YugabyteDB Engineering Update – Dec 9, 2019

YugabyteDB has released version 2.0.7, which includes almost 30 new enhancements and bug fixes, including improvements to the SQL API, transparent read restarts for general queries, row-level security, and support for instance profiles. The release also includes system improvements such as speedup data loading in Master Leader startup and cleanup of TIMED_OUT calls from /rpcz. Additionally, YugabyteDB has announced new documentation, blogs, tutorials, and videos, including a blog on PostgreSQL's Row-Level Security and a video on designing a change data capture architecture for a distributed SQL database. The company is also hiring for various positions, including software engineers, developer advocates, and senior technical writers.