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Patrick Lightbody

Patrick Lightbody
Sr Director, Product Management, New Relic

Website | @plightbo | Attendee Directory Profile

Patrick runs product management for New Relic, a leading provider of web application performance management and monitoring. Prior to that, Patrick started two startups in the website monitoring and load testing space, which were acquired by Gomez and Neustar, respectively.

Patrick is an avid open source contributor, having founded OpenQA, created Selenium Remote Control, and co-created Struts 2.

Patrick has held management and software engineering positions with Jive Software, Spoke Software, and Cisco Systems.

Sessions

11:30am Monday, 07/25/2011
The Right Tool For The Right Job: Choosing The Best Data Storage Option
Data: NoSQL Databases
 Location: B118-119
Tags: mysql, amazon, s3, bigtable, json, rds, simpledb, nosql_nerd, scaling_geek
Patrick Lightbody (New Relic)
Average rating: **...
(2.78, 9 ratings)
Between the NoSQL movement and new cloud offerings, it seems there are new storage options popping up every day. How do you select which one is the best for your project? The truth is that it's unlikely one option is best for all your needs. This session walks you through the various options considered by one startup and how it selected five separate storage engines - and has no regret doing so! Read more.
11:30am Tuesday, 07/26/2011
Managing Thousands of Cloud Instances with Java
Java: Cloud
 Location: A107/108
Tags: cloud_computing, java, database, server
Patrick Lightbody (New Relic)
Average rating: *****
(5.00, 2 ratings)
BrowserMob, a Portland-based cloud load testing and monitoring service, spins up thousands of servers every day in various cloud environments, including Amazon, Rackspace, and GoGrid. Learn from the founder about the various open source Java tools he built upon to design a highly scalable, modern cloud-based architecture. Read more.
11:30am Thursday, 07/28/2011
From Inception to Acquisition: One Startup's Journey through the Cloud
Cloud Computing
 Location: D139/140
Tags: cloud_computing, mysql, ubuntu, selenium, startup
Patrick Lightbody (New Relic)
Average rating: ****.
(4.00, 1 rating)
Launched in December 2008, BrowserMob set out to change the way load testing is done - all using the cloud and open source. Learn from the founder how he built a high performance testing product, and how the operational support the cloud provided and speed to market of open source enabled the company to not only profit from day one, but to be acquired within a year and a half of it's launch. Read more.