Claranet Technology Briefing: Ruby on Rails

Claranet are pleased to announce its first Ruby on Rails Technology Briefing – an informal event where web developers, online publishers, technology strategists and business managers come together to learn more about this rapidly evolving framework and explore its relevance to doing business online.

For the launch – Stuart Eccles from Made by Many, Laurie Young from New Bamboo and Claranet’s Chris Cooke - will be sharing their thoughts and practical experiences on working with rails.

Rails inside Claranet

Chris Cooke, Ruby on Rails Development Team Lead at Claranet, will be demonstrating how Claranet have used Ruby on Rails over the last three years and give a quick tour of the applications currently in development at Claranet. Chris will also discuss the challenges faced doing "The Big Rewrite" and developing and maintaining really big rails applications.

About Claranet

Claranet is a pan-European managed applications service provider with more than 30,000 business customers and over 6 years experience in deploying, hosting and managing third-party web applications on the behalf of clients and web developers.

Making the business case for Rails

Stuart Eccles, Technical Director at Made by Many, will be exploring ways to gain commitment from internal and external stakeholders when selecting a Ruby on rails platform.

Using case studies and real-world best practice examples, Stuart will share how Made by Many have been able to overcome common misconceptions about Rails, including how to demonstrate value, deal with legacy issues, migrate from and work with your current architecture and generally start living a better life with Rails.

About Made by Many

Made by Many is a next generation digital agency that helps clients including Amnesty International and British Airways create, manage, sustain and monetize rich, social Web and mobile applications, content and experiences.

Best practice for deploying and managing large scale Rails platforms

Laurie Young, Scrum Master at New Bamboo, has headed up the development, scaling and deployment of numerous Ruby on Rails frameworks. Recently this has included the launch of FiveFWD, TV Broadcaster Five's latest website.

Laurie will share Agile techniques for application deployment, and explore how rails stacks against competing frameworks on scalability and integration. Laurie will also discuss best practices and key processes to consider when defining application support mechanisms for large scale rails platforms involving multiple stakeholders.

About New Bamboo

New Bamboo Web Development Limited is a specialist in bespoke software development using Ruby on Rails. Its range of experience covers social networks, complex e-commerce solutions and process management and collaboration tools for organisations.

Event Information:

Claranet Ltd, 21 Southampton Row, London WC1B 5HA

Wednesday 22nd April

• 6:30 Arrive, registration & refreshments
• 7:00 Welcome & Briefing
• 8:30 Q&A
• 8:45 Drinks

Registration 

We hope you can join us. Please register early to reserve your place below - or email jonathan.kane@uk.clara.net / call Jonathan Kane on +44 (0) 207 685 8203