Syncing from a non-Rails app with Multiple Database Connections

This month Jade Dickinson will be showing us how we can leverage Rails' multi-database support to connect and query database outside of our main application:

Multiple Databases support scaling Rails applications, but did you know you can also use them to connect to any database and query it using ActiveRecord? I’ll talk about the process of syncing data from a non-Rails app to our Rails monolith in order to sunset an old system. I will elaborate by explaining how I designed a sync mechanism that could run quickly and continuously, mapped information across database schemas, and the decisions I made to make it understandable, observable and easy to operate.

Schedule

• 6:30pm — We gather
• 7:00pm — Talk starts
• 8:00pm — We retire to The Crown & Kettle for refreshments and further Ruby chat

Thanks to our sponsors

Fatsoma and thoughtbot kindly sponsor NWRUG. Fatsoma cover the venue hire. thoughtbot covers the pizza and buys the first round of drinks afterwards ❤️