The end goal of database design is to be able to transform a logical data model into an actual physical database. A logical data model is required before you can even begin to design a physical ...

DBAs spend a lot of time on tuning application code and SQL statements to boost efficiency and optimize access. But SQL is only one aspect of database systems performance. It is also important for ...

FastObjects .Net brings object-oriented database technology to the .Net environment. Given that the majority of .Net database applications employ RDBMSes on their back end, you might wonder if it ...

Learn about object-relational mapping (ORM), which uses metadata descriptors to create a layer between the programming language and a relational database.

AMMAN — A four-year project aims to document and share the current collection of objects at the Jordan Archaeological Museum (JAM), which represent a mirror of the country's history worth displaying, ...

For most mailers, understanding the cooperative databases is a big part of managing a catalog’s circulation, as the databases have become a larger and larger part of the prospect universe. The first ...

Scott Stephens creates a package that allows you to clone most database objects with dynamic SQL.

Database connectivity gives desktop and Web applications much of their value. .NET developers have products and framework objects that can tie a front-end application to SQL Server, MySQL, Sybase, ...