In a typical synchronization scenario, the two data stores are on different computers or devices that are connected over a network. A controlling application runs on a third computer or on the same computer as one of the data stores. A common way to perform...

Last week at PDC we announced the availability of our first CTP of SQL Azure Data Sync . In the keynote, Andy Lapin of Kelley Blue Book explained how they keep their community databases up-to-date using this technolgy to synchronize data between their...

Do you have data in a custom format that you want to synchronize with a directory in the file system? This new code sample shows you how to use Sync Framework to do just that. This sample shows you how to: Write a simple custom provider that...

[Please note that this tool has been deprecated and is no longer available. Please use SQL Azure Data Sync. More details can be found here ] Today in the opening keynote at PDC we announced the availability of SQL Azure Data Sync – November...

SyncToy 2.1 has just been released to the Microsoft Download center. SyncToy 2.1 is a free application that synchronizes files and folders between locations. Typical uses include sharing files, such as photos, with other computers and creating backup...

Yesterday was the first day of the SQL Server conference, SQL Pass , here in Seattle. It was a really exciting day for me because I had the opportunity to present our new synchronization capabilities to the cloud in the opening day keynote and in a subsequent...

Are you trying to set up a sync-ready database with the lowest (i.e. most secure) permissions possible? Have you set it up, but are worried you might have opened things up too wide? Perhaps our just-published whitepaper on this very topic can be of...