February 24-26, 2027
Montreal, Canada
Distributed Databases: Essential or Optional?
Distributed databases promise horizontal scale, but they also introduce operational complexity, consistency trade-offs, and cost. Can replicated single-node systems such as MySQL or PostgreSQL handle most workloads? This talk compares distributed and non-distributed architectures, explains their practical limits, and gives developers a framework for deciding when distribution is essential—and when it is unnecessary.
Peter Zaitsev
Percona
Peter Zaitsev is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Percona, Coroot and other tech companies. As one of the leading experts in Open Source strategy and database optimization, Peter has applied his technical knowledge and entrepreneurial drive to contribute as a board member and advisor to several open source startups. Additionally, Peter is the co-author of the book "High Performance MySQL: Optimization, Backup and Replication," one of the most popular books on MySQL performance.
