Upgrading and modernizing your database can sound like an expensive proposition. But it doesn’t have to be. One major electronics company found that shifting from MySQL to CockroachDB saved them $700,000 in their first year, earning them a 149% ROI. Background: The need for expansion The company in question, a US-based electronics company that employs more than 10,000 people, initially sold electronic devices with any required software embedded on the device itself....