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Percona is extending the Percona Live 2018 call for papers deadline to January 12, 2018!

Percona’s gift to you this holiday season is the gift of time – submit your speaking topics right up until January 12, 2018!

As the year winds up, we received many requests to extend the Percona Live Open Source Database Conference 2018 call for papers. Since many speakers wanted to submit during the week that they’re planning vacations (from Christmas until New Year’s Day), we realized that December 22 was too soon.

If you haven’t submitted already, please consider doing so. Speaking at Percona Live is a great way to talk about what you’re doing, build up your personal and company brands, and get collaborators to your project. If selected, all speakers receive a full complimentary conference pass.

Percona Live 2018 is the destination to share, learn and explore all pertinent topics related to open source databases. The theme for Percona Live 2018 is “Championing Open Source Databases,” with topics on MySQL, MongoDB and other open source databases, including time series databases, PostgreSQL and RocksDB. Session tracks include Developers, Operations, and Business/Case Studies.

Remember, just like last year, we aren’t looking for just MySQL-ecosystem–related talks (that includes MariaDB Server and Percona Server for MySQL). We are actively looking for talks around MongoDB, as well as other open source databases (so this is where you can add PostgreSQL, time series databases, graph databases, etc.). That also involves complementary technologies, such as the increasing importance of the cloud and container solutions such as Kubernetes.

Talk about your journey to open source. Describe the technical and business values of moving to or using open source databases. How did you convince your company to make the move? Was there tangible ROI? Share your case studies, best practices and technical knowledge with an engaged audience of open source peers.

We are looking for breakout sessions (25 or 50 minutes long), tutorials (3 hours or 6 hours long), and lightning talks and birds of a feather sessions. Submit as many topics as you think you can deliver well.

The conference itself features one day of tutorials and two days of talks. There will also be exciting keynote talks. Don’t forget that registration is now open, and our Super Saver tickets are the best price you can get (Super Saver tickets are on sale until January 7, 2018).

If your company is interested in sponsoring the conference, please take a look at the sponsorship prospectus.

All in, submit away and remember the Percona Live 2018 call for papers deadline is January 12, 2018. We look forward to seeing you at the conference from April 23-25 2018 in Santa Clara.

Announcing the opening of the Percona Live Open Source Database Conference 2018 in Santa Clara, CA, call for papers. It will be open from now until December  22, 2017.

Our theme is “Championing Open Source Databases,” with topics of MySQL, MongoDB and other open source databases, including PostgreSQL, time series databases and RocksDB. Sessions tracks include Developers, Operations and Business/Case Studies.

We’re looking forward to your submissions! We want proposals that cover the many aspects and current trends of using open source databases, including design practices, application development, performance optimization, HA and clustering, cloud, containers and new technologies, as well as new and interesting ways to monitor and manage database environments.

Describe the technical and business values of moving to or using open source databases. How did you convince your company to make the move? Was there tangible ROI? Share your case studies, best practices and technical knowledge with an engaged audience of open source peers.

Possible topics include:

• Application development. How are you building applications using open source databases to power the data layers? What languages, frameworks and data models help you to build applications that your customers love? Are you using MySQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, time series or other databases?  
• Database performance. What database issues have you encountered while meeting new application and new workload demands? How did they affect the user experience? How did you address them? Are you using WiredTiger or a new storage engine like RocksDB? Have you moved to an in-memory engine? Let us know about the solutions you have found to make sure your applications can get data to users and customers.
• DBaaS and PaaS. Are you using a Database as a Service (DBaaS) in the public cloud, or have you rolled out your own? Are you on AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure or RackSpace/ObjectRocket? Are you using a database in a Platform as a Service (PaaS) environment? Tell us how it’s going.
• High availability. Are your applications a crucial part of your business model? Do they need to be available at all times, no matter what? What database challenges have you come across that impacted uptime, and how did you create a high availability environment to address them?
• Scalability. Has scaling your business affected database performance, user experience or the bottom line? How are you addressing the database environment workload as your business scales? Let us know what technologies you used to solve issues.
• Distributed databases. Are you moving toward a distributed model? Why? What is your plan for replication and sharding?
• Observability and monitoring. How do we design open source database deployment with observability in mind? Are you using Elasticsearch or some other analysis tool? What tools are you using to monitor data? Grafana? Prometheus? Percona Monitoring and Management? How do you visualize application performance trends for maximum impact?
• Container solutions. Do you use Docker, Kubernetes or other containers in your database environment? What are the best practices for using open source databases with containers and orchestration? Has it worked out for you? Did you run into challenges and how did you solve them?
• Security. What security and compliance challenges are you facing and how are you solving them?
• Migrating to open source databases. Did you recently migrate applications from proprietary to open source databases? How did it work out? What challenges did you face, and what obstacles did you overcome? What were the rewards?
• What the future holds. What do you see as the “next big thing”? What new and exciting features just released? What’s in your next release? What new technologies will affect the database landscape? AI? Machine learning? Blockchain databases? Let us know what you see coming.

