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Distributed SQL combines the consistency and structure of the early relational databases with the scalability, survivability, and performance first pioneered in NoSQL. Distributed SQL databases like CockroachDB use this architecture to provide a single logical database that replicates data across multiple physical nodes at any scale, on any infrastructure, and anywhere in the world.

Jim Walker

Feb 1, 2024

Forget the anomaly table. Here's what the different transaction isolation levels mean for the design and implementation of *your* app.

Ben Darnell

Jan 31, 2024

Applications built on a traditional failover pattern with two data centers (and no access to a third on-prem or cloud region) used to face challenges in ensuring high resilience with CRDB. New in v23.2, physical cluster replication functionality now allows limited distribution applications to survive full cluster failures — with RPO and RTO measured in seconds rather than minutes.

Michelle Gienow

Jan 29, 2024

How do we know what our database is actually capable of? We test it. A lot. Here's a summary of some of the tests and benchmarks we run regularly to ensure CockroachDB is performant even at global scale.

One of the biggest technical challenges of inventory management is keeping data consistent in real time, or as close to it as possible. Particularly with larger operations, this is vital to avoid “overselling” scenarios that can cost the company money or damage its reputation.

Charlie Custer

Jan 25, 2024

I recently moved into a new house. Boxes are everywhere. Little pieces of styrofoam surprise me everywhere I go. There are many noises I don’t recognize or understand. And the drill I’d forgotten I even owned now occupies a prime spot on my kitchen counter. I use it daily. I didn’t move to a new house because I thought moving would be fun, or even easy. I knew it would be a lot of work. I moved because my family needed more space. Which is just one of many reasons someone might decide to endure the pain of moving: Cost. Quality of life. Proximity to the people/places that are important to you.

Adam Storm

Jan 24, 2024

Cloud storage with enterprise-grade availability, durability, and performance – all for less than what the major CSPs charge? It's possible. Here's how.

Charlie Custer

Jan 23, 2024

CockroachDB 23.2 includes stored procedures/UDFs, performance boosts with smarter data distribution, physical replication, expedited recovery from cloud failures, and Read Committed isolation.

Michelle Gienow

Jan 18, 2024