Choosing the right Open Source Database

This is a meeting we've wanted to host for a long, long time. In short, it will attempt to answer a question that SHOULD be central to most every developer and technologist in general - "What open source database should we use, or are currently using?".

Our guest will be one of the top experts in the world on the topic - Peter Zaitzev, CEO of Percona and the very well known author of multiple books and articles on the topic of MySQL, MariaDB, and other database related topics.

Doors open at 6:00 pm for early networking, programming begins at 6:30 pm sharp. Food and beverages will be available.

JUST ADDED Peter will be signing copies of his book High Performance MySQL: Optimization, Backups, and Replication. Percona swag will also be available.

Peter's bio:
Peter Zaitsev co-founded Percona and assumed the role of CEO in 2006. As one of the foremost experts on MySQL strategy and optimization, Peter leveraged both his technical vision and entrepreneurial skills to grow Percona from a two-person shop to one of the most respected open source companies in the business. With over 140 professionals in 30 plus countries, Peter’s venture now serves over 3000 customers – including the “who’s who” of internet giants, large enterprises and many exciting startups. Percona was named to the Inc. 5000 in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

Peter was an early employee at MySQL AB, eventually leading the company’s High Performance Group. A serial entrepreneur, Peter co-founded his first startup while attending Moscow State University where he majored in Computer Science. Peter is a co-author of High Performance MySQL: Optimization, Backups, and Replication, one of the most popular books on MySQL performance. Peter frequently speaks as an expert lecturer at MySQL and related conferences, and regularly posts on the Percona Database Performance Blog. He has also been tapped as a contributor to Fortune and DZone, and his recent ebook Practical MySQL Performance Optimization Volume 1 is one of percona.com’s most popular downloads.

Talk title:
Choosing the Right Open Source Database

Abstract:
The world of open source databases is overwhelming. There are dozens of types of databases - relational DBMS, time-series, graph, document. Not to mention the dozens of software options within each of those categories. Open source database companies worldwide are competing for our attention. In this talk, we will distill the madness. I will give an overview of the types of open source databases, use-cases, and key players in the ecosystem.