The Percona Live Open Source Database Conference 2018 Call for Papers is open until December 22, 2017. We invite you to submit your speaking proposal for breakout, tutorial or lightning talk sessions. Share your open source database experiences with peers and professionals in the open source community by presenting a:

• Breakout Session. Broadly cover a technology area using specific examples. Sessions should be either 25 minutes or 50 minutes in length (including Q&A).
• Tutorial Session. Present a technical session that aims for a level between a training class and a conference breakout session. Encourage attendees to bring and use laptops for working on detailed and hands-on presentations. Tutorials will be three or six hours in length (including Q&A).
• Lightning Talk. Give a five-minute presentation focusing on one key point that interests the open source community: technical, lighthearted or entertaining talks on new ideas, a successful project, a cautionary story, a quick tip or demonstration.

Speaking at Percona Live is a great way to build your personal and company brands. If selected, you will receive a complimentary full conference pass!

Submit your talks now.

Tips for Submitting to Percona Live

Include presentation details, but be concise. Clearly state:

• Purpose of the talk (problem, solution, action format, etc.)
• Covered technologies
• Target audience
• Audience takeaway

Keep proposals free of sales pitches. The Committee is looking for case studies and in-depth technical talks, not ones that sound like a commercial.

Be original! Make your presentation stand out by submitting a proposal that focuses on real-world scenarios, relevant examples, and knowledge transfer.

Submit your proposals as soon as you can – the call for papers is open until December 22, 2017.

We are extending the Percona Live Open Source Database Conference Europe 2017 call for papers deadline to Monday, July 24, 2017. Get your submissions in now!

Between our Conference Committee working hard to review all the outstanding talk ideas, and the many community requests for more time, we didn’t want to shortchange any of our applicants. If you procrastinated too long, didn’t complete your talk submission or just plain forgot to submit, this is your reprieve! You have one extra week to pull together a proposal for a talk on open source databases at Percona Live Europe 2017.

The theme of Percona Live Europe 2017 is “Championing Open Source Databases.” There are sessions on MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB and Other Open Source Database technologies, including time series databases, PostgreSQL and RocksDB. Are you:

• Working with MongoDB as a developer?
• Creating a new MySQL-variant time series database?
• Deploying MariaDB in a novel way?
• Using open source database technology to solve a business issue?

Share your open source database experiences with peers and professionals in the open source community! We invite you to submit your speaking proposal for breakout, tutorial or lightning talk sessions:

• Breakout Session. Broadly cover a technology area using specific examples. Sessions should be either 25 minutes or 50 minutes in length (including Q&A).
• Tutorial Session. Present a technical session that aims for a level between a training class and a conference breakout session. Encourage attendees to bring and use laptops for working on detailed and hands-on presentations. Tutorials will be three or six hours in length (including Q&A).
• Lightning Talk. Give a five-minute presentation focusing on one key point that interests the open source community: technical, lighthearted or entertaining talks on new ideas, a successful project, a cautionary story, a quick tip or demonstration.

Submit your talk ideas now.

PLEASE NOTE: We have a new call for papers system that requires everyone to register for a new account. You can save proposals as drafts and edit them later. Once a proposal is submitted, it is final. You can NOT change a proposal once submitted.

Register for Percona Live Europe 2017 now! Early Bird registration lasts until August 8

Last year’s Percona Live Europe sold out, and we’re looking to do the same at this year’s conference. Don’t miss your chance to get your ticket at its most affordable price. Click here to register.

