A new standard--known as Java Data Objects (JDO)--promises to reduce the Java programming effort required to include corporate data in business applications.

A look at some of the best database and RDBMS tools for Java software developers. Learn more about Java and database programming.

JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) is the Java API that manages connecting to a database, issuing queries and commands, and handling result sets obtained from the database.

Get to know the Java persistence standard based on Hibernate and learn how to use JPA to store and manage Java objects in a relational or NoSQL database.

With all these changes, Java is now on a path towards a more declarative, data-focused programming style with the introduction of nestable record patterns.