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 Synchronisation Vs. Replication

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Windza
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Posted - 2008-11-04 : 23:49:21
Hi all... I'm hoping someone can recommend a suitable method for what I'm trying to achieve in terms of maintaining two identical DB's that are both functional for users in terms of reading/writing data.

My understanding of replication and synchronisation is that rep. is simply a method of reproducing a back-up/failsafe DB identical to the source/functional DB (i.e. uni-directional) while sync. is used to update DB's with data from both ends (i.e. bi-directional - this essentially creates a 'virtual' database).
Is this a reasonable deduction?

If so, is there DB sync. software available that will allow real-time sync.(I'm using MSSQL 05 Express)? Also - what are the general rules in terms of handling synchronous data from multiple users (i.e two users accessing a single record).

Your input would be most appreciated...
Regards,

sunsanvin
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

1274 Posts

Posted - 2008-11-05 : 01:17:23
you are correct in the sync and replication concepts.
there are several tools for this. you can check vyas narayanan's website for the list of tools
http://vyaskn.tripod.com/thirdparty.htm



Arnav
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