Percona Live Crash Courses for MySQL and MongoDB

The database community constantly tells us how hard it is to find someone with MySQL and MongoDB DBA skills who can help with the day-to-day management of their databases. This is especially difficult when companies don’t have a full-time requirement for a DBA. Developers, system administrators and IT staff spend too much time trying to solve basic database problems that keep them from doing their day job. Eventually the little problems or performance inefficiencies that start to pile up  lead to big problems.  

In answer to this growing need, Percona Live is once again hosting Crash Courses for developers, systems administrators, and other technical resources. This year, we’ve compacted the training into a single day, and are offering two options: MySQL 101 and MongoDB 101!

Don’t let the name fool you: these courses are led by Percona MySQL experts who will show you the fundamentals of MySQL or MongoDB tools and techniques.  

And it’s not just for DBAs: developers are encouraged to attend to hone their database skills. Developers who create code that can scale to match the demands of the online community are both a resource and and an investment.

Below are a list of the topics covered for each course:

Attendees will return ready to quickly and correctly take care of the day-to-day and week-to-week management of your MySQL or MongoDB environment.

The schedule and non-conference cost for the 101 courses are:

• MySQL 101: Tuesday April 19th ($400)
• MongoDB 101: Wednesday April 20th ($400)
• Both MySQL and MongoDB 101 sessions ($700)

(Tickets to the 101 sessions do not grant access to the main Percona Live breakout sessions. Full Percona Live conferences passes will grant admission to the 101 sessions. 101 Crash Course attendees will have full access to Percona Live keynote speakers the exhibit hall and receptions.)

As a special promo, the first 101 people to purchase the 101 talks receive a $299.00 discount off the ticket price! Each session only costs $101! Get both sessions for a mere $202! Register now, and use the following codes for your first 101 discount:

• Single101= $299 off of either the MySQL or MongoDB tickets
• Double101= $498 off of the combined MySQL/MongoDB ticket

Sign up now for special track pricing. Click here to register.

Birds of a Feather

Birds of a Feather (BOF) sessions enable attendees with interests in the same project or topic to enjoy some quality face time. BOFs can be organized for individual projects or broader topics (e.g., best practices, open data, standards). Any attendee or conference speaker can propose and moderate an engaging BOF. Percona will post the selected topics and moderators online and provide a meeting space and time. The BOF sessions will be held Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. The deadline for BOF submissions is February 7.

Lightning Talks

Lightning Talks provide an opportunity for attendees to propose, explain, exhort, or rant on any MySQL, NoSQL or Data in the Cloud-related topic for five minutes. Topics might include a new idea, successful project, cautionary story, quick tip, or demonstration. All submissions will be reviewed, and the top 10 will be selected to present during one of the scheduled breakout sessions during the week. Lighthearted, fun or otherwise entertaining submissions are highly welcome. The deadline for submitting a Lightning Talk topic is February 7, 2016.

I’m excited by all of the recent developments surrounding the Percona Live MySQL Conference and Expo! Our own Baron Schwartz will moderate the Diamond Keynote Panel entitled “Future Perfect: The Road Ahead for MySQL” which will feature a panel of MySQL industry leaders, including: Sundar Raghavan, director product management at Amazon; Paul Mikesell, CEO of Clustrix; a representative from HP; and, a representative from McAfee. The Diamond Sponsor Keynote Panel will take place at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 12th and provide insight into the future of MySQL technology, adoption, and the ecosystem landscape. I am also very pleased to introduce two new sponsors including McAfee which recently joined as a Diamond Sponsor and AOL which recently agreed to participate as a lunch sponsor.

We also recently announced the Birds of a Feather Sessions which will take place on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. and Wednesday at 9:00 p.m. BOFs enable attendees with the same project or topic interests to enjoy some quality face time. Topics include “Query Optimization”, “MySQL and Ruby on Rails”, “MySQL in the Cloud”, and much more.

We also published the list of Lightning Talks, a series of five-minute speaking opportunities during which attendees will propose, explain, exhort, and rant on a variety of MySQL-related topics. The one-hour Lightning Talks session will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday night during the Community Networking Reception. Topics include “The Five Minute Tour of Drizzle”, “How to Design a Scalable System”, and “How to Become a Rockstar DBA”.

The Percona Live MySQL Conference and Expo promises to be a great event! If you already registered, I look forward to seeing you in Santa Clara next week. If you haven’t registered but plan to attend, register now using discount code PerLiveSC and receive 10% off your registration fees. If you just cannot make it this year, keep your eyes open for recordings of the keynote sessions which we plan to post online following those events.