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Yugabyte, the distributed database experts, today announced the findings of its independent Distributed Database Trends Report and its vision for agentic database modernization. Released during the company’s annual Distributed SQL Summit on November 10, co-hosted at KubeCon North America, the new report reveals enterprise priorities and challenges for database modernization and next-generation application development.

Yugabyte, the distributed database experts, today announced that registration is open for its seventh annual Distributed SQL Summit (DSS 2025). The in-person event will take place on November 10 and will be co-located at KubeCon North America 2025 at the Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park, Atrium Terrace.

Yugabyte, the distributed SQL database experts, today announced it was recognized as an Exemplary provider in the 2025 ISG Buyers Guide for Operational Data Platforms, underscoring its robust cloud-native distributed SQL offering.

Yugabyte, the distributed SQL database experts, today announced new vector search, PostgreSQL, and multi-modal functionality to meet the growing needs of AI developers all in one, ultra-resilient distributed database. YugabyteDB is the industry’s leading AI-ready, multi-modal distributed PostgreSQL database designed for business-critical applications with built-in resilience, seamless scalability, and flexible geo-distribution.

Yugabyte, the distributed database experts, today announced key business outcomes with Rakuten Mobile, Japan's newest and most modern mobile network, as a result of their long-standing partnership. Over four years of successful collaboration have resulted in high availability for mission-critical systems, with effortless scalability supporting reduced operational overhead and increased business growth. The two companies partnered to architect and deliver the foundation for Autonomous Network Operations and together are transforming how telecom infrastructure is built and operated.

Yugabyte, the distributed SQL database experts, today announced its support of the new document database-compatible Postgres extension named DocumentDB. This open-source, MIT-licensed document-oriented NoSQL database aims to provide a Postgres-based open standard for BSON data types. By bringing NoSQL workloads on PostgreSQL, Yugabyte’s multi-modal database provides developers with more flexibility when building next-generation applications while reducing database sprawl. DocumentDB is an open source document database engine released earlier this year by Microsoft.

Yugabyte, the distributed database experts, today, ahead of Google Cloud NEXT, announced the first of its next-generation agentic AI apps, Performance Advisor for YugabyteDB Aeon, its software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering. Yugabyte also announced an extensible indexing framework designed to support the seamless integration of state-of-the-art vector indexing libraries and algorithms, augmenting the capabilities offered by pgvector.

Yugabyte today announced YugabyteDB 2.25, the latest version of its open-source, high-performance distributed SQL database, which now boasts complete compatibility with PostgreSQL 15 and a wealth of new features. This significant milestone, currently available as a tech preview, reinforces Yugabyte’s commitment to the popular PostgreSQL database and provides customers with the freedom to safely upgrade or downgrade to the major PostgreSQL version most compatible with their data infrastructure.

Yugabyte, the distributed PostgreSQL database company for cloud-native applications, today announced that registration is now open for its sixth annual Distributed SQL Summit (DSS 2024) taking place on Tuesday, November 12, starting at 10:00 am MST.

Yugabyte today unveiled significant architectural enhancements to its flagship database, YugabyteDB, with powerful new features that fully evolve PostgreSQL to a distributed database for modern applications. These new capabilities — collectively called enhanced Postgres compatibility — enable a broader range of Postgres apps to run on YugabyteDB, making it the perfect database for companies building cloud-native applications and modernizing existing applications to a cloud-native RDBMS.

Yugabyte, the distributed PostgreSQL database company for cloud native applications, today announced that it successfully achieved PCI DSS compliance, becoming a PCI DSS Level 1 Service Provider for the fully-managed DBaaS offering of YugabyteDB. The certification paves the way for fintechs and financial institutions to accelerate their database modernization initiatives with YugabyteDB.

Yugabyte, the distributed PostgreSQL database company for cloud native applications, has announced that Scout24 selected YugabyteDB to serve the growing demands and expanding customer base of its new service for the hotel and restaurant management market, named “Kotao.” Scout24 is a leading digital real estate company and operates ImmoScout24, the online marketplace for digital property marketing and search.

