Getting Started with ADO.NET Data Services

The topics in this section help you quickly understand how to use ADO.NET Data Services by explaining the underlying technologies. This section includes both conceptual content and a quickstart tutorial.

In This Section

The following topics describe how to create data services by using ADO.NET Data Services.

• Exposing Your Data as a Service (ADO.NET Data Services)
  Describes the steps that are required to create a data service by using ADO.NET Data Services.

• Accessing Data Service Resources (ADO.NET Data Services)
  Describes how to access and change data resources by using REST.

• Using a Data Service in a Client Application (ADO.NET Data Services)
  Describes how to access a data service in a .NET Framework client application.

• Quickstart (ADO.NET Data Services)
  Shows how to create and access a simple data service that is based on the Northwind sample database.

• Application Scenarios (ADO.NET Data Services)
  Highlights a core set of scenarios that are supported by ADO.NET Data Services.

• ADO.NET Data Services Resources
  Provides links to ADO.NET Data Services resources.

Related Sections

ADO.NET Data Services (Silverlight)

Getting Started (Entity Framework)