Join the Global MySQL Community at MySQL Central @ OpenWorld

REDWOOD SHORES, CA--(Marketwired - Sep 16, 2014) - Oracle (NYSE: ORCL)

News Summary
Organizations around the world rely on MySQL to power business-critical web, cloud, and embedded applications, and many are heading to MySQL Central @ OpenWorld to brainstorm tomorrow's innovations. Taking place September 29 through October 2, 2014, MySQL Central is the smart spot to network and build strategies for next-generation applications. You'll hear directly from Oracle's MySQL engineers about the latest features, enhancements, and plans, and connect with MySQL customers, partners, and community members to share best practices and success stories.

News Facts

• Oracle will host MySQL Central @ OpenWorld from Monday, September 29 through Thursday, October 2 at Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco.

• The four-day event gives attendees access to exclusive keynotes, extensive content, and unique opportunities to learn directly from Oracle's MySQL experts.

• Monday's keynote, "The State of the Dolphin and Customer Experiences," will be delivered by Edward Screven, Oracle chief corporate architect, and Tomas Ulin, vice president, MySQL Engineering. Booking.com, Dropbox, and Twitter will also share their MySQL experiences in the session.

• MySQL Central will include tutorials, technical sessions, hands-on labs, and Birds-of-a-Feather sessions from Oracle's MySQL engineers, community members, partners, and customers, including the following:

  • MySQL 5.6 and WebScaleSQL at Facebook

  • MySQL @ King: Scaling Candy Crush

  • Elastic Scalability in MySQL Fabric Using OpenStack

  • MySQL 5.7: InnoDB, What's New

  • Basic MySQL Troubleshooting for Oracle DBAs

• Attendees can also expect in-depth sessions on hot topics across these five tracks:

  • Performance and Scalability

  • High Availability and Replication

  • Cloud and Big Data

  • Database Administration and DevOps

  • Architecture and Application Development

• Additional information on MySQL Central and be found here. Save $200 off the onsite registration by registering now.

Supporting Quote:

• "Millions of organizations depend on MySQL technology, and MySQL Central @ OpenWorld brings together members of these organizations for four days of unparalleled learning and discussion," said Tomas Ulin, vice president, MySQL Engineering, Oracle. "Whether you're an experienced MySQL user or an Oracle DBA just getting started with it, this event will help you effectively develop, deploy, and manage web, cloud, and embedded applications powered by MySQL."

Supporting Resources

• MySQL Central @ OpenWorld

• Oracle and MySQL

• MySQL

• MySQL Blog, Twitter, Facebook

• Register for Oracle OpenWorld 2014 San Francisco

• Oracle OpenWorld 2014 Keynotes

• Follow Oracle OpenWorld on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn

About Oracle OpenWorld
Oracle OpenWorld San Francisco is the most important business and technology conference of the year for Oracle customers, prospective customers, and partners. This educational conference is dedicated to helping businesses optimize existing systems and understand upcoming industry trends and breakthroughs driven by technology. Oracle OpenWorld offers more than 2,500 educational sessions, hundreds of demos and hands-on labs, and exhibitions from more than 400 partners and customers from around the world showcasing applications, middleware, database, server and storage systems, industries, management, cloud, and infrastructure solutions -- all engineered for innovation. Oracle OpenWorld 2014 is being held September 28 through October 2 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. For more information; to register; or to watch Oracle OpenWorld keynotes, sessions, and more, visit www.oracle.com/openworld. Join the Oracle OpenWorld discussion on Twitter, Facebook, and the Oracle OpenWorld blog.

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