22 reasons to migrate to MySQL 8

Event Percona University Montevideo 2023

Location Montevideo, Uruguay

Dates Oct 24, 2023

Presentation Oct 20, 2023

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Speaker

Peter Zaitsev

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

Co‑founder of Percona

Tags: #MySQL #Open Source #Slides

Abstract

MySQL 8 is different from previous major MySQL versions, because MySQL 8 in 2023 is significantly different from MySQL 8 initial release in 2018, because many features are introduced in the minor version released since. In this presentation we will look at those most important Modern MySQL 8 features which appeared since the initial MySQL 8 release.

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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