We're building the boring backend for apps and agents

Neon is expanding its capabilities beyond its foundational serverless Postgres database to create a comprehensive backend platform aimed at the agentic era, characterized by AI-driven applications and agents. The platform will include essential backend primitives such as authentication, data API, object storage, compute, and an AI gateway, all built with a focus on providing a stable and scalable infrastructure rather than relying on "magic" solutions. This expansion is in response to the increasing demands of AI-driven development, which necessitates robust infrastructure capable of handling high-speed operations and potential errors from automated agents. By leveraging its partnership with Databricks, Neon has enhanced its engineering team and capabilities, enabling the development of these new features without diverting attention from its core Postgres product. The new primitives are designed to integrate seamlessly with existing Neon projects, offering additional functionality without requiring significant changes from current users.