Episodes

  • DBeaver and TiDB
    Aug 13 2025

    ————————— About PingCAP and TiDB —————————

    PingCAP is the creator of #TiDB, an advanced, #OpenSource, #DistributedSQL database with #MySQL compatibility. TiDB powers modern applications with a streamlined tech stack, elastic scaling, real-time analytics, and continuous access to data—all in a single database.

    ————————— Developer resources —————————

    💫TiDB Twitter: https://twitter.com/TiDB_Developer
    💫Introducing TiDB: https://youtu.be/_QBrPBwFoWM
    💫Quick start with TiDB: https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb/stable/quick-start-with-tidb
    💫TiDB in #Kubernetes: https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb-in-kubernetes/stable

    ————————— Connect with PingCAP —————————

    🔹Twitter: https://twitter.com/PingCAP
    🔹LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/pingcap
    🔹Facebook: https://facebook.com/pingcap2015
    🔹Slack: https://slack.tidb.io/invite?team=tidb-community&channel=everyone&ref=pingcap
    🔹GitHub: https://github.com/pingcap

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    27 mins
  • All about the TiDB AgentX Hackathon
    Jul 23 2025

    We welcomeChris Dabatos (DevRel Manager for TiDB) to this episode to discuss this year's Hackathon called the TiDB AgentX Hackathon with more than $US 30,000 in prizes.

    • Hackathon event page: https://tidb-2025-hackathon.devpost.com/
    • Building a Semantic Q&A App in minutes: https://youtu.be/LT-BtP84mdQ
    • The Modern, Unified GenAI Data Stack: https://www.pingcap.com/ebook-whitepaper/modern-unified-genai-data-stack/
    • Why Fresh Data, SQL, and Unified Platforms Are Your Competitive Edge for AI Applications: https://www.pingcap.com/blog/why-fresh-data-sql-and-unified-platforms-are-your-competitive-edge-for-ai-applications/

    ————————— About PingCAP and TiDB —————————

    PingCAP is the creator of #TiDB, an advanced, #OpenSource, #DistributedSQL database with #MySQL compatibility. TiDB powers modern applications with a streamlined tech stack, elastic scaling, real-time analytics, and continuous access to data—all in a single database.

    ————————— Developer resources —————————

    💫TiDB Twitter: https://twitter.com/TiDB_Developer
    💫Introducing TiDB: https://youtu.be/_QBrPBwFoWM
    💫Quick start with TiDB: https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb/stable/quick-start-with-tidb
    💫TiDB in #Kubernetes: https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb-in-kubernetes/stable

    ————————— Connect with PingCAP —————————

    🔹Twitter: https://twitter.com/PingCAP
    🔹LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/pingcap
    🔹Facebook: https://facebook.com/pingcap2015
    🔹Slack: https://slack.tidb.io/invite?team=tidb-community&channel=everyone&ref=pingcap
    🔹GitHub: https://github.com/pingcap

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    24 mins
  • The backbone of RAG is structured data
    Jul 9 2025

    We welcome back Sam Dillard to this episode and discuss RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) and how TiDB can support developers working on RAG-based applications.

    • Ask anything about #tidb at https://tidb.ai/
    • TiDB Chat2Query: https://docs.pingcap.com/tidbcloud/tidb-cloud-glossary/#chat2query

    If you have any feedback or suggestions for episodes, you can email us at podcast@pingcap.com.

    ————————— About PingCAP and TiDB —————————

    PingCAP is the creator of #TiDB, an advanced, #OpenSource, #DistributedSQL database with #MySQL compatibility. TiDB powers modern applications with a streamlined tech stack, elastic scaling, real-time analytics, and continuous access to data—all in a single database.

