A connection to a database is a resource intensive operation that typically comprises a few steps. A channel of communication between the application and the database should be established before the ...

TOTD #9 explained how to configure JDBC connection pooling for Rails application deployed on GlassFish v2. There are several benefits of using using the JDBC connection pools: No need to create a new ...

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Using COM+ pooled objects to cache and reuse valuable resources is one of the most effective ways to boost performance in server-side .NET and COM-based applications. Database connections are among ...