Windows Mobile Data Synchronization with SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server Compact 3.1 [Paperback]

Rob Tiffany (Author), Catherine Wyatt (Editor), William Vaughn (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 14, 2007

With the world's largest organizations rolling out tens of thousands of Windows Mobile devices to empower their respective workforces, the ability to create mobile line of business solutions that can support large user populations is critical. In his third book on mobile development, Rob Tiffany shows you how to take the SQL Server data you use to run your organization and make it available to all your mobile employees. He walks you step-by-step through the process of building a secure, performant, 4-tier mobile synchronization architecture designed to scale to thousands of users. You'll also learn how to create occasionally-connected Windows Mobile applications that are designed to thrive in unreliable wireless conditions. Take the guesswork out of mobilizing your organization by tapping into the experience of one of the world's foremost authorities on Windows Mobile infrastructure and development.

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Learn how to "Mobilize" your organization by making your enterprise data available to employees carrying Windows Mobile devices in the field.

Learn how to build a 4-Tier Mobile Merge Replication architecture that will scale to thousands of users.

Learn how to create occasionally-connected Windows Mobile applications designed to thrive in unreliable wireless conditions.

Learn the best practices in security, reliability, performance and hardware configuration from the author's years of replication experience.

Learn how to implement this technology in real world scenarios like supply chain management, retail, sales force automation, healthcare and emergency management.

About the Author

Rob Tiffany is a Senior Technical Product Manager for Windows Mobile at Microsoft where he focuses on growing and nurturing the mobile developer ecosystem. A writer, speaker, entrepreneur and 14-year veteran of the software industry, Rob has been involved in some of the world's largest Mobile/Wireless Line of Business application efforts undertaken to date. He's the creator of Microsoft's Mobile Line of Business Solution Accelerator, the author of "SQL Server CE Database Development with the .NET Compact Framework" and "Pocket PC Database Development with eMbedded Visual Basic," plus dozens of articles found in leading software development publications. He's presented sessions on mobile development, infrastructure, and architecture at events all over the world including Tech Ed, Dev Connections, TechReady, VS Live, and MEDC. He got his start in programming by creating completely useless BASIC applications on the Timex Sinclair 1000 in the early 1980's. Luckily, he moved on to bigger and better things like 32-bit REXX on OS/2.

Product Details

• Paperback: 204 pages
• Publisher: Hood Canal Press (December 14, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0979891205
• ISBN-13: 978-0979891205
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,477,576 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #14 in Books > Computers & Technology > Microsoft > Mobile & Handheld Computing

More About the Author

A bestselling author of fiction and non-fiction books, Rob Tiffany has spent the last decade combining his military past with his high-tech present to take readers from the depths of the ocean to the world of mobile apps. Rob served with the Navy SEALs on a special ops delivery vehicle and patrolled the seas on a Trident submarine. As an Architect at the world's largest software company, he's in-demand as an advisor to executives and a speaker at conferences all over the world.

He lives in the Pacific Northwest and you can learn more about him by subscribing to his blog at http://robtiffany.com and following him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/robtiffany.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent hands on how-to, February 11, 2008

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This review is from: Windows Mobile Data Synchronization with SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server Compact 3.1 (Paperback)

No fluff, just stuff you need to get the Server side of merge replication up and running for PDAs and other WinCE devices, with steps in the right order, screen shots and annotation on what the choices mean, which are the scalable routes to take, etc. This is an excellent companion to a theory book such as Pro SQL Server 2005 Replication (Definitive Guide)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, straight to the point to get Merge Replication Done, February 13, 2008

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Juan F. Pena "Resistance Is Still Futile" (Minneapolis, MN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Windows Mobile Data Synchronization with SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server Compact 3.1 (Paperback)

This a great book that waste no time in getting to the point on showing you step by step how to set up your environment for merge replication with mobile devices on the enterprise. It covers the IIS server, The SQL Distributor and the SQL Publisher. Once again a great book and easy reference guide for merge replication.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST Have, January 15, 2008

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Paul Harris (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Windows Mobile Data Synchronization with SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server Compact 3.1 (Paperback)

The world's expert does it again. Rob is the world's leading expert in building very highly saleable SQL Server Compact applications and deployments. This book is full of all the tweaks and nuggets of information necessary to make a successful application and deployment.

There are pieces of information that you will never discover without this book. Rob has pulled it all together in one place and provides great step by step on the architecture, design, deployment and optimizations.

Two options, go to one of the conferences and see him present 15% of this, or buy the book for 30 bucks.