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CockroachDB: History, Features & Overview

CockroachDB is a source-available distributed SQL database management system developed by Cockroach Labs.

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CockroachDB topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Features and Overview as prominent areas in the source structure around CockroachDB.

Related topics
23
Source areas
3
Connected nodes
26
Extracted relationships
18
Concept neighborhoods
21
Bridge connections
26

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

History · 14 topics
Overview · 5 topics
Features · 4 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Available in
English
Developer
Cockroach Labs
License
Proprietary
Original authors
Spencer Kimball, Peter Mattis, Ben Darnell
Release
2017; 9 years ago (2017)
Repository
github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Features

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How CockroachDB connects Entity context

The extracted context around CockroachDB shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, CockroachDB → English Another extracted example is CockroachDB → Cockroach Labs. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

CockroachDB

Top relations

Available in · 1
CockroachDB → English
Developer · 1
CockroachDB → Cockroach Labs
License · 1
CockroachDB → Proprietary
Original authors · 1
CockroachDB → Spencer Kimball, Peter Mattis, Ben Darnell
Release · 1
CockroachDB → 2017; 9 years ago (2017)
Repository · 1
CockroachDB → github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach
Stable release · 1
CockroachDB → 25.1.4 / April 8, 2025; 16 months ago (2025-04-08)
Type · 1
CockroachDB → RDBMS
Written in · 1
CockroachDB → Go
is a · 1
CockroachDB → source-available distributed SQL database management system developed by Cockroach Labs.The relational functionality is built on top of a distributed

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

data cockroach labs google nodes cloud kimball github consistency high distributed variety cluster external spencer mattis darnell project source-available database

CockroachDB relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 18 structured relationships around CockroachDB. Examples in this analysis include CockroachDB → Available in → English and CockroachDB → Developer → Cockroach Labs. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CockroachDBAvailable inEnglish1.00infobox
CockroachDBDeveloperCockroach Labs1.00infobox
CockroachDBLicenseProprietary1.00infobox
CockroachDBOriginal authorsSpencer Kimball, Peter Mattis, Ben Darnell1.00infobox
CockroachDBRelease2017; 9 years ago (2017)1.00infobox
CockroachDBRepositorygithub.com/cockroachdb/cockroach1.00infobox
CockroachDBStable release25.1.4 / April 8, 2025; 16 months ago (2025-04-08)1.00infobox
CockroachDBTypeRDBMS1.00infobox
CockroachDBWritten inGo1.00infobox
CockroachDBis asource-available distributed SQL database management system developed by Cockroach Labs.The relational functionality is built on top of a distributed0.90text
data centres or public cloud regionsinstance ofA CockroachDB cluster consists of a number of nodes that can be spread across failure domains0.80text
bare metalinstance ofIt can provide high levels of resilience and availability and can be run in a variety of environments0.80text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around CockroachDB bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Cockroach, Labs and Known. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • CockroachDB
    • Cockroach
    • Labs
    • Known
    • License
    • Source-available
    • Cloud
    • Consistency
    • External
    • High
    • Nodes
    • Data
    • Ben
  • cockroachdb
    • Cockroach
    • Labs
    • Known
    • License
    • Source-available
    • Cloud
    • Consistency
    • External
    • High
    • Nodes
    • Data
    • Ben
  • spencer kimball
    • Github
    • Kimball
    • Mattis
    • Spencer
    • Ben
    • Peter
    • Access
    • Contributions
    • Darnell
    • Design
    • License
    • Cockroach
  • google file system
    • Spanner
    • Darnell
    • Database
    • Distributed
    • Management
    • Mattis
    • Source-available
    • Cockroach
    • Kimball
    • Labs
    • Design
    • Google
  • database management system
    • Management
    • Darnell
    • Database
    • Distributed
    • Mattis
    • Relational
    • Source-available
    • System
    • Cockroach
    • Kimball
    • Labs
    • Google
  • ben darnell
    • Mattis
    • Peter
    • Kimball
    • Darnell
    • License
    • Spencer
    • Cockroach
    • External
    • Github
    • Labs
    • System
    • Google
  • distributed sql
    • Postgresql
    • Database
    • Management
    • Range
    • Relational
    • Source-available
    • Store
    • System
    • Take
    • Transactional
    • Variety
    • Labs
  • transactional data store
    • Transactional
    • Take
    • Variety
    • Kubernetes
    • Vms
    • Access
    • Data
    • Run
    • Store
    • High
    • Nodes

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For CockroachDB, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects CockroachDB with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
CockroachDBHistory · splits 12 ⟂ 15
CockroachDBOverview · splits 21 ⟂ 6
CockroachDBFeatures · splits 22 ⟂ 5

Map overview Semantic statistics

CockroachDB

Nodes27
Edges26
Triples18
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.074074
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around CockroachDB to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Features & Overview, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — CockroachDB · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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