Cockroach Labs

Cockroach Labs develops CockroachDB, a cloud-native distributed SQL database designed for enterprises running mission-critical applications. The company's database platform provides PostgreSQL compatibility while enabling horizontal scaling, multi-region deployments, and zero-downtime operations. Headquartered in New York with offices in Austin, Bangalore, London, and Toronto, Cockroach Labs serves major enterprises across retail, technology, financial services, and other sectors.

The platform addresses challenges associated with traditional databases by eliminating manual sharding and providing built-in replication across regions and cloud providers. CockroachDB supports ACID-compliant transactions at scale and offers deployment options including fully managed cloud service, bring-your-own-cloud, and self-hosted configurations. The database's architecture enables organizations to maintain consistent data availability even during infrastructure failures or maintenance operations.

Cockroach Labs has secured backing from leading venture capital firms including Sequoia Capital, Benchmark, Redpoint, Index Ventures, and GV. Enterprise clients including Netflix, DoorDash, and Hard Rock Digital use CockroachDB for payment systems, identity management, logistics, and other transaction-heavy workloads requiring global availability.

Organizations should consider Cockroach Labs when database downtime poses significant business risk and traditional scaling approaches prove insufficient. The platform excels in scenarios requiring active-active deployments across multiple cloud regions, compliance with data sovereignty regulations, or migration from monolithic databases to distributed architectures while maintaining SQL compatibility.

Engagements typically involve initial migration planning using their MOLT tooling, followed by managed database operations through CockroachDB Cloud or self-hosted deployment. Expect a modern database platform with comprehensive monitoring, automated maintenance, and support for complex multi-region topologies without application-level sharding logic.

While Cockroach Labs serves enterprises across multiple sectors, the platform's HIPAA-ready certification and compliance controls position it for healthcare organizations with strict data protection requirements. The database's data residency capabilities support healthcare providers managing patient data across multiple geographic regions while maintaining compliance with jurisdictional regulations. CockroachDB's availability guarantees and encryption features address healthcare's need for always-on systems protecting sensitive health information.

Enterprises and high-growth SaaS companies operating globally distributed applications with strict uptime requirements, particularly those handling financial transactions, user authentication, or other mission-critical data. Organizations currently experiencing scaling limitations with traditional relational databases or seeking to consolidate multiple regional database instances while maintaining data sovereignty compliance and low-latency access for geographically distributed users.