The information in this article covers the new data access objects including the DataSet and DataAdapter classes in ADO.NET.

Learn how to best expose your data to Microsoft .NET applications and how to implement an effective strategy for passing data between the tiers in a distributed application.

Discusses using ADO.NET Connection object, other ADO.NET objects, and provides examples. A 41-page article by Paul D. Sheriff of PDSA, Inc.

MSDN Online Voices Diving Into Data Access column on reading data readers secrets.

Best practices for writing Microsoft ADO.NET code and suggestions for developers on using the objects available in ADO.NET.

This article describes how to run local and distributed transactions in your Microsoft .NET applications.

Examines the drawbacks of the ADO.NET CommandBuilder, and shows how to use the Visual Studio .NET DataAdapter Configuration Wizard (DACW) to write your own Command queries.

Discusses a strategy for returning newly created Identity values after the INSERT is executed. This applies to SQL Server and ADO.NET

Shows how to use Stored Procedures, which is usually a feature of high-end databases, in Microsoft Access.

An article that shows how to use ADO.NET's different providers and transparently use it in your application without having to know the specifics of each provider.