MySQL Performance Tuning: The Video

Question: What is one of the largest bottlenecks of any given web application?
Answer: The database tier of course!

While the database tier is never the most exciting aspect of an application, it is by far one of the most important (and most often neglected) pieces in the overall web application stack. As such, we've come across a solid "crash course" via Google Tech Talks that will help give your MySQL performance understanding a kick-start in the right direction — provided you have about 45 minutes to spare.

Further Reading - Looking for further reading on MySQL? Looking to tune your MySQL database for maximum performance? Check out MySQL Database Design and Tuning (Developer's Library) for one of the best - and most professional - resources we've come across.

Posted by Stephan in Web Development