MySQL Performance: Tuning IO-Bound Workloads for High Efficiency

Boost database performance by mastering IO-bound workload tuning. Discover practical MySQL optimizations from the 2026 MySQL Belgium Days event. This session, led by Dimitri Kravtchuk, MySQL Performance Architect at Oracle, explores essential strategies for understanding and tuning IO-bound workloads in MySQL. Drawing from real-world cases and in-depth benchmarking, Dimitri addresses the evolving landscape of storage and data management, emphasizing how to achieve optimal throughput and resilience with contemporary infrastructure. Learn about effective buffer pool management, how to balance reads and writes for sustained efficiency, and why tuning storage parameters is more critical than ever for modern deployments. Attendees will also gain insights into leveraging partitions, change buffers, and storage syncing techniques to overcome common performance bottlenecks seen in high-load commercial environments. Look beyond theory—see how MySQL teams identify bottlenecks, recover from disasters, and use new features to handle terabyte-scale growth, ensuring reliable service for all users. Dimitri shares lessons from production environments and provides actionable advice for professionals aiming to maximize customer value with robust, responsive MySQL systems. This presentation was recorded at the 2026 MySQL Belgium Days event.