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Re: Will winfs be used instead of database (in some certain scenarios)?
I suspect writing a WinFS sync adapter to sync between a local WinFS store
and an existing remote relational database will be a popular option.
"Kent Wo" <jian_kentwo@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OMdKXxffGHA.4080@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
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> I just installed WinFS beta and took a quick look at those samples. Since
> I have been developing .NET smart client application for a couple of
> years, I can imagine WinFS can be used as a local storage for offline
> data, and I assume in many scenarios that'll be a better choice than MSDE.
> My question is, what about the server side? Currently most business
> applications use relational databases to store data, will it be possible
> that some of (at what percentage?) those applications will use WinFS on
> the server side instead to store data like purchase order item etc? (If
> the answer is yes) If something needs to be used to bridge the gap between
> database and WinFS, will it be ObjectSpace?
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> Thanks
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> Kent
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