• Ross Cooney
  This was a quick presentation covering where databases come from? Why are new databases needed and what is the theory behind them?
  You can download the presentation (A brief history of databases) here.

• David Lavery
  Dave started with a quick run down of the various databases that he has used over the years and then gave an excellent introduction to SimpleDB from Amazon Web Services and Google App Engine.
  
  You can download the presentation (An introduction to SimpleDB and Google App Engine) here.

• David Livingston
  David told us about RAQUEL, a new database system that he is helping to develop with a team at Northumbria University. RAQUEL is being developed as an open source project and you can get involved in it’s development by registering at the SourceForge RAQUEL website.
  
  You can download the presentation (An introduction to RAQUEL) here.

This event was sponsored by Codeworks Connect and The eCommerce Experiment. SuperMondays are very grateful to their platinum sponsors, Northern Film and Media and Sunderland Software City.

You can read some excellent blog posts about this event here:

• The Pickards Blog: SuperMondays: Databases
• Daniel Swan: SuperMondays – the oxymoron of face to face geek social networking
• Stephen Woods: First time at SuperMondays