Percona University Delhi 2024

Percona Universities are was designed to help attendees dive deep into the latest advancements in database technology. On June 21st, 2024, database enthusiasts gathered in Gurgaon to talk all things databases.

The event took place at The Circle Work Huda City Center co-working space. The location was perfect eith easy access from the metro station.

Throughout the day, various talks and sessions allowed participants to gain new insights and exchange ideas. Despite the busy schedule, everyone left feeling more informed and more connected to the global open-source community.

Aleks Abramova opened a day with a welcome message to the attendees.

Agenda included the following talks:

• Providing MongoDB as a Service by Divyanshu Soni (Sr. Mongo DB , Percona) and Santosh Varma (MongoDB DBA, Percona);

• Exploring MySQL 8.0 Innovations and Challenges of Upgrading by Alok Pathak (Principal DBA, Percona);

• Vector Databases and PgVector by Ninad Shah (PostgreSQL DBA, Percona);

• MySQL Upgrade 8.0 – Best Practices by Alok Pathak (Principal DBA, Percona);

• Walking Through MongoDB Resharding by Divyanshu Soni (Sr. Mongo DBA , Percona);

• Case Study: Archiving data in MySQL by Smit Arora, MySQL DBA, Percona);

• Managing PostgreSQL on Kubernetes: Provisioning, Scaling, Backup and Restore by Daniil Bazhenov (Community Manager, Percona).

Three attendees won a book PostgreSQL for Jobseekers: Introduction to PostgreSQL administration for modern DBAs by Sonia Valeja and David Gonzalez.

The day was packed with opportunities to share knowledge.

Percona brought in both international and local database experts who spoke about the newest trends, best practices for managing databases, and innovative solutions.

This provided a fantastic opportunity for everyone to learn from one another and connect with fellow database fans.

It was a productive and inspiring day for all who attended, reinforcing the importance of knowledge sharing and community in the ever-evolving field of database technology.

We’re already looking forward to the next Percona University event! ∎