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# Ed Huang
Co-founder and CTO at PingCAP, building distributed databases.

## About

Ed Huang is the co-founder and CTO at PingCAP, the company behind the distributed database TiDB. He approaches building a startup with the exact same mindset he uses to build distributed systems.

An engineer focused on cloud-native infrastructure, Ed works on the practical realities of modern data architecture. He recently spoke about how data infrastructure determines AI outcomes, breaking down why reliable, scalable databases are the deciding factor for AI success.



## Past Sessions

### World Congress 2026 Europe · July 8, 2026
Berlin, Germany
- [Data: The Deciding Factor in AI Success](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100310-data-the-deciding-factor-in-ai-success) · 30 min · 🎥 Watch recording



## Videos

- [Data: The Deciding Factor in AI Success](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100310-data-the-deciding-factor-in-ai-success) · Damandeep Kochhar, Jörg Tewes, Siddhika Nevrekar, Ed Huang, Laura Moritz