Most database startups avoid building relational databases, since that market is dominated by a few goliaths. Oracle, MySQL and Microsoft SQL Server have embedded themselves into the technical fabric ...

In the previous part of this EC-1, we looked at the technical details of CockroachDB and how it provides accurate data instantaneously anywhere on the planet. In this installment, we’re going to take ...

Cloud native databases. Serverless databases. However you want to call them, there's a new breed of databases on the rise. One that promises automatic scalability on a global scale: No more toiling ...

There is an old joke that in the post-apocalyptic world that comes about because of plague or nuclear war, only two things will be left alive: cockroaches and Keith Richards, the guitarist for the ...

The latest release from Cockroach Labs of CockroachDB focuses on making it easier for developers to deploy and manage distributed databases. The highlight include new SQL syntax that can be entered on ...

CockroachDB is a distributed SQL database built on top of a transactional and consistent key-value store that can withstand datacenter failures Until very recently, when you shopped for a database you ...

Cockroach Labs Inc., the maker of the popular, resilient CockroachDB database, today announced a bunch of new features on its platform that it says will boost efficiency and productivity for ...

CockroachDB 20.2 brings a Kubernetes operator, spatial data, a new storage engine, SQL enhancements, and much more, extending the range of workloads for which the database can be used. CockroachDB was ...

CockroachDB database maker Cockroach Labs Inc. today announced the general availability of the long-awaited “serverless” version of its flagship product. The company says the serverless edition of ...

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This picture taken on March 25, 2019 shows a cockroach at a roach farm in Yibin, China's southwestern Sichuan province. - As farmer Li Bingcai opened the door to his cockroach farm in southwest China, ...