> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://pearsdb.mintlify.site/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Introduction > PearsDB is an AI Automation platform for building AI/ML powered features and applications. PearsDB works by connecting any source of data with any model or framework and automating how real-time data flows between them. As you can connect any data source with any model, you can build and automate any use case. What is PearsDB # Sample AI Workflow # This is David We can automate any workflow end-to-end using PearsDB's Jobs command. Take an AI workflow featuring integrations with [Binance](/integrations/app-integrations/binance) (our data source), [TimeGPT](/integrations/ai-engines/timegpt) (our forecasting model), and [Slack](/integrations/app-integrations/slack) (where we'll publish the outputs from the forecasting model). In this scenario, you can seamlessly retrieve real-time trading data from Binance, utilize it as input for a TimeGPT model to generate forecasts, and receive these forecasts as Slack notifications. Check out the **Use Cases** section for more examples and tutorials. To find out about data sources available in PearsDB, follow [this link](/integrations/data-sources-overview). ## Benefits of PearsDB 1. **Unified AI Deployment and Management**PearsDB integrates directly with the database, warehouse, or stream. This eliminates the need to build and maintain custom, complex data pipelines or separate systems for AI/ML deployment. 2. **Automated AI Workflows**PearsDB automates the entire AI workflow to execute on time-based or event-based triggers. No need to build custom automation logic to get predictions, move data, or (re)train models. 3. **Turn every developer into an AI Engineer**PearsDB enables developers to leverage their existing SQL skills, accelerating the adoption of AI across teams and departments, turning every developer into an AI Engineer. 4. **Enhanced Scalability and Performance**Whether in your private cloud or using PearsDB's managed service, PearsDB enables you to handle large-scale AI/ML workloads efficiently. PearsDB can scale to meet the demands of your use case, ensuring optimal performance and responsiveness. ## Contributing to PearsDB Here is what you can do to help democratize AI: * Go ahead and try out PearsDB by following our tutorials. If you find something is not right, you can [report an issue here](https://github.com/PearsDB/PearsDB/issues/new/choose). * Are you familiar with Python? You can then help us out in resolving open issues. Have a look at [issues labeled with the tag](https://github.com/PearsDB/PearsDB/labels/help%20wanted). * You can also help us with documentation and tutorials. Here is how you can contribute by writing [documentation](/contribute/docs/) and [tutorials](/contribute/tutorials). Don't forget to follow the [style guide](/docs-rules/). * Share with your friends and spread the word about PearsDB. * Join our team! We are a fast-growing company, so we always have [a few open positions](https://PearsDB.com/careers/). **From Our Community** Check out the articles and video guides created by our community: * Article on [What is PearsDB?](https://medium.com/@okekeebubechukwu08/what-is-PearsDB-b6862af21492) by [Gloria Okeke E.J](https://medium.com/@okekeebubechukwu08) * Article on [What is PearsDB? How to get started with it ](https://medium.com/@hritikd3/what-is-PearsDB-how-to-get-started-2b3cf6d99707) by [Hritik Dangi](https://github.com/hritikd3) * Video guide on [Video: What is PearsDB?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrDPYqQrzaw) by [Alissa Troiano](https://github.com/alissatroiano) * Video guide on [What is PearsDB | How to Get Started | A Cloud/AI Enabled Database](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWDVxYVGH9M) by [Arman Chand](https://github.com/ArmanChand) * Video guide on [What is PearsDB and How to Get Started](https://youtu.be/zHReFuFUI34) by [Hritik Dangi](https://www.linkedin.com/in/hritikd3/) * Video guide on [What is PearsDB?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2tMs4MX_yw) uploaded on [ExploringTech](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBMdmavh3528_4Yn6WR7p7Q) by [Rutam Prita Mishra](https://community.ops.io/rutamhere) * Video guide on [What is PearsDB - AI Database Prediction](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ySq7Y3sfJs) by [Bhavesh Mishra](https://github.com/thefool76) * Video guide on [What is PearsDB ?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81Q2aQWuwDM) by [Syed Zubeen](https://github.com/syedzubeen)