CockroachDB is a geographically distributed database designed to minimize latency while maintaining exceptional reliability for mission-critical workloads. To address the latency-survivability tradeoff inherent in distributed databases, CockroachDB introduces the "follow-the-workload" feature, which utilizes geo-partitioning and replication zone configurations. This allows database administrators to specify data access patterns and control data location, thereby enhancing performance and reducing latency. The database automatically shards data across nodes to increase survivability and availability, but users can influence data distribution decisions based on business needs via locality configurations. Replication zone configurations also support legal and compliance requirements, enabling data to be confined to specific regions. Future enhancements, including geo-partitioning, will allow even more granular control over data placement, ensuring that CockroachDB remains a high-performance solution for distributed data management.