Chapter 7. OData with SQL Azure

Technical authors typically write books because they're excited about the technology about which they're writing and want to share their excitement with the readers. As the authors work through the chapters, they get to illustrate the exciting ways in which to use the technology and apply it in real-world scenarios. Occasionally, they get to work on a chapter where the technology is so cool that they don't look forward to the chapter ending.

This is one of those chapters. It's about OData, a platform-independent protocol for querying and updating data. Using OData, you can get at your data even from a mobile phone.

How cool is it to hook up a Windows Mobile 7 phone using OData to a SQL Azure database to view your ...

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