From monolith to Lakebase to LTAP: rethinking the database from storage up
Summary
Databricks' blog post introduces Lakebase and LTAP, a storage-layer unification approach that externalizes WAL and data files into SafeKeeper and PageServer. It explains how Postgres remains the transactional engine while analytics run on open columnar formats, enabling unlimited storage, serverless compute, instant branching, and real-time analytics without ETL delays.