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ai
Database Modernization
Product
Introducing Distributed Vector Indexing to CockroachDB
With the 25.2 release we deliver vector indexing to further enable customers to combine transactional data with vector data into a single data store, all without compromising the underlying fundamental promises of distributed SQL.

David Bressler
June 4, 2025
Engineering
Product
ai
CockroachDB 25.2: Celebrating a decade of innovation with enhanced performance, vector indexing, and more
A few months ago Cockroach Labs turned 10, and this release celebrates 10 years of continuous distributed SQL innovation. We’re introducing even more performance and scalability improvements and AI vector indexing, along with many other new features and enhancements to both self-hosted and cloud offerings in the areas of change data capture (CDC), security, observability, and migrations.

David Bressler
June 3, 2025
Database Modernization
Identity Access Management (IAM)
Enabling modern IAM for OpenAI with CockroachDB and Ory
At Cockroach Labs, we partner with companies like Ory who deliver best-in-class technologies to help enterprises build resilient, scalable, and secure applications. The success of our joint customer, OpenAI, shows what’s possible when you combine CockroachDB’s resilient, cloud-native, distributed SQL database with Ory’s modern, flexible ecosystem: unmatched developer agility and infrastructure confidence.

Becca Weng
June 2, 2025
Routing & Logistics
Built to Scale: How Nexxiot Delivers Always-On Global IoT with CockroachDB
When you're building a transport operations platform to optimize global fleets, "good enough" isn't good enough.

David Weiss
May 30, 2025
Database Modernization
Scale & Resilience
Engineering
CockroachDB Redefines Database Performance with Real-World Testing
For decades, database benchmarking has been stuck in the past. That’s why we’ve released a novel methodology for benchmarking modern databases that tests the impact of real-world conditions faced by application and infrastructure teams every day.

Ray Austin
May 29, 2025
Events
Resilience Roadshow Recap: 4 Cities, Countless Convos on Building What’s Next
Data infrastructure challenges are only growing more complex. When we launched our event series, Resilience Roadshow: Unlocking Operational Continuity with AWS & CockroachDB, we knew that data professionals were hungry for real-world strategies to navigate these obstacles.

David Weiss
May 28, 2025
Identity Access Management (IAM)
Database Modernization
Identity and Access Management (IAM): A Comprehensive Guide
Identity and Access Management (IAM) is the beating heart of modern application security. This article explores the foundational concepts of IAM, the architectural and operational demands of modern systems, the critical role of consistency and correctness, and how distributed databases like CockroachDB are enabling a new standard of always-on, scalable, and globally distributed IAM.

Amine El Kouhen, Ph.D.
May 23, 2025
Database Modernization
Engineering
How to Deploy CockroachDB on Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization
This blog presents an in-depth technical blueprint for deploying CockroachDB on OpenShift Virtualization, referencing real-world validation tests, and context for our recently announced partnership with Red Hat.

Harsh Shah
May 21, 2025
Real-Time Analytics for MMORPGs with CockroachDB CDC and Kafka
Imagine you’re playing an MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game), and you notice an in-game auction house where prices fluctuate dynamically based on player transactions.

Ben Sherrill
May 20, 2025
