[Recommended Community Event] March 27 | Open Source Talk: Are Half of Domestic Databases Just for Show?

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Original topic: 【合作社区活动推荐】3月27号｜开源漫谈：国产数据库，一半都是花架子？

| username: TiDB社区小助手

With the acceleration of digital transformation, the demand for efficient, reliable, and secure database solutions from enterprises and government agencies is continuously rising. The need for domestic solutions, combined with technological breakthroughs, has led to a wave of entrepreneurship in the domestic database field.

By the end of 2023, there are nearly 300 database products in the Chinese market, with about 100 database vendors. Well-known investment institutions such as Sequoia, Hillhouse, and Tencent have all entered the field, each investing in at least three databases, showing the favor of capital.

Some databases, relying on their own strength, have secured billions in financing, won multiple projects, and successfully listed; however, some databases are still facing market skepticism. Among the 16 listed companies related to domestic databases, very few are profitable, raising doubts about how long this “losing money to gain attention” model can last.

So, can our domestic market really accommodate so many database vendors? What problems are current database developments facing? What kind of database players can ultimately stand out? As ordinary small and medium-sized projects, how should we choose the right database?

In this issue of [Open Source Talk], we have invited Li Linghui, founder of the cloud-native database ClapDB, Qiao Jialin, co-founder & CTO of Tianmou Technology, and Ma Gong, an Infra engineer, to discuss the current issues in the database market.

Live Information:

Live Topic: Are Half of Domestic Databases Just Empty Shells?

Live Time: March 27, 19:00 - 20:30

Live Platform: “OSC Open Source Community” Video Channel

Organizer: Open Source China

Special Guest: Ma Gong

Live Highlights:

  1. Why do Chinese tech giants love open-source modifications?
  2. What should a good database look like?
  3. Is a larger database team better?
  4. Are there any good and cheap database recommendations?
  5. How should small and medium-sized enterprises choose?

Live Guests:

Host:

Ma Gong, Infra engineer in Northern Europe, host of the public account “Swedish Ma Gong”.

Guest Speakers:

Li Linghui

Founder of the cloud-native database ClapDB, former CTO of Chengfa Cloud, CTO of Meiqia, and Chief Architect of Didi Chuxing.

Qiao Jialin

Co-founder & CTO of Tianmou Technology, Apache IoTDB PMC and founding member.

Live Benefits:

  • Interactive Lottery: Users who ask questions in the live comment section and get a reply from the guest will receive an OSC Rubik’s Cube, with unlimited spots.
  • Lucky Draw: Multiple rounds of lucky draws during the live broadcast, with a chance to win OSC T-shirts, IvorySQL fisherman hats, etc.

Scan to Reserve the Live Broadcast:

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| username: mono | Original post link

Support TiDB in going international. Start with regions where headscarves are common. Replace Oracle. Capture the market and make money!

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| username: Kongdom | Original post link

:yum: Support a hundred schools of thought contending and a hundred flowers blooming~

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| username: 有猫万事足 | Original post link

The documentation on how to use TiDB Cloud on LangChain has been written and published.

Regarding internationalization, P社 (Paradox Interactive) has not yet made any detours.

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| username: gcworkerishungry | Original post link

Domestic databases, half of them are just for show? You can be bolder, half is not enough.

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| username: TIDB-Learner | Original post link

Let a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend. Among them, there are both grass and flowers. Some are just grass that will never blossom or bear fruit, but as long as there is fertilizer from the sky, they will grow wildly. Some can even predict where and when there will be good fertilizer, and even absorb the nutrients that should have gone to those capable of blossoming and bearing fruit.

China lacks leaders with a sense of sentiment in enterprises, and many are ultimately corrupted by profit, making it difficult to achieve true success.

I hope TiDB will always be the best, a breath of fresh air. Defeat the West, and let the East rise to prominence.

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| username: h5n1 | Original post link

It is definitely not half, at least 99%.

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| username: TiDBer_小阿飞 | Original post link

Just like operating systems, they are developed based on others’ foundations, without their own logic and development methods. The path to domestic development is still a long way to go.

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| username: 路在何chu | Original post link

Once Oracle’s market is divided, all other databases will thrive.

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| username: Jellybean | Original post link

Just like with new energy vehicles, the entire industry will first become highly competitive. Over time, the process of natural selection will occur, and the market will act as the judge.

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| username: Billmay表妹 | Original post link

The value of a company lies in the value of its products.

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| username: TiDBer_LM | Original post link

Charge!!!

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| username: changpeng75 | Original post link

Half? Is it really that little?

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| username: 托马斯滑板鞋 | Original post link

:rofl: It’s actually an engineer