Is there a successor for Sync Framework 2.1?

Question

we are using Microsoft Sync Framework 2.1 in various customer projects for file and database sync. Extended Support will end in 2021.

So my questions are:

• What is Microsofts strategy for the sync framework? Is it going to be open source, so we can change if needed ourselves? Is there a successor product that we should / can migrate to?

• Is MSSF supported on Windows 10 and Server 2016?

Bernie

Answer 1

Not sure if my answer really helps, but lets see: Microsoft announced the official release of the "Azure SQL Data Sync" on June 18 2018. It is not truly a successor of the original framework, but it is basically all you get. Other "non cloud" frameworks have also started to fade away, since Microsoft treats server/desktop/on-premise only as an extension to the cloud. As the name indicates, it is targeting Azure and it is not for file sync, either.

I have seen your question also in the "old" Microsoft social network (social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home). In there they point to this framework in questions related to the original "Sync Framework" since something like 2012 (this was the oldest question I could associate with both frameworks).

Walkling

Thank you Peter! Do you know anything about supported OSes for the old MSSF? – Bernie

I am not sure if I understand you question correctly: you mean if MSFT supports the framework at least on some existing OSes? – Walkling

Is MSSF supported on Windows 10 and Server 2016? – Bernie

From my point of view you should not consider it supported, see this stackoverflow question: #49150011 – Walkling