With this book, you will learn the principles of integrating database access into real-world applications for the iPhone and iPad. You will find out how to write applications that can access and work with business data from your existing database servers in your enterprise or external sources, as well as to create new iOS and cross- platform solutions that are based on cloud-stored data. The book consists of two main parts. Most readers will be eager to start coding, so after a quick introduction to the concepts up multi-tier data access, the book dives right intothe practical side of things, starting with giving you a working multi-tier client project in chapter two and going all the way into more advanced topics such as client-side SQL, briefcasing, merge reconciliation, and more. It uses Data Abstract, a third party multi-tier framework from RemObjects Software for this. The second part rounds off the book provides you with a fundamental and detailed understanding of the concepts behind multi-tier, business logic, data security, integrity and the caveats involved in creating secure and scalable solutions.
