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S1E24 EP 24: CockroachDB - What is it good for? // DevNexus 2026
CockroachDB takes the best ideas from both worlds--scalable K-V store and relational ACID contracts--and combines 'em together!Find out how in this fun conversation.========Want to take CockroachDB…
S1E23 EP 23: Workload Isolation
Have an uber-big query you want to run but don't want to beat up your production cluster? Have a new idea for one of your apps but would rather test somewhere else? In this episode of SELECT STAR,…
S1E22 EP 22: Just a cluster surviving a regional failure
Afraid of an outage? It's a real issue we must all guard against. But maybe you're not QUITE ready to upgrade to a multi-regional solution?In this episode of SELECT STAR, learn how CockroachDB comes…
S1E21 EP 21: How to beat performance challenges!
One of the biggest fears we ALL have...is watching our database get pounded in times of adversity.In this episode of SELECT STAR, Cockroach Labs Technical Evangelist Rob Reid once again joins us.…
S1E20 EP 20: Why you should never ever EVER use SELECT *
Don't use SELECT *. That's the rule of thumb you may have heard once, maybe a million times. But we all know...rules of thumb work until they don't.So what, exactly, is it about SELECT * that…
S1E19 EP 19: 5 Reasons To Go Distributed
Is your database growing beyond your wildest expectations?Buried in crazy requests? Tables 10x bigger than you imagined?On this episode of SELECT STAR, find out why it might be time to move to a…
S1E18 EP 18: JOINing data in a DISTRIBUTED system?!?
You've joined data before. It's what we do every time we need to fetch data spread across two or more tables.But what happens in a DISTRIBUTED environment?On this episode of SELECT STAR, learn what…
S1E17 EP 17: Ever optimized a query like THIS?
You've probably heard of an index. Maybe you know a couple other ways to speed up a query.But what if there was ANOTHER way to make your queries speed up by orders of magnitude?On this episode of…
S1E16 EP 16: The MANY things to know about distributed SQL!
We all use relational databases because we NEED them. That's why it's sometimes REALLY HARD to write the correct query...and ALSO have it perform.On this episode of SELECT STAR, learn how writing the…
S1E15 EP 15: What happens when a REGION fails?
What happens to your database that you just can't kill when you suffer a regional failure? On this episode of SELECT STAR, learn how CockroachDB puts you in control of dealing with an AZ failure or…
S1E14 EP 14: ADO.NET and CockroachDB
Do you work with .NET and need an entity management toolkit? Then ADO.NET is for you!On this episode of SELECT STAR, find out how easy it is to pick up ADO.NET and tie in with CockroachDB, the…
EP 13: "So you want to migrate to CockroachDB, I hear!"
A LOT of the people using CockroachDB started elsewhere but ultimately came to the database you just can't kill because there was NO OTHER CHOICE.On this episode of SELECT STAR, learn some of the…
S1E12 EP 12: Why your .NET app can really sizzle with CockroachDB!
With all this Java action, are you feeling left behind? Really love using the .NET platform to build awesome apps? Your time has come!On this episode of SELECT STAR, see how to leverage CockroachDB…
S1E11 EP 11: CockroachDB is the way to GO!
Looking to create a REST API with Go and CockroachDB? This is the right place to be.On this episode of SELECT STAR, we use Go to connect to CockroachDB and create a simple REST API with the Gin Web…
S1E10 EP 10: What makes a good relationship? Primary keys!
A cornerstone of relational databases are primary keys. We need handles on our rows of data.On this episode of SELECT STAR, find out what makes for a good primary key, especially in a distributed…
S1E9 EP 09: Want to speed up your database with AI?
<p><strong>AI has taken the world by storm.</strong> A question arises...can it speed up your database?</p><p>On this episode of <strong>SELECT…
S1E8 EP 08: CockroachDB meets JdbcClient
We're always looking for simpler, more elegant APIs to get the job done.On this episode of SELECT STAR discover how Spring's fluent API, JdbcClient, makes it an absolute joy to work with SQL…
S1E7 EP 07: CockroachDB Basics
CockroachDB can grow and change dynamically, all while keeping your data safe. How does it do that?On this episode of SELECT STAR learn EXACTLY how CockroachDB scales and protects your data…
S1E6 EP 06: Using JdbcTemplate with CockroachDB
JdbcTemplate is one of the oldest yet most golden features buried in the Spring Framework.On this episode of SELECT STAR learn why some of the biggest shops out there still reach for JdbcTemplate to…
S1E5 EP 05: CockroachDB meets Spring Data JPA
Did you know relational apps are preferred over non-relational ones up to 4-to-1? And in Javaland, one of the most popular toolkits is JPA!In this episode of SELECT STAR, see how fast you can get off…
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SELECT STAR has published 24 episodes since September 2024, covering topics in Technology.
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