When I started at Kobo, we needed to look beyond the relational and into document databases. Our initial technology choice didn't work out for us in terms of reliability, performance, or flexibility, so we looked for something new and set on a journey of discovery, exploratory testing, and having fun pushing contender technologies to their limits (and breaking them!). In this talk, you'll hear about our challenges, how we evaluated the options, and what our experience has been since widely adopting RavenDB. You'll learn about how we use it, areas we're still a bit wary of, and features we're eager to make more use of. I'll also dive into the key aspects of development - from how it affects our unit testing to the need for a "modern DBA" role on a development team.
Speaker
Trevor Hunter
Chief Technology Officer @Kobo Inc.
I am a leader and coach with a knack for technology. I’m a Chief Technology Officer, a mountain biker, a husband and a Dad. My curiosity to understand out how things work and my desire to use that understanding to help others are the things I hope my kids inherit from me. I am currently the Chief Technology Officer of Rakuten Kobo. Here I lead the Research & Development organization where our mission is to deliver the best devices and the best services for our readers. We innovate, create partnerships, and deliver software, hardware, and services to millions of users worldwide.
Date
Monday Oct 24 / 04:10PM PDT ( 50 minutes )
Location
Pacific LM
