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Cloud & Open Source: Better Together

Open source and cloud computing – two technologies that have revolutionized the way companies work. But the relationship between them has not always been amicable.

In this talk, we will look at the intricate relationship between the two and how cloud computing has impacted and changed the open source world. Fundamentally, to uphold the values of open source, the cloud should be used as a commodity infrastructure provider with open source software running on top of it.

Join Percona CEO and Co-Founder, Peter Zaitsev as he discusses:

  • The current state of cloud computing and open source software
  • How open source should be at the foundation of building out cloud technologies
  • Why Kubernetes should be considered as an API of choice

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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