In Episode 65, Michiel De Backker (CTO of Twintag ) explains how his company uses Apache DataFusion to federate multiple databases including TiDB to support digital product passports.

• Michiel's presentation at FOSDEM: https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/TWVSNU-datafusion-federation/
• TiDB PR for Apache Arrow Flight Support: https://github.com/pingcap/tidb/pull/65422

If you have any feedback or suggestions for episodes, you can email us at podcast@pingcap.com.

————————— 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://docs.pingcap.com/tidb/stable/quick-start-with-tidb
💫TiDB in #Kubernetes: https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb-in-kubernetes/stable

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