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QuestDB

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Velocity5.0

High-performance time-series database for real-time analytics

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QuestDB doubles down on capital-markets workloads while pushing query speed and Parquet tiering.

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◆Current state
QuestDB is a time-series database iterating quickly on the engine: recent releases add a posting index for SYMBOL columns, parallel/vectorized WINDOW JOIN, lateral joins and UNNEST, shareable queries in the Web Console, and an Enterprise storage-policy engine for tiering data to Parquet with column-level access control. Its changelog feed mixes these releases with benchmark essays and capital-markets case studies.
◆Where it's heading
The product is leaning hard into financial and capital-markets use cases — case studies on regulated futures exchanges, Aeron integration for deterministic replay — while the engine work concentrates on analytical performance and open formats (Parquet). Enterprise features (storage tiering, custom CA, granular grants) target larger, regulated deployments.
◆Prediction
Expect continued engine performance work and Parquet/tiering investment, with capital markets remaining the lead vertical in both features and go-to-market storytelling.

◆Recent moves

  1. 11d ago

    Lies, Damn Lies and Database Benchmarks

    A benchmark essay critiquing ClickBench methodology is commentary, not a product release. It reinforces QuestDB's performance positioning but ships nothing to users.

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  2. 17d ago

    QuestDB Enterprise 3.3.1: storage policies, custom CA, and finer-grained access control

    Enterprise 3.3.1 adds a storage-policy engine for tiering data to Parquet, a custom root CA for replication object stores, and column-level GRANT/REVOKE — enterprise and governance depth aimed at regulated deployments.

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  3. 20d ago

    QuestDB 9.4.2: shareable queries, new aggregates, and a hardening pass

    QuestDB 9.4.2 brings shareable queries in the Web Console, new aggregates, and a hardening pass on Parquet and posting-index paths under heavy ingestion — incremental polish on the open-source engine.

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  4. 24d ago

    Aeron and QuestDB: building open infrastructure for capital markets data

    A technical piece on pairing Aeron with QuestDB for capital-markets data is positioning content rather than a shipped feature, underscoring the financial-vertical focus.

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  5. 1mo ago

    One Trading runs a regulated 24/7 futures exchange on QuestDB

    A customer case study on One Trading running a regulated futures exchange on QuestDB is go-to-market storytelling, not a product change — though the throughput figures reinforce the capital-markets pitch.

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  6. 1mo ago

    QuestDB 9.4.0: Posting index, cross-column fill, and smarter Web Console

    QuestDB 9.4.0 introduces a compact posting index for SYMBOL columns, cross-column FILL(PREV) for SAMPLE BY, and a smarter Web Console with materialized-view generation — meaningful engine and query-authoring gains.

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