JavaZone 2011 - The Cloudy Future of Integration
Applications are increasingly facing demands for horizontal scalability and cross-platform interoperability. NoSQL data stores are gaining momentum as a way to address the scalability challenges, but for Java developers, this means we need to explore new territory beyond relational database libraries like JDBC and JPA.
Messaging systems are by their very nature able to handle distributed deployment models, but for Java developers, the cross-platform challenge suggests we should look beyond JMS. Open protocols such as HTTP and AMQP are attractive language-neutral alternatives.
In this session, you will learn how the Spring application platform is evolving to accommodate these trends. We'll briefly explore the Spring Data APIs for working with NoSQL data stores, and we'll discuss open protocol options for messaging via Spring Integration Gateways and Channel Adapters. We will also take a quick tour of Cloud Foundry from an application developer's perspective.
The session will include a demo of a sample application designed to demonstrate the characteristics of modularity that allow an application to take advantage of a cloud environment. It will make use of the RabbitMQ and MongoDB services available on Cloud Foundry.
Mark Fisher
Mark Fisher is an engineer within the SpringSource division of VMware and lead of the Spring Integration team. He is also a committer on the core Spring Framework, co-lead of the Spring AMQP project, and a contributor of messaging support to the Spring BlazeDS Integration project.
Mark is a frequent speaker at conferences and user groups in North America and Europe, and along with other Spring Integration committers, is an author of the forthcoming book, "Spring Integration in Action" to be published by Manning.