David Brimley is product consultant at in-memory computing company Hazelcast. He has traveled the world, helping people make sense of in-memory data grids. With 30 years in the IT industry, he began his career as a Cobol programmer before moving into investment banking IT as a Java developer and architect. During this time, David developed a deep interest in distributed systems research, focusing on consensus and reliability. He has deep expertise in server-side Java, developing highly concurrent, high-throughput systems. Throughout his career, he has programmed and architected business-critical trading systems using technologies such as Oracle Coherence, Pivotal Gemfire and Hazelcast.
The promise of the cloud, in its essence, allows the IT department to focus on generating business value rather than spinning cycles fixing and managing infrastructure. However, the cloud is not a ...
