MySQL replication is the foundation for both scalability and high availability for many of the world’s busiest services, in particular, those that operate at scale on the Web. In fact, some of the largest and highest profile online applications trust their data to MySQL and regard MySQL Replication as the key technology to ensure that data is always available, even in the event of catastrophic disasters.

MySQL Replication strives to keep on meeting the ever tougher requirements of online services so that it can be deployed together with them in symbiotic harmony. In fact, in recent years we have seen an exponential development in MySQL, in particular in replication.

MySQL 5.6 was a major step forward, with fabulous replication features, but the work continues and MySQL 5.7 is set to be another ground breaking release. The next generation of replication features are scattered over several technical areas, including: better semi-synchronous replication; enhanced multi-threaded slave performance; improved monitoring; online configuration changes; options for fine tuning the replication stream performance; support for more advanced topologies; developer friendly frameworks and much more. This is just the tip of the iceberg. In fact, in the lab we have more exciting news such as the MySQL Group Replication plugin, a plugin that brings group communication techniques and database replication together.

Seize the opportunity to learn about the new MySQL Replication features' internals, the technical details and the roadmap. Come and learn what is already there in MySQL 5.7 and what's still in the making.