Mysql Conference Videos

Faster, Greener, Cheaper: Why Every MySQL Database Server Will One Day Have a SQL ChipThe history of computing is full of algorithms such as graphics processing that are fine-tuned in general purpose CPUs over decades. Only when they are finally ported to dedicated hardware are tremendous improvements in speed, cost, and power realized. Raj Cherabuddi explains how a new SQL chip will revolutionize today s database query processing. From O'Reilly MySQL Conference & Expo, Santa Clara, CA, April 16, 2008.

The Science and Fiction of Petascale AnalyticsScientists are trying to understand dark matter, discover distant galaxies, hunt for the Higgs boson, detect asteroids, and take movies of molecules. Their science is fascinating, their data sizes are enormous, and their analysis requirements may seem like science fiction. Few have experienced the reality of petascale analytics so far, but everybody, including you, will face it tomorrow. Are we ready? From O'Reilly MySQL Conference & Expo, Santa Clara, CA, April 17, 2008.

Copyright Regime vs. Civil LibertiesRick Falkvinge, founder of the Swedish Pirate Party, talks about the rise and success of pirates and why pirates are necessary in today s politics. He ll also outline the next steps in the pirates strategy to change global copyright laws.The fight against copyright aggression tends to focus on economic aspects of the shift to a networked economy. Falkvinge explains how this conflict is much more important: the fight against the copyright regime is about the right to fundamental civil liberties down to the postal secret, whistleblower protection, freedom of the press, and the basic pillars of democracy itself. From O'Reilly MySQL Conference & Expo, Santa Clara, CA, April 16, 2008.

Who is the Dick on My Site?Much of the data in a database is about people. Identity 2.0 technologies will lower the friction for people to provide and easily move data about themselves online.This fast paced keynote will offer a background on Identity 2.0, discuss current roadblocks and future opportunities, and explore the potential impacts these will have on databases. From O'Reilly MySQL Conference & Expo, Santa Clara, CA, April 17, 2008.

Radically Simple Backup & Recovery for Live MySQLChander Kant will explain how Zmanda enables MySQL DBAs to take on mission-critical online transaction processing challenges with confidence. From O'Reilly MySQL Conference & Expo, Santa Clara, CA, April 17, 2008.

A Match Made in Heaven? The Social Graph and the DatabaseSocial applications integrate information about many different facets of people s lives. Join us as Jeff Rothschild from Facebook looks at the power of the social graph, how it can increase the utility and adoption of applications, and its implications on storage architectures. From O'Reilly MySQL Conference & Expo, Santa Clara, CA, April 17, 2008.

Open Source: The Heart of the Network EconomyFree software and open communities are the lifeblood of network innovation. Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz will highlight the rising open source tide and how Sun s recently announced acquisition of MySQL furthers free software as a platform for the web economy. From O'Reilly MySQL Conference & Expo, Santa Clara, CA, April 15, 2008.

Scaling MySQL - Up or Out?This lively panel discussion keynote will address the challenges large, modern web properties face in scaling MySQL. Panelists from Facebook, YouTube, and Flickr pair up with MySQL engineers in discussing the current and future problem domain and possible solutions. From O'Reilly MySQL Conference & Expo, Santa Clara, CA, April 16, 2008.

Ahead in the Cloud - The Power of Infrastructure as a ServiceBuilding the right infrastructure that can scale up or down at a moment s notice can be a complicated and expensive task, but it s essential in today s business landscape. This applies to an enterprise trying to cut-costs, a young business unexpectedly saturated with customer demand, or a start-up looking to launch. There are many challenges when building a reliable, flexible architecture that can manage unpredictable behaviors of today s internet business. This presentation will review some of the lessons learned from building one of the world s largest distributed systems; Amazon.com. The focus will be on state management which is one of the dominating factors in the scalability, reliability, performance and cost-effectiveness of the overall system. From O'Reilly MySQL Conference & Expo, Santa Clara, CA, April 15, 2008.

"Citizenship: Open Source Community Rewards and Responsibilities" - Bdale Garbee, Linux CTO, Hewlett Packard

"PHP on Hormones" - Rasmus Lerdorf, Yahoo! In order to build a successful modern web application you have to engage the user at a very primal level and harness each and every user in such a way that every action enhances the overall experience for all users. Translating this concept into code and making sure that an exponentially growing user base doesn't bring your application to its knees becomes a very interesting problem to solve.

"Scaling MySQL at YouTube" with Paul Tuckfield, MySQL DBA, YouTube. YouTube has experienced explosive growth continuously for most of its history. This talk focuses on a series of unfortunate events, each followed by a fortunate solution, in the battle to keep scaling YouTube databases as fast as YouTube users demand.

"Data Protection for the LAMP Economy" - Chander Kant, CEO, Zmanda. Value of information stored in the LAMP applications is surging, creating its own economy. IT professionals should recognize that the LAMP currency is not just monetary -- networks, reputations, and even votes (ok, diggs) have lasting value. Kant discusses the challenges of business continuity for LAMP applications and Zmanda's contributions to make it simple.

"Pipes" - Pasha Sadri, Principal Software Engineer, Advanced Development Division, Yahoo! Pipes is a service platform for processing well-structured data such as RSS, Atom, and RDF feeds in a web-based visual programming environment. Developers can use Pipes to combine data sources and user input into mashups without having to write code. These mashups, analagous in some ways to Unix pipes, can power badges on personal publishing sites, provide core functionality for web applications, or serve as reusable components within the Pipes platform itself.

"Welcome and State of MySQL AB" - Marten Mickos, CEO of MySQL AB, gives an update on how MySQL AB is doing, including a view behind the scenes of the business, the vision, the phenomenal growth, and some of the plans for the future.

"The Art of Innovation" - Guy Kawasaki. Attendees expect to hear opinions from keynoters that force them to think outside the proverbial box. Of course, you're known as one of those leaders who push the frontier of thought in the entrepreneurial space. What opinions can attendees expect to hear that will challenge their own thoughts about being an entrepreneur in the technology industry?

"Building the Ultimate Database Container with RHEL, MySQL, and Virtualization" - Michael Evans, VP Corporate Development, Red Hat - Virtualization systems are transforming the economics and landscape of IT. Recently, the Yankee Group, a leading industry analyst, found that more than 60% of enterprises using virtualization systems have benefited from reduced costs through server consolidation, coupled with savings in power, cooling, maintenance, and third party software; improved application availability and response due to flexible resource management; and the ability for IT departments to innovate, responding to new business demands quickly and at minimal cost. Join Mike Evans, Red Hat s VP Corporate Development, for an illustrative discussion on how to leverage virtualization to build the ultimate database container using RHEL and MySQL.

"Freedom Businesses Protect Privacy" - Eben Moglen, director of the Software Freedom Law Center, discusses why Free Beer isn't so good if your data are getting drunk! The keynote looks at how "Free as in Freedom" businesses help prevent the ultimate privacy catastrophe.