2026 Events
🔜 All Things Open 2026 — Raleigh, NC, USA
Date: October 19–20, 2026 · Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, North Carolina
Talk: From Source Code to Source of Truth: 30 Years of Open Source Database Evolution
All Things Open is one of the largest open source and open tech conferences in the US, bringing together thousands of developers, technologists and open source advocates. Alkin’s session traces 30 years of open source database history — from MySQL and PostgreSQL’s rise, through the NoSQL wave, to ClickHouse as a columnar engine and AI-driven architectures.
MySQL BR Conf 2026 — São Paulo, Brazil
Date: September 26, 2026 · Universidade Anhembi Morumbi Mooca, São Paulo
The MySQL Brazil Conference is the premier MySQL community event in Latin America. Alkin was among the featured speakers alongside Mario Barduchi and Roberto De Bem.
Percona Live 2026 Amsterdam
Date: September 10, 2026 · Amsterdam, Netherlands
Talk: Beyond the Proxy: The Expanding ProxySQL Ecosystem — 12:05–12:35 pm, Matterhorn 1
FOSSASIA Summit 2026 — Bangkok, Thailand
Date: March 9–10, 2026 · True Digital Park West, Bangkok
Talk: Scaling Real-Time Analytics on Iceberg: Introducing Project Antalya
preFOSDEM MySQL Belgian Days 2026 — Brussels, Belgium
Date: January 29, 2026 · Brussels
Talk: Powering AI-Ready MySQL: When MyVector Meets ProxySQL
The annual MySQL community gathering in Brussels held the day before FOSDEM. This session paired MyVector, the native vector search plugin for MySQL, with ProxySQL as an orchestration layer to support vector-based retrieval and AI-ready query routing.
All Things Open 2026 — Raleigh, NC, USA
Date: October 19-20, 2026 · Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, North Carolina
Talk: From Source Code to Source of Truth: 30 Years of Open Source Database Evolution
Tracing three decades of open source database history — from early MySQL and PostgreSQL through NoSQL, cloud-native, and AI-augmented stacks — drawing on experience across Percona, PlanetScale, Altinity, and ProxySQL.
Previous Events
FOSDEM 2025 — Brussels, Belgium
Date: February 2, 2025 · ULB Solbosch Campus, Brussels
Talk: Boosting MySQL with Vector Search: Introducing the MyVector Plugin
Co-presented with Shankar Iyer in the MySQL Developer Room (H.1301 Cornil). The talk introduced MyVector and demonstrated native vector search inside MySQL without an external vector database.
SCaLE 22x — Pasadena, CA, USA
Date: March 7, 2025 · Pasadena Convention Center, Pasadena, California
Talk: Boosting MySQL with Vector Search: Introducing the MyVector Plugin
The Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE) is the largest community-run open-source conference in North America. This session brought MyVector to the SCALE audience, covering native vector storage and semantic search inside MySQL.
Running Non-Cloud-Native Databases in Cloud-Native Environments: Challenges and Solutions
Adapting non-cloud-native databases like MySQL and PostgreSQL for cloud-native environments presents unique challenges. From scalability and elasticity to integration with orchestration tools like Kubernetes, these databases often require careful tuning and creative solutions to meet modern demands. This session will explore strategies to bridge the gap, including containerization, replication, and backup solutions tailored for cloud-native systems. Real-world examples will highlight both successes and lessons learned, providing attendees with a practical guide to running traditional databases effectively in modern, distributed environments. Whether you’re planning a migration or optimizing an existing setup, this talk offers actionable insights to ensure reliable and efficient database operations.
Unified Observability: Leveraging ClickHouse as a Comprehensive Telemetry Database
The final talk of the #OpenTechDay: Alkin Tezuysal is revealing how ClickHouse can unify #observability, consolidating metrics, logs, traces & eBPF data into a scalable platform. Real-time insights made simple for large-scale telemetry!
Boosting MySQL with Vector Search: Introducing the MyVector Plugin
The Vector Search Conference 2025 is a premier event dedicated to the latest innovations and trends in vector search technology.
As the first conference for the global vector search community, it brings together researchers, engineers, and industry leaders to discuss new advancements, best practices, and practical uses in similarity search. The event also includes topics on retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and AI search solutions.