The Definitive Guide to db4o

Today's interconnected, information-hungry world demands 24/7 access to information. In order to sate this need, applications such as those found in airport and conference kiosks, and devices such as those found in the mobile, gaming, and medical industries afford consumers data access no matter the location. However the need to process sometimes significant amounts of data through these devices can present a problem; availability cannot come at a tradeoff for performance. Furthermore, the facilities for storing and processing this data must be not only lightweight but also very reliable.One of the most prominent solutions for managing data found in such applications and devices is db4o, the open source object database native to the Java and .NET platforms.Highly reliable and scalable, db4o cuts down on both development time and system by smoothly integrating into the system, cutting out the otherwise costly object-relational mapping typical of larger applications. The result is a product used by organizations around the globe, including Boeing, BMW, BOSCH, and Novell.The Definitive Guide to db4o is the first book to comprehensively cover this project in detail. Readers are briefed on all of the topics necessary to begin using it in production environments, including installation and configuration, querying and managing objects, performing transactions, and data replication. Newcomers to the topic aren't forgotten, as early chapters are devoted to object database fundamentals, in addition to technical considerations and migration strategies. Complete with numerous C# and Java examples, readers will be able to follow along with the examples regardless of their chosen language. TOC:Introduction.- Object oriented concepts.- Comparing object and relational data models.- ODBMS Basics.- Quick Start.- Querying Objects.- Working with Objects.- Client-Server Mode.- Transactions.- Configurations.- Replication.- The Reflector Concept.- Pluggable File I/O.- From RDBMS to OODBMS (Migration Strategies).- Technical considerations employing db4o.- Business-Case db4o.- Appendix.- Mastering the Object Manager.- .NET / Mono issues (MS Strategy of ODBMS, MS Vista, PDC, etc.).- Links and References.