I’ve got more than a few series in the queue, so why not another one eh! The intent is, I’ll grab a specific topic to break down and add details to related to distributed systems, primarily around Riak. I will however diverge into other distributed databases too, but I’ll primarily be sticking to Riak. Without... Continue reading →

I wanted to write up an intro to getting Riak installed on AWS, even though the steps are absurdly simple and already available on the Basho Docs site, there’s a few extra notes that can be very helpful for a few specific points during the process. Start off by logging into AWS. At this point... Continue reading →

Today, albeit by obliviousness to the holiday, had scheduled “Riak Office Hours” at NedSpace today. Even with the holiday, we had a great turn out. Generally Office Hours & Open Hack type of meets are small, often 2-5 people. Today we had a whopping 10 people turn out! Open Ended Topics Each meet we have... Continue reading →

Recently a friend of mine and fellow coder, harkening back to my Russell Investments Enterprise Developer days posed the discussion of Redis versus Riak. Well, first off, I thought I myself needed to write down a line by line comparison. I’ve worked with both in various ways but I’d never really thought about them lined... Continue reading →

Wow, so this week has been an intense return to Portland for me. I got back earlier in the week and hit the ground doing a bit of catch up after being on the rails for two weeks to Denver, over to San Francisco and then back up here to Portland. The whole time cramming... Continue reading →