Author Archives: Anna Widenius
eBPF on Linux 4.9+ is probably the best way to study performance problems. Basic usage of ftrace interface, bcc tools and bpftrace, as well as main bpftrace features and commands are presented. Several typical use cases (including adding dynamic probes to MariaDB servers, working with stack traces and creating Flame Graphs) are discussed.
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As the first MariaDB Day is approaching we begin introducing our speakers. Dmitry Dain will talk about Enabling post-compromise protection for stored data with Virgil PureKit security framework and MariaDB database.
If you’re collecting personal data, you’re responsible for protecting it. And in this day and age, the question of when a database will be compromised is not a matter of “if” but “when.” So how can developers protect data within their systems without hiring expensive consultants or outsourced firms?
In this session, Dmitry Dain presents the Virgil PureKit security toolkit which protects passwords and data from being decrypted even if the database itself is compromised.
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Security is one of the hottest topics in Computer Software today, everybody handles highly valuable data. From private personal data, medical records for clinics to customers credit card information for online bussinesses, malicious data breaches are always part of the worst case scenario.
Robert Bindar (robert@mariadb.org) is going to present a session at the 2019 MariaDB Unconference, New York about two new security features in the MariaDB Server: User Account Locking and Password Expiration.
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Have you ever wondered how to get started with contributions to the world’s most popular open source database? Did you have a problems with building and configuring from source code, writing the contribution patch and testing the server with use of mysql-test-run (mtr) framework afterwards?
How to make your patch visible to other developers?
In this section we will go through each step in this process from getting the latest source code, testing the server and writing your first contribution with the live demo!
Let’s get started! Anel Husakovic (https://mariadb.org/about/staff/anel-husakovic/) – is going to talk about it all at our New York Unconference 23d-24th of February …
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