Max Ross, Hibernate Shards Project Lead

Max Ross is a Staff Software Engineer at Google where he works on the App Engine datastore. Max founded Hibernate Shards as a Google 20% project and is currently the project lead.

Prior to joining Google he was a software engineer in the supply chain management and travel technology industries. He holds a BA in Computer Science and American Studies from Williams College.

Presentation: "Scaling Hibernate"

Track: Java Emerging Technologies

Time: Thursday 17:15 - 18:15

Location: Metro 1

Abstract:

Hibernate is the most popular ORM used in a wide range of industries. Ever wondered how to push it to the limit? Ever wondered how high volumes and high scale web sites use Hibernate? Ever wondered how to give your database some fresh air thanks to Hibernate?

This track covers patterns and practices to achieve high volume and high scalability with Hibernate. It also describes how to use Hibernate Shards and Hibernate Search to push the scalability to the next level.