A common database tool hit record speed, questioning the need for extra software

DBOS got a single database server to handle 60,000 updates per second — up from 2,900 — using a built-in messaging feature called LISTEN/NOTIFY. The slowdown wasn't the feature itself but a locking step that fired too often. Published July 24, 2026, the results suggest teams may skip add-ons like Kafka or Redis by default.