Jepsen finds 96 issues in tested versions of Orkes's ParticleDB

Kyle Kingsbury found 96 issues in tested versions of Orkes's ParticleDB. Most appeared resolved during testing, but Jepsen recommended halting deployment and migrating to other databases. Orkes says newer builds address all identified issues.

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AI agents need state they can trust. Jepsen found ParticleDB losing committed writes in its default mode during testing across versions 1.1.4 through 1.1.18.11.rc-22.

Red-and-white barrier tape and a red stop-hand sign cross server racks labeled “Orkes ParticleDB,” with indicator lights glowing.

Jeu George is a co-founder and chief executive of Orkes, which funded the Jepsen test of its ParticleDB database. In the Jepsen analysis dated October 31st, Kyle Kingsbury wrote that this research was funded by Orkes, Inc., that ParticleDB's claims of "Full ACID" were "somewhat premature," and that testing across versions 1.1.4 through 1.1.18.11.rc-22 found 96 issues.…

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