The Performance Schema is a system database which makes it easy to gather performance metrics and query them using SQL. The data is stored in temporary tables and views, with little or no persistent disk storage.

To learn more about tuning MySQL performance, you can take the MySQL Performance Tuning course. This 4-day course is available in the following formats:

• Training-on-Demand: Start training within 24 hours of registration. Follow lectures at your own pace through streaming video and book time on a lab environment to suit your own schedule.
• Live Virtual Event: You can attend a live event from your own desk, no travel required. There are events on the schedule to suit different timezones including the following start dates …

The Percona Live MySQL Conference & Expo (PLMCE) 2015 Call for Papers will close November 16 2014. It is a great place to talk shop about all things MySQL, MariaDB, and the community surrounding it. It happens April 13-16 2015, and I’m sure you’re thinking about ideas so make use of the weekend well and submit a paper, because this is a great event to attend. It’s also a good time to meet some of the MariaDB crew, whom tend to show up as speakers & attendees alike!

Thanks to all who attended my Nov. 12 webinar titled, “Percona XtraDB Cluster as a MySQL HA Solution for OpenStack.” I had several questions which I covered at the end and a few that I didn’t. You can view the entire webinar and download the slides here.

Q: Is the read,write speed reduced in Galera compared to normal MySQL?

For reads, it’s the same (unless you use the sync_wait feature, used to be called …

Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Connector/Net 6.9.5 is a maintenance release for the 6.9.x series of the .NET driver for MySQL. It can be used for production environments.

It is appropriate for use with MySQL server versions 5.5-5.7.

It is now available in source and binary form from http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/#downloadsandmirrorsites

(note that not all mirror sites may be up to date at this point-if you can't find this version on some mirror, please try again later or choose another download site.)

Nuget packages are available at:

https://www.nuget.org/packages/MySql.Data/6.9.5

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Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Connector/Net 6.8.4 is a maintenance release for the 6.8.x series of the .NET driver for MySQL. It can be used for production environments.

It is appropriate for use with MySQL server versions 5.5-5.7.

It is now available in source and binary form from http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/#downloadsandmirrorsites

(note that not all mirror sites may be up to date at this point-if you can't find this version on some mirror, please try again later or choose another download site.)

Nuget packages are available at:

https://www.nuget.org/packages/MySql.Data/6.8.4

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Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Connector/NET 6.7.6, a new version of the all-managed .NET driver for MySQL has been released. This is the GA, is feature complete. It is recommended for production environments. It is appropriate for use with MySQL server versions 5.5-5.7.

It is now available in source and binary form from http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/#downloadsand mirror sites (note that not all mirror sites may be up to date at this point-if you can't find this version on some mirror, please try again later or choose another download site.)

Nuget packages are available at:

https://www.nuget.org/packages/MySql.Data/6.7.6

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Dear MySQL users,
MySQL Connector/Net 6.6.7 is a maintenance release for the 6.6.x series of the .NET driver for MySQL. It can be used for production environments.
It is appropriate for use with MySQL server versions 5.5-5.7.
It is now available in source and binary form from http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/#downloadsandmirrorsites (note that not all mirror sites may be up to date at this point-if you can't find this version on some mirror, please try again later or choose another download site.)

Nuget packages are available at: https://www.nuget.org/packages/MySql.Data/6.6.7 https://www.nuget.org/packages/MySql.Data.Entity/6.6.7 …

It was announced today that the MariaDB Corporation is launching an Ambassadors Program on behalf of the MariaDB Foundation.

Colin Charles, Chief Evangelist at MariaDB Corporation said, “The MariaDB Ambassador Program is set up to recognize and support experienced contributors to the MariaDB and MySQL ecosystem who are responsible for representing, promoting and expanding the use of MariaDB and its ideals to the larger open source community and general public.”

He further added, “There are two distinct types of ambassadors, all of whom will be volunteers. Community Ambassadors will promote grassroots adoption in their specific region. Platform Ambassadors will contribute virtually through the creation of code, patches, features, and who lead MariaDB engineering efforts at their respective organizations. MariaDB Corporation will provide each Community Ambassador with funds to organize local MariaDB meetups and invite Platform …

The Percona Live MySQL Conference in Silicon Valley (April 13-16, 2015) features a full day of tutorial sessions and three full days with keynote talks and breakout sessions from leading MySQL experts from around the world. Birds of a Feather sessions, two networking receptions, and a community dinner all offer great opportunities to network with the MySQL community. To make the Percona Live MySQL Conference 2015 even better than the great 2014 event, we need outstanding content from community members.

Submit your speaking proposals now for tutorials or …

The OpenStack Live conference in Silicon Valley (April 13-14, 2015) will emphasize the essential elements of making OpenStack perform better with emphasis on the critical role of MySQL and Trove. If you use OpenStack and have a story to share or a skill to teach, we encourage you to submit a speaking proposal for a breakout or tutorial session. The OpenStack Live call for proposals is your chance to put your ideas, case studies, best practices and technical knowledge in front of an intelligent, engaged audience of OpenStack Users. If you are selected as a speaker, you will receive one complimentary full conference pass. November 16th is the last day to …