Hi dear MySQL Community,

I would like to start this post by saying thanks to our sponsors:

Unfortunately, we are missing one sponsor and to not increase the ticket price but at the same time keep the level of quality for food then promised and the same diversity for our world famous Belgian beer patrimony, we are still looking for one …

Let’s continue the review of the pre-FOSDEM MySQL Day‘s schedule. Today’s session is the one of Sveta Smirnova: What you wanted to know about your MySQL Server instance, but could not find using internal instrumentation only

Sveta Smirnova works as MySQL Support engineer since year 2006, she is also author of book “MySQL Troubleshooting” and author of JSON UDF functions for MySQL. In years 2006 – 2015 she worked in Bugs Analysis MySQL Support Group in MySQL AB, then Sun, then Oracle. In March 2015 Sveta joined Support Team in Percona. In years 2012-2015 she worked on bugs priority. She was also Support representative in MySQL Backup Development Team. She …

On February 3rd, just before Fosdem and the MySQL & Friends Devroom, MySQL’s Community Team is organizing the pre-Fosdem MySQL Day.

Today we will review Dag H. Wanvik‘s session. Dag is spending most of his time implementing Windows Functions to MySQL.

Dag H. Wanvik is a senior MySQL developer for Oracle. Before he did Derby/Java DB development for Oracle/Apache Foundation and he is a Derby committer. He last co-authored JSON support for MySQL 5.7. In his previous existence Dag worked on several compilers and HA distributed data base systems.

The title of his session is MySQL 8.0: Window functions – finally!

Dag will share is current work on …

On February 3rd, just before Fosdem and the MySQL & Friends Devroom, MySQL’s Community Team is organizing the pre-Fosdem MySQL Day.

Today’s highlighted sessions are the one of Jean-Françcois Gagné, from Booking.com:

• How Booking.com avoids and deals with replication lag at 12.05
  
• Monitoring Booking.com without looking at MySQL at 15.30
  

Jean-François is working on growing the MySQL/MariaDB installations in Booking.com since he joined in …

FOSDEM is happening again in Brussels, and as usual, there will there be a MySQL and Friends Devroom. We can’t really imagine having a FOSDEM without having a MySQL and Friends Community Dinner, so here we are again..

Like the last couple of years, we have rented the same private space at ICAB, more detailed directions below.

You can buy tickets for the dinner at https://fosdem2017mysqlandfriendscommunitydinner.eventbrite.com

The listed ticket price includes a selection of Belgian Speciality Beers and food will be Belgian food served by a new (and improved) caterer:  …

Hi all,

Fosdem’s organization relocated the MySQL & Friends Devroom from H.1308 to H.1309 (Van Rijn).

It’s the same building, just the door next to it.

MySQL will also have a stand in the H building. Don’t hesitate to visit it (I’ve heard there will be some Sakila Dolphins !)

Oracle’s  MySQL Community Team is organizing a pre-Fosdem MySQL Day on Friday 3rd February 2017.

The event is free (like in beer) for all participants but as seating is limited, registration is required.

Come to meet MySQL engineers and listen to them talking about new MySQL 8.0’s features. Some of Percona’s experienced staff will also deliver some talks on troubleshooting, architecture, …

And finally, Booking.com will also share their user experience with the audience.

What else to start the Fosdem Week-end in the best way ?

Agenda and registration can be found on lefred’s blog !

This year, I’ve the honor to organize just before the FOSDEM MySQL & Friends Devroom an extra pre-FOSDEM MySQL Day. This MySQL Day will take place the Friday just before FOSDEM’s week-end.

During that day, we will highlight MySQL 8.0 new features but not only.

Oracle’s MySQL Community Team is sponsoring this event. Seating is limited, so please register.

The event is free and the location is the same as the very popular MySQL & Friends Community Dinner.

You can register now on eventbrite.

This is the agenda:

This year, the MySQL & Friends Devroom will be held on Saturday 4th February 2017.

After having received a lot of submission (the highest amount ever!), with MySQL Community Team, we decided to organize and extra MySQL day that will take place at ICAB Incubator, 4 Rue des Pères Blancs in Brussels (same location as the MySQL Community Dinner). More to come on this day in a future blog post.

So back to the MySQL & Friends Devroom, the Committee high rated the following talks:

Hi all,

Fosdem’s organization announced today that our devroom will be hosted in room H. 1308 on Saturday, February 4th.

This room has a capacity of 148 seats, it’s the same room as last year.

Don’t forget to submit your talks !!