Hibernate Cache Overview

Hibernate is an open-source Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) solution. It provides a framework for mapping relational databases on an object-oriented representation of data. This reduces developer's efforts in retrieving data from the database. Furthermore, to improve application performance and reduce database load, Hibernate provides caching features.

In This Section

Hibernate Second Level Cache
Explains Hibernate as a second level cache.

Configure Cacheable Objects and Regions
Explains how NCache works as a Hibernate second level cache.

Configure Hibernate Applications
Explains how Hibernate applications are configured.

Use Query Caching
Discusses how to use Hibernate query caching.