Zero Downtime Rolling Upgrades with TiDB
From Data in the Hallway by Brian Foster, Daniel van Eeden, and Ray Paik
January 14, 2026 · 24 min · Episode 59
About this episode
In this episode, Ben Sherrill discusses Zero-Downtime Upgrades in TiDB and shares tips for smooth upgrades.
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-3QPlaid's j...
People in this episode
Hosts: Brian Foster, Daniel van Eeden, Ray Paik
Guest: Ben Sherrill
Topics covered
- Zero-Downtime Upgrades
- TiDB
- Database Management
- Software Upgrades
- Technology
Keywords
- Zero-Downtime
- TiDB
- Upgrades
- Database
- Technology
- Ben Sherrill
- PingCAP
- Plaid
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: TiDB, PingCAP, Plaid
Books & works: Zero-Downtime Upgrades
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