The document outlines a meetup for the London MySQL community featuring Alkin Tezuysal from Altinity, highlighting his achievements and the services offered by Altinity, including ClickHouse infrastructure and open-source analytics. It provides insights into MySQL features, community contributions, and introduces the MyVector plugin for efficient high-dimensional vector storage and similarity searches. Additionally, it includes sailing terminology as a themed trivia and encourages community connections and contributions.

1. London MySQL
Meetup, Dec ‘24
ALKIN TEZUYSAL
@Altinity 2024

2. Let’s get connected!
Alkin Tezuysal - Director of Services @AltinityDB
● Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/askdba/
Open Source Database Evangelist
● Previously ChistaDATA, PlanetScale, Percona and Pythian as Senior Technical Manager, SRE, DBA
● Previously Enterprise DBA , Informix, Oracle, DB2 , SQL Server
● Recognitions:
○ Most Influential in Database Community 2022 - The Redgate 100
○ MySQL Cookbook, 4th Edition 2022 - O'Reilly Media, Inc.
○ MySQL Rockstar 2023 - Oracle (MySQL Community)
○ Database Design and Modeling with PostgreSQL and MySQL 2024 - <Packt>
@ask_dba
@Altinity 2024
Born to Sail, Forced to Work!

3. About Altinity Inc.
Founded in 2017 by Alexander Zaitsev, Mindaugas Zukas, Peter Zaitsev, Robert Hodges, Vadim
Tkachenko
Focusing on ClickHouse infrastructure engineering and performance operations
What’s ClickHouse anyway?
Services and Products around dedicated Altinity.Cloud, Support and Training
The host of The Open Source Analytics Conference (OSA CON) is the go-to conference for all things
open-source analytics. https://osacon.io/
Part of CNCF (Cloud Native Computing Foundation)
www.altinity.com
@ask_dba
@Altinity 2024

4. Sailing the High Seas ⛵
What is the term Starboard
stands for?
Sailing Maritime Trivia
https://osacon.io/
@Altinity 2024

5. Sailing the High Seas ⛵
The term "starboard" comes
from the Old English
"steorbord," as the steering
oar was on the right side of
the ship.
Sailing Maritime Trivia
https://osacon.io/
@Altinity 2024

6. 01
02
03
04
Ship Terminology 101
The bow is the
front of the ship.
The stern is the
rear of the ship.
The left side of
the ship is
called the port
side.
The right side of
the ship is
called the
starboard side.
@Altinity 2024

7. MySQL Features and
Benefits
● Open-source relational database
management system.
● Uses Structured Query Language
(SQL) for data management.
● Cross-platform compatibility
(Windows, Linux, macOS).
● Client-server architecture for
efficient data access.
● Scalable to handle large datasets
and high traffic.
@Altinity 2024

8. Database Design &
Modeling
● Relational database design
basics
● Entity-Relationship Diagrams
(ERDs)
● Normalization for data integrity
● MySQL data types and
constraints
● Indexing for performance
optimization
@Altinity 2024

9. @ask_dba
@Altinity 2024

10. MySQL Community Contributions
● Global network of MySQL users.
● Forums, blogs, and conferences for
knowledge sharing.
● Contributes to MySQL's development and
testing.
● Provides support and resources for users.
● Fosters collaboration and innovation.
@Altinity 2024

11. Born to Sail, Forced to Work!
Catching winds
@svrubato
How to contribute
to open source
community?
@ask_dba
@Altinity 2024

12. MyVector Plugin
Vector Storage: Enables the storage of
high-dimensional vectors within MySQL tables,
facilitating efficient handling of complex data types.
Similarity Search: Supports approximate nearest
neighbor (ANN) searches, allowing for rapid retrieval of
vectors similar to a given query vector.
Seamless Integration: Operates within the MySQL
environment, eliminating the need for external vector
databases and simplifying system architecture.
Use Cases: Applicable in various domains such as
recommendation systems, natural language processing,
and image retrieval, where similarity search is essential.
@Altinity 2024

13. @ask_dba
@Altinity 2024

14. Thank You!
● Thank you for your time!
● Book Signing Raffle
● Don't forget to connect!
@Altinity 2024