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title: "Resources: how to move data between application tiers"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2003/12/23/resources-how-to-move-data-between-application-tiers.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2003/12/23/resources-how-to-move-data-between-application-tiers.html"
published: "2003-12-23T08:25:00"
updated: "2003-12-23T08:25:00"
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author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "I'm faced with this question, and was also asked about it. Here are three articles from Ms that show different sides of the same story: Recommendations for Data Access Strategies This one explains in detail how to store…"
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# Resources: how to move data between application tiers

By Roy Osherove December 23, 2003 In [Cool Articles](https://osherove.com/blog/category/cool-articles)

**Historical article** · Originally published December 23, 2003; technical details may be outdated.

I'm faced with this question, and was also asked about it. Here are three articles from Ms that show different sides of the same story:

[Recommendations for Data Access Strategies](http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vbcon/html/vbconusingdatacommandversususingdatasets.asp)

This one explains in detail how to **store** the data before moving it somewhere.

[Designing Data Tier Components and Passing Data Through Tiers](http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnbda/html/BOAGag.asp?frame=true)

Learn how to best expose your data to Microsoft .NET applications and how to implement an effective strategy for passing data between the tiers in a distributed application. (65 printed pages).

[Design and Implementation Guidelines for Web Clients](http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnpag/html/DIforWC-CH04.asp)

Just like it reads, a good place to start for asp.net apps design

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