Leveraging the Microsoft Sync Framework
Microsoft Sync Framework (MSF) is a complete platform enabling synchronization of data, files, feeds, or other critical information between clients, peers, and servers over common transport protocols and across networks. It provides the necessary interfaces, assemblies, code-generation tools, script wizards, and other components that make it easy for developers to begin using it.
The main use case for MSF we cover in this chapter is that of the Occasionally Connected Application (OCA). OCA is a descriptive term for a program that relies on data on a regular basis, yet which is not permanently connected to the Internet. If your target users are stuck with a slow, unreliable, or occasionally unavailable ...
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