New and Trending Databases for 2026 and Beyond

Anudeep Mahavadi

Databases In 2026: Modern databases now scale for AI workloads, real-time data, and cloud-native apps.

Vector Databases: Power semantic search and RAG pipelines for AI-driven applications.

Serverless SQL: Auto-scaling SQL engines removes capacity planning for cloud workloads.

HTAP Engines: Handle transactions and analytics in one system for real-time insights.

Graph Databases: Model relationships for fraud detection, recommendations, and networks.

Time-Series Stores: Track IoT, logs, and metrics with high-ingest, low-latency queries.

Edge Databases: Run lightweight databases closer to devices for low-latency apps.

Multi-Modal Stores: Query text, vectors, JSON, and graphs in a single platform.

Choose What Fits: The right database depends on workload, scale, and latency needs.

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