What is KX?
KX delivers the world's fastest database for time-series and vector data, designed for real-time analytics and AI. Its unified compute engine, KDB-X, combines time-series, vector search, and GPU acceleration to process massive volumes of structured and unstructured data with unmatched speed. Built on the legacy of kdb+, KX powers critical applications in capital markets, aerospace, defense, and other demanding industries, enabling millisecond-level decision-making and cost-efficient insights. The platform supports on-premises, cloud, and edge deployments, and integrates seamlessly with NVIDIA GPUs for enhanced performance.
Features
- World's Fastest Database: Achieves analytical latency as low as 0.0224 milliseconds, 4000x faster than the blink of an eye, with 15/17 STAC-M3 world records.
- Unified Compute Engine (KDB-X): Combines time-series, vector search, and GPU compute for high-performance AI and analytics.
- GPU Acceleration: Enhances time-series and AI workloads with NVIDIA GPUs for faster, lower-cost analytics.
- Vector Database (KDB.AI): Purpose-built for analytics and AI, supporting vector search and hybrid time-series-vector workloads.
- Real-Time Data Integration: Ingests and analyzes streaming, historical, structured, and unstructured data simultaneously.
- Scalable Cloud and On-Prem Deployment: Offers OneTick Cloud, kdb Insights, and on-premises solutions for flexible deployment.
Use Cases
- Quantitative research and backtesting in capital markets
- Real-time trade surveillance and compliance monitoring
- Agentic AI applications for financial research and portfolio construction
- Multi-source event correlation in aerospace and defense
- Sensor monitoring and real-time asset monitoring for IoT and OEM industries
- High-frequency data benchmarking and pattern analytics
