIO has mobility “on their list”
• What is important to my boss is important to me
Enterprise Mobility brings some unique challenges:
• Diverse Eco-Systems
• Android, Apple, Windows Phone, Windows Store apps
• Skillset fragmentation
• Node.js, Angular.js, HTML5 vs XML, XSD, Xlang, WF
• Authentication
• Can’t use Facebook credentials to submit timesheet
• Network boundaries
• Can’t put everything in the DMZ
• Legacy
• Flat files, XML
• JSON
• Point to Point is evil!!!
• More education is required

6. For many Mobile Developers Integration is this confusing

7. How do we bridge the gap?

8. Leverage Platforms
BizTalk Server/Services
+
Azure Mobile Services

9. http://www.flickr.com/photos/popcorncx/3517689478
http://www.flickr.com/photos/danzen/139721205

10. IDENTITY
DATA
MESSAGING
CONNECTIVITY
LOGIC
MOBILESERVICES
API
DEVICES

11. Azure mobile services - feature rich
Provision cloud-connected app
in a few clicks, little code
Support for Android, iOS,
HTML5, Windows 8, and
Windows Phone 8/7.5
Different clients can share the
same backend
Easy authn and authz using
Google, Microsoft Account,
Facebook, or Twitter
Push notifications
Scheduled tasks support
Backend scripting with Node.js *
Custom API support
Push your code via
portal or git
Extend backend with third-party
services

12. Looks great, but…

13. SAP
CRM
SQL Server
Oracle
Custom LOB
DEVICES
The Traditional Enterprise Landscape
How do we get from here to there?
Legacy

14. IDENTITY
DATA
MESSAGING
CONNECTIVITY
LOGIC
MOBILESERVICES
API
DEVICES
How does BizTalk/Service Bus play a role in this architecture?
MESSAGING
CONNECTIVITY

15. SalesForce
NetSuite
Box
FinancialForce
Office365
DEVICES
….and by the way
How do we get from here to there?
Facebook
SuccessFactors
Marketo
Tableau
Azure
Twitter
Amazon

16. The alternative…

17. Enterprise Integration challenges don’t disappear
with Mobility…they have only gotten bigger!

18. Enterprise Mobility Challenges
Format?
Mobility Platform?
Storage/Cache?
Availability?
Security?
LOB System
Mobile Services
SQL Databases
Service Bus
Active Directory
BizTalk Server/Services
“Enterprise Mobility Stack”

19. Demo Scenario
• Deregulated Power Generation company
• Power Generator Commitment includes:
• Declared: Potential amount of Power available
• Dispatched: Actual amount of Power that is being generated
• Some small variance is expected
• When a generator doesn’t meet their commitment there are
penalties $$$
• Over generating is just as bad as under-generating
• Not a replacement for a BI or SCADA solution

20. Scenario #1 – Updating Dashboard
Mobile Services
SQL Database
Service Bus
Historian #1 Historian #2 Historian #3
DEVICES

21. Scenario #2 – Push Notifications
Mobile Services
SQL Database
Service Bus
Historian #1 Historian #2 Historian #3
DEVICES
Push Notification
Out of bounds
Notification

22. BizTalk Solution
Expose REST Endpoint

23. BizTalk Solution
Expose REST Endpoint

24. BizTalk Solution
Expose REST Endpoint

25. BizTalk Solution
Expose REST Endpoint

26. BizTalk Solution
Simple BizTalk Orchestration

27. BizTalk Solution
SB Messaging Adapter

28. BizTalk Solution
Custom JSON Pipeline Component *

29. Mobile Services Solution
Provisioning Service

30. Mobile Services SolutionChoosing your platform

31. Mobile Services Solution
Data

32. Mobile Services SolutionData Table

33. Mobile Services Solution
Reading from a Mobile Services table
Var declare = await
App.MobileService.GetTable<PlantCommitmentsModel>()
.Where(x => x.plantname == "NorthWest U.S.")
.OrderByDescending(x =>
x.transactiondate).Take(1).ToListAsync();

34. Mobile Services Solution
Scheduling Service

35. Mobile Services Solution
Scheduling Service Configuration

36. Mobile Services Solution
Scheduling Service Script – Pull from Service Bus Queue

37. Mobile Services Solution
Scheduling Service Script – Insert Record

38. Mobile Services Solution
Scheduling Service Script – Creating Notification

39. Mobile Services SolutionScheduling Service Script – Sending Notification

40. Mobile Services SolutionNotification – Configuration

41. Mobile Services Solution
Custom API – Call WABS Bridge

42. Enterprise
Mobility
Stack
“Building Mobile Apps
for the Enterprise”
BUYHOLDSELL

43. Coming
Soon
BizTalk Server 2013 R2
• Native JSON Support
Windows Azure Mobile Services
• C# backend based on WebAPI
• Offline Support

44. Updated Certification Book
Includes:
• 70-595 Certification Exam
• Microsoft Partner Network
Technical Competency Assessment
Available March 10, 2014

45. Resources
• Twitter @wearsy
• Blog kentweare.blogspot.com
• Mobile Services Announcement http://tinyurl.com/lcnrnzg
• #msbts