capital · May 14, 2026
Cockroach Labs Announces CockroachDB Availability on IBM Cloud and IBM Power Systems
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Cockroach Labs announced on May 13, 2026, that CockroachDB will integrate with IBM Cloud catalog and support IBM Power processor-based servers. This move enables enterprises to deploy distributed SQL databases within IBM's hybrid ecosystem, preserving investments in IBM Power infrastructure. The partnership expands collaboration between Cockroach Labs and IBM, targeting modernization of mission-critical workloads for agentic AI applications. Allen Terleto, VP Global Partners and Ecosystem at Cockroach Labs, stated enterprises require evolving data platforms for business growth. IBM Power Systems previously relied on monolithic databases, now transitioning to distributed SQL for enhanced scalability.