MySQL is the first choice for a large majority of web applications thanks to its ease of use and low cost of operation. However, running big apps on MySQL is still a challenge even for experts. In this webinar we show you how to combine Percona Server and Percona XtraBackup with Continuent Tungsten to build business-critical systems capable of processing hundreds of millions of transactions per

Generate useful test data and random dates in MySql. All code and tables are provided.

Now that the thanksgiving holiday is over, it seems like the perfect time to have another #DBHangOps. If you’re interested, check this twitter search or check back on my blog here for a link to the google hangout.

Items currently on our agenda for today:
* Data corruption!
* Monitoring — what do you monitor, why, etc.
* Query killing — do you kill queries in production regularly, or in emergencies?
* Fun or useful configurations

Looking forward to chatting about MySQL stuff today!
Fun time hitting these topics this week. Check out the recording:

I’m very glad to announce you that MyXplain is released today.

This project is the result of many weeks of work for my friend Max and I and we are obviously very proud to present it.

Please take a time to browse it and find all the surprises that awaiting you.

We wanted to make an unique place, a gathering place where you can find all you want to know about the most useful MySQL commands.
We started with the explain command because we consider it as one of the most important.
show processlist and show slave status will be the next proposed commands on MyXplain.

The concept is pretty simple, we would like to offer you a new documentation to access all needed …

Back in the summer, I heard about how Gene Babon of Boston’s PHP Meetup Group was brilliantly helping folks learn web programming through PHP Percolate, jQuery Jam and HTML5 Brunch. While he was explaining this, I thought to myself, “this needs to be done for MySQL!”
And so it will be. Starting in just over a month, January 1st, 2013, the first MySQL Marinate group will happen. We already have over 50 people signed up for the event itself, and as of right now there are 85 people in the meetup group itself, with over 30% of the …

Back in the summer, I heard about how Gene Babon of Boston’s PHP Meetup Group was brilliantly helping folks learn web programming through PHP Percolate, jQuery Jam and HTML5 Brunch. While he was explaining this, I thought to myself, “this needs to be done for MySQL!”

And so it will be. Starting in just over a month, January 1st, 2013, the first MySQL Marinate group will happen. We already have over 50 people signed up for the event itself, and as of right now there are 85 people in the meetup group itself, with over 30% of …

Now that the thanksgiving holiday is over, it seems like the perfect time to have another #DBHangOps. If you're interested, check this twitter search or check back on my blog here for a link to the google hangout.

Items currently on our agenda for today: * Data corruption! * Monitoring -- what do you monitor, why, etc. * Query killing -- do you kill queries in production regularly, or in emergencies? * Fun or useful configurations

Looking forward to chatting about MySQL stuff today! Fun time hitting these topics this week. Check out the recording:

I am attending the Percona live conference in London on 4'th of December.

I will there hold a keynote about State of MariaDB & its growing Ecosystem and a session, together with Colin Charles, about Using NoSQL Techniques with MariaDB.

During the keynote there will be announcements that many of you should find exciting...

Sergei Golubchik will be there and talk about the new features in MariaDB 5.5 and MariaDB 10.0

Colin Charles will also have a talk about …

In this webinar we will show step by step how to install, configure, and test TokuDB for a typical performance evaluation. We’ll also be flagging potential pitfalls that can ruin the eval results. It will describe the differences between installing from scratch and replacing an existing MySQL / MariaDB installation. It will also review the most common issues that may arise when running TokuDB binaries.

Date: December 11th
Time: 2 PM EST / 11 AM PST
REGISTER TODAY

Topics will include:

• Memory allocation
• Initial data load
• Indexing, including clustering indexes
• compression algorithms

We look forward to having you join the …

There will be four MySQL Tech Tour is the next few weeks.

MySQL Tech Tour — December 4, 2012 – San Diego, CA

Please join us for our Tech Tour event hosted by Oracle MySQL experts and learn more about Oracle’s strategy for MySQL, including continued investment in the world’s most popular open source database.

Learn more and register for the event »

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MySQL Tech Tour — December 5, 2012 – Irvine, CA

Please join us for our Tech Tour event hosted by Oracle MySQL experts and learn more about Oracle’s strategy for MySQL, including continued investment in the world’s most popular open source database.

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