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    Keeping Windows 8 Tablets in Sync with SQL Server 2012

    Windows 8 Book Front

    I’m pleased to announce that my newest book, “Keeping Windows 8 Tablets in Sync with SQL Server 2012,” is now available for sale. Spending a decade travelling the globe to help the world’s largest companies design and build mobile solutions had taught

    Rob Tiffany June 2, 2013December 10, 2016 Windows 8 7 Comments Read more

    Simple Mobile Sync with SQL Server 2012 and SQL Server Compact: Episode III

    SQL Server Compact

    Back in my first article, I showed you where to find Microsoft’s latest updates to the SQLCE and RDA technologies so you can begin synchronizing data with the new SQL Server 2012 (Denali) database. Just imagine, you now have mobile

    Rob Tiffany April 21, 2012August 16, 2016 Sync 7 Comments Read more

    Simple Mobile Sync with SQL Server 2012 and SQL Server Compact: Episode II

    SQL Server Compact

    In my last article, I walked you through finding, downloading, installing, and configuring SQL Server 2012 Express, SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP2 CU6, and the Sync Server Tools.  With that series of tasks completed, you’re now capable of performing data synchronization with

    Rob Tiffany April 9, 2012August 16, 2016 Sync 10 Comments Read more

    Simple Mobile Sync with SQL Server 2012 and SQL Server Compact: Episode I

    SQL Server Compact

    Now that SQL Server 2012 has been released, some of you might be wondering if SQL Server Compact is capable of synchronizing with it.  With the release of Cumulative Update Package 6 for SQL Server Compact 3.5 Service Pack 2, the answer

    Rob Tiffany March 27, 2012August 16, 2016 Sync 6 Comments Read more

    Performance and Memory Management Improvements with Windows Embedded Handheld

    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.

    Rob Tiffany September 4, 2011August 18, 2016 Windows Embedded Handheld No Comments Read more

    Reducing SQL Server Sync I/O Contention :: Tip 5

    Trident Submarine

    When it comes to delivering server solutions with Windows Server and SQL Server, speed is your friend (as we used to say in the submarine service). More speed means more things can happen in a given period of time. If

    Rob Tiffany March 9, 2011August 18, 2016 SQL Server No Comments Read more

    SQL Server Compact 4.0 Lands on the Web

    SQL Server

    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.

    Rob Tiffany January 17, 2011August 18, 2016 SQL Server Compact No Comments Read more

    Reducing SQL Server Sync I/O Contention :: Tip 3

    Primary Key

    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.

    Rob Tiffany January 10, 2011August 18, 2016 SQL Server 4 Comments Read more

    Reducing SQL Server I/O Contention during Sync :: Tip 2

    Database Storage

    All DBAs know that Joining tables on non-indexed columns is the most expensive operation SQL Server can perform.

    Rob Tiffany January 7, 2011August 18, 2016 SQL Server No Comments Read more

    Windows Phone 7 Line of Business App Dev :: Improving the In-Memory Database

    Phone 7

    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

    Rob Tiffany November 26, 2010August 18, 2016 Windows Phone 7 6 Comments Read more

    Microsoft SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP2 has Arrived

    SQL Server Compact

    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

    Rob Tiffany April 14, 2010August 18, 2016 SQL Server Compact No Comments Read more

    Enterprise Data Synchronization with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server Compact 3.5 Mobile Merge Replication

    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

    Rob Tiffany October 23, 2009August 18, 2016 Featured, Mobile Enterprise Application Platform 7 Comments Read more

    The Hidden Message Queue on your Windows phone

    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. 

    Rob Tiffany October 2, 2009August 20, 2016 Message Queuing 3 Comments Read more

    What ever happened to RDA?

    What ever happened to RDA?

    Who remembers using RDA 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

    Rob Tiffany September 22, 2009August 20, 2016 Sync 3 Comments Read more

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