RKO 2026: Unstoppable in Atlanta

Before RKO 2026 officially began, its theme – Unstoppable — was already on display.

An East Coast blizzard grounded flights across the country and Roachers still made it to Atlanta. Rerouted. Delayed. Unshaken. It was a perfect preview of the Unstoppable throughline: Obstacles will surface. We move ahead.

That spirit carried through every session, uniting Sales, Marketing, Product, Engineering, Customer Success, Technical Support, Professional Services, Revenue Intelligence, Recruiting, and more. When seamless handoffs compound momentum, our users win.

AI took center stage, from keynotes on CockroachDB for AI and vector workloads to live demos showcasing its strengths for LLM training. Major announcements including our IBM partnership gave Roachers even more to rally around.

It wasn’t all work, of course! Fun evening highlights included a welcome reception at Truist Park (home of the MLB Braves), our Awards Gala at the Roxy Theater, and the annual pickleball tournament. The journey to Atlanta was turbulent. The outcome? Unstoppable. 

^{Roacher up!}

^{Keep that collector’s item.}

^{Reuniting face-to-face makes RKO awesome.}

^{Cake break!}

^{Let’s HEAR IT for CockroachDB.}

^{Stakes are high at the Roacher Rumble, where “Family Feud” meets distributed SQL.}

^{Style is paramount for pickleball.}

^{Ready for the Roxy: The Awards Gala} 

^{And the winner is…}

^{YOU – CockroachDB makes us all Unstoppable!}

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