Observability Datastores

About this episode

This episode discusses observability datastores and features TiDB, a distributed SQL database.

————————— 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://d...

People in this episode

Hosts: Brian Foster, Daniel van Eeden, Ray Paik

Topics covered

• observability
• datastores
• distributed databases
• real-time analytics
• MySQL compatibility

Keywords

• observability
• datastores
• TiDB
• PingCAP
• distributed SQL

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PingCAP, TiDB_Developer

Products: TiDB

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