common_schema: DBA's framework for MySQL

Tools
4 December 10:30 - 11:20 @ Sentosa 5-8

This session introduces the common_schema project: a self contained schema which includes a set of sophisticated views, routines and a specialized scripting language (QueryScript), simplifying MySQL server administration and analysis.

common_schema is aimed to be imported onto any MySQL server, on any platform. Along with INFORMATION_SCHEMA and PERFORMANCE_SCHEMA, common_schema becomes a valuable tool for one's server. In this session we will see how common_schema adds new capabilities to the MySQL server or otherwise makes complex tasks easy.

During this session, we will review:

* How to install (import) common_schema
* Schema analysis views
* Process & security views and routines
* Status monitoring and transaction analysis
* SQL generating views and eval()
* QueryScript: an SQL based scripting language

We will see how common_schema/QueryScript assist in common tasks such as alleviating load from heavyweight queries, killing queries/connections, analyzing deadlocks, managing tables on multiple databases, iterating, scripting and more.

"The common_schema is to MySQL as jQuery is to javaScript"

- High Performance MySQL, 3rd Edition, Baron Schwartz et al.

Speakers

Shlomi Noach
CTO, Makam
Speaker Biography: 
Shlomi is CTO and principal developer at Makam, a BI service provider. He is an active MySQL community member, and an experienced consultant and instructor. He authors the common_schema, openark-kit & mycheckpoint open source tools, and blogs at http://openark.org. Shlomi is an Oracle ACE, Oracle Technologist of the Year: 2011, and the 2009 MySQL Community Member of the Year.


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