Episodes

  • Observability Datastores

    Observability Datastores
    Mar 26 2026

    ————————— 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
  • Bling's Journey to TiDB

    Bling's Journey to TiDB
    Mar 12 2026

    In Episode 63, we sit down with Cassio Perin and Everton Silva from Bling to discuss their migration journey to TiDB and their contributions to the TiDB community.

    • Bling's migration journey blog post: https://www.pingcap.com/blog/mysql-to-tidb-migration-how-bling-scaled-25tb-database/
    • Bento Gonçalves wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bento_Gon%C3%A7alves,_Rio_Grande_do_Sul

    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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    34 mins
  • Using TiDB during an AI Hackathon in Malaysia

    Using TiDB during an AI Hackathon in Malaysia
    Feb 26 2026

    In this episode 62, we talk with three representatives of the "Best Use of TiDB" winning teams (Redzwan Latif, Yi Cheng, and Chun Rong Lim) from the Cursor x Anthropic Hackathon Malaysia. We discuss their projects, their impression of TiDB, and how they used TiDB.

    • Hackathon homepage: https://cursor-hack-my.devpost.com/
    • B40 Life Simulator project: https://devpost.com/software/b40-life-simulator
    • FinanceAssist project: https://devpost.com/software/finger
    • TradrFin: https://devpost.com/software/tradrfin
    • Broga, Malaysia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broga

    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
  • TiDB at CrowdSnapAI

    TiDB at CrowdSnapAI
    Feb 10 2026

    In Episode 61, we talk to Hasitha Ariyarantha (Founder at CrowdSnapAI ) and discuss his experience with TiDB and how his team is building a new analytics tool with features like TiDB Vector Search.

    • 2024 TiDB Hackathon project CrowdVibe: https://devpost.com/software/crowdvibe-xrbgvm
    • Lens by Crowdsnap: https://analyzer.crowdsnap.ai/

    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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    27 mins
  • Why is FOSDEM Different?

    Why is FOSDEM Different?
    Jan 27 2026

    In this episode, we talk to Charles Eckel (Principal Engineer at Cisco) and Ildiko Vancsa (Director of Community at OpenInfra Foundation) to discuss FOSDEM including tips for people attending the event for the first time and how everyone can contribute to the event.

    • Databases devroom at FOSDEM'26: https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/track/databases/
    • Wikipedia page for FOSDEM: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOSDEM
    • FOSDEM Fringe events in 2026: https://fosdem.org/2026/fringe/
    • Ildiko's My Open Source Experience Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@MyOpenSourceExperience

    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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    41 mins
  • Zero Downtime Rolling Upgrades with TiDB

    Zero Downtime Rolling Upgrades with TiDB
    Jan 14 2026

    In Episode 59, we sit down with Ben Sherrill and talk about Zero-Downtime Upgrades in TiDB. Ben discusses why Zero-Downtime Upgrades are possible in TiDB and shares some tips for users to ensure smooth upgrades.

    • Blog post on Zero-Downtime Upgrades: https://www.pingcap.com/blog/achieving-zero-downtime-upgrades-tidb/
    • Hands-on Lab for Zero-Downtime Upgrades: https://labs.tidb.io/labs/demo_005
    • Why Plaid migrated to TiDB: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6eetnpi-3Q
    • Plaid's journey to TiDB: https://plaid.com/blog/switching-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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    24 mins
  • Retro-computing: Lessons from Vintage Tech

    Retro-computing: Lessons from Vintage Tech
    Dec 19 2025

    In this episode, we talk to Mark Price (Co-founder of NetActuate) about restoring old hardware and what we lessons we can learn from working with old equipments.

    • Serial Port YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@theserialport
    • Kramden Institute: https://kramden.org/
    • Dorton Arena: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorton_Arena

    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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    28 mins
  • Computer Science in the Age of AI

    Computer Science in the Age of AI
    Dec 2 2025

    In this episode, we talk to Andy Pavlo from Carnegie Mellon University about his database classes and research. We then talk about how AI is impacting Computer Science education.

    • Andy Pavlo faculty page: https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~pavlo/
    • Database of databases: https://dbdb.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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    31 mins