Open Source Observability Day (VIRTUAL) 2026

Co‑founder of Percona and one of the foremost experts on MySQL strategy and optimization. Peter leveraged both his technical vision and entrepreneurial skills to grow Percona from a two‑person shop to one of the most respected open source companies in the business. A serial entrepreneur, he co‑founded his first startup while attending Moscow State University where he majored in Computer Science. He is a co‑author of High Performance MySQL: Optimization, Backups, and Replication, one of the most popular books on MySQL performance. Peter frequently speaks as an expert lecturer at open source database conferences and has contributed articles to outlets such as Fortune and DZone.

Valeria works closely with community users of PostgreSQL, MySQL and MongoDB, analyzing their adoption patterns and demonstrating the transformative value open source databases bring to businesses. Her understanding of the technical and business aspects of multi-model database capabilities and extensibility helps her articulate its benefits to C-level executives and other key stakeholders.

Sonia is data enthusiast who started working in PostgreSQL in the year 2012. Since she has performed multiple migrations from Oracle to PostgreSQL, she learnt Oracle while working with PostgreSQL. She is a SME for beginner-level course on Open Source Database-PostgreSQL in one of her previous company. She has conducted multiple trainings on PostgreSQL for freshers as well as experienced professionals. Also, she has been an active participant at pgConf and has given lightning talk. She has worked extensively in Taxation as well as manufacturing based projects for Indian as well as African sub- continent.