Slony-I: Evolution of a Replication System
Christopher Browne
Talk Type:
45-Minute Talk
Description:
This lecture will discuss:
- Things Slony-I inherited from eRServer
- Things Slony-I improved on over eRServer
- Subsequent enhancements
- Aspects of the software lifecycle for this system
- Observations on aspects that may be worth improving on in future replication systems
Biography:
Christopher Browne is a Database Architect with Afilias Canada. He has been involved with various registry data conversions, as well as the operations of Afilias' registry databases and replication systems. Past involvements include SAP R/3 data conversions and systems development.
In the open source community, Browne has been involved with development of financial applications including cbb, GnuCash, and SQL-Ledger, and most recently the Slony-I replication system.
Browne holds a Bachelor of Mathematics from the University of Waterloo as well as a Master of Science degree in Systems Science from the University of Ottawa.