In 2017, Cockroach Labs celebrated significant advancements with the launch of CockroachDB 1.0 and 1.1, along with the announcement of a $27 million Series B funding led by Redpoint Ventures. The company demonstrated the database's flexibility by deploying it across 15 private clouds at the OpenStack Interop conference and welcomed its first public customers, including Baidu and Kindred Futures. Enhancements in the two releases included improved stability, faster performance, and more user-friendly features. The company experienced a 50% growth in staff, expanding its design, product, and sales teams and opening a new office in Boston. Looking forward to 2018, Cockroach Labs anticipates further success with the upcoming release of CockroachDB 2.0, attributing their progress to the support of users and supporters.