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• How to build a highly available database for a multi-region architecture in 3 steps (Cockroachlabs)
  In some multi-region architectures, if the primary region goes down, you'll see 10-15 minutes of RTO & 5 minutes of RPO.
• Surviving 11 Application and Database Failures with CockroachDB (Cockroachlabs)
  In today’s always-on digital world, even the most advanced systems are vulnerable to unexpected failures.
• In the wake of COVID-19: Virtual badge scans for Women Who Code (Cockroachlabs)
  Virtual conferences meet the “virtual badge scan”: we will donate $3 to Women Who Code for every person who gives us their email address.
• You Ran the Operational Database on What?! Testing Spot Instances (Cockroachlabs)
  Testing large database clusters at scale can get expensive. Cockroach Labs used spot instances to take a very different and cost-effective…
• The history of databases at Netflix: From Cassandra to CockroachDB (Cockroachlabs)
  Learn why Netflix adopted CockroachDB as a scalable SQL database and how they’re using CockroachDB today.
• From Resiliency to Scalability: 12 Mission-Critical Use Cases Backed by CockroachDB (Cockroachlabs)
  If you’ve paid a bill online, ordered an item from your favorite ecommerce site, or navigated a series of security steps to verify your ide…
• Tech trends in 2022: Gaze into the Cockroach Labs crystal ball (Cockroachlabs)
  The whole world is moving faster than ever, and technology in particular feels like it’s evolving at light speed.
• GigaOm Radar Report: How enterprise companies compare cloud databases (Cockroachlabs)
  Are enterprises adopting the DBaaS model? And which DBaaS vendors best suit enterprise workloads?
• Unlocking Enterprise Scale with CockroachDB: Deploying on Microsoft Azure (Cockroachlabs)
  This is the second article in the series, Unlocking Enterprise Scale with CockroachDB on Microsoft Azure, where we help you utilize the bes…
• GCP outpaces Azure, AWS in the 2021 Cloud Report (Cockroachlabs)
  Now in its third year, the 2021 Cloud Report from Cockroach Labs compares AWS, Azure, and Google (GCP) to tell realistic performance storie…
• What are user-defined functions (UDFs) in SQL, and why should you care? (Cockroachlabs)
  Here's why and how you might want to do that.
• SQL query tuning with DB Console (Cockroachlabs)
  Observability is how you understand the current state of your database: how it is behaving, plus any potentially problematic things you sho…
• Meet the Sales team: East Sales (Cockroachlabs)
  Roachers on the Cockroach Labs East Sales team share what drove them to join Cockroach Labs, what they value about our culture, and what ke…
• Live betting on ACID: Challenges of building a next-gen gambling app (Cockroachlabs)
  Building a gambling app requires balancing the need for high availability with the need for strong data consistency — all while maintaining…
• What's new in CockroachDB’s cost-based query optimizer (Cockroachlabs)
  CockroachDB custom-built our cost-based SQL query optimizer a few years ago, and we've been improving it ever since.
• Cockroach Labs Named AWS Industry Partner of the Year (Cockroachlabs)
  Cockroach Labs is thrilled to announce that we have been named a finalist for the AWS Industry Partner of the Year - Travel and Hospitality…
• Why Your AI Agent Has an Identity Problem (Cockroachlabs)
  Learn how AI agent identity strengthens security with scoped credentials, database authorization, and auditable access for production AI sy…
• What’s so special about spatial data? (Cockroachlabs)
  Spatial data and indexing is a fundamental feature in many of the most popular applications.
• Two Betting Platforms, One Lesson: The Database Matters (Cockroachlabs)
  How Newton and Kaizen Gaming use CockroachDB to scale globally, handle traffic spikes, and protect player trust in high-stakes betting plat…
• RoachFest Recap: City Storage Systems’ Multi-Regional Microservices (Cockroachlabs)
  City Storage Systems (CSS) is a startup with a mission to revolutionize restaurant infrastructure.
• POC@CRL: How our CREWS for people of color builds community (Cockroachlabs)
  POC@CRL is an employee-driven community focused on promoting professional and personal development and belonging for all people at Cockroac…
• sqlfmt: A free online SQL formatter for writing prettier SQL (Cockroachlabs)
  It’s not designed to be completely customizable, and we hope to remove options over time. Use it and stop thinking about how to format SQL.
• Distributed UDFs: How we're building database functions from the ground up (Cockroachlabs)
  Learn how you can make your distributed application more efficient by using UDFs in CockroachDB.
• The cost and complexity of Cgo (Cockroachlabs)
  Cgo is an important part of Go: It's your window to calling anything that anything that has C bindings.
• Global payments orchestration platform architecture (Cockroachlabs)
  Global payments orchestration architecture is being modernized by cloud-native solutions that meet financial services security standards.
