| title | Standard Database Access Architectures |
|---|---|
| description | Standard Database Access Architectures |
| author | David-Engel |
| ms.author | davidengel |
| ms.date | 01/19/2017 |
| ms.service | sql |
| ms.subservice | connectivity |
| ms.topic | conceptual |
In looking at the database access components described in the preceding section, it turns out that two of them - programming interfaces and data stream protocols - are good candidates for standardization. The other two components - IPC mechanism and network protocols - not only reside at too low a level but they are both highly dependent on the network and operating system. There is also a third approach - gateways - that provides possibilities for standardization.
This section contains the following topics.