Webservices on a native server

gudlauguringi

Hi ... is it possible to use the new WebService feature of 2009 on a native server? We are not using the RTC.

Br,
Gulli

Marije_Brummel

No.

You need to look at external solutions like iFacto framework or To-Increase.

gudlauguringi

OK, thanks. That is what I gathered from the information that I have but it doesn't really say so explicitly.

Hope I am not too off topic here but I need to use a distributed NAV environment (100+ servers). I guess SQL Server Workgroup edition would be fine for this, but what prices could we be talking about compared to let's say the Standard edition?

Br,
Gulli

Marije_Brummel

Hey, it's your topic...

Are you going to combine that SQL with the Native database? That does not make sense....

How big will those distributed databases get? Why not use express edition?

What synchronisation platform are you going to implement? What countries? Remember that NAV is not Unicode.

gudlauguringi

Maybe distributed is not the correct term. It's an LS Retail setup, each store has it's own database. Using native and sql in such a setup is not a problem.

Marije_Brummel

Then why not using Native everywhere...

Be careful not to invest in old technology. Native database and classic client wil not stay forever.

Miklos_Hollender

You can examine the opportunity of using SQL Express for POS Servers and when it's getting full, deleting everything and re-replicating the important stuff down from the HQ with LS Data Director.

gudlauguringi

OK, thanks. I will look into the options.