What is difference between ODBC and Provider in C#.Net

ODBC :

• ODBC Stands for Open Database Connectivity.
• To Communicate with remote Databases Microsoft has designed ODBC drivers which facilitates the process of communication with Remote Databases.

OLEDB providers :

• OleDB Stands for Object linking and embedding database)
• These are designed purely for DataSource communication and more over a provider sits on the Server machine. So all the clients can use the provider to communicate with the datasource without installing them on client machine.