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Microsoft SQL Azure Enterprise Application Development

You're reading from   Microsoft SQL Azure Enterprise Application Development Moving business applications and data to the cloud can be a smooth operation when you use this practical guide. Learn to make the most of SQL Azure and acquire the knowledge to build enterprise-ready applications.

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2010
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849680806
Length 420 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Jayaram Krishnaswamy Jayaram Krishnaswamy
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

Microsoft SQL Azure: Enterprise Application Development
Credits
About the Author
1. Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
2. Preface
1. Cloud Computing and Microsoft Azure Services Platform FREE CHAPTER 2. SQL Azure Services 3. Working with SQL Azure Databases from Visual Studio 2008 4. SQL Azure Tools 5. Populating SQL Azure Databases 6. SSIS and SSRS Applications Using SQL Azure 7. Working with Windows Azure Hosting 8. Database Applications on Windows Azure Platform Accessing SQL Server Databases 9. Synchronizing SQL Azure 10. Recent Developments

Chapter 9. Synchronizing SQL Azure

Synchronization of data between on-site data stores and data stored on data centers in the cloud, spanning geographically separated regions is essential for enterprises to run their applications efficiently. In SU4 (SQL Azure Update 4) the Copy Database feature was added, which addressed the backup support for SQL Azure and complemented the synchronization feature.

In the Microsoft ecosystem, data is stored on enterprise class SQL Servers; SQL Azure servers and SQL Server Compact to support the needs of diverse platform footprints. Microsoft Sync Framework addresses this general requirement with an extensible framework, the latest of which is SyncFramework 2.0 released in Oct 2009.

The Microsoft Sync Framework Power Pack for SQL Azure November CTP (2009) based on the general framework provides the necessary tools to synchronize with SQL Azure. The important tools in the power pack are the following:

  • SQL Azure Provider for Microsoft Sync Framework

  • A plug...

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