BizTalk → AzureManufacturing
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BizTalk Server upgraded 2016→2020 with zero production outage.
Microsoft V-TSP–Recognized BizTalk Specialists
Your BizTalk-to-Azure migration path.
Engineered by the specialists who ran BizTalk in production. BizTalk Server 2020 is Microsoft’s last release — we move you to Azure on a staged, no-big-bang path, on your timeline.
20 YearsRunning BizTalk in production
Microsoft V-TSPRecognized for BizTalk Server
Zero-outageParallel-run, wave cutover
Cerebrum City migrates enterprise BizTalk Server environments to Azure. As Microsoft V-TSP–recognized BizTalk specialists with two decades running BizTalk in production, we map each BizTalk artifact to its Azure equivalent — Logic Apps, Service Bus, Functions, and iQBus — then run old and new in parallel and cut over in waves, so there is no big-bang outage. Book a courtesy assessment at (678) 203-0800.
The Dates, Verified
Every BizTalk deadline on one screen.
BizTalk Server 2020 is the final version — there is no BizTalk Server 2022. Nothing shuts down on these dates, but security patching, hotfixes, and Microsoft support cases end. These are the dates that govern your estate:
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| SQL Server 2016 — extended support ended | July 14, 2026 · passed |
| Azure Service Bus SBMP retirement (patchable — KB5091375) | September 30, 2026 |
| BizTalk Server 2016 — extended support ends | January 11, 2027 |
| Windows Server 2016 — extended support ends | January 12, 2027 |
| BizTalk Server 2020 — mainstream support ends | April 11, 2028 |
| BizTalk Server 2020 — extended support ends | April 2030 |
Dates verified against Microsoft lifecycle documentation, August 2026. Third-party summaries circulating “April 2, 2028” or “October 2028” are incorrect.
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The BizTalk End-of-Life Planning Kit
- Every deadline and what actually happens at each — and what doesn’t
- Decision windows worked back from April 2028
- The 12-point migration-readiness checklist your team can run this week
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Trusted in production by enterprise integration teams
HumanaCitiDeloitteJetBlueU-Haul
Verified Microsoft Credentials
Recognized by Microsoft. Proven in production.
Microsoft Solutions Partner · Cloud & AI Platforms
Microsoft’s designation for Azure platform capability — Data & AI, Digital & App Innovation, and Infrastructure. Earned on measured customer outcomes and certified skilling, renewed annually.
Verified designationMicrosoft ISV PartnerIndependent Software Vendor in the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program. Verified partner
Microsoft V-TSP · BizTalk ServerVirtual Technology Solutions Professional recognition for BizTalk Server.
20 Years in ProductionTwo decades architecting, migrating, and running enterprise integration.
The Migration Approach
No big-bang cutover. A staged path, on your timeline.
The migration itself isn’t the risk — the moment you flip the switch is. We run BizTalk and Azure in parallel and move interfaces over in waves, so production never stops.
01 · Assess
Inventory & map
We catalog every port, orchestration, pipeline, map, and adapter, then map each to its Azure target and flag the high-risk interfaces.
02 · Build
Rebuild on Azure
Each pattern is rebuilt on the right service — Logic Apps, Service Bus, Functions, or iQBus — not force-fit into one tool.
03 · Parallel run
Prove in parallel
The new platform runs alongside BizTalk. We compare outputs message-for-message until each interface is proven — before anything moves.
04 · Cut over
Move in waves
Trading partners and interfaces switch over in controlled waves with dead-letter monitoring, so there’s never a single point of failure.
Why It Feels Risky — And Why It Isn’t
Your BizTalk investment, ready for what’s next.
End-of-life pressureA staged path, on your timeline
Fear of downtimeParallel run, no cutover outage
Lost tribal knowledgeGuided by specialists who ran BizTalk
“Just use Logic Apps”The right Azure service per pattern
Where Logic Apps alone falls short
Azure Logic Apps handles many integration patterns well — but high-throughput messaging, complex mapping, and stateful orchestration expose gaps. Forcing every BizTalk workload into Logic Apps is where migrations stall.
