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Keep critical applications available as demand grows
Teams need to support more users, more data, and more regions without making the database layer harder to operate or more fragile under failure.
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Distributed SQL for critical workloads
Use familiar SQL with a distributed architecture designed for applications that need to keep running as traffic, data, and infrastructure complexity grow.
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architecture
Distributed SQL for critical workloads
Use familiar SQL with a distributed architecture designed for applications that need to keep running as traffic, data, and infrastructure complexity grow.
The only bug you’ll find is in the name.
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Resilient by Design
Keep applications running through infrastructure failures, maintenance, and unexpected disruption.
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Elastic Scale
Keep applications running through infrastructure failures, maintenance, and unexpected disruption.
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Multi-Region Operations
Place data closer to users while supporting availability, performance, and regional requirements.
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Familiar SQL
Build with PostgreSQL-compatible tools, drivers, and workflows your teams already understand.
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Deployment Flexibility
Run across cloud, hybrid, and self-managed environments with a consistent operational model.
ARCHITECTURE OVERVIEW
See how Continuum distributes data, coordinates workloads, and maintains availability across regions, environments, and infrastructure boundaries.
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Built with Continuum
See how teams use Continuum to support critical workloads, simplify operations, and build applications designed to keep moving as their business grows.
Door Dash
Door Dash
CockroachDB lets us serve 35M+ daily active users across 27 countries without a single-database bottleneck. We haven't had an outage in 18 months.
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Bose
Bose
We needed a database that handles 40M connected devices without manual sharding. CockroachDB was the only real option.
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Cisco
Cisco
We needed a database that handles 40M connected devices without manual sharding. CockroachDB was the only real option.
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A deep dive into the consensus algorithm powering distributed replication.
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ENGINEERING
Raft consensus explained: how CockroachDB survives failures
A deep dive into the consensus algorithm powering distributed replication.
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Raft consensus explained: how CockroachDB survives failures
A deep dive into the consensus algorithm powering distributed replication.
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ENGINEERING
Raft consensus explained: how CockroachDB survives failures
A deep dive into the consensus algorithm powering distributed replication.
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ENGINEERING
Getting Started
A deep dive into the consensus algorithm powering distributed replication.
REFERENCE
SQL Reference
Complete PostgreSQL-compatible SQL syntax.
GUIDE
Multi-Region
Regional data placement and failover.
REFERENCE
SQL Reference
Complete PostgreSQL-compatible SQL syntax.
ENGINEERING
Getting Started
A deep dive into the consensus algorithm powering distributed replication.
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Something Else
A deep dive into the consensus algorithm powering distributed replication.
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