PGEast and MongoDB?

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When I first started playing with MongoDB I accidentially posted my posts in a category that got them put up on Planet PostgreSQL. I remember getting some pretty pissed off emails and comments. Beyond just my mistake such that the posting was on the incorrect blog, people seemed pretty pissed off about NoSQL in general…. Read more »

I am speaking at MongoSV 2010

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I am excited to announce I will be speaking at the MongoSV conference Dec 3 2010. My talk, Sharing Life’s Joy using MongoDB: A Shutterfly Case Study will be focused on how we have been using MongoDB here at Shutterfly over the last year. I plan to outline some of the specific cases where MongoDB… Read more »

MongoDB: Lagged Replica with Replica Sets

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In an enterprise database architecture, it’s very common to create a standby or replica database with a ‘lag’ in it’s state relative to the primary. Operations applied to the primary are not seen on the replica for some amount of pre-determined timeframe. The purpose of such an architecture is to protect yourself against an accidental… Read more »

MongoSF Slides

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I had a great time at the MongoSF Conference on Friday. There were a ton of great presentations, and lots and lots of excitement. A big thanks to 10gen for inviting me to speak. I had a great time and I hope everyone learned a lot from our experiences so far with MongoDB. I especially… Read more »