What Is Tiered Storage? Hot & Cold Storage for Databases
Learn what tiered storage is, why databases need hot and cold storage, and how it can keep historical data accessible without maintaining a second reporting system.
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KalamDB v0.5.4-rc.1 Pre-Release
The June 25 v0.5.4-rc.1 pre-release adds PostgreSQL-style INSERT RETURNING and ON CONFLICT upsert, a Live OKF Context Sync example for multi-client agent context, and CLI, auth, and test hardening across the stack.
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Why Object Storage Is Becoming the New Database Layer
Modern apps produce huge amounts of data, but not all of it should stay hot forever. This post explores why object storage, Parquet, and hot/cold architecture are becoming key to keeping databases fast, scalable, and cost-efficient.
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The Hard Part of Realtime SQL: Snapshot First, Then Live Changes
KalamDB turns SQL queries into realtime subscriptions. Instead of polling or consuming raw change streams, clients receive a consistent snapshot first, then ordered live updates using sequence ids for replay, reconnects, and offline synchronization.
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KalamDB v0.5.3-rc.1 Pre-Release
KalamDB v0.5.3-rc.1 is the June 17 pre-release with kalam init/dev workflows, DataFusion 54, and 8.0% faster measured benchmark time.
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While Building KalamDB, I Started Questioning Why We Still Need So Much Backend Code
A personal story about user-owned data, real-time systems, and a different way to think about application architecture.
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PostgreSQL Fan-Out at Scale with KalamDB
KalamDB brings real-time SQL subscriptions, topic consumers, and per-user storage to PostgreSQL workflows — helping chat apps and AI agents share one live data plane without Redis, Kafka, or custom fan-out layers.
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I Tried Not to Build Another Database — Here’s What I Did Differently
I didn’t wake up one day thinking, “The world needs another database.” I actually tried not to build one.
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