WAS v8.5 > WebSphere applications > Data access resources > Data conceptsJDBC providers
Installed applications use JDBC providers to interact with relational databases.
The JDBC provider object supplies the specific JDBC driver implementation class for access to a specific vendor database. To create a pool of connections to that database, associate a data source with the JDBC provider. Together, the JDBC provider and the data source objects are functionally equivalent to the Java EE Connector Architecture (JCA) connection factory, which provides connectivity with a non-relational database.
For a list of supported providers, see the WebSphere Application Server prerequisite website.
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Prerequisites
WAS prerequisite website