PLEASANTON, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 05/01/12 -- Percona, Inc., the company that makes MySQL faster and more reliable, today confirmed that May 14, 2012 is the Call for Speakers deadline for Percona Live New York 2012 taking place Oct. 1-2, 2012 at Sentry Centers, 730 Third Avenue in New York City.

"The recent Percona Live MySQL Conference and Expo in Santa Clara was a huge success, and we expect the same enthusiastic attendance at the New York conference," said Peter Zaitsev, Co-Founder and CEO, at Percona. "The New York conference represents an excellent opportunity for the MySQL community to share expertise and learn from the industry's top practitioners."

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 hours in length including a Q&A period.

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

Sponsorship opportunities are also now available for Percona Live New York. Contact live@percona.com to request a sponsor prospectus.

The Conference

What:
Percona Live New York 2012

Where:
Sentry Centers
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY

When:
Oct. 1-2, 2012

Call for Papers Deadline:
May 14, 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.

Percona® and XtraBackup® are registered trademarks of Percona, Inc. All other registered and unregistered trademarks in this document are the sole property of their respective owners.

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