<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true">CockroachDB CEO discusses shift to distributed SQL databases with PostgreSQL foundation.CockroachDB differentiates with horizontal scaling, specifically for AI's demands on consistency & scale.Kimball highlights CockroachDB's focus on high-speed AI agents, improving UX, reducing costs.CockroachDB's geographic scale strength, cloud-agnostic support, and integration of AI are emphasized.