[The training is] very good value. I like the background and real-world examples.
About MySQL & MariaDB
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Shown above is a picture of Monty, the original author of MySQL and co-founder of the company MySQL (which was acquired for $1bln by Sun Microsystems in 2008). Monty left Sun in 2009 to start Monty Program Ab and develop the MariaDB branch of MySQL, and has already hired a significant number of experienced MySQL core developers.
The text on Monty's shirt "my free software runs your company" is indicative of the Open Source landscape in many companies, although some are not yet aware of it...
And here is a picture of Monty together with Arjen, taken at OpenSQLCamp 2008 in Charlottesville, VA. Yes, they are wearing the same classic MySQL "What's Your Uptime?" t-shirt. Coincidence, really! Arjen says he was wearing his in reference to himself rather than MySQL that day, considering the long tiring journey from Brisbane to the conference.
