Cockroach Labs is launching CockroachDB User Groups in New York City and San Francisco on April 4th and 5th, 2017, respectively, to engage database and infrastructure experts. These inaugural events will feature Spencer Kimball, the Co-Founder and CEO, discussing the technology and inspiration behind CockroachDB, a distributed SQL database. Attendees will have the opportunity to explore its architecture and capabilities and participate in open forums to discuss questions and ideas with CockroachDB engineers. The initiative aims to foster a community that will benefit from tutorials, pair programming sessions, and access to the latest features of CockroachDB as the user groups evolve.