Scaling CockroachDB in the red ocean of relational databases

CockroachDB’s success is not guaranteed. It has to overcome significant hurdles to secure a profitable place among well-established database technologies owned by companies with very deep pockets. Continue reading Scaling CockroachDB in the red ocean of relational databases

What does Red Hat’s sale to IBM tell us about Couchbase’s valuation?

Couchbase could double its valuation provided that investors are more interested in its faster-than-Red Hat growth than they are worried about its history of cash consumption and growing net losses. Continue reading What does Red Hat’s sale to IBM tell us about Couchbase’s valuation?

Meroxa raises $15M Series A for its real-time data platform

Meroxa, a startup that makes it easier for businesses to build the data pipelines to power both their analytics and operational workflows, today announced that it has raised a $15 million Series A funding round led by Drive Capital. Existing investors Root, Amplify and Hustle Fund also participated in this round, which together with the […] Continue reading Meroxa raises $15M Series A for its real-time data platform

Microsoft Azure expands its NoSQL portfolio with Managed Instances for Apache Cassandra

At its Ignite conference today, Microsoft announced the launch of Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra, its latest NoSQL database offering and a competitor to Cassandra-centric companies like Datastax. Microsoft describes the new service as a ‘semi-managed offering that will help companies bring more of their Cassandra-based workloads into its cloud. “Customers can easily take […] Continue reading Microsoft Azure expands its NoSQL portfolio with Managed Instances for Apache Cassandra