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BIZTALK MIGRATION & ENTERPRISE INTEGRATION

Beyond legacy.
Into possibility.

Your business has outgrown the way it connects.
Let’s build the integration foundation for its next move.

Luminous blue glass ribbons converging into a shared path
BIZTALK → MODERN INTEGRATION

The experience to understand your past.
The perspective to engineer your future.

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YOUR NEXT PLATFORM.
YOUR BUSINESS CASE.
Microsoft Azure
MuleSoft
Boomi
TIBCO

01 / CAPABILITIES

Keep the logic.
Lose the limitations.

Independent guidance. Purposeful engineering. From the first question to the final cutover.

02 / IN OUR DNA

We don’t just know BizTalk.
We know why it works.

Our founder helped build Microsoft’s BizTalk B2B platform. That perspective travels with every migration we take on.

25years at Microsoft
Founder’s experience
20+integration patents
Held by our founder

03 / THE PLAYBOOK

No leaps of faith.
Just considered steps.

A deliberate transition from what you have to what you need.

01 / DISCOVER

Map the reality.

Find the dependencies, complexity, and business rules that matter.

02 / ARCHITECT

Design the next.

Choose the right destination and a sequence that makes sense.

03 / TRANSITION

Prove. Then move.

Validate the new environment before the business depends on it.

PLAN THE NEXT MOVE

BizTalk end-of-life dates
your team must plan around.

Different milestones. One considered plan. Know which dates affect your estate, then make room for the work ahead.

TODAY

Your window to plan well.

Start with discovery. Create time to validate, run in parallel, and transition on your terms.

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  1. 01
    ACT NOW

    Azure Service Bus retires SBMP

    Identify connections still using SBMP and move them to AMQP. Check retiring Service Bus SDK dependencies, too.

    Microsoft guidance
  2. 02
    BIZTALK 2016

    Extended support ends

    BizTalk Server 2016 reaches the end of extended support. Plan for a supported destination before this milestone.

    Microsoft guidance
  3. 03
    BIZTALK 2020

    Mainstream support ends

    BizTalk Server 2020 enters extended support. Align the operating system and database with your migration roadmap.

    Microsoft guidance
  4. 04
    FINAL MILESTONE

    Extended support ends

    BizTalk Server 2020 reaches its final support milestone. Work backward to allow time for validation and a controlled cutover.

    Microsoft guidance

GOOD QUESTIONS. CLEAR ANSWERS.

Before your
next move.

What exactly breaks on 30 September 2026?

Azure Service Bus retires SBMP. Connections still using that protocol need to move to AMQP; already-remediated connections are a different case. Check the SB-Messaging adapter and any custom Service Bus clients. Three older Service Bus SDK libraries also retire that day.

Is BizTalk actually being retired, or is this vendor scaremongering?

BizTalk Server 2020 is the final release. Its mainstream support ends on 11 April 2028, and extended support ends on 9 April 2030. Plan against the dates for your version and its underlying platform; an approaching milestone does not mean every estate has the same immediate risk.

How long does a BizTalk migration actually take?

A typical migration takes six to eighteen months. A useful estimate depends on orchestration complexity, partner integrations, custom code, and the quality of the estate inventory. Discovery turns that broad range into a plan for your environment.

Can we reuse our existing BizTalk maps and orchestrations?

Some maps, schemas, and partner configurations can be reused or adapted. Complex orchestrations, correlation patterns, and custom pipeline behavior need closer evaluation. Assess the actual artifacts before committing to a reuse percentage.

Should we go to Azure Logic Apps, or something like MuleSoft?

Start with your cloud commitments, governance needs, B2B requirements, and the team that will operate the platform. Compare Azure Integration Services with alternatives such as MuleSoft, Boomi, or TIBCO when your requirements justify it. The recommendation should follow the estate.

What if we can't start migrating this year?

Use the time to close urgent transport risks, review platform support, document dependencies, and improve day-to-day operations. Managed support can keep the current estate in better shape while you prepare a realistic migration window.

What makes you different from a general Azure consultancy?

BeyondBizTalk is led by Suren Machiraju, a founding member of Microsoft’s BizTalk B2B team. That background brings practical context to the orchestration patterns and hidden dependencies that affect migration scope.

What does a BizTalk migration assessment cost?

The introductory conversation and high-level readiness review are free. Detailed discovery is a separate paid, fixed-scope engagement. Agree the scope and deliverables before committing to that work.

THE NEXT MOVE IS YOURS

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