David Weiss is Senior Technical Content Marketer for Cockroach Labs. In addition to data, his deep writing portfolio includes cloud, SaaS, cybersecurity, crypto/blockchain, and audio. He is the co-author of “Music Supervision”, the leading college textbook on synch licensing. Off-hours, David loves drumming, cooking, and small animal rescue.
Events
“Unlocking Capital Markets Innovation” – NYC Event on 4/10
Modernizing trading infrastructure: It’s an imperative for capital markets firms seeking to maintain their competitive edge in today's fast-evolving financial landscape.
David Weiss
March 31, 2025
Gambling
High Performance Data: Newton Goes Global with CockroachDB
Innovation is the key to growth, no matter what the industry. Gambling enterprises are hyper aware that they must keep ahead of the curve, as the number of bettors grow – and competition for their attention intensifies – worldwide.
David Weiss
March 21, 2025
Video Spotlight: “SQL and Database Essentials”
“What is SQL?” That’s a true FAQ in the world of databases.
David Weiss
March 10, 2025
AWS
Accelerating .NET Application Modernization: Cockroach Labs Teams Up With AWS
.NET applications have powered enterprise workloads for decades. But as these applications — and the underlying monolithic databases — age, businesses often face ballooning maintenance costs, limited scalability, and a lack of robust multi-region support in the cloud.
David Weiss
March 4, 2025
Database Modernization
Finserv Cloud Migration: CEO Convo with Citi, Google Cloud
Financial services have their sights set on a resilient cloud migration strategy: According to recent research, 53% of banking and financial services companies report experiencing service disruptions at least weekly.
David Weiss
February 26, 2025
Banking & Fintech
Always On at Nexo: Assuring Resilience and Scale with CockroachDB
When crypto prices rise, the fortunes of this dynamic sector’s service providers also increase. However, industry upswings have a hazard: Rapid growth can mean outgrowing your database.
David Weiss
January 22, 2025
Tutorials
Cockroach Labs Launches Instructor-Led Training Course: “CockroachDB Fundamentals for Application Development”
Cockroach Labs has announced the availability of our new instructor-led training course, “CockroachDB Fundamentals for Application Development.” This course is the first in a series of live educational offerings from Cockroach Labs, designed to ensure that organizations make the most of CockroachDB.
David Weiss
January 7, 2025
Scale & Resilience
Conquering Downtime, Starbucks App Issues, Nasdaq Live: Cockroach Labs in the News, December 2024
Operational resilience matters 24/7/365. Heading into the holidays, IT professionals rate outage prevention as an extra-high priority. So it was no surprise to see continued media interest in Cockroach Labs’ recently released survey, "The State of Resilience 2025: Confronting Outages, Downtime, and Organizational Readiness.”
David Weiss
December 11, 2024
press
The State of Resilience, Expanded AWS Partnership, CEO Interview: Cockroach Labs in the News, November 2024
CrowdStrike’s massive outage this summer had a big influence on IT leaders’ thinking. The lesson: Stay vigilant about maintaining operational resilience. Cockroach Labs added essential data to the storyline, with the release of a powerful new survey that highlights the true cost of downtime. 1,000 IT executives worldwide weighed in for "The State of Resilience 2025: Confronting Outages, Downtime, and Organizational Readiness,” helping to underscore the financial impact of being ready for disruptions.
David Weiss
November 13, 2024