ClickHouse acquires Xata to fold in database branching
What happened
ClickHouse acquired Xata and plans to bring instant database branching, scale-to-zero idle compute and an agent service layer into ClickHouse Managed Postgres. Xata says a separate branch takes about 3 seconds even for databases holding several terabytes, giving each pull request or agent run an isolated test environment. Xata customers can keep using the platform as usual for now, and signups stay open; they migrate to ClickHouse Managed Postgres once features match.
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- Hacker News front pageClickHouse Acquires Xata
ClickHouse 收购 Xata，计划将即时数据库分支、闲置计算缩容至零及智能体服务层整合进 ClickHouse Managed Postgres。Xata 表示，即使数据库包含数 TB 数据，创建独立分支也只需约 3 秒，可供每个拉取请求或智能体运行隔离测试。Xata 客户短期内可照常使用，平台继续接受注册，待功能达到一致后再迁移至 ClickHouse Managed Postgres。
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