Object database may also be referred to as an object-oriented database where the data is presented as an object, much like the ones used in an object-oriented program.  Object database management systems or ODBMS are created by combining the capabilities of a database with the capabilities of an object programming language.  The function of an ODBMS is to make the objects in a database look like objects for programming language in other object programming languages.  The function of an ODBMS is to stretch the programming [...]

OLAP stands for online analytical processing and is the process of easily acquiring selected data from a database.  It also functions by displaying the information in different perspective depending on the user.  If, for example, a user wishes to see a certain product and where it can be bought, OLAP will then generate different reports showing exactly what the user is looking for.  This is due to the multidimensional capability of the OLAP, which, unlike the relational database, uses only two-dimensional interface.  The beauty of [...]

Having your own website is common nowadays.  It gives one person the power to reach millions of people all around the world.  Databases are important in storing and managing data in your computer.  This is essential especially for those who want to publish content on the Internet and requires web applications.  Online businesses have grown rapidly in the past years, and the use of websites has been proven to be very convenient for both customers and merchants.  Like any other business, a websites needs to [...]

There are many database management systems out there today.  Different companies offer different versions of their products to provide different solutions.  One of the leading products today in database systems is Informix.  It is a group of relational database management system products by IBM. Informix Database Informix is IBM’s flagship product for integrated solutions and online transaction processing.  At first, Informix stood on its own, with its own company with the same name, but later on, it was acquired by IBM.  Its major competitor is [...]

XML, which is short for Extensible Markup Language, is a kind of software that helps systems which share information across different sources, such as through the internet.  Not only that, XML also helps with encoding as well as serializing data. XML database, on the other hand, refers to a kind of software that allows or still retains the first version of any information and stores it even though there is already a new version of the information or even though it is already modified.  This [...]

Java Database Connectivity is basically a framework that supports the programs in order to access files from databases, flat files and spreadsheets. The Java database connectivity works by making connections with the user program and transforming into a “backstage” access to the database, regardless of the type of database management system used. Moreover, Java Database Connectivity is an application program interface for Java programs that allows users to gain access on pertinent data by the use of queries. With the use of the Java Database [...]

ODBC is the short term used for Open Database Connectivity. It is the interface used by programmers to be able to use databases using SQL queries. ODBC is also defined as another method of accessing information that is stored in your computers or even in your office. You can use ODBC to access the databases from Microsoft Access, Excel and dBase. In the perspective of the end-user, ODBC is the best way of accessing information stored in another database without the need of understanding how [...]

A structured query language or SQL is a database language used to retrieve information from a database management system. The SQL is considered as the standardized language for programming, extracting and managing files from the database. The SQL is standardized by both the American National Standardized Institute (ANSI) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). This means that many databases support the SQL. SQL allows users to extract, edit, supplement and remove data from the database. Moreover, the SQL has a call level interface, which [...]

In IT terms, high availability is the term used to describe a server or network, and by extension all of the constituent components, that is continuously available for data input, processing, and report querying. In it’s simplest sense, we see high availability in our everyday interactions on the web, it is very rare for the top 10 websites to be offline. The systems and protocols in place largely determine the success or not of a high availability goal, mostly because components fail randomly, and no [...]

Data integration involves taking data from two or more databases, sometimes within the same company, and producing meaningful reports from the merged data. Data integration can be thought of as one of the holy grails of IT, and at the same time a major headache for most IT professionals. The vast majority of databases used in corporations are proprietary in nature, designed by the supplier to suit the needs of their querying software, not for integration with other data systems, leading to difficulties creating a [...]