10. Operating Environment
RAM
CPU
I/O
Network
• Fast
• Up to 24 Cores
• Up to 100's of GB
• RAID + BBU
• Fast SAS Disks
• SSD / FusionIO
• XFS Filesystem
• Deadline Scheduler
• High Bandwidth
• Low Latency
25. MySQL 5.5 -vs- Percona Server
http://tinyurl.com/xtradb-mysql5-5-ap2010
High performance is no use without stability.
26. Other Technologies
• Cloud Computing
– 2 of the 4 critical resources are uncontrollable
• “NoSQL” Databases
– It's too soon to be sure
27. Summary
• The operating environment is important
• MySQL & InnoDB are getting much faster
• The cloud is not a performance solution
• You are the key to better performance
28. Where Do You Go Next?
• Become a performance practitioner
– Read High Performance MySQL 2nd
Edition
– Read Optimizing Oracle Performance
– Read The Art Of Capacity Planning
– Read http://www.percona.com/about-us/white-papers/
• Contribute!
– Sponsor features you need or want
– Help improve tools