SPEAKER 2026
Mayank Prasad
Senior Engineering Development Manager, Oracle India Pvt Ltd
About Talk
MySQL 9.7 LTS: Where Innovation Meets Stability
MySQL 9.7 LTS marks the next major long-term support milestone after MySQL 8.4 LTS, bringing together innovation delivered throughout the MySQL 9.x release series and expanding the capabilities available in MySQL Community Edition.
In this session, we’ll explore what’s new in MySQL 9.7 for developers, DBAs, and operators. We’ll look at the Hypergraph Optimizer, enhanced foreign-key processing, OpenTelemetry support, JSON Duality Views, the VECTOR data type, replication and high-availability observability improvements, and the new MySQL Workbench.
We’ll also discuss what it takes to upgrade to MySQL 9.7 and look at MySQL’s renewed focus on open source, community collaboration, and bringing more innovation to MySQL Community Edition.
Join us for a practical look at how MySQL 9.7 combines continued innovation with the stability and long-term support expected from an LTS release
TRACK: Data & Bases: Open Source Rocks!
8th Oct 2026 | Hall C | Time:12:45-01:15 PM
About Speaker
Mayank Prasad is a Senior Engineering Development Manager at Oracle India with over 19 years of experience in database internals and development, spanning IBM DB2 and MySQL InnoDB. His expertise includes C/C++, low-level and system programming, database storage engines, and software design. He is particularly interested in data structures, algorithms, and operating system internals.