Unlock seamless MySQL scalability for high-growth environments. Discover how Vitess solves critical MySQL pain points for enterprise-grade performance.
This session, recorded at the 2026 MySQL Belgium Days event, features industry experts covering the challenges of scaling MySQL—ranging from vertical to horizontal scaling, online DDL, disaster recovery, and high availability. Gain actionable insights as the speakers illustrate the limitations of traditional MySQL deployments, discuss real-world approaches to sharding, and explain how Vitess streamlines complex database operations with robust automation, query routing, and online schema changes. The session highlights best practices for splitting databases to maintain referential integrity and scaling reads with replicas, while offering guidance on rollback strategies during schema migrations. Hear from Matthias and Igor as they share hands-on learnings valuable to database administrators, developers, and architects aiming to future-proof their MySQL infrastructure and maximize ROI. This presentation is ideal for professionals seeking to increase clicks, impressions, and watch time by delivering business value through advanced database management with MySQL and Vitess.
