Object Database Articles

Object Database Management Systems (ODBMSs) are designed to work well with object programming languages such as C#, C++, and Java. These articles provide a background on ODBMSs and their use.

In addition to the articles listed below, be sure to check out the database concepts and standards articles. Many of these database concepts apply to all forms of database management systems: relational (RDBMS), object (ODBMS), XML (XDBMS), and others as well as object-relational mapping and XML-mapping products. 

• Object-Oriented Database Management System (OODBMS) Definition
  • Transparent persistence
  • Lack of Impedance Mismatch
  • How to Access Data in an Object Database
    • Java and Object Databases
    • JDO and Object Databases
    • C++ and Object Databases
  • Navigation with an Object Database
• When an Object Database Should Be Used
  • Business Need
  • High Performance
    • Traversal Optimization
    • No Impedance Mismatch
  • Complex Data
    • Lack of Unique Identification
    • Many-to-Many Relationships
    • Access Using Traversals
    • Frequent Use of Type Codes
    • XML File for the Complex Data Example
  • One Model to Reduce Development and Maintenance Costs
• ODBMS FAQ
• Caching for Object Database Management Systems
• Architectures That Use Object Database Products
  • Stand-Alone Architecture
  • Architecture with Existing Data Sources
    • Middle-Tier Architecture
    • Object-Relational Mapping
    • Using XML and Object Databases
• Everyday Uses of Object Databases
• ODBMS Myths
  • Myth: ODBMSs Have a Steep Learning Curve
  • Myth: ODBMSs Are Slow
  • Myth: ODBMSs Do Not Support Queries
    • Stonebraker's DBMS Matrix
  • Myth: ODBMS Products Do Not Scale
    • Air France
    • Stanford Linear Accelerator (SLAC)
    • Real-Time Event Engine
• Object Database Problems?
  • Why Use SQL Instead of an OODBMS?
• Article Suggestions

Related Fact Book and Implementation Stories

• Object-Storage Fact Book: Object DBMSs
• ODBMS Implementation Stories

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