Percona Live 2017 sponsorship opportunities are available now

Percona Live Europe 2017 is just around the corner. Have you secured your sponsorship yet? Last year’s event sold out! Booth selection for our limited sponsorship opportunities is on a first-come, first-served basis. Click here to find out how to sponsor.

Don’t miss out on a special room rate at the Percona Live Europe 2017 venue

This year, Percona Live Europe is being held at the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Dublin. You can get a special room rate when you attend the conference. But hurry, rooms are going fast! To get the special room rate:

1. Visit https://www.radissonblu.com/en/royalhotel-dublin.
2. Click BOOK NOW at the top right.
3. Enter your preferred check-in and check-out dates, and how many rooms.
4. From the drop-down “Select Rate Type,” choose Promotional Code.
5. Enter the code PERCON to get the discount.

This special deal includes breakfast each morning! The group rate only applies if used within the Percona Live Europe group block dates (September 25-27, 2017). The deadline for booking with this rate is July 24, 2017.

The Call for Speakers for Percona Live Open Source Database Conference 2017 is open and accepting proposals through Oct. 31, 2016.

The Percona Live Open Source Database Conference 2017 is the premier event for the diverse and active open source community, as well as businesses that develop and use open source software. Topics for the event will focus on three key areas – MySQL, MongoDB and Open Source Databases – and the conference sessions will feature a range of in-depth discussions and hands-on tutorials.

The 2017 conference will feature four formal tracks – Developer, Operations, Business/Case Studies, and Wildcard – that will explore a variety of new and trending topics, including big data, IoT, analytics, security, scalability and performance, architecture and design, operations and management and development. Speaker proposals are welcome on these topics as well as on a variety of related technologies, including MySQL, MongoDB, Amazon Web Services (AWS), OpenStack, Redis, Docker and many more. The conference will also feature sponsored talks.

Percona Live Open Source Database Conference 2017 will take place April 24-27, 2017 at The Hyatt Regency Santa Clara and Santa Clara Convention Center. Sponsorship opportunities are still available, and Super Saver Registration Discounts can be purchased through Nov. 13, 2016 at 11:30 p.m. PST.

Click here to see all the submission criteria, and to submit your talk.

Sponsorships

Sponsorship opportunities for Percona Live Open Source Database Conference 2017 are available and offer the opportunity to interact with more than 1,000 DBAs, sysadmins, developers, CTOs, CEOs, business managers, technology evangelists, solution vendors, and entrepreneurs who typically attend the event.

Planning to Attend?

Super Saver Registration Discounts for Percona Live Open Source Database Conference 2017 are available through Nov. 13, 2016 at 11:30 p.m. PST.

Visit the Percona Live Open Source Database Conference 2017 website for more information about the conference. Interested community members can also register to receive email updates about Percona Live Open Source Database Conference 2017.

The Call for Papers for the fifth annual Percona Live Data Performance Conference and Expo (formerly MySQL Conference and Expo) taking place April 18-21, 2016, in Santa Clara, California, is now officially open!

Ask yourself… “Do I have…”

• Fresh ideas?
• Enlightening case studies?
• Insight on best practices?
• In-depth technical knowlege?

If the answer to any of these is “YES,” then you need to submit your proposal for a chance to speak at Percona Live 2016. Speaking is a great way to broaden not only the awareness of your company with an intelligent and engaged audience of software architects, senior engineers and developers, but also your own!

Tracks/Topics: 

This year, the conference will feature a variety of formal tracks, including New and Trending Topics, Big Data, Analytics, Security, Scalability and Performance, Architecture and Design, Operations and Management, Development, Case Studies, and Sponsored Talks. Speaker proposals are welcome on a variety of related technologies, including MySQL^®, MongoDB^®, Amazon Web Services (AWS), OpenStack, Redis, Docker and many more. Focus areas can include Devops, High Availability, Programming, Web Services, Optimization and other areas of interest.

Community Voting:

In an effort to involve the community in the selection of speaking sessions, Percona has implemented a community voting process. After a speaker submits a proposal they are provided a link to share with the community asking for their vote. The more highly ranked proposals will continue onto the next phase of the voting process with the conference committee.

