title: Connecting my iPad app to a SQL Server
body: <p>I have an iPad application that uses table view controllers to present lists of data. I want to connect these tables to data in a SQL Server. I have very little experience in this realm of programming and I am not sure where to begin. In the long run I'd like adding/editing/deleting data on the app to sync with the server as well. I understand that this is a very broad question, so I am mainly looking for suggestions to help me get started. I, for example, do not want to start researching and learning Core Data if it is not the framework that can accomplish my goal.</p>
  
  <p>In short, how can I connect my application to a SQL Server so that I can access its data and sync it to a device? Any example code/walkthroughs would be much appreciated.</p>