Obtivians Ryan Briones and Ethan Gunderson are co-founders of the new ChicagoDB User Group. Focused on all things database, from relational to NoSQL and points between, they are seeking like-minded nerds and smart people to band together as they explore and discuss new and better ways to scale data. Want to talk CouchDB, MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis and Riak? Follow Chicago DB on Twitter @chidb, mark your calendar to attend the inaugural meeting 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 21 at the Obtiva offices, and read more here about the new ChicagoDB User Group and its mission.