PingCAP (US), Inc. has announced a series of spring product updates that expand its global footprint and make it easier for businesses to scale with TiDB. These updates extend the company’s multi-cloud capabilities and strengthen support for AI-driven applications.
TiDB is a unified database platform for transactional, real-time analytics, and AI applications. It combines the scalability and performance of NoSQL systems with the reliability and consistency of transactional databases, making it the ideal foundation for hyperscale SaaS companies. Leading innovators such as Pinterest, Plaid, and Bolt rely on TiDB to power their growth.
This release marks PingCAP‘s most advanced TiDB update to date, delivering new AI capabilities and expanded multi-cloud options.
In addition to the core features, TiDB 8.5 delivers important performance and reliability improvements, including parallel query execution and enhanced foreign key support.
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TiDB isn’t just for hyperscale companies. TiDB Cloud Serverless now offers 99.99% availability, up from 99.9% for the previous version. This upgrade empowers SaaS innovators to run mission-critical workloads without worrying about database limitations. For customers who require a dedicated environment, TiDB Cloud Dedicated continues to offer 99.99% availability while providing the control and environmental isolation that comes with a private deployment.
SOURCE: PRTimes