Connect Webinars

December 17, 2008

Bullet Proof Your Data Access on the .NET Framework

Microsoft developers and DBAs are faced with a plethora of data access technologies available for the .NET framework, but there seems to be nowhere to turn to get a comprehensive perspective on what data access technologies to use and when.

For those taking a serious look at conceptual data access model, such as NHibernate, LINQ to SQL and the Entity Framework, we’ll cover strategies on how to address real world challenges that allow you to get the most from the technologies and understand the trade-offs you’ll have to make.

Join Stephen Wynkoop, Microsoft SQL Server MVP and Rob Steward, DataDirect VP of R&D as they bring different perspectives to the technologies surrounding .NET data access.

February 27, 2008

Improving .NET Application Performance and Reliability

Join Stephen Wynkoop, SSWUG Co-founder and Microsoft MVP, to learn how you can improve the performance, reliability and security of your .NET applications. Whether your .NET applications are built using C# or VB.NET, it is highly likely that they rely on a relational database such as SQL Server, Oracle, DB2 or Sybase.

Learn about the benefits of using ADO.NET providers that are 100% managed; the only option if you want to leverage the full power of the .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR). The CLR provides numerous capabilities that help ensure that 100% managed code performs well, scales effectively and is highly reliable and secure.

This webinar will discuss how the DataDirect Connect for ADO.NET providers allow full leverage of the .NET Framework for applications that rely on SQL Server, Oracle, DB2 and Sybase. This is critical since the ADO.NET providers that Oracle, IBM and Sybase are not 100% managed.

January 24, 2008

Building Data-Rich Service-Oriented Business Applications in a Heterogeneous Environment

Learn how to break the ties of traditional business intelligence and business activity monitoring solutions by exposing real-time, flexible access to heterogeneous data sources - providing far more value to the business than the static, summary data that older tools typically provide.

September 26, 2007

Converting Your Applications to DataDirect Connect for ADO.NET

Did you start developing your application using the ADO.NET providers supplied by your database vendor? Are you experiencing reliability or performance and scalability issues in your production environment?
Are you frustrated by the limitations and the cost involved with dealing with the native database clients?

If so, join us for this technical webinar that will explain the benefits of replacing your existing ADO.NET provider with DataDirect's Connect for ADO.NET. These benefits are based on the fact that the DataDirect solution is 100% managed, which means that your applications will run faster, be more scalable, reliable and secure. We'll address how you can cut your development and deployment costs.

This webinar will walk you through the steps necessary to convert your applications so that they can fully leverage the benefits of the Common Language Runtime. These benefits are tied to the fact that the DataDirect Connect for ADO.NET database provider is 100% managed.

Register for 2 p.m. EST Seminar

August 1, 2007

Designing your Data Architecture for Performance

Over the last 10 years, the bottleneck relative to data access performance and scalability has moved from the database to the data connectivity layer. This change has occurred due to advancements in the core database engine, improvements in database monitoring and tuning, and cheaper and more powerful hardware. In a well tuned application environment, between 75 to 95% of the response time associated with database access can be attributed to the data connectivity layer. It is now critical to ensure that your data architecture carefully considers the performance impact of your ODBC, JDBC, ADO.NET drivers and providers as well as XML based functionality such as XQuery. In this presentation, we’ll look at how your data architecture should effectively leverage network requests and disk I/O, the two most resource intensive activities associated with a database system. We’ll delve into technical features such as connection pooling, transaction management, prepared statement usage, parameter usage, data type specific processing, etc. We’ll discuss the considerations that should be included in your overall data architecture and relate that to different technology scenarios – client/server apps, server-based apps, SOA, etc. We’ll also introduce best practices for measuring and benchmarking the performance and scalability of your application’s database access code. We’ll discuss how you can create an environment that accurately simulates your production system, and how you can design tests that accurately measure performance and scalability.

July 12, 2007

Develop, Deploy and Execute SSIS packages for non-SQL Server Databases

DataDirect has announced the release of Connect64 for SSIS which enables the development, deployment, and 64-bit runtime execution of Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) packages for non-SQL Server databases such as Sybase, Oracle, and DB2. To help you learn more about the specific technical features and benefits of this product, DataDirect is offering this free webinar which will include a demonstration of the product in use as well as a technical Q&A session.
By viewing this webinar, you can expect to learn how to:

• Quickly and simply develop SSIS packages to connect to Sybase, Oracle, and DB2 using Microsoft’s SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio
• Deploy SSIS packages into production without database client libraries
• Execute SSIS packages in 64-bit mode for optimal performance

June 28, 2007

Developing Interoperable .NET applications with DataDirect Connect for ADO.NET

Are you tasked with developing applications in a heterogeneous database environment? Would you like to avoid vendor lock-in associated with proprietary capabilities provided by Microsoft, Oracle, IBM and Sybase?

