As a member of the MySQL Community, you already know how important it is to have the ability to advocate the needs of users and to share feedback on how to keep growing the function and performance of the database. The IOUG is committed to supporting the MySQL community and maintaining the MySQL database, and we are pleased to announce the slate of candidates for the 2012 MySQL Council!

As a member of the MySQL Community, you already know how important it is to have the ability to advocate the needs of users and to share feedback on how to keep growing the function and performance of the database. The IOUG is committed to supporting the MySQL community and maintaining the MySQL database, and we’d like your help. Submit yourself as a candidate for the 2012 MySQL Council! Visit mysql.ioug.org for more information

What is the role of the MySQL Council?

The MySQL Council will be composed of ideally 4-6 members representing a mix of the industries and businesses present within the community. The purpose of the Council is to provide feedback and recommendations to …

In the land of the MySQL council,  the IOUG has created a survey asking for community feedback on the future of the council and the IOUG’s programming for MySQL.  This is an excellent opportunity for us to shape how the largest independent user group supporting Oracle technologies helps our community grow and work with Oracle going forward.

As an example, I participated, as the the Chair of the MySQL Council, in a call with Luke Kowalski to talk about communicating with the community so as to avoid fomenting the FUD that our community has been plagued with for the last several years during the two acquisitions.  He has offered to have Tomas Ulin address a few questions from the community during his State of the …