I am the VP of MySQL and LAMP Practice and a founder of Blue Gecko which does remote administration and management of databases around the world including MySQL, Oracle, Oracle E-Business Suite, Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL.
My focus has been MySQL database administration since MySQL was in version 3.23.
I am additionally the Program Chair of OSCON (and the brand new OSCON Data) and the Chair of the IOUG's MySQL Council.
My technology writing and adventures can be found at http://bluegecko.net/community/blog/ and my more esoteric musings at http://sarahnovotny.com. For twittery things, check out http://twitter.com/sarahnovotny. To connect with me on linked in wander over to http://linkedin.com/in/sarahnovotny.
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Nominations open for the O'Reilly Open Source Awards 2012
May 31 2012
OSCON's annual Open Source Awards recognize individual contributors who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, creativity, and collaboration in the development of open source software. Nominations are open until July 1. read moreOpen minds and open source community
August 08 2011
The c-chair of OSCON reflects on the big ideas that I was hearing from the conference, as the open source community continues on its journey "from disruption to default". read moreJuly 25 2011
OSCON's chairs pass along late-breaking sessions and talk about Monday night's Ignite. read moreWhat's happening at OSCON Java ?
July 24 2011
OSCON's co-chairs preview sessions in the OSCON Java conference and they dig into the discussion generated by Edd Dumbill's "Seven reasons to use Java again" post. read moreJuly 13 2011
OSCON's co-chairs discuss sessions in the OSCON Data conference and the people who might be interested in the associated topics. read moreMake your nomination for the OSCON Data Innovation Award
July 12 2011
The OSCON Data Innovation Award will honor a person, project or company that's made a significant contribution to the data management field. Nominations are due by July 18. read moreWhy data and Java deserved OSCON sub-conferences
June 10 2011
In this inaugural OSCON 2011 sneak peek podcast, Edd Dumbill and I talk about the history and evolution of OSCON (now in it's 13th year) and our reasons for moving data and Java into their own sub-conferences. read moreNominations open for the O'Reilly Open Source Awards 2011
June 06 2011
The annual Open Source Awards recognize individual contributors who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, creativity, and collaboration in the development of open source software. read moreInviting participation in OSCON Data
March 02 2011
This year, data comes of age at OSCON. We're announcing a new conference on data tools and infrastructure, to be co-located with OSCON in July 2011. read moreRecent Posts | All O'Reilly Posts
Webcast: OSCON 2011: Take-aways, Trends, and Highlights
August 11, 2011
What do you do once you've changed the world? You do it again. That's what the world's open source innovators, builders, and pioneers did as they gathered again at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon, sharing their expertise and experience...
