Cloud of Serfdom vs Cloud of Freedom: why open source will win in the Cloud age

Location London
Dates Feb 7, 2023 – Feb 8, 2023
Presentation Feb 7, 2023 , 07/Feb/23 12:30 AM
Speaker
Peter Zaitsev
Peter Zaitsev

Founder | Open-Source Advocate | Technologist | Boards Member, Advisor & Mentor

Co‑founder of Percona

Abstract

Cloud and Open Source have a very intricate relationship! In this talk we will look at the history of how the impact of Cloud on Open Source changed through the years, examine the current state as well as make a case for a particular way to use Cloud and Open Source Together. If you cherish the values of Open Source - you will do well by using Cloud as Commodity Infrastructure Provider and run Open Source Software on top of it. Consider Kubernetes in particular as your API of choice with its ubiquitous availability among all major public cloud providers and private cloud software vendors. We will show what while this ecosystem may not be as mature as proprietary solution from cloud vendors it is moving rapidly and becoming a great fit for more and more situations.

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Speaker Bios

Peter Zaitsev

Founder | Open-Source Advocate | Technologist | Boards Member, Advisor & Mentor

Co‑founder of Percona

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.

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