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September 12, 2025

Yugabyte Named in Gartner® Hype Cycle™ For Data Management, 2025 and Hype Cycle for Cloud Computing, 2025

Yugabyte has been recognized as a Sample Vendor in the Gartner® Hype Cycle for Data Management, 2025, and Hype Cycle for Cloud Computing, 2025. This recognition further validates YugabyteDB’s position at the forefront of distributed transactional databases and intercloud data management markets. Discover how ultra-resilient YugabyteDB allows organizations to run mission-critical applications with confidence across distributed environments.

Agentic AI Operational Efficiency: Achieving Smarter Observability with YugabyteDB Performance Advisor

August 26, 2025

By Kyle Hailey

Agentic AI Operational Efficiency: Achieving Smarter Observability with YugabyteDB Performance Advisor

YugabyteDB Aeon recently introduced Performance Advisor, a powerful new tool that brings intelligent observability directly into your distributed Postgres-compatible database. From real-time load charts to anomaly detection and query-level diagnostics, Performance Advisor allows tech teams to solve performance issues faster and spend more time building their applications. Read this blog to discover the latest YugabyteDB Performance Advisor features.

Future-Ready: How YugabyteDB Keeps Pace with PostgreSQL Innovation

August 19, 2025

By Anand Venkatesh

PostgreSQL

Future-Ready: How YugabyteDB Keeps Pace with PostgreSQL Innovation

As an open-source, distributed SQL database built on top of PostgreSQL, YugabyteDB is committed to maintaining deep compatibility with the PostgreSQL ecosystem. In this blog, we share our approach to aligning YugabyteDB with the latest PostgreSQL versions, the challenges we face, and our future plans to narrow the compatibility gap.

What is a Vector Database? A Beginner’s Guide

August 11, 2025

By Yugabyte Team

Vector

What is a Vector Database? A Beginner’s Guide

Modern organizations use a variety of databases to manage information. As AI and machine learning models continue to grow in popularity, a new category has emerged: vector databases. This blog provides a clear definition of vector databases and answers key questions about how they work, how they differ from regular databases, and when you should use them for your AI and ML projects.

From RAG to Riches: AI That Knows Your Support Stack

July 30, 2025

By Kyle Hailey

From RAG to Riches: AI That Knows Your Support Stack

In this post, we walk through how to build a RAG pipeline using YugabyteDB’s new vector capabilities to enable smarter and more context-aware support automation. Discover how to ingest internal documents, vectorize them, store them efficiently in YugabyteDB, and finally how to use an LLM like GPT-4 to answer internal questions—rooted in your own support stack data.

Introducing New YugabyteDB Functionality for Ultra-Resilient AI Apps

July 22, 2025

By Andrew Marshall

Release Announcements

Introducing New YugabyteDB Functionality for Ultra-Resilient AI Apps

The AI app-building landscape is evolving rapidly – you’ll soon be able to quickly build robust AI applications that scale from thousands to billions of vectors using familiar PostgreSQL and powerful vector search capabilities, without architectural changes. In this blog, we examine the current and future AI landscape and share the benefits of the new and enhanced AI functionality introduced in the latest YugabyteDB release.

Rewind, Clone, and Time-Travel with YugabyteDB

July 21, 2025

By Mhd Yamen Haddad

YugabyteDB

Rewind, Clone, and Time-Travel with YugabyteDB

Imagine a database that allows you to recover that critical row you deleted in production, and lets you test schema changes on real data without risking the original. Discover how YugabyteDB’s point-in-time capabilities, including point-in-time recovery, instant database cloning, and time travel queries, make it easy to rewind your data, spin up lightweight clones, and explore historical states with precision.

Unlock AI-Driven Data Experiences with YugabyteDB MCP Server on AWS Marketplace

July 17, 2025

By Yu-Shen Ng

Amazon Web Services

Unlock AI-Driven Data Experiences with YugabyteDB MCP Server on AWS Marketplace

The YugabyteDB MCP Server brings your AI stack and your operational data into the same conversation. Easily accessible on AWS Marketplace, teams can now skip time-consuming procurement processes and deploy the YugabyteDB MCP Server in just a few minutes. Find out more.

Sharded vs. Distributed: The Math Behind Resilience and High Availability

July 14, 2025

By Chris Smith

Database Architecture

Sharded vs. Distributed: The Math Behind Resilience and High Availability

Traditional architectures, particularly those using single-node or application-level sharding, are prone to failure and offer limited availability. In this blog, we consider two architecture options for scaling a database horizontally and employ probability theory to assess the resilience of each architecture to potential failure.

Exploring End-to-End AI Workflows Using n8n and YugabyteDB

June 12, 2025

By Balachandar Seetharaman

Exploring End-to-End AI Workflows Using n8n and YugabyteDB

Discover how to build Agentic AI workflows using tools like n8n, YugabyteDB, and LangChain. By seamlessly integrating YugabyteDB’s vector embedding capabilities, OpenAI models, and n8n workflow orchestration, businesses can develop robust and scalable AI solutions that deliver real value.

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