Re: question on synchronization for Intel Developer Services artic

From: Geoff (Geoff_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/27/05 

Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 18:19:02 -0800

Thanks, Andrew. May I quote you on this in my article?
Geoff gkoch AT stanfordalumn DOT org

"Andrew J. Kelly" wrote:

> Well I can't say I have given this a lot of thought lately but yes there are
> definite advantages and productivity gains to be had by using applications
> that can work the way you need when disconnected. As such a certain
> percentage of new software will be written to take advantage of that. That
> does not mean everything will change but many professions are already
> demanding remote or offline access today.
>
> --
> Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
>
>
> "Geoff" <Geoff@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5F224D8D-4278-450F-B04F-11BFC5DC1687@microsoft.com...
> > Thanks, Andrew. Can I bounce another, higher level question off you?
> >
> > The gist of my article is that the tipping point for asynchronous, OC
> > applications is mobile repair and service personnel. Here's a case study
> > that
> > the Intel guys like:
> > http://www.ianywhere.com/success_stories/burlington_north.html.
> >
> > The idea generally is that IT infrastructure is already in place in
> > standard
> > office & enterprise environments. So there's inertia when there's any talk
> > of
> > changing the infrastructure from always-on to sometimes-on, even when
> > there's
> > problems. (For instance, if you're working connected via Wi-Fi to Outlook,
> > SAP perhaps a CRM program, and then you walk from floor to floor, changing
> > subnets and walking in and out WiFi hotspots, you'll often get lots of
> > error
> > messages.) But when the office/white collar-types see the productivity
> > gains
> > service/maintenance personnel get from working in OC fashion, then the
> > white
> > collar workers demand the same kind infrastructure, etc., etc.
> >
> > I guess my questions is, do you buy it? That giving service/maintenance
> > workers mobile applications that work well with sporadic network
> > connectivity
> > (perhaps wireless, perhaps ethernet, perhaps dial-up) will be the tipping
> > point to change the way lots of sw is architected?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Geoff
> >
> >
> > "Andrew J. Kelly" wrote:
> >
> >> If you are talking about replication then any of the SQL Server editions
> >> can
> >> do some form of replication, not just CE. What edition will run on your
> >> mobile device depends on what OS it is running. ADO.net has a lot of
> >> features based around offline datasets and make it relatively easy to
> >> build
> >> applications that can work off line and update later. I would suggest
> >> you
> >> have a look at www.microsoft.com/sql and browse around in the different
> >> areas that may be of interest to you.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
> >>
> >>
> >> "Geoff" <Geoff@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:9E776F8F-AA13-432F-B40C-78C3A2AA5DD1@microsoft.com...
> >> > I'm a freelance tech writer working on an article for Intel Developer
> >> > Services, Intel's site for sw developers. The article is on writing
> >> > applications for use in occasionally connected environments. Intel
> >> > really
> >> > thinks that asynchronous, OC apps make more sense for a slew of mobile
> >> > applications.
> >> >
> >> > Here is my question (I'm sorry if it's naive.... I'm not a developer):
> >> > As
> >> > I
> >> > understand it, it's only in SQL for Windows CE that the database can
> >> > live
> >> > locally on the client device, synchronizing to a back end when a
> >> > connection
> >> > becomes available. So building OC solutions across multiple devices is
> >> > difficult, because there's little support for the same functionality on
> >> > PCs
> >> > laptops. Is this correct? What are are some tips for developers looking
> >> > to
> >> > build apps that work asynchronously on laptops?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks very much for any help you can provide. I'm looking for comments
> >> > I
> >> > might quote from in my article, but if you prefer not to be quoted,
> >> > that's
> >> > fine, too. I'm also looking just to get smart on this.
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Geoff Koch (gkoch AT stanfordalumni DOT org)
> >> > Science/Tech Writer
> >> > Lansing, Michigan
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

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