Get to know the Java persistence standard based on Hibernate and learn how to use JPA to store and manage Java objects in a relational or NoSQL database.

JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) is the Java API that manages connecting to a database, issuing queries and commands, and handling result sets obtained from the database.

Here's a quick JDBC with HSQLDB tutorial to get you up and running with Java database connectivity and the popular HyperSQL database.

SQL Server 2005's Type 4 JDBC driver provides database connectivity from a Java application. Though the driver class and connection URL are a bit different in this version, connectivity is a snap.

Prior to the release of Java 9, Apache Derby was distributed along with the JDK and named JavaDB. As a result, it was common for developers interested in Java database connectivity (JDBC) to learn on ...