Data Connectivity White Papers
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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 Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is an approach to organizing IT resources and data to meet the changing needs of the business. Implementing SOA depends upon the IT organization being able to build interoperable, robust, reusable, and composable Services that abstract the underlying application functionality and data in the organization. To put this building block vision of SOA into practice requires a solid technical foundation, which includes a persistence layer that facilitates interaction with heterogeneous data sources that store and provide the structured and unstructured information that the enterprise runs upon. The key to enabling SOA with such a persistence layer, in turn, depends upon abstracting access through data access technology. Technologies such as JDBC, ODBC, and ADO.NET play an integral role in the design and development of a SOA Data Services strategy. With best-of-breed data access technology in place, the organization stands a good chance of succeeding with their SOA efforts. If an organization drops the ball on data access, however, it's unlikely the Services will exhibit the key building block characteristics the organization needs to meet their agility requirements. 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. View White Paper |
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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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