Why Your Database is 40x Too Slow
A viral benchmark shows new databases are 40x faster than Postgres, but switching could cripple your application. The real story isn't about speed; it's about a fundamental trade-off most developers miss.
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A viral benchmark shows new databases are 40x faster than Postgres, but switching could cripple your application. The real story isn't about speed; it's about a fundamental trade-off most developers miss.
A new breed of database can run analytical queries 40 times faster than Postgres, but there's a catch that can bring your app to a dead halt. Discover the architectural secret that determines whether you're building a rocket ship or a wreck.
A free database client with 18k stars and direct AI agent integration sounds like a developer's dream. But one unencrypted file on your local machine turns that dream into a security nightmare.
Most dev teams add Redis and Elasticsearch to their stack by default, introducing massive complexity and cost. But what if your database already has faster, simpler, built-in solutions you're not even using?
Developers just ran the classic shooter DOOM inside a database, not on top of it. This wild stunt reveals the hidden computational power in modern database engines and signals a major shift in what's possible at the data layer.
A new open-source extension from Microsoft lets you build durable, fault-tolerant workflows directly inside Postgres. This means you can ditch external orchestrators and cron jobs, managing complex pipelines with just a few lines of SQL.
Oracle just baked an LLM directly into its database, letting you ask plain-text questions instead of writing complex SQL. This isn't just a chatbot; it's a fundamental shift in how businesses will interact with their data.
Your database is a black box of silent, breaking changes with no clean rollback or diff. Dolt is a SQL database with a Git soul, giving your data the branching, commits, and pull requests your code has had for years.