This is to announce that me and Daniel Nichter (Lead of Percona Toolkit) are coming to the MYSQL NOSQL & CLOUD CONFERENCE & EXPO in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Oct. 15-16.
There also will be local Percona experts in attendance.

Talks from Percona include:

• Percona XtraDB Cluster – Basic installation and setup by Martín Arrieta
• Proactive measures to minimize MySQL downtime by Fernando Ipar
• Percona Server 5.6 : New features and performance improvements by Vadim Tkachenko
• Systematic Approach to Performance by Marcos Albe

We also will present at The Montevideo MySQL Meetup group in Uruguay on Oct. 17.

So if you want to talk with Percona experts, chat with me and Daniel on Percona …

Take advantage of the events.oracle.com site and get a RSS feed of local events on your area.

Currently :

At Oracle Open World 2011 there has been a large number of MySQL presentations. You can download the slides of my two presentations at Explaining the MySQL Explain and Improving Performance with Better Indexes.

You can find additional supporting information for these presentations in the Effective MySQL: Optimizing SQL Statements book.

I will be joining a stellar class of speakers at the Insight Out DB Showcase in Tokyo from Oct 19-21, 2011. This event covers several RDBMS technologies including MySQL.

My topics are:

• Better MySQL Security and Administration
• Mastering MySQL Performance Tuning

As the top MySQL expert in New York it is great to join the team at Percona for the upcoming Percona Live in New York City on May 26th. As an invited speaker I am joining a select list of expert speakers including Harrison Fisk from Facebook, Kurt von Finck from Monty Program and Monty Taylor from the core Drizzle team.

My presentation will be on Improving Performance with Better Indexes where I will not only show how to apply indexes to improve query performance, but how to apply better indexes and provide even greater performance gains via a great technique known as a covering index.

On Tuesday I will be speaking in New York at the Effective MySQL Meetup group where I will be giving the presentation “MySQL Idiosyncrasies That Bite”. For more information and to register, check out the Meetup Event. There are just 10 seats left.

To promote the upcoming Percona Live event in New York, for attendees to the Meetup there will be a draw for a FREE ticket to the May 26th event.

Effective MySQL New York is the only MySQL group now operating in New York. Please join our group for the latest information and events for the MySQL community.

During the upcoming few weeks, MySQL users, customers, as well as those of you considering MySQL for your next project, will have the opportunity to meet, network and learn in a few European cities. Oracle is arranging half-day MySQL seminars in Italy, France, the UK and Austria.

The first event will take place in Milan on Tuesday February 1st, starting at 9.30 am CET, and will focus on customer stories. Customers including Buongiorno, ContatLab and Cineca, who are relying on MySQL for business critical applications, will share their experiences and stories about the world's most popular open source database, and be available to answer your questions.

More information and registration page (in Italian) here. It's a free event but space is limited so …

During the upcoming few weeks, MySQL users, customers, as well as those of you considering MySQL for your next project, will have the opportunity to meet, network and learn in a few European cities. Oracle is arranging half-day MySQL seminars in Italy, France, the UK and Austria.

The first event will take place in Milan on Tuesday February 1st, starting at 9.30 am CET, and will focus on customer stories. Customers including Buongiorno, ContatLab and Cineca, who are relying on MySQL for business critical applications, will share their experiences and stories about the world's most popular open source database, and be available to answer your questions.

More information and registration page (in Italian) here. It's" a free event but space is limited so register now if you can make it. …

I was interviewed by Justin Kestelyn the OTN Senior Director about MySQL at Oracle Open World this week.

Some highlights of the questions asked:

• 0:55 Since the close of acquisition has there been any change in direction?
• 2:23 How have your clients and customers responded to the acquisition?
• 3:53 You mentioned that Oracle will bring added advantages and could infuse invocation.
• 5:15 InnoDB and MySQL are now both owned by Oracle. What do you see as the development advantages?
• 6:47 What were your thoughts on the first MySQL Sunday?
• 8:58 Forks?
• 11:04 Contact Details

You can view the Video online or play below.

Next year will mark a significant change for the MySQL community. At least three major conferences will have dedicated MySQL content that is great for attendees getting the best information on how to use MySQL from the experts in the field.

O’Reilly MySQL Conference & Expo

The 9th Annual MySQL conference will be held at is usual home of recent years. Colin will again be back as committee chair for a 3rd year and this will be my 6th straight MySQL conference.

Date: April 11 – 14, 2011
Location: Hyatt Regency, Santa Clara, California
Website: There is no website at this time
Call for Papers: There are no details for call for papers
Program Chairs: Colin Charles from Monty Program AB and Brian Aker.

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