Robust Applications
IT organizations are called upon to build and deploy robust applications; user expectations have increased significantly with the advent of community-based applications like facebook. It is imperative that developers have the proper tools that allow them to build robust applications with minimal effort. Connect drivers and providers provide critical infrastructure support that eliminates tedious application code and makes it easy to build robust applications. Features that are directly related to building robust applications are highlighted in the diagram and table below.
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Unparalleled language, DB, platform and architecture support from single, trusted vendor fulfills all of your DB connectivity needs |
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Consistent support for standards, based on standards leadership eliminates DB vendor lock-in |
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Driver capabilities such as performance, security, failover can be easily configured without expensive code changes, reducing application TCO |
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Driver provides common meta-data interface to disparate DB implementations, reducing development cost by providing single view of DB meta-data |
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Unsurpassed coverage for code page conversion between DB and application provides the reliability you need to meet the demanding needs of international implementations |
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Standards based encryption support for protecting data in flight managed entirely by the driver, eliminating impact on the application |
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Driver manages the ability for an application to failover to alternate DB server, reducing development and infrastructure cost |
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Highly reliable, standards-based implementation ensures data integrity and reliability with minimal development effort |
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Kerberos-based support for user authentication provides basis for robust and trusted Single Sign-On (SSO) implementation |
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Standards-based protection of in flight data managed by the driver handles all encryption support, eliminating impact on the application |