    ————————— Developer resources —————————

    💫TiDB Twitter: https://twitter.com/TiDB_Developer
    💫Introducing TiDB: https://youtu.be/_QBrPBwFoWM
    💫Quick start with TiDB: https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb/stable/quick-start-with-tidb
    💫TiDB in #Kubernetes: https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb-in-kubernetes/stable

    ————————— Connect with PingCAP —————————

    🔹Twitter: https://twitter.com/PingCAP
    🔹LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/pingcap
    🔹Facebook: https://facebook.com/pingcap2015
    🔹Slack: https://slack.tidb.io/invite?team=tidb-community&channel=everyone&ref=pingcap
    🔹GitHub: https://github.com/pingcap

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    33 mins
  • Talking Hyper (Hybrid Physical Design Advisor)
    Jun 25 2025

    In this episode, we welcome back Ahmad Ghazal (Distinguished Engineer at PingCAP) to discuss recently published IEEE paper on Hyper (Hybrid Physical Design Advisor).

    • Link to the paper from the 2025 IEEE 41st International Conference on Data Engineering (ICDE)
    • Let your database recommend indexes

    If you have any feedback or suggestions for episodes, you can email us at podcast@pingcap.com.

    ————————— About PingCAP and TiDB —————————

    PingCAP is the creator of #TiDB, an advanced, #OpenSource, #DistributedSQL database with #MySQL compatibility. TiDB powers modern applications with a streamlined tech stack, elastic scaling, real-time analytics, and continuous access to data—all in a single database.

    ————————— Developer resources —————————

    💫TiDB Twitter: https://twitter.com/TiDB_Developer
    💫Introducing TiDB: https://youtu.be/_QBrPBwFoWM
    💫Quick start with TiDB: https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb/stable/quick-start-with-tidb
    💫TiDB in #Kubernetes: https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb-in-kubernetes/stable

    ————————— Connect with PingCAP —————————

    🔹Twitter: https://twitter.com/PingCAP
    🔹LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/pingcap
    🔹Facebook: https://facebook.com/pingcap2015
    🔹Slack: https://slack.tidb.io/invite?team=tidb-community&channel=everyone&ref=pingcap
    🔹GitHub: https://github.com/pingcap

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    22 mins
  • TiDB's success in India
    Jun 10 2025

    In this episode, we sit down with Kabilesh P.R. (Founding Partner at Mydbops) to discuss what's driving the rapid growth of TiDB in India today. Kabilesh also shares examples of TiDB users in the country.

    • Why Flipkart chose TiDB: https://www.pingcap.com/blog/why-flipkart-chose-tidb-to-replace-its-large-mysql-fleet/
    • TiDB Labs: https://labs.tidb.io/

    If you have any feedback or suggestions for episodes, you can email us at podcast@pingcap.com.

    ————————— About PingCAP and TiDB —————————

    PingCAP is the creator of #TiDB, an advanced, #OpenSource, #DistributedSQL database with #MySQL compatibility. TiDB powers modern applications with a streamlined tech stack, elastic scaling, real-time analytics, and continuous access to data—all in a single database.

    ————————— Developer resources —————————

    💫TiDB Twitter: https://twitter.com/TiDB_Developer
    💫Introducing TiDB: https://youtu.be/_QBrPBwFoWM
    💫Quick start with TiDB: https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb/stable/quick-start-with-tidb
    💫TiDB in #Kubernetes: https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb-in-kubernetes/stable

    ————————— Connect with PingCAP —————————

    🔹Twitter: https://twitter.com/PingCAP
    🔹LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/pingcap
    🔹Facebook: https://facebook.com/pingcap2015
    🔹Slack: https://slack.tidb.io/invite?team=tidb-community&channel=everyone&ref=pingcap
    🔹GitHub: https://github.com/pingcap

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    26 mins
  • Celebrating Ten Years of TiDB with a Hackathon
    May 27 2025

    In this episode, we talk to two of the winners of the internal hackathon to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of TiDB. Terry Purcell (Chief Optimizer Architect) tells us about his team's project improve the Query Optimizer Cost Model in TiDB, and Kyle Biniasz (Head of Demand Gen at PingCAP) discusses his team's SDR Automation Platform.

    If you have any feedback or suggestions for episodes, you can email us at podcast@pingcap.com.

    ————————— About PingCAP and TiDB —————————

    PingCAP is the creator of #TiDB, an advanced, #OpenSource, #DistributedSQL database with #MySQL compatibility. TiDB powers modern applications with a streamlined tech stack, elastic scaling, real-time analytics, and continuous access to data—all in a single database.

