TiDB is a distributed #NewSQL database compatible with #MySQL protocol written in #golang

9. August 2017
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What is TiDB?

https://github.com/pingcap/tidb

TiDB (The pronunciation is: /’taɪdiːbi:/ tai-D-B, etymology: titanium) is a distributed SQL database. Inspired by the design of Google F1 and Google Spanner, TiDB supports the best features of both traditional RDBMS and NoSQL.

  • Horizontal scalability Grow TiDB as your business grows. You can increase the capacity simply by adding more machines.
  • Asynchronous schema changes Evolve TiDB schemas as your requirement evolves. You can add new columns and indices without stopping or affecting the on-going operations.
  • Consistent distributed transactions Think of TiDB as a single-machine RDBMS. You can start a transaction that crosses multiple machines without worrying about consistency. TiDB makes your application code simple and robust.
  • Compatible with MySQL protocol Use TiDB as MySQL. You can replace MySQL with TiDB to power your application without changing a single line of code in most cases.
  • NewSQL over TiKV Turn TiKV into NewSQL database.
  • Multiple storage engine support Power TiDB with your most favorite engines. TiDB supports many popular storage engines in single-machine mode. You can choose from GolevelDB, LevelDB, RocksDB, LMDB, BoltDB and even more to come.

 

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