The SkySQL & MariaDB: Solutions Day for the MySQL Database (the first of its kind) took place last Friday (April 13th) in Santa Clara, and we’d like to thank everyone who attended, participated and generally helped make it the successful day that it was!

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Great speaker line up at SkySQL & MariaDB: Solutions Day for the MySQL Database and Percona Live MySQL Conference & Expo

If you haven’t yet registeredfor next week’sSkySQL & MariaDB: Solutions Day for the MySQL Database, do it today so you don’t miss any of these important discussions about MariaDB, MySQL & related technologies:

• Opening keynote from Monty Widenius and David Axmark

• SkySQL, MySQL, MariaDB & the Cloud, withUlf Sandberg, Kaj Arnö, and Ivan Zoratti of SkySQL

• Automating master failover and …

Let’s be clear from the get-go: contrary to what this picture and the title of this post may suggest, we are not giving Oliver - SkySQL’s honorary mascot - away next week! He was very good, though, to pose for this picture to help us better illustrate the size of this inflatable seal! We’ll let your imagination decide what else this photo represents. Or better yet, join us in Santa Clara, next week, at what’s looking to be a pretty exciting gathering of MySQL-aficionados!

That’s right, the SkySQL & MariaDB: Solutions Day for the MySQL Database and Percona Live MySQL Conference & Expo events are just around the corner!

So what’s the deal with the Consulting Lounge?

Well, next Friday (April 13th), at the SkySQL and MariaDB …

SkySQL and Percona are giving away free tickets to the Percona Live MySQL Conference and Expo, and you can win them! We’re also giving away copies of High Performance MySQL, 3rd Edition!

This year's Percona Live event is the best ever, with a better lineup of talks and speakers than ever before. Combined with our SkySQL & MariaDB: Solutions Day for the MySQL® Database, Drizzle Day and Sphinx Day on Friday, It's …

If you haven’t yet signed up for the Percona Live: MySQL Conference & Expo in Santa Clara, CA the week of April 9, now is the time. Friends of SkySQL can save 10% off their registration fee by using the discount code “SKY-PL12” upon registration. As well, if you reserve a room at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara before March 18th, you can take advantage of Percona's special conference room rate for the conference - be sure to ask for their discounted room rate when you register!

And if you do join us at Percona Live, stick around on Friday for a day of free training and consulting around the MySQL & MariaDB databases as well as related technologies at the SkySQL & MariaDB: Solutions …

I think a lot of folks are aware of this already, but just in case anyone missed it, let me post it again, as I’m quite excited about it.

Main Benefits:

• Monty Widenius and David Axmark will reunite for the key note!
• Six intensive tutorials!
• Free Lunch!

You can sign up for it in just a couple of seconds here .. and best of all, it’s completely FREE:

http://www.skysql.com/mysql-solutions-day …