Secure transfer of data from SQL server to SQL server over the Internet

Question

I need to transfer data daily from SQL Server (2008) to SQL Server (2005). One of the servers is located at our web host so the data will be transferred over the Internet. O

Answer 1

Generally it isn't recommended to have your SQL Servers exposed to the Internet, although that may be out of your control in this case. In your position I would investigate developing some separate Web Services that would perform the transfer of the data. These can then be secured using a variety of methods, such as SSL and WS-Security and other custom user permissions. If that isn't possible then blowdart's answer seems like the way to go.