Coders Only: Riak, Redis, Apache Solr and Spark: Deploying with Basho

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This month in the Coder's Only series, we are extremely excited to welcome

Alexander "Sasha" Sicular, Senior Solution Architect, Basho, to talk about Riak KV as scalable, distributed NoSQL database and its integration with various other toolsets.

With over 16 years of experience in medical informatics at Columbia University, Alexander has worked to design and develop clinical information systems used to exceed challenges posed by regulatory compliance, operational efficiency, data quality and research. At Basho, Alexander works closely with customers who are looking to augment their traditional stack or build greenfield applications on Riak.

This Month's Topic

Choosing the best technologies for your stack is only part of the challenge. A huge pain point comes in the integration of these toolsets in a way that runs smoothly from prototype to production.

Basho, has built a platform that leverages Riak KV as a scalable, distributed database and have supplemented its abilities through additional technologies. We will walk you through the technology landscapes involved - from NoSQL databases to caching with Redis to analytics with Apache Spark - You’ll leave with both a logical and technological view of these toolsets. You will pick up on nuanced complexities of real-world environments, from dual-writer inconsistencies to eventual consistency to cache reindexing.

We will use the example of a Product Catalogue that begins with a RDBMS backend and grows in complexity as business requirements require them to do so. By the end, you’ll know more about system architectures, the databases involved and one approach to weave together the technologies necessary for today’s application stack.

Agenda:

6:00PM Arrival - snacks, etc.

6:30PM Talk + Q&A

7:45PM Wrap up & networking

About Coders Only: The Coders Only meetup series allows developers to teach one another lessons learned for more efficient and beautiful code and ultimately better apps.

Special thanks to the team at DIG @ Capital One for hosting.

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