SingleStore, a unified cloud database, has announced its industry-first separation of storage and compute architecture, allowing customers to run operational and analytical workloads simultaneously while flexibly scaling resources. This unique architecture enables users to scale compute independently from storage needs, avoiding high latencies and network bandwidth issues associated with other databases. SingleStore also introduces the ability to suspend and resume workloads effortlessly, making it ideal for mission-critical applications and data-intensive workloads. The company has updated its billing model to offer flexible compute credits and a low per GB rate for storage, minimizing Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Additionally, SingleStore Universal Storage provides support for multi-column keys, making it easier to design schemas without tradeoffs between analytical and transactional workloads. The database also features new usability improvements, including support for UTF8 4-byte characters, temporary stored procedures, JSON functions, and enhanced interpreter speedup.