Lorna Mitchell
Incurable open source fanatic
Lorna is based in Yorkshire, UK; she is a Developer Advocate at IBM Watson Data Platform, an experienced developer and published author. She brings her technical expertise to audiences all over the world with her writing and speaking engagements, delivering advice on a wide range of technical topics, all with a very practical slant. In her spare time, Lorna blogs at http://lornajane.net.
Specialties
Databases, Open Source, Cloud Functions, Microservices, SQL, NoSQL, CouchDB, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ
Languages
PHP, NodeJS, Go, Python
Topics
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Get Connected
Where to start with your open source database? Start here.
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Serverless + Data
Powerful, distributed computing without the worry.
1 collections | 19 projects
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Road Trip Through Database Country
MediumYou have options in the modern database landscape. Let’s go touring..
- MySQL
- CouchDB
- RethinkDB
- MongoDB
- Elasticsearch
- JanusGraph
- Neo4j
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
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'Service Workers & their role in PWAs' — Ipsha Bhidonia
MediumRecapping an excellent PHP UK Conference talk on the inner workings of Progressive Web Apps.
- Progressive Web App
- Offline First
- PHP
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Three Great Serverless Use Cases
MediumThe design patterns for serverless functions that are here to stay.
- OpenWhisk
- IBM Cloud Functions
- Serverless
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Going Serverless with IBM Cloud Functions and Compose Redis
Compose Articles | GitHub | YouTubeWith OpenWhisk, database connections are simply packages of your favorite language-API combo.
- Compose
- Redis
- OpenWhisk
- IBM Cloud Functions
- Serverless
- Python
- Alexa
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How to Handle Tagged Data with Redis Sets
Compose ArticlesSets are a powerful data structure in Redis. Learn how to use them to your advantage.
- Compose
- Redis
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Deploy to IBM Cloud With TravisCI
Medium | GitHubGetting started with automated deployment in a few simple steps.
- PHP
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Building a Serverless Data Pipeline
GitHub | Medium | YouTubeData transformation is a great use case for serverless technology.
- OpenWhisk
- IBM Cloud Functions
- Serverless
- Nodejs
- Cloudant
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Deploy Your Cloud Functions with Bluemix DevOps
GitHub | MediumCollaborate on GitHub, and automatically deploy when code hits master.
- OpenWhisk
- IBM Cloud Functions
- JavaScript
- Serverless
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Connecting PHP to Compose for MySQL on Bluemix
Compose ArticlesIt's simple to to connect Compose for MySQL on Bluemix with PHP.
- Compose
- MySQL
- PHP
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Add Redis To Your Serverless Application
Medium | YouTubeUse an in-memory datastore for a little light persistence.
- OpenWhisk
- Alexa
- Redis
- Compose
- IBM Cloud Functions
- Serverless
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Trigger Periodic OpenWhisk Actions
MediumDistributed cron jobs using the Alarm package.
- OpenWhisk
- IBM Cloud Functions
- Serverless
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Handling Failure Successfully in RabbitMQ
MediumGet your ducks in a row. Design message queues to manage problems.
- Compose
- RabbitMQ
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Build Scalable Webhooks with a Queue and Workers Setup
Medium | GitHubGet asynchronous with webhooks + RabbitMQ.
- Compose
- RabbitMQ
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Deploy Your PHP Application to Bluemix
GitHub | MediumAdd RabbitMQ to your existing app to send notifications.
- CouchDB
- Cloudant
- Compose
- Nodejs
- PHP
- RabbitMQ
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Seven Databases in Seven Days
GitHub | developerWorksA quick tour of (some of) our database services.
- Cloudant
- Compose
- Etcd
- Tinkerpop
- MongoDB
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
- RethinkDB
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OSCON Europe Talk Review: Open Source Datastores at Yelp
developerWorks'Building a Powerful Data Tier from Open Source Datastores'
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Put Messages into RabbitMQ from Your PHP Application
developerWorksHow to adapt an existing PHP application to create jobs on a queue using RabbitMQ.
- RabbitMQ
- Compose
- PHP
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Get Started With CouchDB Using PHP and Guzzle
developerWorksHow to use CouchDB in PHP applications, using the excellent PHP HTTP library Guzzle.
- CouchDB
- Cloudant
- PHP