SELECT STAR
SELECT STAR
Podcast Description
Welcome to SELECT STAR, the show where you learn absolutely everything about the database you just can’t kill!
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Content Themes
The podcast covers a range of topics focusing on relational databases, specifically CockroachDB, with themes that include database performance enhancements using AI, utilizing JdbcClient for SQL operations, the basics of CockroachDB, Spring Data JPA integration, and techniques for optimizing query performance, with examples drawn from real-world scenarios and code.
Welcome to SELECT STAR, the show where you learn absolutely everything about the database you just can’t kill!
Want the video podcast?
* https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_QaflmEF2e8MlTvSR0Iq8yAUcJzlKPSI
* https://open.spotify.com/show/6Pyh9Ki2pEJ6KH1EYiZjNw
For the audio version, listen on your favorite platform!
Get more!
* https://cockroachlabs.com
* https://youtube.com/@CockroachDB
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In this episode of SELECT STAR, I sat down with Java Champion and Spring Developer Advocate Dan Vega. He shares why fundamentals matter more than ever.
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About the hosts
Greg L. Turnquist worked on the Spring team for over thirteen years before joining Cockroach Labs as a Technical Content Engineer. He was the lead developer for Spring Data JPA and Spring Web Services, contributed to multiple Spring projects, and authored several books including Learning Spring Boot and 12 Rules for Pro Coders.
Felipe Gutierrez has over 25 years of experience as a Spring and RabbitMQ advocate, consultant, and instructor. He has authored multiple Apress titles including Pro Spring Boot, Spring Boot Messaging, and Pro Spring Cloud Data Flow.
About Cockroach Labs
Cockroach Labs builds resilient, scalable database solutions for mission-critical workloads. Its cloud-native distributed SQL database, CockroachDB, helps organizations scale when others fail.
© 2026 Cockroach Labs, Inc.
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