Other Distributed Technologies

SQL Server 7.0 replication provides powerful technologies for building and supporting a wide range of distributed applications. However, there are applications for which replication may not be the best solution. For these applications, SQL Server introduces several other distributed database technologies:

• Heterogeneous distributed queries
• Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MS DTC)
• Data Transformation Services (DTS)

These SQL Server technologies can be used either in conjunction with, or in place of replication, depending upon the requirements for your application.