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Data in the Hallway

Brian Foster, Daniel van Eeden, and Ray Paik

60 episodes

1 week ago

————————— 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....

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————————— 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....

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Episodes (20/60)

Data in the Hallway

Retro-computing: Lessons from Vintage Tech

————————— 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....

1 week ago

28 minutes

Data in the Hallway

Computer Science in the Age of AI

————————— 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....

1 month ago

30 minutes

Data in the Hallway

Choosing your (first) database

In this episode, we sit down with Arnaud Adant (Database Team Lead at Jump Trading Group) to discuss key factors to consider when people are selecting their database(s). Clickhouse sink connector repo: https://github.com/Altinity/clickhouse-sink-connector 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 w...

1 month ago

36 minutes

Data in the Hallway

Celebrating TiDB AgentX Hackathon Winners

In this espisode, we talk to two winners of the TiDB AgentX Hackathon Aishwarya Nathani & Nikhil Mankani. We discuss the inspiration for their PetFitAI project and how they built their application with TiDB's AI features. PetFitAI project page: https://tinyurl.com/8c3kjh6r TiDB AgentX Hackathon page: https://tidb-2025-hackathon.devpost.com/Hybrid search in TiDB: https://docs.pingcap.com/tidbcloud/vector-search-hybrid-search/#hybrid-search TiDB Chat2Query: https://docs.ping...

2 months ago

31 minutes

Data in the Hallway

Open Source in Climate & Environmental Movement

In this episode, we sit down with Shannon Dosemagen of the Open Environmental Data Project to discuss the importance of openness and transparency in her Climate & Environmental Movement work Shannon's keynote at the Open Source Summit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Fhgyeejtzs Open Environmental Data Project: https://www.openenvironmentaldata.org/ Gathering for Open Science Hardware (GOSH): https://openhardware.science/ Data Rescue Project: https://www.datarescueproject.o...

2 months ago

30 minutes

Data in the Hallway

Is TiDB always the right database for MySQL users?

In this episode, we sit down with Airton Lastori (Product Manager for TiDB ) to discuss how MySQL users can evaluate if TiDB is the right database for them and tools that are available to help with their migration. * MySQL BR Conf: https://mysqlbr.com.br/ * Migration tools forTiDB: https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb/stable/migration-tools/ * TiDB's MySQL compatibility: https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb/stable/mysql-compatibility/#mysql-compatibility * Migration from MySQL to TiDB: https:...

3 months ago

39 minutes

Data in the Hallway

Guide to Open Source Databases

In this episode, we talk to Matthew Penaroza (Principal Solutions Engineer for TiDB) about different databases, their use cases, and Open Source options. TiDB Documentation (incl. integrations with other databases and tools): https://docs.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 sc...

3 months ago

27 minutes

Data in the Hallway

DBeaver and TiDB

————————— 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....

4 months ago

27 minutes

Data in the Hallway

All about the TiDB AgentX Hackathon

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 Competi...

5 months ago

24 minutes

Data in the Hallway

The backbone of RAG is structured data

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 advance...

5 months ago

32 minutes

Data in the Hallway

Talking Hyper (Hybrid Physical Design Advisor)

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 indexesIf 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, #Ope...

6 months ago

21 minutes

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TiDB's success in India

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 ———...

6 months ago

25 minutes

Data in the Hallway

Celebrating Ten Years of TiDB with a Hackathon

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...

7 months ago

36 minutes

Data in the Hallway

How TiDB addresses today's challenges in FinTech

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 Pin...

7 months ago

25 minutes

Data in the Hallway

Optimizing Online DDL for TiDB

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/tid...

8 months ago

23 minutes

Data in the Hallway

Migrating 3 Billion rows to TiDB

————————— 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....

8 months ago

33 minutes

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Highlights of the TiDB 8.5 Release

In this episode, we talk to Ben Meadowcroft (Product Lead for TiDB Core) about the latest Long-term Support (LTS) release TiDB 8.5 and discussed highlights of the release. * TiDB 8.5 release notes: https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb/stable/release-8.5.0#tidb-850-release-notes * TiDB roadmap: https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb/dev/tidb-roadmap * List of expressions for Pushdown: https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb/stable/expressions-pushed-down * TiDB #vectorsearch: https://docs.pingcap.com...

9 months ago

35 minutes

Data in the Hallway

We don't need no (old school) education

————————— 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....

9 months ago

32 minutes

Data in the Hallway

TiDB Replication and Upgrades at Bolt

In this episode, we talk to Leandro Morgado (Sr. DBRE at Bolt) to discuss Bolt's journey to TiDB and their experience with data replication and #database upgrades. Leandro's presentation at FOSDEM (video + slides): https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-5452-i-like-to-move-it-move-it-replication-in-tidb-mysql/ TiDB toolkits: https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb/stable/download-ecosystem-tools Modernizing MySQL webinar with Leandro: https://www.pingcap.com/event/modernize-...

10 months ago

30 minutes

Data in the Hallway

A History of SQL

In this episode, we talk to Markus Winand (a SQL Renaissance Ambassador) about #sql, its evolution and some of the misconceptions that people have. Modern SQL: https://modern-sql.com/Markus Winand's home page: https://winand.at/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. Ti...

10 months ago

27 minutes