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YugabyteDB is an open-source, high-performance distributed SQL database inspired by Google Spanner, with a PostgreSQL wire-compatible API. Users can connect to YugabyteDB from outside a Kubernetes cluster using the load balancer IP address of the corresponding service, and the database supports user-defined PostgreSQL functions. The database generates its performance graphs in Prometheus format, and users can track progress on issues like automatically splitting tablets after table creation. New documentation, blogs, tutorials, and videos have been added, including guides for getting started with DbSchema, Kafka Connect, and PostgreSQL's authentication and authorization features. Upcoming meetups and conferences include PostgreSQL Meetups and Distributed SQL Webinars.