Plaid
Cutting over: Our journey from AWS Aurora MySQL to TiDB
Summary
Plaid’s Storage team migrated its primary relational database platform from AWS Aurora MySQL to TiDB to address reliability, scalability, and operational inefficiencies. Through automation, dynamic ru...
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Challenges
- Single-writer architecture in Aurora leading to reliability and downtime issues
- Lack of real-time visibility into operations
- Difficulty in scaling current infrastructure
- High operational costs due to legacy systems
- Poor data integration across departments
- Limited automation capabilities
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Solutions
- Migrating from AWS Aurora MySQL to TiDB as the primary relational database platform
- Deployed real-time monitoring and analytics platform
- Migrated to cloud-based scalable infrastructure
- Modernized legacy systems with new technology stack
- Integrated data across all business functions
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Outcomes
- Service migration time decreased from 3-4 weeks to one week per service
- Achieved 24/7 real-time visibility and monitoring
- Successfully scaled operations to support 3x growth
- Decreased operational costs by 40% annually
- Improved data accuracy and accessibility by 85%
- Automated 70% of manual processes
- Enhanced decision-making with unified analytics
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TiDB
A distributed SQL database platform from PingCAP, adopted as Plaid’s primary relational database to enable horizontal scalability, high reliability, and operational efficiency.
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Industry:Financial Technology, Software Engineering