
Using MongoDB, Redis, Node.js, and Spring MVC in a single Cloud Foundry Application
Traditionally, applications have been defined by the principle technology they use. If you're building a Spring MVC application, we call it a "Java app". Since our application is primarily composed of Java components, we tend to stay in our own yards and not be terribly friendly with our neighbors until we're forced to interact with Read more…

Getting Started with Redis, Spring Data & Cloud Foundry
One of the drivers behind the popularity of NoSQL solutions is performance (especially) under heavy loads. Due to their data model, key value stores lead the pack, providing lightweight yet flexible means of working with data. In this entry, I am going to quickly showcase what it takes to work with a key value store Read more…

Advanced Spring Data JPA – Specifications and Querydsl
In my last blog post I introduced the basic feature set of Spring Data JPA. In this post I'd like to dive into some more features and how they can help you simplify data access layer implementation even further. The Spring Data repository abstraction consists of an interface based programming model, some factory classes and Read more…

Spring Data Graph 1.0 with Neo4j support released today
This announcement post is a guest contribution by the developers of the Neo4j team that worked closely with SpringSource's Spring Data team to provide the Spring Data Graph integration library. For a friendly introduction to Spring Data Graph we’re hosting a free webinar with VMware presented by Neo Technology’s CEO Emil Eifrem on April 20 Read more…

