Database Development

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Database Development
An Aalpha Information Systems India Pvt. Ltd. Perspective
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TRUE VALUE IN DATABASE DEVELOPMENT CAN BE DELIVERED WITH BUSINESS INSIGHT
Expectations of the business community from database development domain are highly active, yet slightly unsettled.
The customer community worldwide needs to understand that while there are common threads among relational
databases, they also nurture important differences.
Technology analysts at Aalpha hold the
Aalpha Information Systems India Pvt. Ltd. believes that the most opinion that many companies have multiple
D important criteria for selecting a database should be reliability, total database environments ranging from DB2
A cost of ownership and the ability to integrate the database into the and Oracle to emerging products like Open
T existing environment, whatever the nature. Most vendors offer Source MySQL.
A education and certification programs to help the process along and
to develop customer’s internal resource proficiency. Usually vendors Although most of the products are fairly
B have very good toolsets, a common element in the training and skills mature, it is imperative to consider training
A and education to become adept at making
development they provide.
use of all their features.
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E Among the major vendors, Oracle is probably the most challenging database to learn -- matching its advanced
capabilities. Even developers adept at Oracle continue to need help getting up to speed on IBM's DB2. Since it involves
significant efforts to migrate to a different vendor's product line, vendor-specific skills are at a premium in the
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V Though technical skills are necessary, they are not a sufficient factor for database excellence. Firms offering
E development services must deliver business skills and versatility in work with other IT areas. The ability to translate
L applications for a Web environment and deploy Web services, database security are major areas where software and
database experts have to put in extra effort.
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P Over the next few years, Web services may come to have a much greater role in database deployments.
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E The ability to package components as Web services and expose them to internal and external environments is a key
skill. Which is why, vendors and software services globally are increasingly building this capability into their offerings.
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T Information management and data integration software analysts and researchers think that knowing how the database
will be used is the first order of business.
A notable response from enterprises has been that for large projects, the task of development is broken down further,
with one team assigned responsibility for data design and the other for the actual coding. They may be drawn from the
DBA group, a separate data analysis group or they may be part of a development organization. This practice varies
widely: Small organizations often require individuals to wear multiple hats, while larger organizations sometimes
distinguish between development and maintenance DBAs. In practice, the development team often comes up with the
SQL code and then the DBAs take responsibility for improving it. The DBAs often end up knowing more about these
apps than the development services provider.
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THE IMPORTANCE OF VERSATILITY IN DEVELOPER SERVICES
The critical knowledge in developing database applications is to understand the data model, to know what the relevant
tables are and how to access them efficiently and process the information. That implies a fundamental, overarching
grasp of all aspects of the infrastructure.
D For instance, developers tend not to be aware of disk issues at the SQL level, but inference is important. The picture on
A the tool front is similar to that in any area of software. Often the smaller upstarts -- in this case the third-party tool
vendors -- are the first to identify problems and provide solutions. However, in recent years, database services vendors
T have become more active in providing capable tools of their own to their enterprise customers.
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A Security today is getting more attention everywhere in IT, so is
the ability to master heterogeneity. Yet they do not get much Aalpha Information Systems India
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attention from either vendors or developers. There is a
E noteworthy demand growth for the ability to access databases driven by a desire for customer
satisfaction increase the use of their
across multivendor infrastructures. Most developers deliver
database product. The goal is to make
D access cross multiple databases, only if they are multidatabase writing applications easier.
E vendors. But as of today, accessing data between differing
V databases is still in its infancy.
E Aalpha Information Systems India Pvt. Ltd. makes it a point to recommend, on the security side, having a uniform
L scheme such as single sign-on. Particularly with database apps, customers need a means of ensuring that a user's ID
O can be used for all the levels of access at or below their particular level of authority to launch the application and
P perform necessary operations
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THE CONVERGENCE
The good news is that a vast range of development tools can help developers, no matter their level of experience. Some
are focused on databases, while others are of a more generic nature. However, the bad news is that they are not
necessarily integrated with the database out of the box. Other tools can help with the challenge of optimization. But to
master optimization, it is critical for developers to understand relational theory
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A Analysts at leading software and technology research suggest taking a slightly different tack. They contend that the
dividing lines between general application development and database development are fading.
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A “There is very little application development anymore that doesn't include databases.”
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A Given the increasing ubiquity of databases, Aalpha Information Systems India Pvt. Ltd. gives some pointed
recommendations. It is a mistake of upper management and a mistake from an organizational point of view to look at
S DBAs and developers as completely different disciplines. Indeed, the development of applications and the development
E of databases are so intermingled that today most development services already know a lot about databases.
D The onus then lies with enterprise customers to realize this.
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ABOUT AALPHA INFORMATION SYSTEMS INDIA PVT. LTD.
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S development while experiencing reduced overheads and technology issues. We provide versatile project delivery models
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L ranging expertise and insight into many industries.
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