Brent Daniel

Late last year, IBM Corp., and BEA Systems, Inc., introduced Service Data Objects (SDO), a new data programming specification that complements existing Java 2 Enterprise Edition technologies and enables service-oriented architectures by providing uniform data access for a wide variety of service and resource types. Not only does SDO enable a consistent approach to data access, but it also provides features that simplify common application tasks, such as allowing data browsing and update while the application is disconnected from the data source. In this article we explain how SDO works and where it may fit into your own applications. We also take a closer look at how you can use SDO to retrieve and modify data stored in a relational database. SDO Concepts At the core of SDO are DataGraphs and Data Mediator Services (DMS). In simple terms, an application program obta... (more)

SOA Web Services - Data Access Service

Service Data Objects (SDOs) have become a foundation technology for Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). Recently, BEA, IBM, Oracle, SAP, Iona, Siebel, and Sybase announced their support for an SOA-enabling framework specification named Service Component Architecture (SCA). SD O provides the primary data representation in this framework. Although not addressed by the current SDO or SCA specifications, there's a definite need for a generic data access service that operates in terms of SDOs. The alternative to this service would be the tedious and error-prone development of a cust... (more)