During the MySQL Belgian Days (formerly known as preFOSDEM MySQL Days) in Brussels on 1-2 February 2024, we, the MySQL community team, have for the second time awarded MySQL Rockstars to some members of the MySQL community. The MySQL Rockstars Award is given to those community members who have contributed their work, enthusiasm and energy to the promotion of MySQL over the past year.
With this edition, we also started rewarding some MySQL legends that are remarkable members of the MySQL community who have made a significant and positive impact on the adoption, development and evolution of MySQL.
Here are the 2023 winners:
Sveta Smirnova
Principal Support Engineerjing Coordinator at Percona.
A renowned MySQL expert with experience in:
– database development
– performance tuning
– troubleshooting
Co-author of MySQL Cookbook, 4th edition
Frequent speaker and trainer
MySQL Community Award Winner in 2018
Alkin Tezuysal
EVP – Global Services position at ChistaDATA Inc
Over 25 years of experience in database architecture, design, and Administration
A co-author of the book MySQL Cookbook, 4th Edition
A speaker who delivers engaging and informative presentations on MySQL topics at various events, such as Percona Live, HighLoad and FOSDEM
Vinicius Grippa
Lead Support Engineer at Percona
Over 10 years of experience in database administration, development, and consulting
A co-author of the book Learning MySQL, 2nd Edition
ORACLE ACE
Active in the OS community, speaking at meetups, and presenting conferences in Europe, Asia, and North and South America.
Daniël Van Eeden
Technical Support Engineer at PingCAP
A recognized expert in MySQL and TiDB
An active contributor to the open source community, like:
– MySQL (top contributor)
– WireShark
A passionate for learning new technologies and solving challenging problems
MySQL Community Award Winner in 2015
MySQL legends:
Giuseppe Maxia
Quality Assurance Architect at VMware
A veteran of the MySQL community, with decades of experience in database development and administration
The father of MySQL-sandbox & dbdeployer
A speaker, author, and blogger who shares his knowledge and passion for MySQL
A recipient of the MySQL Community Award in 2006 and 2011
It was our pleasure and honor to be able to present and sell this award on behalf of the MySQL Community team to various winners during MySQL Belgian Days held by Oracle in Brussels, Belgium, and we look forward to Rockstars 2024!