Session
Choosing Storage Systems for MySQL

January 11th, 2012 @ 10:55AM

Abstract

In this session you'll learn about the three primary storage technologies commonly used for MySQL: RAID arrays of conventional disks, solid-state (flash) drives, and enterprise SAN/NAS storage. You'll learn the distinctive strengths and weaknesses of each for particular access paths such as random and sequential I/O or writes versus reads, and what types of workloads in MySQL demand high performance for those operations. As a result you'll be able to choose the appropriate type of storage for your server's workload.

Tracks: DBA, Manager

Level: Intermediate

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Speaker

Peter Zaitsev

Founder and CEO, Percona

Peter managed the High Performance Group within MySQL until 2006, when he founded Percona. Peter has a Master's Degree in Computer Science and is an expert in database kernels, computer hardware, and application scaling.