EP 04: How to build the CockroachDB app you always wanted...with Spring Data JDBC!

Have you ever been interested in using the power of Spring Data...but without the overhead of JPA? In this episode of SELECT STAR, see how to build a Spring Boot app using the power of Spring Data JDBC!========Want to take CockroachDB for a spin? Then check out https://university.cockroachlabs.com/ for FREE and get started!========About our hosts:Greg L. Turnquist worked on the Spring team for over thirteen years before he joined Cockroach Labs as a technical content engineer. He was the lead developer for Spring Data JPA, Spring Web Services, and a committer to multiple Spring portfolio projects. He wrote Packt's best-selling title, Learning Spring Boot 2.0 2nd Edition, and its 3rd Edition follow-up along with many others including12 Rules for Pro Coders. He co-founded the Nashville Java User Group in 2010 and hasn't met a query (yet) that he can't speed up.Felipe Gutierrez, worked as Spring and RabbitMQ Advocate and Consultant for over 25+ years before joining Cockroach Labs. Worked also as Technical Instructor, developing and teaching Spring Boot, Spring Core, Spring Cloud, RabbitMQ and Cloud Foundry. He wrotePro Spring Boot,Spring Boot Messaging andPro Spring Cloud Data Flow for Apress. Recently the 3rd version ofPro Spring Boot for Java and Kotlin.About Cockroach Labs:Cockroach Labs is a pioneering software company at the forefront of database technology, dedicated to delivering resilient and scalable database solutions to run mission-critical workloads for the world's most important businesses. With a mission to scale when others fail, Cockroach Labs is revolutionizing the way businesses manage their data with its innovative cloud native distributed SQL database, CockroachDB.© 2025 Cockroach Labs