Spring Data REST Services Powered By Distributed SQL – A Hands-on Lab` is a tutorial that guides users through the process of creating a Spring Boot REST service using YugabyteDB as its distributed SQL database. The tutorial assumes users have installed JDK version 1.8+ and Maven 3.3+, and provides instructions on installing YugabyteDB, cloning the sample app code repository, customizing the properties file, building and running the application, sending requests to create users, products, and orders, querying results using YSQL shell and REST API, and finally, suggests what's next for further learning and exploration with YugabyteDB.