MongoDB and Hadoop
Learn how to integrate MongoDB with Hadoop for large-scale distributed data processing.
MongoDB and PHP, The Book
I wrote a book. It is published by O’Reilly, and available now on Amazon, O’Reilly Media and a …
MongoDB for Genealogy at RootsTech 2012
After an enjoyable time at the SORT conference in 2011 I was invited to come back to SLC to …
Backup, Replication and Disaster Recovery
How to go about creating better backups through replication and snapshots and how to ensure that your infrastructure has a solid disaster recovery plan.
Hybrid MongoDB / SQL Applications
MongoDB is often used alongside a relational database such as Oracle or MySQL. It is often …
Windows Power User Tools
I’m a huge fan of Windows 7. It’s the first time I’ve ever run a Microsoft OS on my primary …
Building your First app with MongoDB at MongoSV 2011
10gen had our flagship conference in Silicon Valley. I gave an introductory presentation at the …
E-commerce in LA
This week I joined a few of my co-workers down in LA. We met with a few companies and ran the …
MongoDB, PHP and the Cloud - PHP Cloud Summit 2011
I had the opportunity to present at the PHP Cloud Summit 2011 among some great presenters. This …
LDS SORT Tech Conference 2011
Last week I had the opportunity to attend the LDS Church’s SORT tech conference. Nearly 1200 …
MongoDB and PHP at ZendCon 2011
Presentation given at PHP’s biggest conference, ZendCon 2011. Covers the basics of using …
MongoDB at SORT Conference 2011
This presentation was given at the LDS Tech SORT Conference 2011 in Salt Lake City. The slides …
Hybrid Cloud Computing
Traditionally ecommerce companies have had no place in the cloud. The lack of established …
MongoDB, E-Commerce and Transactions
Last week I had the pleasure of attending MongoUK in London. I had a great time presenting and …
Where have all the good databases gone?
Perhaps you’ll recognize these words, “About five years ago I started to notice an odd thing. …
Easy bash scripting with shflags
One of the most frustrating things about bash scripts is how challenging it is to create unix …
Competition for the Cloud Heats Up
Cloud no longer a single vendor game. For years cloud computing has been synonymous with Amazon …
Creating a Symfony2 Console Command
One of the weaknesses of PHP as a languages has always been it’s ability to write proper …