Last November, I wrote about key differences between MySQL and TiDB, an open source-compatible, cloud-based database engine, from the perspective of scaling both solutions in the cloud. In this follow-up article, I'll dive deeper into the ways TiDB streamlines and simplifies administration.
If you come from a MySQL background, you may be used to doing a lot of manual tasks that are either not required or much simpler with TiDB.
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