Metaverse architecture, cost challenges and self hosting in software | Pakka Nimbu Podcast 05

In the episode 05 of Pakka Nimbu podcast, we have Sahil Ahuja, CTO of GMetri. GMetriXR is a no-code editor to build your own metaverse. Sahil talks about the architecture of metaverse system, moving away from cloud and self-hosting the infrastructure, creating a virtual file system and solving latency problems for global metaverse. He also talks about importance of IAC (infrastructure as code) to do sustainable infra, importance of incremental solutions (and avoiding big bang solutions), and insights into build vs buy decisions in startups. Sahil graduated from NIT Trichy, and did his finance masters from IIM Calcutta. He worked at Goldman Sachs and Bank of America Merryl Lynch, before discovering his love for hacking and building systems. He has been building GMetri since 2016. This episode is also available as podcast on all major platforms, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music. This episode's sponsor is ⁠⁠⁠BlueJay by 10xEngg⁠⁠⁠, they are building a very promising product "Bluejay" that makes it easier for developers to create and manage alerts. If you aren't using them, you are missing out!! It automatically handles the creation of alerts and adds a ton of intelligence to them going forward! Request a demo from them TODAY! Chapters in this video: 00:00 Introduction and Background 01:00 Introduction to Gmetri 03:19 Metaverse Experiences and Self-Exploration 04:17 Architecture and Infrastructure Challenges 06:09 Building a Virtual File System 07:35 Unconventional Decisions and Solutions 10:02 Robustness and Edge Cases 11:28 Latency and Global Platform Challenges 13:50 Solving Latency Issues 18:02 Challenges of Replicating Data 20:27 Addressing Latency with Caching 22:23 Making Cost-Effective Decisions 23:20 Transitioning to Self-Hosting 26:40 Setting Up a Personal Data Center 28:35 Managing Hardware Failures 30:29 Software Upgrades and Management 32:24 Data Center Hosting and Cost Savings 38:12 Build vs Buy Decision 41:34 Scaling and Hiring Sysadmins 42:52 Transitioning to Self-Hosting 43:18 Managing Connectivity during COVID-19 Links from this podcast: https://doku.dev/post/2020/gmetri-built-its-own-data-center-and-cut-cloud-costs/ https://www.youtube.com/@gmetrixr/videos https://docs.gmetri.com Find me on other platforms: LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/bkdonline/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/PakkaNimbu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Telegram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://t.me/pakkanimbu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@pakkanimbu⁠