Yugabyte, the distributed PostgreSQL database company for cloud native applications, today announced that the Center for Internet Security (CIS) has published a security benchmark for the YugabyteDB database in collaboration with the Yugabyte security team. The new YugabyteDB CIS Benchmark introduces users of the open source database to security configuration and operational best practices to better protect their business-critical data, reduce the probability of data compromise, and enhance their cybersecurity posture.

Yugabyte, the distributed PostgreSQL database company for cloud native applications, today announced that it has been recognized by Gartner in the Magic Quadrant for Cloud Database Management Systems for its offering, YugabyteDB. The evaluation was based on specific criteria that analyzed the company’s overall Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute.

Yugabyte, the modern transactional database company, today announced the release of YugabyteDB Managed Product Labs, a new quick-start, in-product learning experience to shorten time to productivity with the database. Yugabyte also expanded the availability of YugabyteDB Managed multi-region clusters to 21 global Microsoft Azure regions.

Yugabyte, the modern transactional database company, announced today that it has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Data & Analytics Competency status.

Yugabyte, the modern transactional database company, today announced the general availability of YugabyteDB 2.19 with bimodal query execution and built-in cloud native connection management. Together, these capabilities expand the reach of distributed PostgreSQL to applications at every scale while simplifying application architecture and migration.

Yugabyte, the leading PostgreSQL-compatible distributed SQL database company, today announced the keynote themes and speaker lineup for the fifth annual Distributed SQL Summit (DSS) on September 12, 2023.

Yugabyte, the leading PostgreSQL-compatible distributed SQL database company, has been selected by vitagroup, the German-based health technology specialist for vendor-independent digitalization, to underpin the delivery of an upgraded open source patient health care records system for the Catalonian Center for Telecommunications and Information Technology (CTTI). This system will support the Catalan population of 8 million people.

Yugabyte, the leading PostgreSQL-compatible distributed SQL database company, today announced that it has successfully achieved ISO 22301 and ISO 9001 certification encompassing the open source software, YugabyteDB, plus Yugabyte’s commercial DBaaS products, YugabyteDB Anywhere and YugabyteDB Managed.

Yugabyte, the enterprise distributed SQL database company, today announced the public availability of YugabyteDB Managed on Microsoft Azure. With this update, organizations can deploy YugabyteDB as a fully managed database-as-a-service on all three major public cloud providers. The service is available in over 66 regions worldwide, including 15 Azure regions. Enterprises can leverage the extensive global footprint of YugabyteDB on the leading IaaS providers, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, and Azure, to deploy databases where the business needs them and manage them consistently.

Yugabyte, the leading open source distributed SQL database company, today announced the general availability of YugabyteDB 2.18. The release delivers innovative new features to easily deploy YugabyteDB in multi-region Kubernetes environments at scale, to seamlessly run diverse workloads on a single relational database, and to simplify infrastructure and database operations in private or public clouds.

Yugabyte, the leading open source distributed SQL database company, today announced that YugabyteDB has become the first distributed SQL database to earn the Trusted Cloud Provider trustmark from the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA). CSA is the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining and raising awareness of best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment.

Yugabyte, the leading open source distributed SQL database company, today announced new learning paths and professional certifications in Yugabyte University to meet the growing demand for education around distributed SQL, database as-a-service (DBaaS), and cloud-native development.

Yugabyte, the leading open source distributed SQL database company, today announced key updates to YugabyteDB Managed, including the launch of the YugabyteDB Managed Command Line Interface (CLI). The new CLI delivers a better developer experience by increasing productivity and allowing users to enjoy the benefits of automation without needing to learn new skills. Additionally, new integration with AWS PrivateLink, 2x faster scaling, and over 125 new observability metrics further enhance overall security and operations.

