The author of the text attended a conference at Prisma, where they discussed the history of Vitess and its power in relation to MySQL, highlighting how these tools can be used to scale databases in a serverless environment. The discussion also touched on the benefits of using tools like PlanetScale and Prisma for building applications that require scalable database solutions. Furthermore, it was announced that there will be an integration between Prisma Data Platform and PlanetScale, which should provide users with more flexibility and capabilities when working with these tools.