    ————————— Developer resources —————————

    💫TiDB Twitter: https://twitter.com/TiDB_Developer
    💫Introducing TiDB: https://youtu.be/_QBrPBwFoWM
    💫Quick start with TiDB: https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb/stable/quick-start-with-tidb
    💫TiDB in #Kubernetes: https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb-in-kubernetes/stable

    ————————— Connect with PingCAP —————————

    🔹Twitter: https://twitter.com/PingCAP
    🔹LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/pingcap
    🔹Facebook: https://facebook.com/pingcap2015
    🔹Slack: https://slack.tidb.io/invite?team=tidb-community&channel=everyone&ref=pingcap
    🔹GitHub: https://github.com/pingcap

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    37 mins
  • How TiDB addresses today's challenges in FinTech
    May 13 2025

    In this episode, Loc Trinh (Head of Solutions Architecture at @PingCAP ) talks about where the #fintech industry is today and how #tidb is helping address these challenges for FinTech customers.

    • TiDB for FinTech: https://www.pingcap.com/solutions/fintech/
    • Why Plaid migrated to TiDB: https://www.pingcap.com/video/why-plaid-migrated-from-managed-mysql-to-tidb/

    If you have any feedback or suggestions for episodes, you can email us at podcast@pingcap.com.

    ————————— About PingCAP and TiDB —————————

    PingCAP is the creator of #TiDB, an advanced, #OpenSource, #DistributedSQL database with #MySQL compatibility. TiDB powers modern applications with a streamlined tech stack, elastic scaling, real-time analytics, and continuous access to data—all in a single database.

    ————————— Developer resources —————————

    💫TiDB Twitter: https://twitter.com/TiDB_Developer
    💫Introducing TiDB: https://youtu.be/_QBrPBwFoWM
    💫Quick start with TiDB: https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb/stable/quick-start-with-tidb
    💫TiDB in #Kubernetes: https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb-in-kubernetes/stable

    ————————— Connect with PingCAP —————————

    🔹Twitter: https://twitter.com/PingCAP
    🔹LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/pingcap
    🔹Facebook: https://facebook.com/pingcap2015
    🔹Slack: https://slack.tidb.io/invite?team=tidb-community&channel=everyone&ref=pingcap
    🔹GitHub: https://github.com/pingcap

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    26 mins
  • Optimizing Online DDL for TiDB
    Apr 22 2025

    Mattias Jonsson (Sr. Database Engineer at PingCAP ) joins us in this episode to talk about how the TiDB team worked to optimize Online DDL and what types of results we're seeing.

    • TiDB DDL optimizations blog post: https://www.pingcap.com/blog/tidb-ddl-optimizations-unleashing-50x-performance-increases/
    • DDL documentation: https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb/stable/ddl-introduction/#how-the-online-ddl-asynchronous-change-works-in-tidb
    • TiDB Roadmap: https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb/dev/tidb-roadmap/
    • TiDB Distributed eXecution Framework (DXF) podcast: https://youtu.be/orrnOcsooeY

    If you have any feedback or suggestions for episodes, you can email us at podcast@pingcap.com.

    ————————— About PingCAP and TiDB —————————

    PingCAP is the creator of #TiDB, an advanced, #OpenSource, #DistributedSQL database with #MySQL compatibility. TiDB powers modern applications with a streamlined tech stack, elastic scaling, real-time analytics, and continuous access to data—all in a single database.

    ————————— Developer resources —————————

    💫TiDB Twitter: https://twitter.com/TiDB_Developer
    💫Introducing TiDB: https://youtu.be/_QBrPBwFoWM
    💫Quick start with TiDB: https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb/stable/quick-start-with-tidb
    💫TiDB in #Kubernetes: https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb-in-kubernetes/stable

    ————————— Connect with PingCAP —————————

    🔹Twitter: https://twitter.com/PingCAP
    🔹LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/pingcap
    🔹Facebook: https://facebook.com/pingcap2015
    🔹Slack: https://slack.tidb.io/invite?team=tidb-community&channel=everyone&ref=pingcap
    🔹GitHub: https://github.com/pingcap

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    24 mins