Microsoft SQL Azure Data Sync is a cloud-based data synchronization service built on the Microsoft Sync Framework technologies. It provides bi-directional data synchronization and data management capabilities allowing data to be easily shared across SQL Azure databases across multiple data centers. In this talk Microsoft MVP Chris Woodruff will demonstrate and explain how to set up SQL Azure Data Sync and great tips to have the best experience when synchronizing your data.

1. SQL Azure Data Sync
Pushing Data to and from the Cloud with
SQL Azure Data Sync
Chris Woodruff
Microsoft Cloud Practice Lead
Level: Intermediate

2. Who am I?
Chris Woodruff
 MVP, Visual C#
 Telerik, Inc.
 chris.woodruff@telerik.com
 http://chriswoodruff.com
 http://deepfriedbytes.com
 twitter @cwoodruff

3. Talk Goals
• Overview of SQL Azure Data Sync
• Understand Benefits of SQL Azure Data
Sync
• Demo SQL Azure Data Sync
• Demo Syncing Data through Microsoft
Sync Framework
• Scenarios

4. Microsoft Sync Framework
• Microsoft Sync Framework
is a comprehensive
synchronization platform
enabling collaboration and
offline for applications,
services and devices.
Developers can build
synchronization
ecosystems that integrate
any application, any data
from any store using any
protocol over any network.

5. benefit from SQL Azure Data Sync
• Create varied and complex
synchronizations without the necessity of
writing a lot of code.
• Leverage the Microsoft Windows Azure
platform and Microsoft SQL Azure without
the necessity of creating and managing
your own cloud.

6. Demo
Demo SQL Azure Data Sync through Azure
Management Portal

7. Demo
Demo Syncing Data through Microsoft Sync
Framework

8. What happens when things go
very wrong?
If there is a conflict between the on-
premise database and the SQL Azure
database, the ApplyChangeFailed event
will be raised.
The DbApplyChangeFailedEventArgs
object provides information about the
error or conflict that caused the failure

9. What are the differences
between SQL Azure Data
Sync and Custom Data
Sync with SQL Azure?

10. Scenarios for SQL Azure
Data Backup to Cloud
Azure SQL
Database
On-Premise
Database

11. SCENARIOS FOR SQL AZURE
Mobile Data Syncing
Azure SQL
Database
On-Premise
Database

12. SCENARIOS FOR SQL AZURE
Cloud Data Syncing

13. Questions?

14. Contact me!!
 chris.woodruff@telerik.com
 Twitter @cwoodruff
 Skype cwoodruff
 http://chriswoodruff.com