YugabyteDB Savepoints: Checkpointing Work in Distributed Transactions` is a blog post discussing the implementation of savepoints in YugabyteDB, a PostgreSQL-compatible SQL database. The authors highlight the importance of savepoints for managing transactions with low-risk pieces of work and provide an overview of how they were implemented in YugabyteDB's distributed transaction layer. By reusing PostgreSQL code and leveraging its existing implementation of savepoints, YugabyteDB is able to enable more PostgreSQL functionality, including exception handling, making it a valuable tool for developers and users. The authors conclude by encouraging readers to try out YugabyteDB and join the community Slack channel for any questions or feedback.