Modern Web Leverage Multiple Database Models in One Platform with SurrealDB ft. Tobie Morgan Hitchcock
Dec 5, 2024
Tobie Morgan Hitchcock, co-founder and CEO of SurrealDB, dives into the world of modern database solutions. He discusses the innovative multi-model approach of SurrealDB, which combines relational, graph, and document models into one platform, simplifying data management. Tobie highlights the fascinating 'time travel' feature for retrieving historical data and shares insights on the challenges of building a new database from scratch. He emphasizes the enthusiastic response from developers and the need for education around these new tools.
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SurrealDB's Purpose
- Developers face complexity using multiple database models like relational, time series, and graph.
- SurrealDB was created to consolidate these models into one platform for simplified querying.
SurrealDB's Architecture
- SurrealDB separates its storage and compute layers, unlike traditional databases.
- This allows it to efficiently offer multiple models and combine them in single queries.
SurrealDB's Reception
- When SurrealDB launched as an open-source tool, it gained rapid popularity among developers.
- Its Discord community grew quickly, showing a demand for its multi-model approach.