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Percona University Bangkok, Thailand

March 11 @ 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Built for the Curious. Powered by Open Source. Focused on Databases.

Percona University is coming to Bangkok, Thailand!
Join a vibrant one-day gathering of international speakers, database experts, and open source enthusiasts. Expect a day filled with inspiring talks, hands-on insights, and great conversations. Whoever you are, this is your space to connect, learn, and celebrate the power of open source together.

What to Expect

Expert Technical Talks
Learn directly from international database professionals on topics including PostgreSQL, MySQL, performance optimization, and open source architecture.

Real-World Case Studies
Explore practical use cases, technical challenges, and how organizations are solving them with open source tools and database technologies.

Community Networking
Meet PostgreSQL and MySQL professionals, DevOps engineers, students, and advocates in an open, friendly environment.

Free and Open Access
No cost to attend, just register and show up. This event is designed to empower professionals and students alike, no matter your background.

Featured Speakers & Talks

Peter Zaitsev
Founder at Percona, Coroot
State of Open Source Databases
What Developers should know about Observability (Coroot)

Peter Farkas
CEO at Percona
Enterprises are playing dirty

Sergey Pronin
CEO at Solanica
The Death of the Third Pedal: Why Your Database Platform Should Drive Itself

Alkin Tezuysal
Director of Services at Altinity
Powering AI-Ready MySQL: When MyVector Meets ProxySQL

Bhargav Kamineni
PostgreSQL DBA at Percona
PostgreSQL Major Version Upgrades: Choosing the Right Path for Production

Jericho Rivera
DBA at Percona
DBA Roles in the Age of DBaaS: Evolution, Not Extinction

Arunjith Aravindan
Senior MySQL DBA at Percona
MySQL in 2026: Lifecycle Realities, Upgrade Myths, and the Road to 9.7 LTS

Bhuvanes Waran
MySQL DBA in Managed Services at Percona
Percona Monitoring and Management (PMM)

Jaime Sicam
Senior Database Performance Engineer at Percona
Single Sign On for MySQL, PostgreSQL and MongoDB with Kerberos

Charly Batissta
President of the Brazilian PostgreSQL Association
The High Cost of Persistence: Scaling Database Performance by Decoupling Connections

Event Agenda

8:30 – 9:00 AM

Registration & Check-in

9:00 – 10:00 AM

State of Open Source Databases
Peter Zaitsev

10:00 – 10:10 AM

Short Break

10:10 – 10:35 AM

PostgreSQL Major Version Upgrades: Choosing the Right Path for Production
Bhargav Kamineni

10:35 – 10:45 AM

Short Break

10:45 – 11:10 AM

DBA Roles in the Age of DBaaS: Evolution, Not Extinction
Jericho Rivera

11:10 – 11:20 AM

Short Break

11:20 – 11:45 AM

What Developers should know about Observability (Coroot)
Peter Zaitsev

11:45 – 12:45 PM

Lunch – All Inclusive/Served at Location

12:45 – 1:10 PM

MySQL in 2026: Lifecycle Realities, Upgrade Myths, and the Road to 9.7 LTS
Arunjith Aravindan

1:10 – 1:20 PM

Short Break

1:20 – 1:50 PM

Powering AI-Ready MySQL: When MyVector Meets ProxySQL
Alkin Tezuysal

1:50 – 2:00 PM

Short Break

2:00 – 2:30 PM

The Death of the Third Pedal: Why Your Database Platform Should Drive Itself
Sergey Pronin

2:30 – 2:40 PM

Short Break

2:40 – 3:05 PM

Percona Monitoring and Management (PMM)
Bhuvanes Waran

3:05 – 3:15 PM

Short Break

3:15 – 3:40 PM

Single Sign On for MySQL, PostgreSQL and MongoDB with Kerberos
Jaime Sicam

3:40 – 3:50 PM

Short Break

3:50 – 4:15 PM

Enterprises are playing dirty
Peter Farkas

4:15 – 4:25 PM

Short Break

4:25 – 4:55 PM

The High Cost of Persistence: Scaling Database Performance by Decoupling Connections
Charly Batissta

4:55 – 5:00 PM

Closing Remarks & Networking

Stay in the Loop 📧

Details

Date:: March 11
Time:: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Venue

: Glowfish
: 92/4, Floor 2, Sathorn Thani 2 Building, North Sathorn Road, Si Lom, Bang Rak,
Bangkok, 10500 Thailand + Google Map
Phone: +66 2 109 9600
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