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What are advantages and disadvantages of Microsoft-provided data provider classes in ADO.NET?

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What are advantages and disadvantages of Microsoft-provided data provider classes in ADO.NET?

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SQLServer.NET data provider is high-speed and robust, but requires SQL Server license purchased from Microsoft. OLE-DB.NET is universal for accessing other sources, like Oracle, DB2, Microsoft Access and Informix. OLE-DB.NET is a .NET layer on top of the OLE layer, so it’s not as fastest and efficient as SqlServer.NET.