The document describes the MySQL SYS schema, which provides views, procedures, and functions to help database administrators, developers, and operations teams perform common debugging and tuning tasks. It includes summary views that breakdown user activity by I/O usage, stages, and statement details. The SYS schema also includes views and functions for analyzing I/O performance and retrieving the latest file I/O events. It can be installed on MySQL servers to provide a standardized way of accessing performance data.