Ahead of OSCON the following Monday, we'll hold our first non-technical meet and greet for everyone to get together, meet each other, talk, etc. The venue--Lucky Lab--is a brewpub, so you can purchase food and drinks while we mingle.

Agenda / Speaker is open. If no better option arises, I will just give the presentation on pt-query-digest that I am giving earlier in the month to coworkers.

http://www.percona.com/doc/percona-toolkit/2.2/pt-query-digest.html

please register through meetup.com so I can get a good headcount for pizza and beverages

Agenda / Speaker is open.

please register through meetup.com so I can get a good headcount for pizza and beverages

please register through meetup.com so I can get a good headcount for pizza and beverages

Note: different location this month. We are at Elemental's 721 Oak location (head W on Oak and the entrance will be after the newly renovated bar on your right.) There is a metal gate at the entrance to the location. Please register through meetup.com so I can get a good headcount for pizza and beverages

please register through meetup.com so I can get a good headcount for pizza and beverages

please register through meetup.com so I can get a good headcount for pizza and beverages

please register through meetup.com so I can get a good headcount for pizza and beverages

Topic: Effective Architecture/Design­/Development with MySQL - Ronald Bradford

Effective MySQL Architecture and Design Practices

Correctly designing a MySQL architecture has a huge impact on the growth of your system for future needs.

In this presentation we will cover.

• The strengths and weaknesses of MySQL
• What MySQL scale-out architecture means
• High Availability considerations
• The importance of changing key system default configurations
• How to integrate MySQL with existing and and new data sources.

From this presentation we will create a checklist of what key business and technology decisions should be asked and discussed before building a MySQL based system.

Effective Software Development with MySQL

While the MySQL RDBMS is essential for storing your information, how your application interacts and with applicable business logic is what makes each company in unique.

Some key points in this presentation include.

• Integrating MySQL with common programming languages
• The various developer tools that work well with MySQL
• The importance on developing standards and good SQL practices
• Common mistakes developers and frameworks make, and how to avoid them.
• What causes the most time for development and support time.
• How to invest time in quality and performance during development

We will review some of the important changes between versions including new features and compatibility differences. A great example is the impact of the new sql_mode default in Version 5.6.

From this presentation we will create a checklist of what developers need to know and do for creating great software that lasts.

Ronald has over 25 years of professional RDBMS experience in MySQL, Oracle, and Ingres. His expertise covers MySQL, LAMP and cloud-based consulting in architecture, performance, scalability and business continuity. Ronald is a former employee of the MySQL Inc consulting team (06-08) and Oracle Corporation (96-99). He has currently published 4 books on MySQL, his most recent titles available from Oracle Press include Effective MySQL: Optimizing SQL Statements, Effective MySQL: Backup & Recovery and Effective MySQL: Replication Techniques in Depth.

Topic: "Drupal just wants to hug your database"

Description: "Drupal is one of the more widely adopted CMSs. It is open source and has a huge developer base. However, I rarely hear a DBA mention having to administer Drupal with anything but frustration and pessimism. At Acquia, we have thousands of Amazon instances running Drupal databases. Most sites are quite different from each other, but some basic principles apply to all. Being the DBA for Drupal does not have to be a negative experience! In addition to covering the generic Drupal MySQL configuration tips, I will cover optimization methods for specific features like semaphores, sessions, Views, and the various Drupal caching layers. I’ll also cover the use of query cache in the Drupal context, which while normally frowned upon in the MySQL community, is often beneficial in maintaining a healthy Drupal site. "

There will be pizza, so please register at meetup so that we can order the proper amount. http://www.meetup.com/Portland-MySQL-User-Group-PDX-MUG/events/224733639/

Due to various scheduling conflicts, the August month's meeting has been delayed and wrapped into an early September one.

Topic: Synchronous Replication with MySQL

Summary: (TBD)

Speaker: Kenny Gryp

Kenny is currently Principal Architect at Percona. Bitten somewhere in the late 90s by the open-source bug, most of his spare time was spent working with Linux & OpenBSD servers.

Before joining Percona, he worked at a large social networking company in Europe as DBA & Puppeteer.

Schedule:

6:00 beer, soda, pizza

6:15 presentation

7:15 chat

7:30 end

There will be pizza, so please register on meetup.com so that we can order the proper amount.