Peter Zaitsev
Peter Zaitsev is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Percona, Coroot and other tech companies. As one of the leading experts in Open Source strategy and database optimization, Peter has applied his technical knowledge and entrepreneurial drive to contribute as a board member and advisor to several open source startups. Additionally, Peter is the co-author of the book "High Performance MySQL: Optimization, Backup and Replication," one of the most popular books on MySQL performance.
Sessions Montréal 2027
Distributed Databases: Essential or Optional?
Session en Anglais - Intermédiaire
Distributed databases promise horizontal scale, but they also introduce operational complexity, consistency trade-offs, and cost. Can replicated single-node systems such as MySQL or PostgreSQL handle most workloads? This talk compares distributed and non-distributed architectures, explains their practical limits, and gives developers a framework for deciding when distribution is essential—and when it is unnecessary.
Vector Search in Modern Databases
Session en Anglais - Intermédiaire
Vector search is moving from specialized systems into mainstream databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and Elasticsearch. This talk explains how embeddings are created, stored, and indexed; when to combine vector and traditional search; and how to measure speed and result quality. Attendees will gain practical guidance for choosing an architecture and building effective AI-powered search applications.
Sessions Montréal 2026
- 17 Things Developers Need to Know About Databases
- Simplifying Observability: Focus on What Truly Matters
