Sun Microsystems is looking to make life easier for Java developers by seeking a common ground on a data persistence model. In a letter to the “Java Technology Community” on Friday, specification ...

You’ll also get started with JPA Query Language (JPQL) and use it to execute a few simple database operations on the example application. The complete source code for the example application can be ...

We cover some of the most popular big data tools for Java developers. Discover the best big data tools and what to look for. In the modern era of data-driven decision-making, the abundance of data ...

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As more organizations embrace big data and analytics to gain insight from extremely large datasets, the tools and systems used to manage data have grown, changed, and mul­tiplied. Instead of just ...

At its heart, data modeling is about understanding how data flows through a system. Just as a map can help us understand a city’s layout, data modeling can help us understand the complexities of a ...