Ehcache Complete

Caching is a critical component of any data-centric application. The obvious benefit of caching is to reduce latency but the hidden benefit is that it gives you more control over how and when you move data around your system.

Ehcache is the leading open-source Java caching library, combining both a full feature set and top performance. This session will explore key cache features like eviction based on time and memory, overflow to disk, clustered caching, cache warming, write-through and write-behind caching, and events.

In addition, we'll discuss how to tune and optimize caching performance in a cluster. This includes techniques like concurrency, partitioning, locking, tuning hot sets, and more.

This session will provide code examples and demos of using Ehcache both in a single node and in a Terracotta cluster.

About Alex Miller

Alex Miller is a Sr. Engineer with Terracotta Inc, the makers of the open-source Java clustering product Terracotta. Prior to Terracotta, Alex worked at BEA Systems on the AquaLogic product line and was Chief Architect at MetaMatrix. His interests include Java, concurrency, distributed systems, query languages, and software design. Alex enjoys writing his blog at http://tech.puredanger.com and has spoken at a number of Java user group meetings and conferences.

In St. Louis, Alex is responsible for founding the Lambda Lounge, a user group for the study of functional and dynamic languages.

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