This post discusses how to use the Java Typica library to access and manipulate data stored in an Amazon SimpleDB service. A number of complete examples, ranging from very simple to more advanced, are provided.
As well as providing vendor-independent means of creating, retrieving, modifying and deleting XSets, the SNIA XAM v1.0 specification also defines a query language (XAM QL), based on a subset of the SQL language, for selecting and retrieving the XUIDs of XSets based on content-defined criteria.
The set of reserved words for this query language is quite [...]
In this post I look at what fields are mandated by the SNIA XAM v1.0 specification and write a small Java application to retrieve their default values using the XAM Reference VIM and EMC’s Centera XAM VIM.
What is meant by a field in XAM? According to Section 3.1.5 of the XAM specification v1.0, Part [...]
One of the key requirements for achieving long term data persistence is the ability to move data between archiving systems or, in the language of the SNIA XAM (eXtensible Access Method) specification, moving XSets between XSystems.
The XAM v1.0 specification supports this requirement by providing support for exporting and importing Xsets. It specifies the methods used [...]