Spiral
Arrow IconBack to blogAnnouncing SpiralData 3.0, with backing from the bestSep 11, 2025by Will ManningCompanyArrow IconGo backTable of ContentsThree Eras of Data SystemsWhat Machines WantSymptoms of the Same DiseaseWe’re Not the First to NoticeBuilding for What Comes NextWhat Spiral DeliversThe Future is Machine ScaleI’ve been building data systems for long enough to be skeptical of “revolutionary” claims, and I’m uncomfortable with grandiose statements like “Built for the AI Era”. Nevertheless, AI workloads have tipped us into what I’ll call the Third Age of data systems, and legacy platforms can’t meet the moment.Three Eras of Data SystemsIn the beginning, databases had human-scale inputs and human-scale outputs. Postgres—the king of databases, first released in 1989[1]…
