Performance and Memory Management Improvements with Windows Embedded Handheld
It should be no surprise that over 80% of enterprise handhelds shipped are running Windows Mobile or Windows Embedded Handheld. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Remote Data Access
SQL Server Compact 4.0 Lands on the Web
With the new version 4.0, the little-database-that-could has grown up into a powerful server database ready to take on the web. Continue reading
Reducing SQL Server Sync I/O Contention :: Tip 3
Uniqueness is a key factor when synchronizing data between SQL Server/Azure and multiple endpoints like Slates and Smartphones. With data simultaneously created and updated on servers and clients, ensuring rows are unique to avoid key collisions is critical. As you know, each row is uniquely identified by its Primary Key. Continue reading
Reducing SQL Server I/O Contention during Sync :: Tip 2
All DBAs know that Joining tables on non-indexed columns is the most expensive operation SQL Server can perform. Continue reading
Reducing SQL Server I/O Contention during Sync :: Tip 1
The act of tracking changes made by each SQL Server Compact or Silverlight sync subscriber can cause a lot of locking and blocking on the server. Continue reading
Windows Phone 7 Line of Business App Dev :: Improving the In-Memory Database
About a month ago, I wrote an article intended to help you fill some of the gaps left by the missing SQL Server Compact database. Since your Windows Phone 7 Silverlight app is consuming an ObservableCollection of objects streaming down … Continue reading
Microsoft SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP2 has Arrived
My favorite embedded database for Windows Phones, laptops, tablets and desktops has been released to the Web along with Visual Studio 2010. New features for SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP2 include: Supports working with a SQL Server Compact 3.5 database … Continue reading
Enterprise Data Synchronization with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server Compact 3.5 Mobile Merge Replication
I’m happy to say that my latest book is now available on Amazon. With the world’s largest organizations rolling out tens of thousands of Windows® phones, laptops, tablets and Netbooks to empower their respective mobile workforces, the ability to create … Continue reading
The Hidden Message Queue on your Windows phone
The ability to be “offline” and “occasionally-connected” is a critical component of successful mobile apps. Wireless data networks lack complete coverage and exhibit a level of unreliability that immediately disqualify permanently-connected apps like you might see on a corporate LAN. … Continue reading
What ever happened to RDA?
Who remembers using Remote Data Access to synchronize data between SQL Server and SQL Server Compact? I certainly do! Before I dove head first into the world of Merge Replication, I always used RDA to get my customers up and … Continue reading