Oracle Keynote, MySQL Connect

Saturday September 21, 9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.

The State of The Dolphin

Join Edward Screven, Oracle’s Chief Corporate Architect, and Tomas Ulin, vice president of MySQL engineering, for the State of the Dolphin keynote address. Learn about Oracle’s MySQL strategy as well as the latest innovations and plans for MySQL.

Edward Screven, Chief Corporate Architect, Oracle Read Full Bio

Edward Screven is Chief Corporate Architect at Oracle. Reporting to CEO Larry Ellison, he drives technology and architecture decisions across all Oracle products to ensure that product directions are consistent with Oracle's overall strategy. At Oracle since 1986, Screven is responsible for Oracle's open source businesses including Linux, virtualization, and MySQL. Screven also leads company-wide strategic initiatives including industry standards and security.

Tomas Ulin, Vice President, MySQL Engineering Read Full Bio

Tomas Ulin has been working with the MySQL database team since 2003, and is vice president of the MySQL engineering team at Oracle. He is responsible for the development and maintenance of MySQL- related software products such as MySQL Server, MySQL Cluster, MySQL Connectors, MySQL Workbench, MySQL Enterprise Backup, and MySQL Enterprise Monitor. Prior to working with MySQL, Ulin worked in the telecom industry for the Swedish telecom operator Telia and telecom vendor Ericsson. He has an MS degree in computer science and applied physics from Case Western Reserve University and a PhD in computer science from the Royal Institute of Technology.

Saturday September 21, 10:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m.

Current MySQL Usage Models and Future Developments

MySQL 5.6 and MySQL Cluster 7.3 delivered numerous highly anticipated features, strengthening MySQL’s position as the leading web and cloud database. How and why are the foremost social networking companies and e-commerce businesses successful with MySQL today, and what future developments should be considered to ensure that MySQL will meet their requirements moving forward? Join panelists from Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and PayPal as they share their perspectives and insights.