Database Enthusiasts To Convene At MySQL Conference & Expo

Co-presented by MySQL AB and O’Reilly Media, the sixth annual MySQL Conference & Expo will take place April 15-18, 2008 in Santa Clara, California. The event is expected to bring over 1,600 Open Source and database users together to harness the power of MySQL and celebrate the active MySQL ecosystem. The call for participation is now open for prospective speakers; submissions will be accepted until October 30, 2007.

The premier event for MySQL developers and users worldwide, the conference reflects the wide-ranging appeal, capabilities, and commitment to Open Source technology that is inherent in MySQL. The conference consists of four days of interactive learning that includes: in-depth tutorials, networking events, keynotes, expo hall, and conference sessions. Expected to attend the MySQL Conference and Expo will be developers, database administrators, IT managers, MySQL vendor partners, entrepreneurs, academics, and MySQL employees

Attendees will gain and expand the knowledge they need to rapidly build modern scalable database applications with MySQL . The 100+ sessions will be geared toward many skill levels (novice to expert) to facilitate attendees’ user experience.

Jay Pipes, North American Community Relations Manager and Program Chair, is working with a dynamic program committee to guide this year’s event. He is anticipating a top notch gathering of MySQL experts:

“This year, we plan to push the program even further, the conference program will focus on newer areas of MySQL usage, including massive data-warehousing solutions, modern Web scale-out infrastructure, and performance tuning medium to large installations. We’ll also focus on MySQL integration with state-of-the-art Web application development frameworks like Ruby on Rails, Django, Dojo, and Cake. The 2008 MySQL Conference & Expo will continue to solidify its position as the single most important annual event for MySQL DBAs and developers.”

Some of the topic areas to be addressed at this year’s MySQL will be:

• Advanced programing techniques using Java, .NET, Eclipse, RoR and more-Enterprise database administration and security
• Advanced business intelligence (BI) technology and tools
• Pluggable storage engine development and optimization
• Replication, scale-out solutions and case studies
• High Availability solutions such as MySQL Cluster and DRBD/Heartbeat
• Web 2.0 and emerging Web technologies

Attendees can also expect a world-class expo hall featuring dozens of the latest tools and products from third party vendors. Past participants have included companies such as Dell, HP, Red Hat, Solid, Zmanda, JasperSoft, Actuate, BakBone, CodeGear, Continuent, Dolphin Interconnect Solutions, Google, and InfoBright.

Registration for the 2008 MySQL Conference & Expo is scheduled to begin in December 2007. Media registration will begin at that time as well.

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