• Practical applications of JSON: Why and where you should use it (Cockroachlabs)
  JSONB makes it easy to tweak your data model and prototype new features, which makes it an ideal CockroachDB 2.0 feature for startups and e…
• Contextual suggestions for SQL syntax (Cockroachlabs)
  In CockroachDB v23.1, we are introducing a new feature which enables external SQL query editors to provide contextual suggestions on SQL sy…
• What is Apache Kafka, and why should you care? (Cockroachlabs)
  In application architecture discussions, "Kafka" comes up a lot, and for good reason: it plays an important role in many event-driven archi…
• Why I joined Cockroach Labs (and why I’ve stayed) (Cockroachlabs)
  As I’ve written before, I had a number of great job opportunities when I was finishing up my PhD at MIT five years ago.
• Distributed SQL: A cloud-native, scalable Postgres alternative (Cockroachlabs)
  What are the ins and outs of Distributed SQL? And how does it delivers the capabilities that traditional relational databases simply can't?
• How to change your database schema with no downtime (Cockroachlabs)
  Traditionally, updating your SQL database schema once the database is in production has been a pain.
• CockroachDB + ActiveRecord (and Ruby on Rails!) (Cockroachlabs)
  ActiveRecord is the ORM that powers Ruby on Rails, one of the most popular web app frameworks.
• Product design is a work in progress (Cockroachlabs)
  Upon hiring the first product designer to her team, Lead Designer Kuan Luo reflects on what it means to be a product designer at Cockroach…
• The future of data protection law (Cockroachlabs)
  Cockroach CEO Spencer Kimball reads the tea leaves on the evolution of data protection laws, and what companies can do to prepare for the u…
• AI Agent Skills for Database Automation (Cockroachlabs)
  Automate database operations with AI agent skills in CockroachDB. Enable secure, structured workflows across onboarding, diagnostics, and s…
• GDPR compliance is not easy, but CockroachDB can help (Cockroachlabs)
  A Q&A with CEO Spencer Kimball about what GDPR compliance means for companies and how the process can be made easier using CockroachDB.
• We built a serverless gambling app for the "Big Game" (Cockroachlabs)
  This blog is about building an interactive serverless application with Prisma, Remix, Netlify, and CockroachDB Serverless.
• Have some CAKE: The new (stateful) serverless stack (Cockroachlabs)
  Most serverless applications need some kind of state store, but most state stores aren’t serverless.
• Inc. Magazine honors Cockroach Labs on Best Workplaces List 2021 (Cockroachlabs)
  Cockroach Labs was named for resilience and survival. The last year has tested us all in unimaginable ways, and it was the strength and res…
• Ready to Scale AI? Start with the Database (Cockroachlabs)
  Discover how to scale your AI stack with confidence. This guide explores how leading companies use CockroachDB for IAM, metadata, and vecto…
• Comparing CockroachDB and PostgreSQL (Cockroachlabs)
  Compare PostgreSQL vs CockroachDB on architecture, scalability, and resilience. Learn when to choose each for modern distributed applicatio…
• CockroachDB Node Locality: Why it's important and how to set it in Kubernetes (Cockroachlabs)
  CockroachDB nodes can be distributed across multiple locations across the globe to ensure that the data can survive outages.
• Inside Cockroach Labs’ Software Internships with Jasmine Sun (Cockroachlabs)
  At Cockroach Labs, we believe that investing in early career talent is crucial for the long-term success of our company.
• Integrate CockroachDB with Confluent Cloud using Change Data Capture (Cockroachlabs)
  CockroachDB v23.2 now seamlessly integrates with Confluent, using change data capture so users can connect the CRDB's distributed SQL capab…
• IBM OEMs CockroachDB to Power the Future of Modernization (Cockroachlabs)
  IBM and Cockroach Labs have forged an OEM partnership to launch CockroachDB PostgreSQL for IBM – giving enterprises a cloud-native PostgreS…
• Top 7 Tips for Optimizing Your Distributed SQL Database (Cockroachlabs)
  Here are 7 expert-backed tips from the 2nd edition of CockroachDB: The Definitive Guide (O’Reilly Media, 2025) to help you get the most out…
• How to use ADD CONSTRAINT in SQL (with examples) (Cockroachlabs)
  Learn how to use ADD CONSTRAINT to manage primary keys, foreign keys, and other constraints in SQL databases.
• Scalable Leader Leases for Distributed SQL Databases: CockroachDB at SIGMOD 2026 (Cockroachlabs)
  Explore distributed database leader leases in CockroachDB to reduce coordination overhead, improve fault tolerance, and sustain performance…
• Creating a digestible GitHub digest (Cockroachlabs)
  The digest provides additional insight into the focus of a pull request by listing the most important subdirectories.
• CockroachDB on DC/OS: Resilient and hassle-free operations for global services (Cockroachlabs)
  CockroachDB makes it easier to manage and scale mission-critical data, and DC/OS provides elastic scale, zero downtime, and hassle-free ope…