BizTalk Benchmark Wizard Released

One of the most common questions I get asked when looking at a BizTalk server project is what type of hardware is required and how many servers are needed.

This is often a black art.

Microsoft has stepped in to help with the release of a BizTalk Benchmark Wizard:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/biztalk/ee946766.aspx

Basically this tool is intended to work along side the BizTalk Server 2009 Scale-Out Testing Study:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee377068(BTS.10).aspx

Comparing the results of the study to your own running production environment can provide valuable insight into the performance of a BizTalk server farm and point to places where optimization is needed