Call for Speakers Now Open for Percona Live London MySQL Conference

PLEASANTON, CA--(Marketwire - Jun 26, 2012) - Percona, Inc., the company that makes MySQL faster and more reliable, today announced August 17, 2012 as the Call for Speakers deadline for Percona Live London 2012 taking place December 3-4, 2012 at the Millennium Gloucester Conference Centre. Super Saver registration discounts for Percona Live London 2012 are available until August 31, 2012.

Percona Live London 2012 is an intensive, practical workshop that will feature technical and informative sessions that show attendees how to succeed with MySQL. Conference attendees will:

• Hear what works from leading companies using MySQL
• Learn how to drive down costs and improve performance with innovative solutions
• Discuss their unique challenges and discover options for solving them
• Meet face-to-face in the "hallway track" and make lasting connections
• Engage the best and brightest in a lively job market

The conference committee will review proposals that fit into the likely conference tracks of Developing Applications, Database Administration, Trends in Architecture and Design, Tools, Utilizing Hardware, New Features, Best Practices for Businesses, Replication, and High Availability Strategies. Each session is 50 minutes in length including a Q&A period.

The conference will also include tutorial sessions. Tutorials should present immediate and practical applications of in-depth MySQL knowledge targeted at a level between a training class and a conference breakout session. Tutorials are three or six hours in length including a Q&A period.

To submit a speaker proposal, visit the Percona Live London 2012 website.

Sponsorship opportunities are also now available for Percona Live London. Download a sponsor prospectus today. Percona Live London 2011 attracted over 300 attendees and the 2012 version will be even bigger.

The Conference

What:
Percona Live London 2012

Where:
Millennium Gloucester Conference Centre
4-18 Harrington Gardens
London, SW7 4LH

When:
December 3-4, 2012

Call for Papers Deadline:
August 17, 2012

About Percona, Inc.

Percona, Inc. has made MySQL faster and more reliable for over 1,400 consulting and support customers worldwide since 2006. Percona provides enterprise-grade MySQL support, consulting, training, and development services to companies such as Cisco Systems, Alcatel-Lucent, Groupon, and the BBC. Percona's founders authored the definitive book High Performance MySQL from O'Reilly Press and the widely read MySQL Performance Blog. Percona also develops software for MySQL users, including Percona Server and Percona XtraBackup, the only open source, hot backup utility for the InnoDB storage engine. The popular Percona Live conferences draw attendees and acclaimed speakers from around the world. For more information, visit www.percona.com.

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