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PITR vs Instant Database Cloning in YugabyteDB (and How to Use Them Safely with CDC)

Jim KnicelyMarch 18, 2026

If someone accidentally drops a table, runs a bad UPDATE, or deletes the wrong rows, YugabyteDB gives you two very powerful recovery-oriented […]

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Instant Database Cloning (Zero-Copy PITR in Seconds)

Jim KnicelyMarch 18, 2026

đź’ˇ What You’ll Learn â—Ź How Instant Database Cloning works internally (zero-copy + copy-on-write) â—Ź How to recover from a DROP TABLE […]

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Interpreting yb-admin list_snapshots Output After a Database Rename

Jim KnicelyDecember 31, 2025

TL;DR When running: yb-admin list_snapshots SHOW_DETAILS JSON …the output can look like a metadata bug, especially after ALTER DATABASE … RENAME. While […]

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Understanding Index State with PITR in YugabyteDB

Jim KnicelyDecember 30, 2025

Point-in-Time Recovery (PITR) in YugabyteDB protects databases from accidental DDL and DML by allowing recovery to a previous point within a configurable […]

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