You have a killer web application, hits are through the roof and your database is starting to get overloaded. Do I need to throw more hardware at the database? Should I shard it? Should I use replication? How do I access multiple databases via one Rails application? Join us as we talk about strategies for scaling your database.
See how easy it is to use multiple databases with db-charmer and octopus when it is time to move beyond that one ubiquitous database instance in your app.
Video producer: http://www.windycityrails.org/