Yugabyte, the leader in open source distributed SQL databases, today announced that it achieved the ISO/IEC 27001 certification which covers the company’s product offerings: YugabyteDB, YugabyteDB Anywhere, and YugabyteDB Managed. This designation demonstrates Yugabyte’s continued commitment to data and database security.

Yugabyte, the leading open source distributed SQL database company, today announced the general availability of YugabyteDB Voyager—a unified database migration solution. With YugabyteDB Voyager, organizations of all sizes can leave behind the limitations of legacy and single-cloud databases, and accelerate their cloud and application modernization initiatives by seamlessly evolving to an end-to-end cloud native, distributed architecture.

Yugabyte, the leading open source distributed SQL database company, today announced a wave of new product innovations with the availability of YugabyteDB 2.17 and major enhancements to YugabyteDB Managed. The latest releases address the database needs of the most demanding, mission-critical applications, offering the data protection, global deployment and streamlined usability enterprises need to accelerate their modernization initiatives.

Yugabyte, the leader in open source distributed SQL databases, today announced that it has successfully completed the Service Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type II and SOC 3 attestations, covering the company’s product offerings; YugabyteDB, YugabyteDB Anywhere, and YugabyteDB Managed. This designation demonstrates Yugabyte’s commitment to data and database security.

Yugabyte, the leader in open source distributed SQL databases, today announced it has joined the Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform ecosystem. As an Intelligent Data Platform ecosystem partner, Yugabyte is excited to announce a new, native integration between YugabyteDB and Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics, that will directly connect the two environments.

Yugabyte, the leader in open source distributed SQL databases, today announced that Netskope selected YugabyteDB to support new innovations in its category-leading Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), part of its converged Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) platform. Netskope evaluated multiple databases as part of an innovation initiative, choosing YugabyteDB due to its high performance at scale, distributed ACID transactions, strong consistency, and flexible cloud native architecture. With YugabyteDB, Netskope can improve customers' experiences and accelerate support of new cloud applications.

Yugabyte, the leading open source distributed SQL database company, today announced the speaker lineup for its fourth annual Distributed SQL Summit (DSS) on September 14, 2022. The company’s largest virtual event to date, this summit will feature sessions by data infrastructure experts and technology leaders from the world’s innovative data-driven enterprises, including Wells Fargo, General Motors, Kroger, Bed Bath & Beyond, and more.

Yugabyte, the leading open source distributed SQL database company, today announced the general availability of YugabyteDB 2.15 and unveiled a new service, YugabyteDB Voyager.

Yugabyte, the leading open source distributed SQL database company, today announced that it will host the fourth annual Distributed SQL Summit (DSS) on September 14, 2022, expanding on previous years with the biggest global virtual event to date, followed by a series of in-person DSS days around the world.

Yugabyte, the leader in open source distributed SQL databases, has announced a technology partnership with global banking software market leader Temenos.

Yugabyte, the leading open source distributed SQL database company, today announced the general availability of YugabyteDB 2.13. The latest version of YugabyteDB delivers better control over where data is stored and accessed in geo-distributed deployments, allowing enterprises to lower data transfer costs, improve performance, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. The release also includes new features and integrations to enhance the developer experience.

Yugabyte, the leader in open source distributed SQL databases, announced today that it has expanded the course offerings and certification opportunities of its free education program, Yugabyte University. Yugabyte University now includes a broader range of self-paced courses, virtual training courses, and builder workshops. The expansion enables students to deepen their understanding of distributed SQL databases and provides them with the necessary skills to advance their career within the burgeoning developer market. The program enhancements build upon the successful launch of Yugabyte University in 2021 and are another example of Yugabyte’s commitment to the developer community through its 100% open source database.

Yugabyte, the leader in open source distributed SQL databases, today announced it has been designated as a CVE Numbering Authority (CNA) by the CVE Program.

