This Week in Databases: PostgreSQL 18 Released, CrateDB 6.0 Launch, and Weaviate's Major Updates

Stay in the loop with the latest database news! PostgreSQL celebrates the launch of version 18, raising the bar for performance and features. CrateDB unveils version 6.0, while Weaviate rolls out v1.33.0, introducing key improvements including collection aliasing and server-side dynamic batching. Also, discover ClickHouse’s latest release and RabbitMQ’s new SQL filtering capabilities. In user stories, see how Elastic is future-proofing Singapore and how InfluxDB powers smarter buildings with Nexus BMS. Plus, don’t miss Redpanda’s integration with Grafbase for real-time features and SingleStore’s introduction of ML and AI functions!

• Crate

  • New Release: CrateDB 6.0

• PostgreSQL

  • PostgreSQL 18 Released!

• TiDB

  • Introducing TiDB X: A New Foundation for Distributed SQL in the Era of AI

• Weaviate

  • Weaviate 1.33 Release

• Debezium

  • Debezium 3.3.0.Final Released

• Weaviate

  • v1.33.0 - Collection alias, RQ 1-bit compression, ContainsNone and Not filter, OIDC Role Group management, Compression by default, Server-side dynamic batching

• MeiliSearch

  • v1.22.0 🐦‍🔥

• ClickHouse

  • ClickHouse Release 25.9

• RabbitMQ

  • Broker-Side SQL Filtering with RabbitMQ Streams

• DynamoDB

  • DynamoDB now supports Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)

• PostgreSQL

  • Autobase 2.4.0 released

• InfluxDB

  • Telegraf 1.36 Release Notes

  • What’s New in InfluxDB 3.5: Explorer Dashboards, Cache Querying, and Expanded Control

• Redpanda

  • Integrating Grafbase and Redpanda for seamless real-time features

• SingleStore

  • Introducing ML Functions: Bringing the models to the data, not the data to models

  • Introducing AI Functions: Power of AI With the Simplicity of SQL

• Elastic

  • Future-proofing Singapore as an AI-first nation with Search AI

• InfluxDB

  • How Nexus BMS Uses Time Series and AI to Power Smarter Buildings

• ClickHouse

  • How Superwall uses WarpStream and ClickHouse Cloud to scale subscription monetization

  • Billions of transactions, two-thirds lower cost: Why ProcessOut switched from Elasticsearch to ClickHouse Cloud

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