Back in March 2007, the Boston MySQL User Group ( http://mysql.meetup.com/137 ) watched and heard Brian DeLacey give a tutorial of Ruby on Rails, including its interaction with MySQL using ActiveRecord. I knew absolutely nothing about Ruby on Rails before attending the presentation, other than Ruby was a language and people were saying that Rails made for easy development.

After the presentation, I knew enough to start coding! Brian is an excellent speaker, and this presentation is long overdue. (I'd tried creating the video before, during and after the MySQL Users Conference back in April, and my application kept crashing.  More »

Mehlam Shakir, CTO of RippleTech, discusses a practical approach for auditing MySQL databases to meet security and compliance regulations. Hear real-world cases and see a live demonstration of how RippleTech?s Informant solution compliments MySQL by adding a security layer without any performance impact.

For more information on RippleTech?s INFORMANT, visit http://www.rippletech.com/

I have to say, I was a bit worried this would be a typical vendor presentation where every other word is marketing speak for how great the product is. It actually just ended up being ?here?s how Informant works, and here?s how auditing, security and compliance needs can be met,? presented in a way that?s useful and valuable to anyone who is interested in auditing or security. …