Rockset is a real-time analytics database that continuously ingests streaming data and enables low-latency SQL queries. Unlike batch data warehouses (BigQuery, Redshift), Rockset is designed for always-fresh data and queries that run in milliseconds. It's built for modern streaming architectures: ingest from Kafka, databases, APIs; query with SQL. Developers use Rockset for dashboards, alerts, real-time analytics, and insights that need to be current, not hours old.