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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

January 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

January 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

January 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

January 18, 2024

What is cloud SQL? For that matter, what is Cloud SQL, and is it different from cloud SQL? Let's get to the bottom of this important but somewhat confusing (thanks, Google!) term.

Charlie Custer

January 16, 2024

Let's take a look at the most commonly-used data types in Postgres and how they're used in practice, including examples.

Charlie Custer

January 12, 2024

It's amazing how a series of small but unfortunate events can quickly add up to one very expensive problem. Like the time one person fat-fingered the wrong year on a mainframe JCL job, Ronald Reagan died, and the US postal service lost $500 million.

Michelle Gienow

January 11, 2024