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SQL to Hadoop and back again, Part 1: Basic data interchange techniques
I’ve got a new article, which is part of a new three-part series, on moving data between SQL and Hadoop, both the export to Hadoop and importing processed content back into an SQL store. In this first one, we look at the basic mechanics and considerations before you start the migration of data, such as…
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Developing Applications for use with Continuent Tungsten and Tungsten Replicator in SDJ
I’ve just had a new article published with the Software Developers Journal talking about how you can write applications to take full advantage of Continuent Tungsten and Tungsten Replicator. As a developer of an application there really isn’t a problem better than finding that you have to scale up the application and the database that…
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Percona Live 2013, MySQL, Continuent and an ever-healthy Ecosystem
I’m sitting here in the lounge at SFO thinking back on the last week, the majority of which has been spent meeting my new workmates and attending the Percona MySQL conference. For me it has been as much of a family reunion as it has been about seeing the wonderful things going on in MySQL.…
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Pert & Simple
I’m a huge fan of Kickstarter and back last year I was working on trying to expand my range a little from the rather narrow range of tech-related projects I’d been funding. One particular art project caught my eye. Firstly, it was local – well, within 50 miles – which is a surprise when so…
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Gilmerton Cove
I was fortunate enough recently to visit Gilmerton Cove. Despite the name, the cove is not located near the sea at all, but outside Edinburgh, and it is one of those places that makes you wonder how such a wonderful and intriguing location can have been kept as such a fantastic secret. We’ve visited Edinburgh…
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Joining Continuent
I’ve just completed my first month here at Continuent, strangely back into the MySQL ecosystem which I have been working in for some time before I joined CouchOne, and then Couchbase, two and half years ago. Making the move back to MySQL is both an experience, and somehow, comfortable… Continuent produce technology that makes for…
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Developing with Couchbase Server
I’ve just completed my latest book, this time looking at the development side of using Couchbase Server for building applications. The book goes through the basics of the Couchbase Server data store, the mechanics of storing and using data, the API and operations available, and a quick overview of the different client libraries available for…
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Data Mining in a Document World
As databases evolve, learning how to get the best out of the different solutions out there is the key to understanding and extracting the data in the way you need from your required data store. Document databases, like MongoDB, CouchDB, Couchbase Server and many others provide a completely different model and set of problems for…
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Moving from MySQL to Couchbase Server 2.0: Part 2
To continue from where my last blog left off, I’ve written a second piece that tries to cover some of the more complex solutions to the problems of querying and extracting data using the Views system within Couchbase Server. Read: How to Move from MySQL to Couchbase Server 2.0: Part 2
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Moving from MySQL to Couchbase
Before moving to Couchbase and working with NoSQL technology I had for years been a MySQL user. Making that leap from MySQL to NoSQL requires a number of changes, not least of which to the way you structure your data and then query it. I’ve tried …