13 March 2008
AGENDA
8:30 - 9:00 Networking
9:00 - 9:10 TCDBUG Business Meeting
9:10 - 10:45 GRIDSCALE Database Load Balancer
10:45 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 12:15 What's New With Oracle
Abstract - Gridscale Database Load Balancer:
The GRIDSCALE Database Load Balancer uses patent pending technology to enable commercial off-the-shelf databases to run on a cluster of commodity systems with the same or better reliability and performance as much more expensive proprietary systems.
With GRIDSCALE, customers gain a number of benefits including continuous availability 24x7, data scalability on demand, the elimination of down time/maintenance windows, complete safety for data across multiple sites, and better utilization of hardware assets.
Bio:
Skip Lindgren, Regional Account Executive for xkoto, Inc. has 12 years of information technology solutions sales experience. Skip started his career with IDSS, a local internet based marketing company in 1995, then worked for Norstan Communications where he sold digital PBX, Call Center, and VOIP technologies. In 2000, Skip joined the IBM Information Management team focused on selling DB2 OLTP, Business Intelligence, and Data Warehousing solutions to large Insurance, Finance, and Healthcare companies. In January 2008, Skip joined xkoto, Inc., a provider of "Active/Active" continuous availability and load balancing solutions for relational databases.Skip Lindgren