--- title: London OpenStack & MySQL Meetups May 23rd description: 'If you are interested in either OpenStack or MySQL (or both) then you need to know about 2 meetups running the evening of May 23rd in London. The London OpenStack meetup. This is the 3rd meeting to take place and promises to be a good one with 3 talks planned so far: * Software defined […]' url: https://canonical.com/blog/london-openstack-mysql-meetups-may-23rd?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Mark Baker](https://canonical.com/blog/author/markbaker "More about Mark Baker") 13 May 2013 # London OpenStack & MySQL Meetups May 23rd [Community](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/community) [MySQL](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/mysql) [OpenStack](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/openstack) [RDBMS](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/rdbms) --- Share the article If you are interested in either OpenStack or MySQL (or both) then you need to know about 2 meetups running the evening of May 23rd in London. **The London OpenStack meetup.** This is the 3rd meeting to take place and promises to be a good one with 3 talks planned so far: \* Software defined networking and OpenStack – VMWare Nicera’s Andrew Kennedy \* OpenStack Summit Overview – Rackspace’s Kevin Jackson \* An introduction to the Heat API – Red Hat’s Steven Hardy For a 4th talk we are looking at a customer example – watch this space. To come along please register at: http://www.meetup.com/Openstack-London/ **The MySQL Meetup.** This group hasn’t met for quite some time but MySQL remains as popular as ever and new developments with MariaDB mean the group has plenty to catch up on. There 2 talks planned so far: \* HP’s database as a service – HP’s Andrew Hutching \* ‘Whatever he wants to talk about’ – MySQL and MariaDB founder Monty Widenius. With David Axmark also in attendance it could be one of the most significant MySQL meetings in London ever. Not one to miss if you are interested in MySQL, MariaDB or related technologies MySQL meetups are managed in Facebook – please register to attend here: Of course given the events are running in rooms next to each other you are welcome to register for both and switch between them based on the schedule. We hope to see you there! ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/dataprivacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### OpenStack cloud – happy 15th anniversary!](https://canonical.com/blog/openstack-cloud-happy-15th-anniversary) Happy birthday, OpenStack! It’s astonishing how fast time flies – fifteen years already. Yet, here we are: OpenStack cloud still stands as a de facto standard for open source... [Tytus Kurek](https://canonical.com/blog/author/tkurek) 7 October 2025 [### The Linux Foundation and OpenStack – a new chapter for cloud-native infrastructure](https://canonical.com/blog/linux-foundation-openstack) Effective July 23rd, 2025 the Open Infrastructure Foundation (OIF) has officially joined one of the world’s largest and most influential open source communities: the Linux... [Tytus Kurek](https://canonical.com/blog/author/tkurek) 24 July 2025 [### Canonical becomes Gold Sponsor of Trifecta Tech Foundation](https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-becomes-gold-sponsor-of-trifecta-tech-foundation) Canonical is pleased to announce it is now a Gold Sponsor of the Trifecta Tech Foundation, a non-profit that creates open source building blocks for critical infrastructure... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 30 June 2026 [### How to set up a micro lab: four principles for a reliable homelab](https://canonical.com/blog/how-to-set-up-a-reliable-homelab) After over a decade of running a homelab, I have learned a few difficult lessons. Although it begins as a “lab,” you inevitably end up with something you want to keep. If a... [Jake Nabasny](https://canonical.com/blog/author/slapcat) 17 March 2026