ABSTRACT

Database management using embedded programming languages; design practices for best degree of fit

Best practices in terms of connectivity to and interactivity with the Oracle database

Techniques to connect to multiple databases simultaneously using same metadata

Best fit for Oracle in the ADO.NET Framework-ODP.NET, ODE.NET

Best practices for data retrieval

Best practices for data manipulation

Best practices for using LINQ to SQL

Best practices for data validation

Best practices for using XML

Best practices for handling unstructured data

Best practices to protect data integrity and special cases involved

Data: Good, Better, and Best

is the foundation for business information processing, delivery, presentation, in-flight interactivity and querying, and analysis that can be put into action for business operational continuity, better business value, and actionable decision-making. Knowing the data and its business meaning in terms of the usage scope plays a primary role in managing data end-to-end, from source data integration to an unified, consistent, and persistent presentation that enables anytime-anywhere-anyone availability and accessibility. Then follows the task of protecting the data from leakage, breaches, threats, and unauthorized access, both within the enterprise solution domain and beyond the enterprise. Once again, the

Right

Design the First Time

is the key driving factor for efficiency of the (enterprise) solution being architected, and goes a long way in promoting optimization, effectiveness, and efficiency of the solution.