Action Items:

With the call for papers ending NOVEMBER 29th, the time to submit is now! Here’s what you need to submit:

1) Pull together your proposal information:

-Talk title

-Abstract

-Speaker bio, headshot, video

2) Submit your proposal here before Nov 29th: SUMBIT

3) After submitting, you will be given a direct link and badge to advertise to the community. Tweet, Facebook, blog… get the word out about your submission and get your followers to vote!

That’s all it takes! Looking forward to your submissions!

Sponsoring/ Super Saver Tickets! 

*Interested in sponsoring? Take advantage of early sponsorship opportunities to reach the influential Percona Live audience. Sponsorship Information

*Want to attend at the cheapest rate possible? Super Saver tickets are on sale NOW! Register today.

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OpenStack Live 2015: Call for speakers open through Nov. 9

I am proud to announce OpenStack Live, a new annual conference that will run in parallel with the Percona Live MySQL Conference & Expo at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Silicon Valley. The inaugural event, OpenStack Live 2015, is April 13-14, 2015. We are lining up a strong Conference Committee and are now accepting tutorial and breakout session speaking proposals through November 9.

OpenStack Live will emphasize the essential elements of making OpenStack work better with emphasis on the critical role of MySQL and the value of Trove. You’ll hear about the hottest current topics, learn about operating a high-performing OpenStack deployment, and listen to top industry leaders describe the future of the OpenStack ecosystem. We are seeking speaking proposals on the following topics:

• Performance Optimization of OpenStack
• OpenStack Operations
• OpenStack Trove
• Replication and Backup for OpenStack
• High Availability for OpenStack
• OpenStack User Stories
• Monitoring and Tools for OpenStack

The conference features a full day of keynotes, breakout sessions, and Birds of a Feather sessions on April 14 preceded by an optional day of tutorials on April 13. A Monday reception will be held on the exhibit floor and joint lunches with both conferences offer you the opportunity to network with both the OpenStack and MySQL communities from both conferences. The OpenStack Live conference is a great event for users of any level.

As a bonus, OpenStack Live attendees may attend any Percona Live MySQL Conference session during the days of the OpenStack event. Conference only passes are available for April 14 and conference and tutorial passes are available for both April 13 and 14.

If you are using OpenStack and have a story to share – or a skill to teach – then now is the time to put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) and write your speaking proposal for either breakout or tutorial sessions (or both). Submissions will be reviewed by the OpenStack Live Conference Committee, which includes:

• Mark Atwood: Director – Open Source Evangelism for HP Cloud Services
• Rich Bowen: OpenStack Community Liaison at Red Hat
• Jason Rouault: Senior Director OpenStack Cloud at Time Warner Cable
• Peter Boros: Principal Architect at Percona

Presenting at OpenStack Live 2015 is your chance to put your ideas, case studies, best practices and technical knowledge in front of an intelligent, engaged audience of OpenStack users. If selected as a speaker by our Conference Committee, you will receive a complimentary full conference pass.

Public speaking not your thing or just want to learn about the latest and greatest OpenStack technologies, deployments and projects? Then register now and save big with our early bird discount. OpenStack Live 2015 is an ideal opportunity for organizations to connect with the community of OpenStack enthusiasts from Silicon Valley and around the world. The Percona Live MySQL Conference this past April had over 1,100 registered attendees from 40 countries and the OpenStack Open Source Appreciation Day on the Monday before the conference was fully booked so don’t delay, register today to save your seat!

We are currently accepting sponsors. You can learn more about sponsorship opportunities here.

I hope to see you at OpenStack Live 2015 next April! And speakers, remember the deadline to submit your proposals is November 9. In the meantime you can learn more by visiting the official OpenStack Live 2015 website.

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Twice each year members of the global open-source community converge on London in November and Santa Clara in April to network with, and learn from, some of the world’s most experienced and accomplished system architects, developers and DBAs.

And now it’s time for YOU to give back to this diverse and growing MySQL community. The Call for Speakers for Percona Live London (Nov. 3-4) closes Aug. 17 and the deadline for submitting talks for the ever-growing Percona Live MySQL Conference and Expo (April 13-16, 2015) expires Nov. 9.

If you like putting things off until the last minute, then it’s time to get to work! Aug. 17 is just two days away and November will be here before you know it (think of how fast summer has gone by already).

