I attended MySQL Connect alongside Oracle Open World 2012. Last year it wasn’t worth it, but this year we can consider it the first official event by Oracle, attached to the already traditional Oracle Open World.
The event took place at the Hilton Hotel in San Francisco, right in the city center, during the first weekend before the Oracle Open World.
Again, I want to insist: why would Oracle bother holding an event attached to Oracle Open World for MySQL if it had any intention of killing it? This must be the insane thought of someone who sold something they shouldn’t have sold. Now it’s too late, in my opinion, Oracle is taking good care of our beloved MySQL.
There are many people whining about Oracle closing MySQL’s source code, becoming more restrictive with submitted code, ideas, and even new features.
Are you worried that Microsoft doesn’t accept ideas, doesn’t discuss anything with the community, and changes prices without informing its client base? I’m not, but I would never use Windows Server or whatever name it has now.
I even think it’s better that Oracle isn’t accepting code, ideas, bug reports, manual updates, and other things. More time for me.
I’ve been using the first MySQL with Oracle pedigree, version 5.6. Oh, version 5.5 doesn’t count. In version 5.6, many parts of the code, which were previously considered enigmatic and hard to understand, have been rewritten… from scratch!
Oracle is giving MySQL a fresh new look, and this was reflected at the October 2012 event in San Francisco.
Last year, at the traditional and now nostalgic Santa Clara Convention Center, under O’Reilly’s leadership, MySQL Users Conference 2011 felt like a World Cup final… the one where Brazil loses. Few people in the stadium—oops, I mean convention center—disinterested, bewildered, lost, and confused. I was one of them. It was the worst MySQL UC I had ever attended. Repetitive talks, unenthusiastic speakers discussing things they didn’t know. A real horror show. Actually, the MySQL UC had been losing quality for some time.
Now, under new leadership, MySQL Connect was completely renewed and very different. Between the Hilton and the Santa Clara Convention Center, I’d choose Santa Clara. It was practically home by now. And, the place is located in the middle of Silicon Valley—if you threw a stone, you’d hit Yahoo and Intel. It’s a lovely place (from 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM, then it seems like they zip the place up and everything disappears).
However, a novelty at MySQL Connect at Oracle – a few new faces. Yes, a few. Because some others remained. Some even without hair and beards!
The fact is that the technical quality of the presentations greatly improved. Folks, it’s worth going to San Francisco once to honor our Sakillinha! I’m talking about San Francisco… cable cars, crazy horse, Alcatraz, Embarcadero, Golden Gate, Napa Valley, Silicon Valley, crazy horse again, and maybe one more time And, of course, visiting the mother ship (Apple).
Anyway, a life-long investment. Plus, you get to meet people from Facebook, eBay, PayPal, and the Oracle development team to exchange ideas, learn, and forget a few things. We, in IT, all of us, have the right and duty to go to San Francisco and Silicon Valley at least once in our lifetime.
Aside from a handful of awful talks (literally, with that guy who doesn’t shower and shows up wearing socks), most were top-notch.
What was discussed the most at Oracle Open World – MySQL Connect 2012:
– MySQL 5.6: truly the star of the show, and it promises to make waves in 2013;
– Big Data: it was impressive how many people attended the MySQL and big data talks;
– NoSQL in MySQL and its integration with MemCache;
– MySQL Cluster Installer (the hands-on lab didn’t work, how embarrassing!)
In 2013, if the “aunt” allows it and my liver permits, I will certainly be there. How about we make the half-bit plan to go together?
Summary: MySQL Connect 2012 was a success. Better visual quality. Better organization. More expensive. Better quality talks.
Cheers,
Uncle
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