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Getting Started : Advanced Features
  
Advanced Features
The drivers support many advanced features, including:
*Failover allows your application to connect to an alternate, or backup, database server. See Using Failover for more information.
*Storing client information associated with a connection can be useful for database administration and monitoring purposes. See Using Client Information for more information.
*Industry-standard security features such as Secure Socket Layer (SSL) data encryption and Kerberos authentication provide secure transmission of data. See Using Security for more information.
*Connection pooling allows your application to reuse connections. It manages connection sharing across different user requests to maintain performance and reduce the number of new connections that must be created. See Using Connection Pooling for more information.
*Statement pooling allows frequently used SQL statements that are executed by your application to experience better performance without having to modify your application. See Using Statement Pooling for more information.
*Bulk load allows your application to send large numbers of rows of data to a database (for example, DB2 or Microsoft SQL Server) or to a Salesforce instance. See Using DataDirect Bulk Load for more information.
This section includes the following topics:
* Using Failover
* Using Client Information
* Using Security
* Using Connection Pooling
* Using Statement Pooling
* Using DataDirect Bulk Load
* Using CSV Files