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We are excited to announce that the tutorial schedule for the Percona Live Data Performance Conference 2016 is up!

The schedule shows all the details for each of our informative and enlightening Percona Live tutorial sessions, including insights into InnoDB, MySQL 5.7, MongoDB 3.2 and RocksDB. These tutorials are a must for any data performance professional!

The Percona Live Data Performance Conference is the premier open source event for the data performance ecosystem. It is the place to be for the open source community as well as businesses that thrive in the MySQL, NoSQL, cloud, big data and Internet of Things (IoT) marketplaces. Attendees include DBAs, sysadmins, developers, architects, CTOs, CEOs, and vendors from around the world.

The sneak peek schedule for Percona Live 2016 has also been posted! The Conference will feature a variety of formal tracks and sessions related to MySQL, NoSQL and Data in the Cloud. With over 150 slots to fill, there will be no shortage of great content this year.

The Percona Live Data Performance Conference will be April 18-21 at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara & The Santa Clara Convention Center.

Just a reminder to everyone out there: our Super Saver discount rate for the Percona Live Data Performance and Expo 2016 is only available ‘til December 31 11:30pm PST! This rate gets you all the excellent and amazing opportunities that Percona Live offers, at the lowest price possible!

Become a conference sponsor! We have sponsorship opportunities available for this annual MySQL, NoSQL and Data in the Cloud event. 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 attend the event.

Click through to the tutorial link right now, look them over, and pick which sessions you want to attend!

On behalf of the Percona Live Conference Committee, I am excited to announce the sneak peek schedule for the Percona Live Data Performance Conference and Expo 2016!

Percona Live Data Performance Conference and Expo Live 2016 will feature a variety of formal tracks and sessions related to MySQL, NoSQL and Data in the Cloud. With over 150 slots to fill, there will be no shortage of great content this year. Though the entire conference schedule won’t be finalized until mid-January, this preview list of talks is sure to whet your appetite! So without further ado, here is the SNEAK PEEK SCHEDULE!

• TSAR (the TimeSeries AggregatoR) – How to Count Tens of Billions of Daily Events in Real Time Using Open Source Technologies
  Anirudh Todi, Manager, Software Engineering, Twitter
• How to Automate, Monitor and Manage your MongoDB Servers
  Art van Scheppingen, Senior Support Engineer, Severalnines AB
• If You Only Have a Hammer, Everything Looks Like a Thumb
  Susanne Lehmann, Database Engineer, Yelp
• Indexing Strategies and Tips for MongoDB
  Kimberly Wilkins, Principal Engineer/Databases, ObjectRocket by Rackspace
• MySQL Scalability: Dimensions, Methods and Technologies
  Nicolai Plum, Senior Systems Architect, Booking.com
• Vitess: The Complete Story
  Sugu Sougoumarane, Engineer, Infrastructure & Storage, YouTube
• Picking InnoDB Locks
  John Cesario, DBA, Square, INC
  Dan Post, DBA, Square
  Ryan Lowe, Production Engineer, Square, Inc.
• Rookie DBA Mistakes: How I Screwed Up So You Don’t Have To
  Gillian Gunson, MySQL DBA, Okta
• Top Most Overlooked MySQL Performance Optimizations
  Stephane Combaudon, MySQL Consultant, Percona
  Muhammad Irfan, Support Engineer, Percona
• What’s New in MySQL
  Geir Høydalsvik, Senior Software Development Director, Oracle

Just a reminder to everyone out there: our Super Saver discount rate for the Percona Live Data Performance and Expo 2016 is only available ‘til December 31! This rate gets you all the excellent and amazing opportunities that Percona Live offers, at a discount.

We also have a limited opportunity for a higher discount! Click here to find out about it!

Become a conference sponsor! We have sponsorship opportunities available for the world’s largest annual MySQL event. 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 attend the event.

See you all at Percona Live Data Performance and Expo 2016!

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The MySQL 101 track was introduced at the 2015 Percona Live MySQL Conference & Expo in Santa Clara, California. This track was tailored specifically for software developers and other specialists with technical backgrounds wanting to acquire the basic skills needed for a MySQL DBA role. The Percona Live Conference Committee saw an increase in demand for people with MySQL DBA skills to be able to help with the day-to-day management of MySQL databases. In response to this demand, a MySQL crash course for developers, systems administrators and other technical resources was added to the official Percona Live conference program. This 2-day MySQL 101 track, led by Percona MySQL technical experts, took attendees through the fundamentals of MySQL DBA tools and techniques.

The goal of this educational course was to send attendees back ready to quickly and correctly take care of the day-to-day and long-term management of their MySQL environment.

Due to the overall success of the MySQL 101 track and the continued demand for this type of education, Percona has packaged these courses together in the official “Percona Live MySQL 101 Series,” now available for purchase.

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Here’s your chance to get on stage with Woz! Sort of. Apple co-founder and Silicon Valley icon and philanthropist Steve Wozniak will participate in a moderated Q&A on creativity and innovation April 14 during the Percona Live MySQL Conference and Expo in Santa Clara, California.

Woz once said that he never intended to change the world. That was the other Steve, Steve Jobs.

“I didn’t want to start this company,” Woz told the Seattle Times of Apple’s beginnings in a 2006 interview. “My goal wasn’t to make a ton of money. It was to build good computers. I only started the company when I realized I could be an engineer forever.”

What would you ask Woz if given the opportunity?

“Woz, what first sparked your interest in engineering?”
“Hey Woz, how did you come up with the design for the first Apple?”
“Woz, what do you see as the next big thing in personal computers?”
“Hi Woz, what’s the deal with your giant vacuum tube watch?”

Now it’s your turn! Ask a question in the comments below and be sure to include your Twitter handle – or your Facebook page or LinkedIn profile. If we use your question, then your profile and question will be displayed on the giant screen behind Woz on stage as it’s being asked during his big keynote! How cool is that?

Want to be there in person? See Woz speak for just $5! That’s $70 off the regular admission price! Just use the promo code “KEY” at registration under the “Expo Hall and Keynote Pass” selection. Following Woz’s keynote, be sure to stop by the Percona booth, say “hello, Tom,” and I’ll give you a limited-edition Percona t-shirt.

In the meantime, help spread the word! Please share this tweet:

“Woz on your mind?” Tweet @Percona your questions for Apple’s Steve Wozniak who speaks April 14 at #PerconaLive! http://ow.ly/KTmES

Do that, then follow @Percona and I’ll send a DM for your address and will ship a t-shirt right to your door. See you at the conference!

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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.