Where it doesn’t fit, we deploy the iQBus — our Azure-native BizTalk successor — so you get a modern platform without compromising on the patterns BizTalk did well.
Why Cerebrum City
We didn’t read about BizTalk. We ran it for 20 years.
Most cloud partners have never operated BizTalk at enterprise scale. We have — which is why we recognize the failure patterns before they break your migration.
Microsoft-recognized
Microsoft V-TSP for BizTalk Server and an ISV Partner in the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program — the credential stack that matters for Azure modernization.
Production-tested patterns
Parallel-run cutovers, dead-letter monitoring, and load testing against real peak traffic — the practices that keep migrations from failing silently weeks later.
Trusted by enterprises
Integration delivered in production for Humana, Citi, Deloitte, JetBlue, U-Haul, and more across healthcare, finance, retail, and manufacturing.
Proof
Real migrations. Real production.
A few of the systems we were brought in to modernize — and what happened next.
iQBusMigration
Novelty
Migrated every transaction onto iQBus.
EDIB2B
Kids2
Integrated all EDI transactions across the trading-partner network.
BizTalk Migration FAQ
The questions enterprises ask us first
Is BizTalk Server being discontinued?
BizTalk Server 2020 is the final version Microsoft will release; there is no BizTalk Server 2022 or later. Mainstream support ends April 11, 2028, and paid extended support runs until April 2030, after which the platform receives no security updates. Enterprises running BizTalk in production should plan a migration to Azure now, while the people who understand the existing integrations are still available to guide it.
What is the BizTalk to Azure migration path?
There is no single “lift and shift.” Cerebrum City maps each BizTalk artifact — ports, orchestrations, pipelines, maps, and adapters — to its Azure equivalent across Azure Logic Apps, Azure Service Bus, Azure Functions, and iQBus. We then run the new platform in parallel with BizTalk and move trading partners and interfaces over in waves, so there is never a single big-bang cutover.
Why migrate BizTalk with Cerebrum City instead of a generic cloud partner?
Cerebrum City is a Microsoft V-TSP–recognized BizTalk specialist with two decades running BizTalk Server in enterprise production for clients including Humana, Deloitte, JetBlue, and U-Haul. Most cloud partners have never operated BizTalk at scale. We have — so we recognize the silent-failure and dead-letter patterns that break migrations before they happen.
How long does a BizTalk migration take, and will it cause downtime?
Timelines depend on the number of interfaces and trading partners, which is exactly what the assessment scopes. Because we run BizTalk and the new Azure platform in parallel and cut partners over in waves, migrations happen with no production outage — the old system keeps running until each interface is proven on the new one.
Do we have to move everything to Azure Logic Apps?
No. Logic Apps fits some patterns well and leaves gaps in others — high-throughput messaging, complex mapping, and stateful orchestration in particular. We use the right Azure service for each pattern, and where Logic Apps falls short we deploy iQBus, our Azure-native BizTalk successor, so you are never forced into a tool that does not fit the workload.
What does a BizTalk migration assessment include?
The courtesy assessment inventories your current BizTalk estate, maps each artifact to its Azure target, flags the high-risk interfaces, and delivers a staged migration roadmap with a clear sequence and timeline — on your schedule, with no obligation.
Related solutions
Explore how Cerebrum City connects the rest of your enterprise stack.
Ready to map your BizTalk migration?
Start with a courtesy assessment. Our architects inventory your BizTalk estate, map it to Azure, and hand you a staged roadmap — on your timeline, no obligation.
- Goes straight to an integration architect — not a queue, not an SDR
- You get the inventory, the mapping, and a dated roadmap — yours to keep
- Response within one business day
Book a Migration Assessment
Tell us a little about your estate — an integration architect replies within one business day.
