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Why MySQL?

Many of the world's largest and fastest-growing organizations including Facebook, Google, Adobe, Alcatel Lucent and Zappos rely on MySQL to save time and money powering their high-volume Web sites, business-critical systems and packaged software.

Below you will find valuable resources including case studies and white papers that will help you implement cost-effective database solutions using MySQL.

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White Papers

Presentations

Case Studies

Webinars

MySQL Lösungen für Hochverfügbarkeit (2013-05-17)
MySQL in the Windows Ecosystem, What you Need to Know (2013-05-28)
MySQL 5.6 Performance Tuning (2013-05-28)
MySQL Applier for Apache Hadoop: Real-Time Event Streaming to HDFS (2013-05-23)
MySQL Reference Architectures: Best Practices for Web, Mobile & Cloud Applications (2013-05-21)

MySQL Connector/Java: Best Practices & Tips for Java-based Product Developers (2013-05-20)
For ISVs and OEMs: Why MySQL 5.6 is an Even Better Embedded Database for Your Products (2013-04-25)
MySQL Backups: From strategy to implementation, five easy steps to “getting it done” for Linux and Windows (2013-04-24)
MySQL Reference Architectures: Best Practices for Web, Mobile & Cloud Applications (2013-04-18)
MySQL 5.6 Replication - Enabling Next Generation of Web, Mobile, Social and Cloud Services (2013-03-27)
InnoDB in MySQL 5.6: 230% Performance Improvement and New Features (2013-03-26)
MySQL Security Enhancements and Important Security Tips for ISVs & OEMs (2013-02-21)
MySQL Technology Update: MySQL 5.6 is GA! (2013-02-14)
MySQL and Hadoop: Big Data Integration - Unlocking New Insights (2013-01-30)
MySQL Enterprise Edition Management Tools (2013-01-29)
What’s New MySQL Connector/.NET 6.6 (2013-01-24)
Getting the Best MySQL Performance in Your Products: Part IV, Partitioning (2012-12-14)
MySQL 5.6: Building the Next Generation of Web/Cloud/SaaS/Embedded Applications and Services (2012-12-13)
MySQL Replication: Simplifying Scaling and HA with GTIDs (2012-12-12)
Technology Update: What's New in MySQL Enterprise Edition (2012-11-20)
Top 10 Reasons to Use MySQL as an Embedded Database (2012-11-13)
MySQL HA with DRBD (2012-11-15)
MySQL on Windows: Reducing Costs with the new Migration Wizard (2012-10-30)
MySQL Enterprise Audit: Policy-based Auditing Compliance for Your MySQL Applications (2012-10-30)
Getting the Best MySQL Performance in Your Products: Part III, Query Tuning (2012-10-26)
MySQL Cluster 7.3 Development Release: What's New (2012-10-25)
Top 10 MySQL Tips and Mistakes for PHP Developers (2012-09-25)
The Value of MySQL for SaaS Vendors (2012-09-20)
NoSQL Memcached API for MySQL Cluster (2012-08-22)
Getting the Best MySQL Performance in Your Products: Part II, Beyond the Basics (2012-08-17)
MySQL on Windows: Reducing Costs with the new Migration Wizard (2012-08-15)
Accelerating Telecoms Transformation with Carrier-Grade Web 2.0 Data Management (2012-08-07)
MySQL Cluster Essentials: Delivering Breakthrough Performance (2012-07-26)
What's New in MySQL 5.6 - InnoDB (2012-07-24)
What’s New in MySQL Connectors/.NET 6.5 and 6.4 (2012-06-28)
MySQL Cluster: NoSQL Java API (2012-06-21)
What's New in MySQL 5.6: Optimizer (2012-05-30)
Getting the Best MySQL Performance in Your Products: Part I - The Basics (2012-06-07)
Effectively Deploy New MySQL Applications on Windows (2012-05-17)
MySQL Replication: Technology Update with Tips and Tricks (2012-05-24)

Articles

Conferences/Events

NoSQL Search Roadshow (May 16, 2013, Berlin, Germany)
DrupalCon Prague (September 23 - 27, 2013, Prague, Czech Republic)
Froscon 2013 (August 24 - 25, 2013, St. Augustin, Germany)
openSUSE (July 18 - 22, 2013, Thessaloniki, Greece)
DevConf 2013 (Multiple Dates/Locations)

International PHP Conference (Multiple Dates/Locations)
Linux Solutions Libres & Open Source (May 28 - 29, 2013, Paris, France (CNIT - Paris La Devense))
MySQL Tech Tour: From the Web to the Cloud (Multiple Dates/Locations)
MySQL Tech Tour for Software & Hardware Vendors: Improving Your Products with New MySQL Features and Faster Performance (May 15, 2013, London, UK)

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