Earlier this week I blogged about the MySQL Central @ OpenWorld tutorials. Let's focus today on the Hands-On Labs (HOLs), giving you the opportunity to get hands-on experience across a number of MySQL areas.

All HOLs will be held at the Nikko hotel. Here is the schedule:

Tuesday, September 30

DevOps Made Easy with MySQL Utilities

Charles Bell, Software Development Manager, Oracle - 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Hotel Nikko - Bay View

Practical Introduction to MySQL Monitoring for Oracle Enterprise Manager Users

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MySQL Central @ OpenWorld is only 20 days away! It is therefore time to start planning your conference, and Schedule Builder is a useful tool we recommend to use.

On Monday, September 29, you have the opportunity to attend MySQL tutorials. Each tutorial will last 2 hours and help you acquire in-depth knowledge on a number of MySQL topics. You will be able to choose from:

10:15 am - 12:15 pm

How to Analyze and Tune MySQL Queries for Better Performance
Øystein Grøvlen, Senior Principal Software Engineer, Oracle

Moscone South - 250

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Schedule Builder allows you to effectively plan your conference and pre-enrol in MySQL Central sessions you want to attend. In addition to the keynotes, you can schedule your attendance to conference sessions delivered by Oracle's MySQL engineers, MySQL customers, community members and partners, as well as plan to attend tutorials, hands-on labs and Birds-of-a-Feather sessions. Plus, you can also plan to join all the Oracle OpenWorld keynotes, extensive content and entertainment!

The MySQL Central "Focus On" document provides you an overview of the MySQL Central content (note that one additional tutorial will shortly be added to the doc so …

MySQL Central @ OpenWorld is less than 7 weeks away, have you registered?

The event represents a unique opportunity to boost your MySQL skills and hear from Oracle's MySQL engineers along with customers, partners and MySQL community members.

Here are the top 10 reasons why you should join us:

• Better understand Oracle's MySQL strategy. Hear straight from the source how Oracle is driving MySQL innovation, and what are the latest news and plans.
• Meet the engineers developing and supporting the MySQL products. You'll have the opportunity to ask them all your questions, which can save you significant time and money.
• Learn about real-world experiences from other …

A few weeks ago we announced the availability of the MySQL Central @ OpenWorld content catalog.

We're now pleased to announce additional keynotes delivered by MySQL power users. They will follow the "State of The Dolphin" keynote address by Oracle's Chief Corporate Architect Edward Screven and VP of MySQL Engineering Tomas Ulin, and include:

High Speed Event Logging at Booking.com
Nicolai Plum, Senior Systems Architect, will provide an overview of Booking.com's MySQL-based event logging application, recording data from all customer interactions in order to develop the best customer …

MySQL Central @ OpenWorld, taking place in San Francisco September 28 - October 2, will feature keynotes, conference sessions, tutorials, hands-on labs, as well as birds-of-a-feather sessions.

The Content catalog listing the MySQL Central @ OpenWorld sessions is available here.

Some of the sessions you will be able to attend include:

Keynotes:

The State of the Dolphin
Join Edward Screven, Oracle’s Chief Corporate Architect, and Tomas Ulin, vice president of MySQL Engineering, for the “State of the Dolphin” keynote address. You’ll learn about Oracle’s MySQL strategy as well as the latest MySQL …