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As Tim commented in my last post (and a number of others at the conference), the Bill Gates Sync keynote was really impressive, however it was somewhat hard to understand exactly what was going on and the components that were involved.  I thought I would discuss some of the details behind this demonstration in this post.

The first thing that I should mention is that all of the synchronization was accomplished through the use of the Microsoft Sync Framework.  The three key endpoints that we were synchronizing were SQL Server 2008, SQL Server Data Services and a Windows Mobile file system.  As many of you know, the Sync Framework enables virtually any topology whether that is Peer-to-Peer, Multi-Master or Hub-and-Spoke. In this case, the topology used was Hub-and-Spoke and as you can see in the diagram, all of the information from SQL Server and Windows Mobile was being consolidated into SQL Server Data Services.  For those of you that do not know what SQL Server Data Services is, it is a highly scalable, on-demand data storage and query processing web services which is built from SQL Server code.

I really like how SQL Server Data Services was used as the central data store to consolidate all information from all end points.  For many organizations (in particular Small and Mid-Size Businesses [SMB's]), setting up high availability connectivity, firewalls, authentication, security, etc can be quite a challenge.  By using SQL Server Data Services all of this is done for you.  For those organizations that are willing to host their information, implementing mobile applications using SQL Server Data Services becomes a lot easier. 

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At the recent MIX 2008 conference in Las Vegas, Neil Padgett presented the Microsoft Sync Framework.

This session is now online and in it you will learn:

• Why it is important to be able to take data offline. 
• How Microsoft Sync Framework can be used to used to take this content offline and how the open FeedSync protocl can be leveraged.
• How Microsoft Sync Framework can integrate sync into SQL Server Data Services to enable data to be synchronized to a highly scalable, on-demand data storage and query processing utility service.
• What is Project Codename “Astoria Offline” and what it promises for taking web services offline

The session is available in multiple formats including:

• Online Webcast
• Windows Media
• IPOD
• Zune

Don’t forget to catch us at TechEd 2008 and PDC 2008. 

Please visit our sync developer center to learn more about Microsoft Sync Framework.

Liam Cavanagh

At the recent MIX 2008 conference in Las Vegas, Neil Padgett presented the Microsoft Sync Framework.

This session is now online and in it you will learn:

• Why it is important to be able to take data offline. 


• How Microsoft Sync Framework can be used to used to take this content offline and how the open FeedSync protocl can be leveraged.


• How Microsoft Sync Framework can integrate sync into SQL Server Data Services to enable data to be synchronized to a highly scalable, on-demand data storage and query processing utility service.


• What is Project Codename “Astoria Offline” and what it promises for taking web services offline

The session is available in multiple formats including:

• Online Webcast


• Windows Media


• IPOD


• Zune

Don’t forget to catch us at TechEd 2008 and PDC 2008. 

Please visit our sync developer center to learn more about Microsoft Sync Framework.

Liam Cavanagh