Isaac Wong on Databases Built for Resilience | Cockroach Labs

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Cockroach Labs' EVP of Research and Development, Isaac Wong, discusses why resiliency must be a foundational design principle for databases that power modern innovation and reduce operational burden. He also covers: 🔵 Beyond Traditional Benchmarks: Standard database benchmarks are tested in controlled, "pristine" environments that don't reflect the realities of today's cloud. True reliability is proven under adversity and not ideal conditions. 🔵 Total Cost of Ownership (TCO): Reducing TCO is about more than compute and storage. The biggest savings come from eliminating the manual effort required to manage, maintain, and recover a database. 🔵 Addressing Engineering Fears: Manual failovers, query plan misoptimizations, risky schema changes — these experiences give engineers a "healthy fear" of databases. CockroachDB is built to change that, with resiliency and automation woven into the system itself. Learn more about Isaac and his team: https://www.cockroachlabs.com/blog/cockroachdb-rd-leadership/