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Overview

In this customer story video, Deepti Agrawal, Director of Engineering at Flipkart, shares how the company overcame the limitations of traditional MySQL, which they had deployed across more than 900 clusters. Faced with rapid business growth, evolving e-commerce models, and the need for zero-downtime high availability, Flipkart turned to TiDB.

She walks through the company’s decision-making process, how TiDB’s MySQL compatibility simplified migration, and why its open-source roots were key. Plus, hear how TiDB enabled smooth upgrades, horizontal scalability, and seamless support during The Big Billion Days—Flipkart’s flagship sales event.