How nOps Rebuilt Their Cloud Optimization Platform on Databricks Lakebase, and Why Other ISVs Should Too

nOps, a cloud cost optimization platform managing $4B+ in annual cloud spend, migrated from a split architecture (Databricks Lakehouse + separate Postgres) to Databricks Lakebase, a fully managed PostgreSQL database natively integrated with the Lakehouse. The migration eliminated ETL sync pipelines, unified governance under Unity Catalog, and simplified their stack. The post outlines why other ISVs facing the same OLTP-meets-analytics tension should consider the same move, highlighting benefits like Postgres compatibility, scale-to-zero pricing, and reduced operational overhead.