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Versant extends big data capabilities

By Nadine Arendse
Johannesburg, 21 Jun 2012

Versant extends big data capabilities

Versant, a developer of data management software infrastructure for complex, mission-critical applications, has announced that its Java Persistence API (JPA) is now compatible with Spring, the most popular application development framework for enterprise Java, SD Times reports.

This pairing furthers the company's strategy of lowering barriers frequently presented by NoSQL adoption, allowing Java enterprise developers to more easily manage the volume, variety and velocity of big data with existing, standards-based coding skills.

Versant's JPA eliminates common obstacles to NoSQL adoption, such as learning proprietary APIs, by making Versant's NoSQL scale-out topology available to all developers versed in JPA and the Java programming language. With this latest enhancement, the company is furthering this mission by making Versant JPA compatible with the Spring framework. By integrating with the Spring Framework to code for Versant JPA, developers benefit in many ways, such as by being able to leverage code examples and object data management concepts.

This compatibility provides developers with a consistent approach to managing their data, adding significant benefits, Nasdaq writes.

For instance, Spring's Inversion of Control (IoC) approach to coding enables faster and simpler swapping of mapped object implementations for easier persistence-related code testing in isolation. Further, Spring application contexts can handle the location and configuration of JPA Entity Manager Factory instances, making these values easy to manage and change while offering efficient, easy and secure handling of persistence resources.

"To better handle the scale and complexity presented by big data, many developers are looking for an alternative to SQL-based relational data management systems, but would prefer to use their current skills to make the transition faster and smoother," added said Versant.

"By integrating the Spring Framework with Versant's JPA, a developer doesn't need to learn anything major in order to get started using NoSQL technology, and can start realising benefits immediately."

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