The document discusses obtaining a connection to a database in Java using JDBC. It provides code examples of creating a database connection using the DriverManager class and Oracle's JDBC Thin driver. The code inserts a record into an EMP table for demonstration purposes. Best practices for database connectivity in a Java project are then covered, such as using the DAO pattern to separate data access logic from business logic. This improves testability, reusability and flexibility in switching database types.