An introduction to massive data sets, using SQL and noSQL approaches

[Ross Cooney]

Hi List,

Running a database is often challenging. Issues such as speed,
reliability, scalability and data consistency often keep DBA's awake
at night with worry. This months SuperMondays event will try to takle
this difficult topic. We have invited to speakers who have experience
managing large data sets, these are:

* Sam Lambert -- DBA and Linux Admin for Smith Electric Vehicles.
Sam manages a complex computer system that handles over 1.2 billion
INSERTS a day. This system has very specific technical challenges
including failover, scalability and data consistency. Sam will discuss
each of these in detail.

* Jonathan Halliday -- Developer in the JBoss team at RedHat
Traditional database solutions often fail to provide for the speed and
quantity of data capture demanded in today's environment and often
force valuable information to be ignored or discarded prematurely.
Fortunately help is at hand in the form a variety of solutions built
on new models of distributed storage and processing. New systems bring
technical choices, and often too much choice! Jonathan will discuss
some of these alternative solutions and provide guidance on how to
select a suitable solution for your environment.

The event will take palace on Monday 30th January, starting at 18:00
in the Beehive Research Facility at Newcastle University. You can get
your ticket here:
http://www.supermondays.org.

Thanks,

Ross Cooney
SuperMondays Admin