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Open Source SQL Database CockroachDB Hits 1.0 (infoworld.com)

Posted by EditorDavid on from the New-SQL dept.

An anonymous reader quotes InfoWorld: CockroachDB, an open source, fault-tolerant SQL database with horizontal scaling and strong consistency across nodes -- and a name few people will likely forget -- is now officially available. Cockroach Labs, the company behind its development, touts CockroachDB as a "cloud native" database solution -- a system engineered to run as a distributed resource. Version 1.0 is available in both basic and for-pay editions, and both boast features that will appeal to enterprises.

The company is rolling the dice with its handling of the enterprise edition by also making those components open source and trusting that enterprises will pay for what they use in production.

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  1. No, not shards by mi · · Score: 3, Informative

    Horizontal scaling - does that mean it uses shards?

    No, not according to the the FAQ, which says (emphasis mine):

    Does CockroachDB support distributed transactions?

    Yes. CockroachDB distributes transactions across your cluster, whether it’s a few servers in a single location or many servers across multiple datacenters. Unlike with sharded setups, you don’t need to know the precise location of data; you just talk to any node in your cluster and CockroachDB gets your transaction to the right place seamlessly. Distributed transactions proceed without downtime or additional latency while rebalancing is underway. You can even move tables – or entire databases – between data centers or cloud infrastructure providers while the cluster is under load.

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  2. Re:I would've guessed it's a pest control product by Tablizer · · Score: 3, Informative

    You mean ANTSY SQL

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