The Proper Care and Feeding of a MySQL Database

If one of your 'duties' is taking care of a MySQL database despite having not DBA training, then you need to attend this session. Come learn why database are often difficult, troublesome time sinks that never seem to work as you needed. Topics covered will be proper hardware for your server, configuration settings to make the server more responsive, how to monitor your server efficiently, when to do backups, and security tips to keep data safe.