I am sure it's a great presentation, but I always have trouble believing these when the photo of the presenter has him wearing a suit. I want to see presentations by developers and developers do not wear suits. Those are for sales people.
I should have added this in the reply instead of as a new comment: I hear you - though Dan is an educator vs a sales guy. Super smart guy with a masters in electrical engineering and computer science plus an MBA. If you want a pure dev guy speaking in jeans though, check out: Selecting the Right NoSQL Tool for the Job http://www.dataversity.net/archives/6774.