What Are Data Services?
WCF Data Services are one of the latest data access technologies created by Microsoft and was first introduced with .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1, whereas the .NET Framework 4 introduces some new features to the platform. Data Services are also known as Project Astoria, which is the code name for the data platform, and the development team is also known as Astoria Team. WCF Data Services are basically a framework for exposing data through networks such as the Internet or a local intranet and are based on the Windows Communication Foundation technology. At a higher level, Data Services are REST-enabled WCF services in that they support the Representational State Transfer programming model that enables querying data ...
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