Registration is now open for the Fifth Annual MySQL Conference and Expo 2009, which will be held at the Santa Clara, California Convention Center and the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara on April 20-23. Conferees are expected to number more than 2,000 as open source and database advocates come together to consider optimizing the range of solutions available in the MySQL ecosystem.
This conference is the world's largest assembly of MySQL developers, users and DBAs at an event that demonstrates MySQL's appeal and capabilities. The agenda for the 2009 conference is planned to enable businesses to thrive in an increasingly challenging economy.
Registrants can avail themselves of expert instruction, hands-on tutorials and the presence of MySQL developers and users at all levels of experience for a stimulating exchange of ideas on such tracks as the following:
- Architecture and Technology
- Business and Case Studies
- Cloud Computing
- Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence
- ISV/OEM
- Java
- LAMP
- Migration
- MySQL Cluster and High Availability
- .NET/Windows
- Performance Tuning and Benchmarks
- PHP and MySQL
- Replication and Scale-Out
- Ruby and MySQL
- Security and Database Administration
- Storage Engine Development and Optimization
- Web 2.0, Ajax, and Emerging Technologies
Conference co-presenter O-Reilly characterizes the event as "...an interactive learning community--four days packed with connections to MySQL developers and open source experts who know their subject inside and out [that will provide] unique insights from speakers, vendors, project leaders, and other participants who are using MySQL to successfully run the world's most demanding applications, saving millions of dollars over proprietary software and hardware solutions."
Details on the program and registration specifics are available here. Two options are available for registrants: online registration or registration by mail/fax.
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Conference announcement and registration info
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* There is some overlap in the details presented at the four links listed above.
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