In 2022, there are more database options than ever available in the world, and with that comes innovation. If you haven’t stopped to look around, you might be stuck carrying around database technology from 1999 as you build your next company. In this talk, we will cover some of the progress that databases have made in the last decade, as well as where they still fall short of innovating. Throughout, we’ll learn about how choosing a database can be a make or break decision, and why it’s so important to get right.