| MySQL Bulletin for UK and Ireland - January 2009
MySQL News
MySQL WorkBench wins Developer.com Database tool of the Year!
MySQL Workbench has been voted by visitors to Developer.com as the Best Database tool of 2008. We knew it was good and are glad that others think so too. If you haven't tried MySQL Workbench then download it from :
http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/workbench/5.1.html
Developer tools from Sun Microsystems came out very well in the voting winning 6 out of 12 categories. Guess we must be doing something right. See te details of categories, winners and rnners up here:
http://www.developer.com/java/other/article.php/3795991
MySQL Conference & Expo Speakers Announced and Registration Now Open
We have now opened registration and unveiled the program for the seventh annual MySQL Conference & Expo, April 20-23, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. The world's largest open source database event unites over 2,000 MySQL enthusiasts to harness the power of MySQL and celebrate the huge MySQL community. 3 days of MySQL fun in California has got to be worth making an effort for so start convincing whoever you need to to get your place booked. To register and learn about early registration discounts, please visit http://www.mysqlconf.com.
MySQL Sponsoring UK PHP Conference
We are pleased to be one of the key sponsors (we are sponsoring the bar!) for the 2009 UK PHP Conference taking place Friday February 27th at Olympia Conference Centre in London. Earlybird registration ends at the end of the month at the bargain rate of �90 ex.VAT per delegate so if you are thinking of coming along, register now before the price goes up to �120 + VAT.
The event is the fourth annual PHP conference to be organised by volunteers from PHP London - a London-based group of PHP developers founded in 2004 that hold pub meetings featuring presentations and general networking opportunities, on the first Thursday of each month at a pub near Charing Cross. Eleven world-class speakers from around the planet will be making presentations at the event including a keynote from Aral Balkan, a session on Databases by none other than MySQL Founder David Axmark while other talk topics include the symfony framework, Flex and AIR, Social Media, security-centred design, PHP 5.3 and PHP on Windows.
For more information and details on how to register please visit:
http://www.phpconference.co.uk
Upcoming MySQL Training Courses
MySQL Performance Tuning
- Do you need to manage an increasing amount of data in your MySQL applications?
- Do you want to monitor, diagnose problem areas and tune MySQL for optimal performance?
- Do you want to write queries that take advantage of the MySQL 5.0 performance enhancements dealing with queries and indexing?
- Do you want to Evaluates the application architecture for efficient design, structure, caching, number of connections and other factors affecting performance
Then MySQL 5.0 Performance Tuning is the class for you! The MySQL 5.0 Performance Tuning course is designed for Database Administrators and others who wish to monitor and tune MySQL. This course will prepare each student with the skills needed to utilize tools for monitoring, evaluating and tuning. Students will evaluate the architecture, learn to use the tools, configure the database for performance, tune application and SQL code, tune the server, examine the storage engines, assess the application architecture, and learn general tuning concepts. Availability:
MySQL For DBAs - Is your MySQL database secure? Do your users have the correct privileges and access rights?
- Is your MySQL database operating at optimal efficiency? Do you want to increase the performance of your database and make sure it scales?
- Do you want to save time using features like Stored Procedures, Triggers and Views?
- Do you want to utilize the new enterprise features of MySQL 5.0?
Then MySQL for DBAs is the class for you! An Authorised MySQL instructor will teach you how to properly install MySQL, create and execute Backup Strategies, create secure Stored Procedures to update and access data and more!
This instructor led, hands-on class will teach you how to secure users privileges, set resource limitations, and access controls. In addition, you will learn multiple new 5.0 features such as creating and using Stored Procedures, Triggers and Views.
Availability:
MySQL For Developers
- Do you want to learn how to develop database applications on MySQL?
- Do you need to use MySQL Stored Procedures, Triggers, Views, and Information Schema?
- Do you want to create complex reports, use complex queries to retrieve data and aggregate results?
- Do you want to transfer your data from one server to another?
Then MySQL for Developers is for you! With an Authorized MySQL instructor and hands-on exercises you will learn how to develop applications with all the new features of MySQL 5.1.
Availability:
Upcoming MySQL Webinars
eZ Publish & MySQL Enterprise Thursday, February 05, 2009, 10:00 GMT, 11:00 CET
Join us for this web seminar to better understand how you can gain a competitive edge and improve your productivity leveraging eZ Publish and MySQL Enterprise.
eZ Publish is an Open Source Content Management System positioned in the Enterprise market chosen by thousands of enterprises and large organizations worldwide such as Elle, CNBC, G+J, Sparkassen Informatikk or the UN.
Combined with MySQL Enterprise, it represents a complete and powerful enterprise class solution to help you build corporate websites, intranets, online shops and media portals.
Register for this web presentation �
Cost-Effective Open Source Data Warehousing with MySQL, Infobright & Talend Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 15:00 CET, 14:00 GMT
According to the Gartner Group, Business Intelligence is the #1 priority of CIOs and CTOs. But an InformationWeek recent report also showed that the complexity and costs of BI solutions represented the two most important barriers to a successful BI implementation.
Join us for this web seminar to understand how to implement a complete, cost effective and seamless open source data warehouse solution.
Register for this web presentation �
Sun Startup Essentials
If you are a company under 6 years old and with fewer than 150 employees then you can join other startup companies such as Last.fm and Fav.or.it, in the Startup Essentials Programm to take advantage of a special 15% off our entire x86 server range, and leave the worry of scaling your company behind. Take advantage of this cutting edge innovation from Sun Microsystems at prices that won't leave your business gasping for air.
Take Advantage Today
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