Applied Architecture Patterns on the Microsoft Platform

Architecture selection

Let's look at how these candidate architecture technologies stack up against each other.

We can break down the primary benefits and risks of each choice as follows:

.NET polling
Benefits Extends on the existing approach used today Short production time as the hardware and services are already in place	Risks Extensive use of customer and home office network resources Latency in remote user recording events via the website
BizTalk Server
Benefits Extensive routing ability using publish and subscribe Reliable messaging Variety of endpoint choices if needed for future offerings	Risks Required new software and hardware Endpoint maintenance Using a VPN could tie up customer network traffic Ramp-up time is needed ...