PLEASANTON, CA — (Marketwire) — 01/22/13 — , the company that makes MySQL faster and more reliable, announced the first of the conference keynote speakers, availability of a , and new sponsors including Amazon Web Services, Google, Clustrix, Scalebase, PalominoDB, Database Trends & Applications, and Linux Journal, for the . In addition, nominations are now being accepted for the 2013 MySQL Community Awards which will be awarded during the Community Networking Reception during the conference.
The 2012 conference was widely regarded as one of the best MySQL-focused conferences in years. With sponsorship and speakers from some of the world-s most admired brands, the conference was enthusiastically received by more than 1,000 attendees, many of whom praised the breadth and caliber of the sessions. The conference was so popular that Percona added a fourth day to the 2013 conference schedule.
of 451 Research will present the keynote “MySQL, YourSQL, NoSQL, NewSQL – the State of the MySQL Ecosystem.” You can help by participating in 451 Research-s .
, CEO of Continuent, will leverage over 30 years of database and application engineering experience in his keynote titled “Thinking Small About Big Data — How MySQL Can Thrive in the World of Massive Data Hype.”
, CEO of Percona, will speak on the state of the MySQL ecosystem in his welcome address to attendees.
This year-s conference will once again feature a , a free expo hall space for non-commercial projects relevant to the MySQL community. Previous year participants included projects like phpMyAdmin, CentOS, Mozilla, MariaDB, Drizzle, and MySQL Sandbox. Space is limited and applications close February 10 so apply now.
New sponsors Amazon Web Services, Google, Scalebase, Palomino DB, and Pythian join a growing list of industry heavyweights who have joined to support the conference. Sponsors become part of a dynamic and growing ecosystem and interact with more than 1,000 developers, business managers, technology evangelists, database administrators, and entrepreneurs in the heart of Silicon Valley. for the Percona Live MySQL Conference and Expo 2013 are available. Sponsors already committed to the event include:
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Nominations are now open for the . To nominate a deserving person, application or company, visit the website. Winners will be announced on Wednesday, April 24, during the Community Reception. The deadline to submit nominations is January 31.
Take advantage of by registering now.
Interested community members can also register to receive about the Percona Live MySQL Conference and Expo 2013.
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Where:
The Hyatt Regency Santa Clara and Santa Clara Convention Center
5101 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA 95054
When:
April 22-25, 2013
has made MySQL faster and more reliable for over 1,800 consulting and support customers worldwide since 2006. Percona provides enterprise-grade , , , and to companies such as Cisco Systems, Alcatel-Lucent, Groupon, and the BBC. Percona-s founders authored the definitive book from O-Reilly Press and the widely read . Percona also develops software for MySQL users, including and , the only open source, hot backup utility for the InnoDB storage engine. The popular draw attendees and acclaimed speakers from around the world. For more information, visit .
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Percona
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