In this workshop for the DeNormalised NoSQL Roadshow, Dr Richard Low will step you through constructing an application to do real time analytics on the twitter firehose, using Apache Cassandra, and its advanced, distributed counters. With this application ...

MongoDB has found a sweet spot in enterprise adoption due to its ease of use, powerful query model and natural progression for those coming from a SQL mindset. But under the hood it has some unusual design approaches that can trip up the unwary. Equal Ex...

In this talk Neil will explore the value of using the Neo4j graph database in an environment where the structure and usage of data is constantly evolving. Although the experiences related are those of a small web based startup many of the lessons learnt ar...

Giving Cassandra the X Factor - how Cassandra lets us deliver real-time interaction to millions of users Live Talkback uses Cassandra to power live audience interaction on some of the biggest shows in television, including Britain's Got Talent and The X Fa...

Apache Cassandra is a next generation database originally conceived at Facebook. It combines the best bits from Google's BigTable and Amazon's Dynamo papers, has a very active community, and is widely used at many large companies. In this talk we will cove...

How can you combine the freedom of NOSQL with the power of rich data models? Alistair looks at the good features of relational databases that we don't need to leave behind, if we choose a graph database. He then demonstrates how to model your data as a gra...