This miniconf aims to cover many of the current methods of data storage and retrieval and attempt to bring order to the universe. We’re aiming to cover what various systems do, what the latest developments are and what you should use for various applications.

We aim for talks from developers of and developers using the software in question.

Aiming for some combination of: PostgreSQL, Drizzle, MySQL, XFS, ext[34], Swift (open source cloud storage, part of OpenStack), memcached, TokyoCabinet, TDB/CTDB, CouchDB, MongoDB, Cassandra, HBase….. and more!

Call for Papers open NOW (Until 22nd October).

OSSCube’s internationally renowned team of MySQL Experts - Sonali Minocha and Rakesh Kumar, lead a successful workshop on setting up MySQL High Availability for your MySQL Database servers. Scheduled on the second day of the conference, September 20th, the workshop was jam packed with enthusiastic participants.

Sonali, Asia’s first MySQL certified DBA and an internationally renowned MySQL expert, …

Thank you Chennai, for making OSI Days 2010 one of the most memorable events we have been a part of. The three days were a blend of pure open source awesomeness with loads of fun along with serious discussions focusing on technology and how it can be deployed to solve real business problems.

As the Organizing Partner of the conference, we were really concerned about the quality of the sessions at the conference. We had done the first part correct - bring together a stellar team of internationally renowned speakers (something we really had to sweat for!). The other part was to ensure that the participants are able to get the best out of the sessions. We hit some glitches, but all-in-all we did a decent job. Lessons have been learned, next edition will be grander and more accessible than this one.

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Thank you Chennai, for making OSI Days 2010 one of the most memorable events we have been a part of. The three days were a blend of pure open source awesomeness with loads of fun along with serious discussions focusing on technology and how it can be deployed to solve real business problems.

As the Organizing Partner of the conference, we were really concerned about the quality of the sessions at the conference. We had done the first part correct - bring together a stellar team of internationally renowned speakers (something we really had to sweat for!). The other part was to ensure that the participants are able to get the best out of the sessions. We hit some glitches, but all-in-all we did a decent job. Lessons have been learned, next edition will be grander and more accessible than this one.

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Team OSSCube could not feel prouder than what we felt at the sight of the thorngs and hordes assembled right on time for registrations to start. So much so that in the initial enthusiasm to register and participate at the conference, all FOSS evangelists created huge queues and pools near the registration desk. The patience and the enthusiasm shared by the community was immense (We love you!). The conference started with a slight delay of the schedule as the team channelised the masses inside the halls and prepared the show for the inauguration.

The Minister-in-Charge, Department of IT (Govt of West Bengal) - Dr. Debesh Das, inaugrated the conference with a speech on the FOSS scenario in India and the relevance of open source to all its stakeholders and how new inroads are eing made by the community …

Team OSSCube could not feel prouder than what we felt at the sight of the thorngs and hordes assembled right on time for registrations to start. So much so that in the initial enthusiasm to register and participate at the conference, all FOSS evangelists created huge queues and pools near the registration desk. The patience and the enthusiasm shared by the community was immense (We love you!). The conference started with a slight delay of the schedule as the team channelised the masses inside the halls and prepared the show for the inauguration.

The Minister-in-Charge, Department of IT (Govt of West Bengal) - Dr. Debesh Das, inaugrated the conference with a speech on the FOSS scenario in India and the relevance of open source to all its stakeholders and how new inroads are eing made by the …

OSI Days 2010 is the 7th edition of the conference series that started as LinuxAsia 2004. The conference carries the legacy of being the premium confluence of the open source community and the industry in Asia, and has successfully been a platform for the promotion and growth of open source tools and technologies in India.

As the Organising Partner, OSSCube has led from the front, building the technical sessions and workshops for PHP, Drupal and Open Source Databases tracks at the conference. In addition to the strategic role played by OSSCube as the organising partners of the conference, OSSCube is also organising workshops on setting up and tuning MySQL …

OSI Days 2010 is the 7th edition of the conference series that started as LinuxAsia 2004. The conference carries the legacy of being the premium confluence of the open source community and the industry in Asia, and has successfully been a platform for the promotion and growth of open source tools and technologies in India.

As the Organising Partner, OSSCube has led from the front, building the technical sessions and workshops for PHP, Drupal and Open Source Databases tracks at the conference. In addition to the strategic role played by OSSCube as the organising partners of the conference, OSSCube is also organising workshops on setting up and tuning MySQL …

DISCLAIMER: This post contains no technical MySQL content however it is good news for the MySQL Community.

MySQL content will be included for the first time with the LAOUC (Latin American Oracle Usergroups Council) Oracle tour that is being organized in conjunction with OTN (Oracle Technology Network).

I have no idea what MySQL user communities are in South America however if you live in any of the following cities, please feel free to contact me. I am happy to have additional discussion regarding MySQL or help in some way if there is interest in any cities.

This seven country tour includes:

• Oct 12 – Lima, Peru
• Oct 14 – Santiago, Chile
• Oct 16 – Montevideo, Uruguay
• Oct 18 – São Paulo, Brazil
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With OpenSQL Camp and FrOSCon being over for almost a week now, it's time to come up with a short summary. I traveled home on Monday morning and then took Tuesday off, so I had some catching up to do...

As for the past years, FrOSCon rocked again! According to the closing keynote, they had around 1.500 (unique) visitors and I had a great time there. I really enjoyed meeting all the old and new faces of the various Open Source communities. The lineup of speakers was excellent, Jon "maddog" Hall's keynote about "Free and Open Source Software in the Developing World" was quite insightful and inspiring.

Most of the time I was busy with speaking at and …