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Using Open Source Software to Optimize and Troubleshoot Your MySQL Environment

Using Open Source Software to Optimize and Troubleshoot Your MySQL Environment

About the Author

Peter Zaitsev

Peter Zaitsev is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Percona. As one of the foremost experts on open source strategy and databases optimization, Peter leveraged both his technical vision and entrepreneurial skills to grow Percona from a two-person shop to one of the most respected open source companies in the business. Now Peter continues as a Board Member & Advisor in a range of open source startups. Peter is a co-author of High Performance MySQL: Optimization, Backups, and Replication, one of the most popular books on MySQL performance.

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