Microsoft Sync Framework

Introducing the Microsoft Sync Framework – a comprehensive synchronization platform enabling collaboration and offline for applications, services and devices with support for any data type, any data store, any transfer protocol, and network topology.

Getting Started with Sync Framework

Sync Framework Datasheet
Learn at a high-level what the Microsoft Sync Framework is and how it can help you build offline and collaboration of information into new and existing applications and services.

Sync Framework Overview
Drill down into the Microsoft Sync Framework and learn how this unique synchronization architecture enables information to move between and data store, device or service.

Introduction to Occasionally Connected Database Synchronization
Learn about a Microsoft Sync Framework powered solution called Sync Services for ADO.NET that enables developers to easily synchronize information from a central ADO.NET enabled database to remote and mobile users.

Introduction to File Synchronization
Drill down into another unique capability of the Microsoft Sync Framework that enables file synchronization and learn how solutions such as SyncToy use the Sync Framework to efficiently move files between desktops and devices.

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Sync Framework 2.0 CTP2
This week we are happy to announce the availability of Sync Framework 2.0 CTP2. Sync Framework 2.0 expands on the capabilities offered by Sync Framework 1.0 by adding features that cater to new scenar... more
Thursday, Jun 4

SQL Services Labs
We are please to annouce that the Microsoft Sync Framework team has teamed up with SQL Services Labs to bring you several sync related incubations that will soon be made available from www.SQLServices... more
Monday, Oct 27

Sync Services for ADO.NET on Windows Mobile (Devices) - Now Available for Download
We are now announcing the availability of v1.0 Service Pack 1 of Sync Services for ADO.NET on Devices (Windows Mobile). Synchronization Services for ADO.NET 1.0, which released with Visual Studio 2008... more
Tuesday, Sep 16

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SQL Services is now SQL Azure
I thought I would help get the word out on this one. Given that we have been spending so much time on Project "Huron", which is a project to enable data synchronization to the cloud where the da... more
Wednesday, Jul 8

New Sample - WCF for Devices
Two of our MVPs (José Miguel Torres and Cesar Fong) recently posted an excellent end to end WCF sample for devices that’s worth a look. They did an excellent job of describing the various compon... more
Wednesday, Jun 17

Announcing Sync Framework 2.0 CTP2
I am extremely happy to announce the availability of Sync Framework 2.0 CTP2 . Sync Framework 2.0 expands on the capabilities offered by Sync Framework 1.0: Adds features that cater to new scen... more
Thursday, Jun 4

TechEd 2009 - Building Applications with Microsoft SQL Data Services and Windows Azure (DAT316)
Hopefully a number of you will be attending this years TechEd in Los Angeles. This year I will be co-presenting with David Robinson where we will be discussing SQL Data Services and our "Hu... more
Monday, May 4

New Webcast Video - Drill Down Into the Next Release of the Microsoft Sync Framework
We recently had a chance to record an MSDN webcast describing a handful of the new features that will ship in the next CTP of Sync Framework v2. This particular session focuses primarily on thos... more
Friday, May 1

Project "Huron" - Early Adopter Program
I wanted to give an update on our Project "Huron". For those new to it, this is an incubation project that we have been working on for some time to provide database "friction free" (this is a on... more
Wednesday, Apr 29

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New year, new gig, new blog. Moving to the cloud…
I've moved... Here's the new blog with details on why and what... ... more
Thursday, Feb 26

Demos, Presentations, Links, Screencasts and Videos for SQL Server Compact
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Tuesday, Nov 25

Mahjayar's WebLog

Announcing Sync Framework 2.0 CTP2
We just released CTP2 of Microsoft Sync Framework V2. Check out the blog entry at http://blogs.msdn.com/sync/archive/2009/06/04/announcing-sync-framew... more
Friday, Jun 5

Looking for volunteers for Project Huron Early Adopter Program
Ever since we announced Project Huron at PDC last year we have been hard at work trying to scope out the scenarios for our V1 release. Due to resource... more
Thursday, Apr 30

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Microsoft Sync General Forum
General questions about the Microsoft Sync Framework.

Can I Sync From SQL Compact 3.5 to SQL Server 2005?
HI we are redesign a current system and I was wondering if I could do a one way sync form SQL Compact 3.5 to a SQL Server 2005. What we have is an a... more
Friday, Jul 10 by ArashK

Dynamic Filitering with SqlSyncProvider
Is it possible to pass a filter value in dynamically to the SqlSyncProvider? For example, given this code written at provisioning time: ... more
Friday, Jul 10 by Rick G. Garibay _Neudesic_

Technical Discussion
Technical discussions relating to the Microsoft Sync Framework including custom providers, FeedSync, and file sync providers.

Possible to create SqlSyncAdapterBuilder.FilterClause in SyncAdapter?
Hi, I've been using the auto-generated .sync file (created via the sync wizard) and overriding the OnInitialized event to replace some of the auto-gen... more
Friday, Jul 10 by SunHunter

Synchronization between two SQL server 2008 database
I have created server synchronization provider using DbServerSyncProvider and assigned to RemoteProvider and created cleint synchronization provider u... more
Thursday, Jul 9 by pravinmu

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