Overview
TiDB is a cloud-native distributed SQL database designed for elastic scaling, high availability, and MySQL compatibility. Built on the TiDB X architecture, it decouples compute and storage, leveraging cloud-native object storage for durability and independent compute scaling. It supports HTAP workloads, enabling both transactional and analytical processing within a single system. Key features include seamless scalability without sharding, built-in resilience with near-instant recovery, operational agility through request unit-based provisioning and autoscaling, and developer simplicity with unified SQL for transactional, operational, and AI workloads. TiDB integrates with Kubernetes, Apache Spark, Kafka, and Flink, making it suitable for diverse deployment environments and complex data pipelines. It is used by enterprises for modernizing MySQL, scaling microservices, and powering data-intensive applications, improving system reliability, reducing latency, and optimizing infrastructure costs.