Great Moments, Great Company in Brussels

Great moments, great company, and even greater conversations.

Brussels 2025 brought the ProxySQL team together around FOSDEM, one of the world’s largest gatherings of open source contributors and enthusiasts. Between sessions and talks, the real magic happened over dinner — connecting with brilliant minds, exchanging ideas, and building the relationships that make open source communities thrive.

This is what it’s all about: the people behind the projects. Whether you’re debugging a tricky connection pool edge case or sketching out the next big feature on a napkin, these in-person moments energize the work we do throughout the rest of the year.

The ProxySQL team gathered for dinner in Brussels, FOSDEM 2025

ProxySQL at preFOSDEM MySQL Belgian Days 2025

The week also brought René Cannaò to the stage at preFOSDEM MySQL Belgian Days 2025, where he presented ProxySQL: Supercharge Your MySQL Performance. René walked a packed room through how ProxySQL makes MySQL faster, smarter, and more efficient — from easy query handling and load balancing to caching that just works.

A full room at preFOSDEM MySQL Belgian Days 2025

René Cannaò presenting ProxySQL: Supercharge Your MySQL Performance at preFOSDEM MySQL Belgian Days 2025

Here’s to more inspiring gatherings ahead. If you were in Brussels and we crossed paths — it was great to see you. If we missed each other, there’s always next time.