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Data Connectivity White Papers
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The Essential Series: Managed .NET Connectivity Database connections are the lifeblood of enterprise applications, administrating the secure and steady flow of information between corporate applications and their persistent relational databases. Optimizing these connections can usher in widespread improvements in information management and improvements in server and network resource utilization. This article discusses the architectural distinctives of a well-designed .Net connectivity product. It looks at the features required to minimize resource utilization on the host system and provide optimal scalability within an enterprise ecosphere. Register |
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The Essentials Series: Open Database Connectivity Database connections are the lifeblood of enterprise applications, administrating the secure and steady flow of information between corporate applications and their persistent relational databases. Optimizing these connections can usher in widespread improvements in information management and improvements in server and network resource utilization. This article looks at the characteristics of efficient, well designed ODBC driver suites, such as communication strategies and compiled architectures. It addresses key areas of resource optimization in memory, cpu utilization and network bandwidth. It helps the reader consider the challenges of enterprise scalability. Register |
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The Essentials Series: Java Database Connectivity Database connections are the lifeblood of enterprise applications, administrating the secure and steady flow of information between corporate applications and their persistent relational databases. Optimizing these connections can usher in widespread improvements in information management and improvements in server and network resource utilization This article looks at JDBC drivers from the aspect of their ability to reach the full potential of their promise. It exposes the key factors that help a JDBC driver provide a full range of functionality and optimal performance while still managing on lean requirements of a constrained server environment. It discusses how to measure performance in terms of real world performance found in real production environments.Register |
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DataDirect Connect - Data Access Middleware Security Simplifies Business Process Applications The Internet Security Advisors Group (ISAG), an international information security firm specializing in security assessment, conducted a review of the architecture and functionality of the DataDirect Connect product line. Ira Winkler, founder of ISAG and well-known security expert, wrote the report, which documents his assessment and establishes the need for security features as an integral part of database drivers and providers. The report also provides important information if you’re looking to implement Single Sign-on (SSO) or data encryption. Register |
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Service-Oriented Data Access: Building Interoperable, Robust & Reusable Data Services - A white paper by Jason Bloomberg, Senior Analyst, ZapThink In this white paper, Jason Bloomberg explains the role of data in a SOA, the data issues you face when attempting to layer a service-oriented approach on top of existing data sources, how to solve data integration challenges and address potential data access pitfalls, and how to architect a data services layer to reap the full benefits of SOA. Register |
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Middleware in Action: Industrial Strength Data Access This independent technology assessment by Ken North, the industry expert on databases and middleware, presents a top level view of the role of data access middleware and its importance. It discusses the defining characteristics of premium data access middleware, such as features that affect performance and scalability, and includes a checklist of critical features. Register |
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Improving .NET Application Performance and Reliability with Managed Database Data Connectivity Many .NET applications fail to meet user requirements because they do not provide optimal access to underlying Oracle, Sybase, or DB2 databases. The root cause is often unmanaged ADO.NET data providers shipped by the database vendor or from Microsoft. In this paper, SQL Server MVP and SSWUG co-founder Stephen Wynkoop explores common misperceptions about data access technologies, describes the optimum architecture for ADO.NET data providers, and highlights key selection criteria for developers. View White Paper |
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Choosing an ODBC Driver for Critical Business Systems: What Application Architects Should Know About the Critical Role of ODBC Drivers As corporate IT environments increasingly become more heterogeneous, application architects should carefully consider the new challenges that face them. For organizations with critical applications written using the ODBC API, this means evaluating the true cost of "free" ODBC drivers and the problems and risks associated with ODBC drivers that require database client libraries. View White Paper |
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Database Connectivity for Critical Business Systems: An Application Architect's Guide Most organizations invest heavily in the design and implementation of application architecture infrastructure components such as the network, web/application server, and database. At the same time, they often overlook the database connectivity layer, even though this component plays an integral part in terms of the performance, reliability and security of the software application. This white paper discusses the technical and business implications associated with your database connectivity strategy. View White Paper |
