How Twintag federates TiDB with Apache DataFusion
From Data in the Hallway by Brian Foster, Daniel van Eeden, and Ray Paik
April 10, 2026 · 22 min · Episode 65
About this episode
Michiel De Backker discusses how Twintag uses Apache DataFusion to federate databases for digital product passports.
In Episode 65, Michiel De Backker (CTO of Twintag ) explains how his company uses Apache DataFusion to federate multiple databases including TiDB to support digital product passports. Michiel's presentation at FOSDEM: https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/TWVSNU-datafusion-federation/ TiDB PR for Apache Arrow Flight Support: https://github.com/pingcap/tidb/pull/65422 If you have any feedback or suggestions for episodes, you can email us at podcast@pingcap.com. ——...
People in this episode
Hosts: Brian Foster, Daniel van Eeden, Ray Paik
Guest: Michiel De Backker
Topics covered
- database federation
- digital product passports
- Apache DataFusion
- TiDB
- FOSDEM
- data management
Keywords
- Twintag
- TiDB
- Apache DataFusion
- federation
- digital product passports
- FOSDEM
- data management
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Twintag, Apache DataFusion, TiDB, Apache Arrow, pingcap
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