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

————————— 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

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/tidb/stable/vector-search-overview#vector-search-overview
* Contributor blog post: https://medium.com/@ray.paik/tidb-8-5-is-here-b2ca09e972d5

————————— 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

————————— 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

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-mysql-with-bolt/
• The Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte (near Braga): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctuary_of_Bom_Jesus_do_Monte

————————— 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

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. 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

In this episode, we talk to Mark Donsky (Product Lead at PingCAP) to discuss some of the telltale signs that you maybe outgrowing your database and how TiDB can address your challenges as your business scales.

• TiDB Whitepapers: https://www.pingcap.com/ebook-whitepaper/
• Building for Scale (blog post): https://www.pingcap.com/blog/distributed-sql-blueprint-what-it-takes-to-scale-modern-apps/
• MySQL compatibility: https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb/stable/mysql-compatibility

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

In this episode, we sat down with Stefano Maffulli (Executive Director of Open Source Initiative) to discuss why we need a separate definition of Open Source for AI. We also discussed some of the challenges that the Open Source Initiative faced in their effort to define Open Source AI.

• Open Source AI Definition: https://opensource.org/ai
• Explaining the concept of Data information(blog): https://opensource.org/blog/explaining-the-concept-of-data-information
• How we passed the AI conundrums (blog): https://opensource.org/blog/how-we-passed-the-ai-conundrums
• How you can join OSI: https://members.opensource.org/donate/

————————— 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