Yugabyte, the leading open source distributed SQL database company, today announced the general availability of YugabyteDB 2.11, with updates that extend PostgreSQL compatibility in the open source database. These updates allow application developers to use powerful and familiar PostgreSQL features without compromising resilience, scale, or performance. This release extends YugabyteDB’s lead as the most PostgreSQL-compatible distributed SQL database in the world.

Yugabyte, the leader in open source distributed SQL databases, today announced that it has closed $188 million in an oversubscribed Series C funding round. The round, led by Sapphire Ventures, includes participation from Alkeon Capital, Meritech Capital, and Wells Fargo Strategic Capital, as well as existing investors Lightspeed Venture Partners, 8VC, Dell Technologies Capital, Wipro Ventures, and others. Sapphire President Jai Das also joins the Yugabyte Board of Directors. The round, which comes seven months after its previous round, brings the company’s total funding to over $290 million and values Yugabyte at more than $1.3B.

Yugabyte, the leader in open source distributed SQL databases, today announced the general availability of Yugabyte Cloud, Yugabyte’s public database-as-a-service offering. Yugabyte Cloud, a fully managed offering of YugabyteDB, combines the power of distributed SQL with the ease of use of a cloud database service. Developers can create and connect to a highly scalable, resilient Postgres compatible database in minutes with zero operational overhead. Yugabyte announced Yugabyte Cloud from the keynote stage of the third annual Distributed SQL Summit.

Yugabyte, the leader in open source distributed SQL databases, today announced the Spring Data YugabyteDB project in collaboration with the Spring Data project team. Spring Data YugabyteDB enables Spring developers to easily use YugabyteDB distributed SQL databases for Spring-based microservice applications, combining the familiar Spring interface with the resilience, scalability, and geo-distribution offered by YugabyteDB. Spring Data YugabyteDB is now available as 100% open source software.

Yugabyte, the company behind the leading distributed SQL database, today announced the general availability of YugabyteDB 2.9. This latest release delivers the industry’s first smart JDBC client driver with an understanding of the distributed architecture of a YugabyteDB cluster. The Yugabyte Smart Driver for SQL pushes the state of SQL forward, allowing applications to get better performance and fault tolerance by connecting to any node in a distributed SQL database cluster without the need for an external load balancer. The client driver is available as open source software under the Apache 2.0 license.

Yugabyte, the leader in open source distributed SQL databases, today announced that it will host the third annual Distributed SQL Summit on September 21-23, 2021. The three-day virtual summit will bring together the YugabyteDB open source user community, customers, partners and industry thought leaders to explore the challenges and opportunities of database modernization. Sessions and workshops will cover use cases, technologies and best practices for adopting distributed SQL databases for any app at any scale across any cloud. The event will feature sessions by technology leaders, practitioners, and experts from some of the most innovative organizations, including Fiserv, GM, Kroger, Rakuten, Wipro, and more.

Yugabyte, the company behind the leading distributed SQL database, today announced a partnership and new integration with Hasura to deliver true cloud elasticity and ease of use for application development using GraphQL. The product integration allows Hasura Cloud customers to create a YugabyteDB cluster in a Yugabyte Cloud account and connect to it with a single click.

Yugabyte, the leader in open source distributed SQL databases, today announced an expanded global footprint with the opening of new business operations in the EMEA and APAC regions. The international expansion is being fueled by the worldwide demand for the YugabyteDB open source distributed SQL database and related products and services. Currently, Yugabyte has more than 100 employees worldwide and plans to double its headcount in the current fiscal year across all regions with a strategic focus on engineering, sales, and technical support functions.

Yugabyte, the leading open source distributed SQL database, today announced the general availability of YugabyteDB 2.7. The latest release offers the most comprehensive set of deployment options for organizations looking to scale distributed SQL across hybrid cloud environments using Kubernetes platforms like Red Hat OpenShift and VMware Tanzu. With support for public and cloud-native environments, Yugabyte enables organizations to realize their strategic Kubernetes, distributed SQL, and microservices initiatives while avoiding cloud lock-in.