Bio
Dave Stokes is a Technology Evangelist for Percona and the author of MySQL & JSON - A Practical Programming Guide. He resides in Texas with the required hound dogs, pickup truck, and guitars.
My Talks
MySQL 8
MySQL 5.7 has been the best received version of the popular database ever but there were some hold over problems that needed to be addressed. So now there is a data dictionary, invisible indexes, r...
MySQL and JSON
Need to store a JSON document in a database and be able to search through that document quickly? Or do you need to store data but lack any Structured Query Language skills? MySQL now has a JSON dat...
MySQL Without the SQL For Python Developers
MySQL's Document Store lets you use MySQL as a schema-less, NoSQL document database via the new MySQL protocol and XDevAPI; This means you can use MySQL without writing structured query language (S...
MySQL Workbench - A Swiss Army Knife DBA Tool for non-DBAs
Are you in charge of a MySQL database but not a database administrator? Then you need a copy of MySQL Workbench (free). Workbench is designed to take away the drudgery of CLI admin work, shows you...
The Proper Care and Feeding of MySQL Databases for Busy Linux Admins
Are you in charge of MySQL databases but have no DBA training? This sessions is for you! Learn what you really need to know to keep your MySQL servers happy, running quickly, and make sure your d...