2010     ·     2009     ·     2008     ·     2007     ·     2006

Upcoming

• "MySQL Idiosyncrasies That Bite" at Oracle Open World 2010 in San Francisco CA - Sep 2010
• "The most common MySQL scalability mistakes, and how to avoid them." at Surge 2010 in Baltimore, Maryland - Sep 2010
• "Successful MySQL Scalability" at SF MySQL Meetup in San Francisco - Sep 2010
• "MySQL Idiosyncrasies That Bite" at DOAG Conference in Nuremberg, Germany - November 2010

See also my Executive Presentation Series including the current talk "Adopting and embracing ideals for maximizing your technology ROI"

2010

• "MySQL Idiosyncrasies That Bite" at ODTUG Kaleidoscope 2010 in Washington DC - June 2010
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• "Increasing MySQL productivity from Design to Implementation" at ODTUG Kaleidoscope 2010 in Washington DC - June 2010
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• "Capturing, Analyzing and Optimizing SQL" at ODTUG Kaleidoscope 2010 in Washington DC - June 2010
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• "2⁴+½ Questions about MySQL?" at ACE Director Briefing in Washington DC - June 2010
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• "IGNITION - MySQLCamp for Oracle DBA" at MySQL User Conference 2010 in Santa Clara, California - Apr 2010
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• "LIFTOFF - MySQLCamp for Oracle DBA" at MySQL User Conference 2010 in Santa Clara, California - Apr 2010
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• "10x performance improvements - A case study" at MySQL User Conference 2010 in Santa Clara, California - Apr 2010
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• "Dolphins, now and beyond" Opening Keynote MySQL Developers room at FOSDEM 2010 in Brussels, Belgium - Feb 2010
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• "10x performance improvements - A case study" at FOSDEM 2010 in Brussels, Belgium - Feb 2010
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2009

• "SQL v No-SQL" panel moderator at 2009 Open SQL Camp in Portland, OR - Nov 2009
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• "Drizzle: Status, Principles, and Ecosystem" at 2009 OSCON - Open Source Convention in Santa Clara, CA - July 2009
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• "The Ideal Performance Architecture" at Percona Performance Conference in Santa Clara, CA - April 2009
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• "Monitoring 101 - Simple stuff to save your bacon" at MySQL Conference & Expo in Santa Clara, CA - April 2009
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• "Setting up MySQL on Amazon Web Services (AWS)" at MySQL Camp 2009, Santa Clara, CA - April 2009
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• "Best Practices for Migrating to MySQL from Oracle and SQL Server environments" at MySQL Federal Migration Boot Camp in Washington DC, Feb 2009
• "Extending the MySQL Data Landscape" at New York MySQL Meetup Group in New York, NY - January 2009
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2008

• "The Data Landscape" at GoDaddy Tech Day in Scottsdale, AZ - December 2008
• "Outsourcing Your Startup" at Ulta Light Startups in New York, NY - October 2008
• "Monetization Through Online Advertising" at Ultra Light Startups in New York, NY - September 2008
• "Best Design Practices for successful MySQL Applications - Part A" at New York MySQL Meetup in New York, NY - August 2008
• "A Panel on Cloud Computing" at Entrepreneurs Round Table in New York, NY - July 2008
• "MySQL Proxy. From Architecture to Implementation" at O'Reilly Open Source Conference (OSCON) in Portland, OR - July 2008
• "Top 20 Design Tips Every MySQL Architect Needs to Know" at MySQL Conference & Expo in Santa Clara, CA - April 2008
• "MySQL for the Oracle DBA" at Federal Government DBA Day in Washington DC - January 2008

2007

• "Exhibitors Hall" at Oracle Open World in San Fransisco, CA - November 2007
• "Analyzing MySQL Status and your SQL" at New York MySQL Meetup in New York, NY - September 2007
• "MySQL Practical Performance Tips & Tricks - Part 2" at New York MySQL Meetup in New York, NY - August 2007
• "MySQL for the Oracle DBA" at DBA Bootcamp in New York, NY - August 2007
• "MySQL for the Oracle DBA" at DBA Bootcamp in San Francisco, CA - July 2007
• "MySQL Practical Performance Tips & Tricks" at New York MySQL Meetup in New York, NY - July 2007
• "Life as a Consultant & MySQL Conference Wrap Up" at Brisbane MySQL Meetup in Brisbane, Australia - May 2007
• "MySQL for Oracle Dudes" at MySQL Conference & Expo in Santa Clara, CA - April 2007

2006

• "MySQL Back to Basics" at Brisbane MySQL Meetup in Brisbane, Australia - October 2006
• "MySQL HackFest" at Brisbane MySQL Meetup in Brisbane, Australia - September 2006
• "MySQL for Oracle Developers" at MySQL Users Conference in Santa Clara, CA - April 2006
• "Know Your Competitor - A MySQL Developers Guide to Oracle 10g Express Edition" at Brisbane MySQL Meetup in Brisbane, Australia - March 2006
• "Overcoming the Challenges of Establishing Service and Support Channels" at Implementing Open Source for Optimal Business Performance in Singapore - February 2006

Copies of presentations can be found at Slideshare.