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WebSphere eXtreme Scale Episode 4 published

Published it on iTunes and on youtube. You can see it on youtube here. Topics covered this week include zones, spring integration and how to clear maps in the grid efficiently.

Integrating Databases with IBM WebSphere eXtreme Scale

We've made some video discussing how WebSphere eXtreme Scale integrates with databases and put a playlist of 5 of them together on youtube. In total, it's only around maybe 20 minutes to watch all five but I'd appreciate any comments. Thanks

Started a youtube channel on WebSphere eXtreme Scale

I've made a youtube channel which mirrors the content of the weekly podcast.

http://www.youtube.com/ibmextremescale

Weekly video podcast on WebSphere eXtreme Scale forums and customer questions

We decided to make a digg nation style video podcast to discuss customer questions of the week. Minus the beer though :) I separated it out of this blog to allow people to subscribe just to that.

The format is a multi person chat about the issues and talking about the answers. Hopefully, we can keep it to 15 minutes or so once a week. This lets us answer 3 or 4 topics we say during the week.

You can find it here.

WebSphere eXtreme Scale sizing/configuration presentation

This is a deck that we use to educate customers on sizing/configuring a grid optimally. This may have a lot of what some people would consider obvious information but it's useful to write it all down regardless.

Download WXS Sizing worksheet Podcast

Video podcast on handling inconsistencies when using WebSphere Extreme Scale

This video podcast covers the issue when an application uses cached data in WebSphere Extreme scale and then a third party application updates that data without going through Extreme Scale. It covers how the inconsistency arises and then how the application must be coded mechanically to deal with the inconsistency. It also covers whether using a database trigger with invalidation messages solves the inconsistency or not.

You can watch a streamed version here.

Download websphere_extreme_scale_weekly_podcast_medium.m4v

Video: Introduction to WebSphere eXtreme Scale/ ObjectGrid with patterns and use cases

This is a video pod cast showing 40 or so slides with audio. They cover WebSphere eXtreme Scale or ObjectGrid and outline how the product works, the basic patterns we see employed at customers and some customer scenarios and which patterns apply. It's around 41 minutes long.

Download wxs_pattern_and_use_cases.mov