Mobilizing enterprise applications can be harder than it looks. Trying to develop an in-house synchronization solution - or relying on the rudimentary tools provided by database vendors - can quickly derail a project. An advanced solution is required to help IT staff avoid common pitfalls.

Synchrologic Data Sync mobilizes enterprise applications un-intrusively, without requiring changes to the application or underlying database schema. A well-documented toolkit makes it easy to embed sync capabilities in 3rd party software or custom applications. Synchrologic's technology also supports a variety of server-side change capture mechanisms to fit existing systems.

Minimizes communication costs for remote application access

Rudimentary synchronization solutions can be overwhelmed by the complexity and volume of enterprise application data. The result is synchronization sessions that are unworkably long - decreasing user productivity and causing communication costs to skyrocket.

Synchrologic Data Sync uses a variety of mechanisms to streamline the communications sessions. A store-and-forward synchronization model, efficient file formats, field-level synchronization and checkpoint restart are key technologies for minimizing data traffic. Offline application of database updates further trims session lengths to keep costs down.

Eliminates the need for conduit coding and maintenance

With the growth in mobile applications, many corporate application developers have become familiar with the painful process of developing synchronization conduit code. As business needs rapidly evolve and data distribution rules change, updating conduit code can become a full-time job.

Synchrologic Data Sync is designed to minimize the administrative effort required to support mobile applications. GUI wizards help with modeling the client and server database schema, mapping fields between the two schemas, and defining data segmentation and sharing rules. Administrators are freed from having to write and maintain unwieldy amounts of SQL conduit code.

Scales to meet the most demanding enterprise needs

The complexity and volume of enterprise application data poses a challenge to all of the server side processing that needs to take place. Hiccups and undue delays in server processing can threaten data integrity without the right safeguards.

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Synchrologic Data Sync offers a completely scaleable and fault-tolerant architecture that ensures data integrity. Clustered servers can be used with dynamic user routing and automatic failover. Sync file serialization, conflict handling, and transaction protection ensure that data integrity is maintained at even the highest volumes of data processing.

Accommodates the existing database environment

Database vendor tools typically require a single vendor database environment. Yet application developers frequently find different database products attractive for the mobile client and central server platforms. Compensating for the differences in platforms adds a new level of complexity to data sync.

Synchrologic Data Sync offers support for different client and server databases. Data type conversions are managed automatically, handling issues such as null field representations. Multiple change capture options ensure compatibility with the widest range of database options. Synchrologic's technology will support IT's database choices - instead of limiting them.

Reduces the cost of paper-based data collection processes

Due to the cost of mobile computing with laptops, companies have continued to use outdated paper-based processes for many data collection tasks. Handheld devices allow companies to automate and dramatically reduce overall costs due to their low hardware prices and rapid application development timeframes.

Data sync is a key enabling technology for automating these tasks. IT staff can build the application using their preferred tool and quickly integrate Synchrologic's technology. Flexible options govern the flow of data, and permit both store-and-forward or online comparison models. Server side data can be stored in both relational databases and other sources.

Is an important part of a total mobile infrastructure solution

Companies that pursue a variety of mobile initiatives without proper infrastructure planning wind up saddled with a portfolio of mobile middleware point solutions. This is expensive and unwieldy to maintain, creates unnecessary integration issues, and makes things unnecessarily complicated for users.

Synchrologic Data Sync is part of Synchrologic's Mobile Suite - the most comprehensive mobile & wireless infrastructure solution available. No other solution is available with the depth of functionality, administrative power, optimized user experience, and breadth of device support which Mobile Suite offers.