Close your eyes and visualize the beauty of London in November (well, usually)…. And who doesn’t enjoy spring in Silicon Valley? Think BIG: Why not submit papers for BOTH conferences? Be a MySQL jetsetter! If your proposal(s) is approved by the Conference Committee then you’ll receive a complimentary full-conference pass. (You’ll have to pay for London’s fish ‘n’ chips and Santa Clara’s famed fish tacos, though. Sorry!)

I’ve said it before (yes, just up above, but it’s important): Your participation in Percona Live London and the Percona Live MySQL Conference and Expo are opportunities to make a difference… to give back to the MySQL community. Don’t worry about being fancy. Some of the most popular talks have been on simple topics. Many people come to the conferences to learn – and we need content for MySQL newcomers as well as the veterans.

Struggling to come up with an idea? Share what you know; share what you’ve learned… the good, the bad and the ugly. These stories are gold and you owe it to the MySQL community to share them – because doing so could save the day of those who hear your tale.

It’s GO time….

• Click here to submit your speaker proposal (yes, more than one submission is OK) for Percona Live London (November 3-4 at the Millennium Gloucester Conference Center).
• Click here to submit your speaker proposal (again, the more the merrier) for the Percona Live MySQL Conference & Expo 2015 (April 13-16, 2015 at The Hyatt Regency Santa Clara and Santa Clara Convention Center).

Questions? Need some advice or help with your submission? Let me know in the comments section and we can connect via email. I look forward to hearing from you! I also have five limited-edition Percona t-shirts to send to the first five people who submit a talk and let me know about it here in the comments section (and yes, I will check to confirm!).

One more (OK, more than one) thing:

• Phone your colleagues, friends and family alerting them that Early Bird pricing for Percona Live London ends Aug. 31!
• Super Saver registration discounts for the Percona Live MySQL Conference & Expo 2015 are available through Nov. 16 (at 11:30 p.m. PST)!
• Sponsorship opportunities (this is HUGE!) for next April’s Percona Live MySQL Conference & Expo 2015 are available! Sponsors become a part of a dynamic and growing ecosystem and interact with more than 1,000 DBAs, sysadmins, developers, CTOs, CEOs, business managers, technology evangelists, solutions vendors, and entrepreneurs who typically attend the event. Current (very cool) sponsors include:
  • Diamond Plus: Continuent
  • Gold: Pythian
  • Silver: Box and Yelp
  • Exhibit Only: Blackbird
  • Media Sponsor: Database Trends & Applications , Datanami, Linux Journal, and O’Reilly Media

Pssst! One more thing (yes, yet another!): These are the people you must impress when submitting a speaker proposal…. (the more you know!)

Meet the Conference Committees!

Percona Live London and the 2015 Percona Live MySQL Conference & Expo 2015 each features a dedicated Conference Committee.

Percona Live London’s Conference Committee:

• Cédric Peintre, DBA at Dailymotion
• David Busby, Remote DBA EMEA Regional Lead/RDBA Security Lead at Percona
• Colin Charles, Chief Evangelist, MariaDB
• Luis Motta Campos, DBA at ebay Classifieds Group
• Nicolai Plum, Senior Systems Architect at Booking.com
• Morgan Tocker, MySQL Community Manager at Oracle
• Art van Scheppingen, Head of database engineering at Spil Games

The Percona Live MySQL Conference & Expo 2015 Conference Committee:

• Tamar Bercovici, Senior Engineering Manager at Box
• Colin Charles, Chief Evangelist for MariaDB
• Sean Chighizola, Senior Director of IT Operations at Big Fish Games
• Jeremy Cole, Sr. Systems Engineer at Google
• Harrison Fisk, MySQL Performance Engineer at Facebook
• Patrick Galbraith, Principal Engineer at HP
• Jay Janssen, Consulting Lead at Percona
• Shlomi Noach, Senior Software Engineer at Outbrain (Conference Chairman)
• Chris Schneider, Database Architect at Groupon
• John Scott, Lead Database Administrator at Wellcentive
• Gwen Shapira, Solutions Architect at Cloudera
• Shivinder Singh, Database Architect and Engineer at Verizon Wireless
• Calvin Sun, Senior Engineering Manager at Twitter
• Morgan Tocker, MySQL Community Manager at Oracle
• Peter Zaitsev, Co-founder and CEO of Percona

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