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Database Connectivity: Vendor Selection Criteria: An Application Architect's Guide Data connectivity choices can be the difference between success and failure in your critical business systems. The decisions you make at design time will have repercussions in development, deployment, and production. Not all data connectivity technologies are created equal─from database vendor drivers to open source projects and independent third-party products, you have choices. Don't put your business at risk. Know your options. View White Paper |
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Nucleus Research: ROI Evaluation Report of DataDirect's Data Connectivity Products Leading independent research firm Nucleus Research found that organizations that addressed data connectivity upfront in the development cycle not only reduced development costs, but also experienced improved application uptime and performance once applications were deployed. This report provides case studies and detailed examples of the economic and technical benefits from addressing data connectivity requirements at design time. Register |
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Why Open Source Database Drivers Are Not Viable The perceived advantages associated with the open source movement depend on having a large, vibrant community of developers and testers. Although these advantages have been realized in operating systems and application servers, the critical mass necessary to realize these benefits in an open source database driver simply does not exist. Read this white paper to learn more about the legal, product, and support risks associated with open source database drivers. View White Paper |
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Achieving Database Interoperability through SQL Leveling Across Data Access APIs Many organizations have adopted open data access standards, such as ODBC, JDBC and ADO.NET, to achieve application portability and improved developer productivity. However, the SQL standard is not always portable between different vendors' databases. With SQL leveling, developers can write SQL statements that are highly portable across the leading databases and data access APIs. View White Paper |
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What You Don't Know About Data Connectivity CAN Hurt You Data connectivity, the middleware that enables applications to access databases, is a critical, but often overlooked component of the IT infrastructure. These components, such as ODBC and JDBC drivers and ADO.NET providers, can have dramatic effects on application performance, reliability, and portability. This paper provides an overview of data connectivity, details its effect on application quality, and explores various alternative solutions. View White Paper |
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Understanding Unicode and ODBC Data Access This document provides background on Unicode, its development, and how it is accommodated by Unicode and non-Unicode DataDirect Connect for ODBC drivers. View White Paper |
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Performance and Security Advantages of Using Managed Code for .NET Applications This paper details the benefits of using managed code in .NET applications. Learn what managed code is and the advantages of using 100% managed code ADO.NET data providers, such as better performance, ease of deployment, built-in security, and fewer bugs. View White Paper |
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Why Choose 64-Bit Technology as Your Server Platform? This white paper gives you an overview of the reasons for switching to 64-bit computing, and provides examples of companies who have made the switch for all or part of their computing needs. View White Paper |
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Raising the Standard: Why Choose an ODBC Wire Protocol Driver? DataDirect Technologie's innovative architecture for ODBC drivers eliminates the need for the database vendor’s client software. These drivers are called “Wire Protocol” because they communicate with the database at the most direct level possible, the database’s low-level wire API. This design increases data access speeds by as much as five times that of other ODBC drivers, and makes applications much easier to configure, deploy and maintain. View White Paper |
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Designing Performance-Optimized JDBC Applications This white paper provides information about JDBC performance issues and presents some general guidelines to help you design and develop performance-optimized JDBC applications. With thoughtful design and implementation, you can ensure that your JDBC applications run more efficiently and generate less network traffic. View White Paper |
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Database Interoperability and .NET Developers working with multiple databases in .NET applications need to be concerned about the lack of rigidity in the ADO.NET data access standard. This paper offers examples of the interoperability issues programmers are most likely to face when using ADO.NET data providers from different vendors. If a careful choice of data providers is not made initially, a substantial amount of recoding may need to be done to make .NET applications work across databases. View White Paper |
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Designing Performance-Optimized ODBC Applications This white paper provides information about ODBC performance issues and presents some general guidelines to help you design and develop performance-optimized ODBC applications. With thoughtful design and implementation, you can ensure that your ODBC applications run more efficiently and generate less network traffic. View White Paper |
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Designing Performance-Optimized .NET Applications With thoughtful design and implementation, the performance of .NET applications can be improved. This paper presents some general guidelines to help you improve the performance of your .NET applications so they run more efficiently and generate less network traffic. It also contains C# code examples that illustrate best practices for optimizing performance. View White Paper |
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