Data modernization has been a critical aspect of technological evolution throughout recent history – it has simply taken on different forms based on the economic, business, and societal needs at the time. In a recent episode of Big Ideas in App Architecture, two expert Cockroach Labs sales engineers – David Joy and Jim Hatcher – discussed data modernization’s intriguing evolution, highlighting key shifts and trends that are unfolding.

Becca Weng

January 14, 2025

High-profile outages and performance constraints underscore the acute need for systems capable of adapting to the modern world. Take the recent Crowdstrike outage, which affected various industries, including finance, healthcare, and notably aviation: Thousands of flights were cancelled, and many hospitals worldwide had to cancel non-emergency procedures as they were unable to access patient data.

Becca Weng

January 13, 2025

As we head into the new year, it’s the perfect time to look back on what was a big year for Cockroach Labs. 2024 has been memorable for us, in so many ways. Our company grew to over 500 employees; we moved both our Bangalore and Austin offices to larger spaces to accommodate our growth; we took our annual customer conference, RoachFest, global for the first time. We also celebrated the 50th episode of our podcast, Big Ideas in App Architecture, which has featured tech leaders from Cameo, Estée Lauder, DoorDash, Confluent, and more.

Becca Weng

December 30, 2024

We are excited to announce the launch of a new pay-as-you-go offering for CockroachDB Cloud on Google Cloud Marketplace. This new offering makes it easier than ever for teams to procure CockroachDB on Google Cloud while managing costs through their existing Google Cloud billing account.

Becca Weng

December 12, 2024

The final installment of RoachFest 2024 was in New York City – home not only to the Cockroach Labs headquarters, but also to countless restaurants, small food businesses, and delicious eats. So it was only fitting that we welcomed City Storage Systems (CSS) to RoachFest New York to highlight how they are disrupting the restaurant industry.

Becca Weng

December 5, 2024

Cockroach Labs is thrilled to announce that we have been named a finalist for the AWS Industry Partner of the Year - Travel and Hospitality - NAMER. This recognition highlights our commitment to providing innovative solutions and services that drive modernization and efficiency.

Becca Weng

December 3, 2024

One of the reasons we love hosting RoachFest, our global event series for data professionals, is that it brings together a community focused on operational resilience and performance at scale.

Becca Weng

December 2, 2024

Our team will be on-site at Booth #444 from December 2 to December 5 to share with you all that we’ve been working on this year, and how you can leverage Cockroach Labs with AWS to build a modern data infrastructure that is resilient to cloud and data infrastructure failures. Read on to learn more about our work with AWS, what to expect from Cockroach Labs at AWS re:Invent, and what sessions we are most excited to attend.

Becca Weng

November 18, 2024

Today, businesses are increasingly investing in multi-cloud strategies as a part of data modernization to enhance resilience, scalability, and operational efficiency. In the final installment of our series on Cloud Journeys with Distributed SQL, this blog post explores the benefits of working with CockroachDB to achieve multi-cloud.

Becca Weng

November 12, 2024