Databricks Lakebase vs Postgres: The AI Database Shift

**Is PostgreSQL really obsolete for AI workloads?** Databricks just dropped Lakebase and it's shaking up everything we thought we knew about database architecture for machine learning pipelines.

In today's Platform Engineering Playbook, we're diving deep into Databricks' game-changing announcement and what it means for your data infrastructure strategy. Plus, we're covering the week's biggest platform engineering news that's reshaping how we build scalable systems.

**What You'll Learn:**
• Why Databricks believes traditional PostgreSQL falls short for AI workloads
• Technical breakdown of Lakebase architecture and its key innovations
• Practical decision framework: when to adopt Lakebase vs. stick with existing solutions
• AWS expands Elemental Media Services to Malaysia
• Elastic Cloud Serverless doubles Azure region availability
• Hybrid Kubernetes strategies for enterprise-scale deployments
• OpenTelemetry's 2025 achievements and 2026 roadmap

**Timestamps:**
0:00 Cold Open - PostgreSQL vs AI Reality Check
2:15 Databricks Lakebase Deep Dive
15:30 Platform Engineering News Roundup

Whether you're architecting data platforms, evaluating database solutions for ML workloads, or staying current with cloud-native trends, this episode delivers actionable insights you can implement immediately.

**Sources & References:**
• https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/02/databricks-lakebase-postgresql/
• https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/02/elemental-Malaysia/
• https://www.elastic.co/blog/elastic-cloud-now-available-azure-virginia-singapore-spain-frankfurt
• https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/containers/running-containerized-hybrid-nodes-with-amazon-elastic-kubernetes-service/
• https://cloudnativenow.com/contributed-content/hybrid-cloud-at-enterprise-scale-private-kubernetes-for-portability-and-control/
• https://opentelemetry.io/blog/2026/2025-year-in-review/

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