Object-Relational Mapping (OR Mapping) Definition
Object-relational mapping (OR mapping) products integrate object programming language capabilities with relational databases managed by Oracle, DB2, Sybase, and other RDBMSs. Database objects appear as programming language objects in one or more existing object programming languages. Often, the interface for object-relational mapping products is the same as the interface for object databases.
For more information, see:
- Transparent persistence
- Transparent persistence vs. JDBC call-level interface
- How to Access Data in a Relational Database
- Navigation with Object-Relational Mapping
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Douglas K Barry
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Barry & Associates, Inc.
The Savvy Manager's Guide
Douglas K Barry is also the author of a book that explains Web Services, service-oriented architecture, and Cloud Computing in an easy-to-understand, non-technical manner.
Web Services, Service-Oriented Architectures, and Cloud Computing: The Savvy Manager's Guide (Second Edition)
by Douglas K Barry with David Dick
This is a guide for the savvy manager who wants to capitalize on the wave of change that is occurring with Web Services, service-oriented architecture, and—more recently—Cloud Computing. The changes wrought by these technologies will require both a basic grasp of the technologies and an effective way to deal with how these changes will affect the people who build and use the systems in our organizations. This book covers both issues. Managers at all levels of all organizations must be aware of both the changes that we are now seeing and ways to deal with issues created by those changes.