Getting Startedwith pureQuery

1
Chapter 1 - Introduction to pureQuery
pureQuery software is a key differentiator of IBM Integrated Data Management solutions. It
provides a high-performance data access platform that makes it easier to develop,
optimize, secure, and manage data access.
In this chapter you will learn:
• The big picture: What is pureQuery?
• How pureQuery can optimize database access, improve developer productivity, and
help DBAs gain insight into the database interactions of applications
• What products deliver pureQuery technology
• How knowledge of pureQuery can help your career
• Web sites where you can get more information and join a community
1.1 The big picture: What is pureQuery?
pureQuery is a database access platform that includes features of interest to both
developers and DBAs. Indeed, pureQuery can help developers and DBAs work better and
more effectively together, leading to more efficient database access, reduced time to solve
problems, and improved ability to manage and monitor database applications.
In this section, we’ll define pureQuery as a platform and explain what we mean by that.
We’ll also go over the components of that platform and then discuss how aspects of the
platform get delivered to the public as software products. Note that although pureQuery
capabilities are strongest in support of Java application environments, there are benefits
from pureQuery to other environments such as .NET, and those benefits are planned to
grow over time.