This half-day event will provide database developers, administrators, and decision-makers insight and learning specific to the use and adoption of open source database solutions such as MySQL, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL. It will also be an opportunity to discover Percona Everest, an open source, cloud-native database platform that enables users to escape cloud DBaaS vendor lock-in and regain control over data access, database configuration, and costs associated with running databases in the cloud.
Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to network with your peers and discover how others are solving their database challenges!
Attendance is FREE!
Space is limited, so register today!
Agenda
Registration
1:30 - 2:00 PM
Welcome Message
2:00 - 2:15 PM
The Enterprise's Guide to Open-Source Database Solutions: Possibilities, Risks, and Success Stories
2:15 - 2:50 PM
This session will examine the compelling benefits of choosing open source solutions over proprietary alternatives. We'll delve into the intricacies of vendor lock-in and address the challenges posed by various open source projects, forks, licenses, and vendors. Join us for a comprehensive exploration of the MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB ecosystems, and gain valuable insights into how adopting open source versions of these platforms can significantly enhance your organization's operational efficiency and success.
Exploring MySQL 8 Innovations and Navigating the Challenges of Upgrading MySQL
2:50 - 3:25 PM
Join us for an in-depth exploration of the latest innovations in MySQL 8 and the key challenges organizations face when upgrading. From performance enhancements to advanced security features, this talk will cover everything you need to know to leverage the power of MySQL’s latest release. Whether you’re a seasoned MySQL user or just getting started, this session will provide valuable insights into what's new with MySQL 8 and staying ahead of the curve in today’s dynamic data landscape.
Best Practices: How To Prepare Your Databases for Traffic Spikes
3:25 - 3:50 PM
One of the worst things that can happen to a business is to become a victim of his own success. You can't afford to lose sales because your infrastructure can't handle the load. Instead of preparing for the worst, why don't you start preparing for the best? In this talk, we will discuss our approach to ensuring that your infrastructure can handle seasonal traffic peaks smoothly.
Break
3:50 - 4:20 PM
Recipes for High Availability: Leveraging Percona Distribution for PostgreSQL and Patroni
4:20 - 4:55 PM
In this session, we will discuss PostgreSQL high availability with Percona Distribution for PostgreSQL and the popular tool, Patroni. When it comes to supporting mission-critical applications, it's vital to build a tailored, robust high availability setup that aligns with your unique requirements and infrastructure. Patroni, with its reliability and flexibility, has become a go-to choice in the PostgreSQL ecosystem. In this talk, we'll guide you through the steps of building a highly available PostgreSQL cluster with Patroni and showcase reference architectures that perfectly fit real-world scenarios.
Empowering Platform Engineering with Percona Everest: Cloud Native Database Platform for MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and MySQL
4:55 - 5:30 PM
Ask Me Anything About PostgreSQL, MongoDB and MySQL
5:30 - 6:00 PM
Percona PostgreSQL Escalation Specialist Jobin Augustine, Enterprise Architect Takis Stathopoulos, and Senior MySQL DBA Arunjith Aravindan will answer your questions live during this special "Ask Me Anything" session.
Networking
6:00 - 7:00 PM
Speakers
Arunjith
Aravindan
Percona Senior MySQL DBA
With over 13 years of experience in Open Source and MySQL consulting, Arunjith is a skilled and knowledgeable computer professional. He holds a Master of Computer Application (MCA) postgraduate degree and has honed his skills in computer science and software development.
At Percona since 2014, he works closely with Managed Services customers to build and maintain reliable and efficient MySQL infrastructures. Arunjith's expertise includes performance analysis and optimization of MySQL, RDS, and Aurora, query optimization and auditing, troubleshooting, as well as high availability and scalability in MySQL and major version upgrades.
Jobin
Augustine
PostgreSQL Escalation Specialist
Jobin Augustine brings over two decades of expertise in database management systems, specializing in PostgreSQL. He has held diverse roles throughout his career, including database designer, DBA, consultant, and auditor. He is an active PostgreSQL community member, Speaker / Presenter at various conferences and well known blogger in PostgreSQL community. He contributes to various PostgreSQL related Open source projects. He is the maintainer of pg_gather project.Currently he handles the position of PostgreSQL Escalation Specialist for Percona.
Takis
Stathopoulos
Enterprise Architect
Takis (Panagiotis) Stathopoulos is an Enterprise Architect with Percona, working closely with Percona’s partner community, enabling customers to leverage the potential of open-source databases in the enterprise. Takis Stathopoulos received his diploma (1999), and Ph.D. (2004), in distributed network applications, from the Electrical and Computer Engineering School of the National Technical University of Athens at 1999 and 2004 respectively. He has over 60 publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals and conferences.