Would you like to realize the run-time, development and deployment benefits provided by 100% managed ADO.NET providers?

If so, join us for this technical webinar that will explain how you can develop applications that can support any database, while reducing the cost of developing, deploying and maintaining those applications. We'll discuss the SQL Leveling capabilities provided by DataDirect and the interoperability features included in the ADO.NET 2.0 specification. We'll look at the ADO.NET 2.0 common model as well as the interoperability features that are only provided by the DataDirect Connect for ADO.NET providers: Escape clauses and SQL Extensions, Date & Time Functions, Outer Joins, Scalar Functions, Numeric Functions, String Functions, Invoking Stored Procedures, etc. ADO.NET code samples will be used to illustrate best practice approach to interoperability.

June 27, 2007

Develop, Deploy and Execute SSIS packages for non-SQL Server Databases

DataDirect has announced the release of Connect64 for SSIS which enables the development, deployment, and 64-bit runtime execution of Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) packages for non-SQL Server databases such as Sybase, Oracle, and DB2. To help you learn more about the specific technical features and benefits of this product, DataDirect is offering this free webinar which will include a demonstration of the product in use as well as a technical Q&A session.
By viewing this webinar, you can expect to learn how to:

• Quickly and simply develop SSIS packages to connect to Sybase, Oracle, and DB2 using Microsoft’s SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio
• Deploy SSIS packages into production without database client libraries
• Execute SSIS packages in 64-bit mode for optimal performance

May 16, 2007

Introducing Connect for ADO.NET Version 3.1 – New Feature Overview

DataDirect is releasing a new version of Connect for ADO.NET, version 3.1. This new release includes important features and capabilities that build upon the 100% managed architecture of the Connect product. This webinar will introduce the latest release to customers and prospects interested in getting the most out of their .NET applications. Some of the topics that will be covered include:

• Operating System Authentication (e.g., Kerberos) - ability to allow applications to participate in a Single Sign-On (SSO) environment
• Data encryption - ability to protect data in transit between the database server and the application
• New database and platform support including - support includes 64-bit .NET Framework, .NET Framework 3.0, Vista, DB2 9.1, DB2 V5r4 and IPv6
• Extensive functional enhancements - Support for features like the XML Data type, configurable batch update support, and meta-data collection throttling enables developers to build compelling applications in minimal time.
• Additional interoperable features - DataDirect continues to deliver functionality that makes it easy for an organization to support multiple databases. This release includes support for native parameter Markers and binding behavior, consistent security mechanisms (OS Authentication and SSL Encryption) and interoperable XML support.

March 13, 2007

ADO.NET Performance Tips & Tricks
Reducing Development & Deployment Time and Cost with DataDirect Connect for ADO.NET

This technical webinar will help you measure and improve your application performance. We'll discuss how advancements in database and hardware technologies have moved the performance and scalability bottleneck from the database engine to the database middleware.

January 30, 2007

Reducing Development & Deployment Costs Time and Cost with DataDirect Connect for ADO.NET

By now you understand the value of 100% managed code and the critical role played by the ADO.NET provider. That's great, but you are also tasked with increasing developer productivity and ensuring application deployment and ongoing maintenance costs are managed minimized.

This webinar will discuss the development and deployment capabilities that are supported by the DataDirect Connect for ADO.NET database providers. These extensive capabilities help ensure that you can develop applications in a timely fashion and deploy and maintain those applications with minimal cost.

December 5, 2006

Extending .NET 100% Managed Code Advantages to Oracle, DB2 and Sybase Environments

The Common Language Runtime (CLR) is a fundamental component of the Microsoft .NET Framework. The CLR provides numerous capabilities that help ensure that 100% managed code performs well, scales effectively and is highly reliable and secure.

This webinar will discuss how the DataDirect Connect for ADO.NET providers extend the value of the .NET Framework to applications that rely on Oracle, DB2 and Sybase. This is critical since the ADO.NET providers that Oracle, IBM and Sybase are not 100% managed.

October 31, 2006

Leveraging the ADO.NET 2.0 Common Programming Model & MetaData Capabilities

This webinar takes a hands-on look at the Common Programming Model and the new Metadata capabilities of ADO.NET 2.0. The following topics will be discussed; what's new in ADO.NET 2.0, using the Common Programming Model in ADO.NET 2.0, and using the new Metadata capabilities of ADO.NET 2.0.

August 10, 2006

Nucleus Research Webcast Replay: Achieving ROI through Data Connectivity
Featuring: Rebecca Wettemann, VP of Research with Nucleus Research and Conrad Wolfe, Senior Architect with Beverly Enterprises, Inc.

Register now to view a replay of the webcast by Nucleus Research, an ROI-focused technology research and advisory firm. Nucleus Research conducted in-depth interviews with DataDirect customers in leading organizations to gather ROI data on the costs and benefits associated with data connectivity technology.