The PRQL: Kaskada Serving as a Recommendation Engine with Davor Bonaci of DataStax
In this bonus episode, Eric and Kostas preview their upcoming conversation with Davor Bonaci of DataStax.
Episodes
The Data Stack Show
Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building and maintaining data infrastructure, delivering data and data products, and driving better outcomes across their businesses with data.
Episodes
139: Decoupling the Execution Engine From Python’s Pandas with Aditya Parameswaran of Ponder
Highlights from this week’s conversation include: Aditya’s background and journey in the data space (2:47) What does Ponder do? (5:18) 101 on Pandas and why people utilize it (6:42) The challenge of translating Pandas to a big data platform (16:11) Data Warehouses and ML workflows (21:27) The differences in the “zoo” of data languages (26:56) Why do ML and data engineering have to be so different in languages? (34:39) Builders should be adapting to the users and not the other way around (39:32) ...
The PRQL: Removing the Execution Engine Language Barrier with Aditya Parameswaran of Ponder
In this bonus episode, Eric and Kostas preview their upcoming conversation with Aditya Parameswaran of Ponder.
138: Paradigm Shift: Batch to Data Streaming with A.J. Hunyady of InfinyOn
Highlights from this week’s conversation include: A.J.’s background and journey in data (2:23) Challenges with Hadoop ecosystem (8:50) Starting InfinyOn and the need for innovation (10:02) Challenges with Kafka and Microservices (14:01) Real-time data streaming for IoT devices (19:28) Paradigm shift to real-time data processing (22:17) Benefits of Rust (29:45) Web Assembly and Platform Features (36:29) Analytics and Event Correlation (40:16) Real-time data processing (47:03) ETL vs ELP (52:20) F...
The PRQL: Data Infrastructure Systems and the Rust / WebAssembly Combo with A.J. Hunyady of InfinyOn
In this bonus episode, Eric and Kostas preview their upcoming conversation with A.J. Hunyady, Founder and CEO of InfinyOn.
137: Data Collection Secrets & The Search Data Problem with Josh Wills
Highlights from this week’s conversation include: Josh’s background in data working at Google, Slack, and other companies (1:21) The need and process for high quality data (4:33) Digging into auction code (14:03) Joining Slack and working in the early days of the company (18:00) Not fighting the last war in data (25:42) Building a product, while using the product (30:35) Transitioning to the search team at Slack (36:50) Usage patterns of search (41:21) Josh’s work in helping build DuckDB (46:20)...
The PRQL: Data Engineers in the Front End with Josh Wills
In this bonus episode, Eric previews his upcoming conversation with Josh Wills, an experienced data scientist who has worked with IBM, Google, Slack, DuckDB, and more.
136: System Evolution from Hadoop to RocksDB with Dhruba Borthakur of Rockset
Highlights from this week’s conversation include: Dhruba’s journey into the data space (2:02) The impact of Hadoop on the industry (3:37) Dhruba’s work in the early days of the Facebook team (7:54) Building and implementing RocksDB (14:33) Stories with Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook (24:25) The next evolution in storage hardware (26:14) How Rockset is different from other real-time platforms (33:13) Going from a key value store to an index (37:15) Where does Rockset go from here? (44:59) The succes...
The PRQL: Hardware Innovation Begets Software Innovation with Dhruba Borthakur Co-Founder and CTO, Rockset
In this bonus episode, Eric and Kostas preview their upcoming conversation with Dhruba Borthakur of Rockset.
Data Council Week (Ep 7) - What’s Next for Data Council? With Pete Soderling of Data Council
Highlights from this week’s conversation include: The origin story of Data Council (0:39) Developments for the future of Data Council (2:42) The emphasis of AI and ChatGPT at this year’s conference (3:54) The support of the data community (5:31) Biggest changes and innovations in the industry (7:10) What’s next for the Data Council? (10:46) Getting connected with Data Council (13:07) The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to d...
Data Council Week (Ep 6) - All About Debezium and Change Data Capture With Gunnar Morling of Decodable
Highlights from this week’s conversation include: Gunner’s background in data (0:32) Setting the vision in early days of Red Hat and spearheading Debezium (6:20) Replication of data in Debezium (9:47) The patterns and processes of Debezium (16:21) Debezium working with Kafka (19:03) Building a diverse system while incorporating common interfaces (24:09) The importance of documentation in open-sourced projects (27:59) Debezium’s vision moving forward (31:32) Why aren’t there more CDC open-sourced...
Data Council Week (Ep 5) - The Difference Between Data Platforms and ML Platforms with Michael Del Balso of Tecton
Highlights from this week’s conversation include: Michael’s journey to co-founding Tecton (0:22) The evolution of MLops and platform teams (3:50) Understanding boundaries between the data platform and the MLops (8:42) Differences in machine learning vs data pipelines (16:58) The systems needed to handle all these types of data (22:22) Developer experience in Tecton (25:15) Automating challenges in ML development (32:30) The most difficult part of the life cycle of prediction (37:24) Exciting new...
Data Council Week (Ep 4) - Using Data Anonymization for Identity Protection With Will Thompson of Privacy Dynamics
Highlights from this week’s conversation include: Will’s background in data (0:28) Privacy dynamics and data anonymization (4:18) Addressing data privacy problems in the space (10:33) Developer experience with Privacy Dynamics (13:49) How does Privacy Dynamics work? (21:09) Update of real-time anonymized data (26:29) The problem of dates and other complexities in data (31:24) Being a data engineer in a startup (34:44) Moving at the speed of a startup (41:01) Connecting with Will and Privacy Dyna...
Data Council Week (Ep 3) - GTM 101 for Engineers With Chase Roberts of Vertex Ventures
Highlights from this week’s conversation include: Chase’s journey to where he is today (0:51) Lessons in go-to-market roles which helps in the VC world (2:38) Differentiating between go-to-market and distribution (8:13) Taking an idea to the market (11:33) Hardest part of the pitch (17:08) Playbooks for go-to-market founders to follow (20:25) Focus of sales and marketing in go-to-market strategy (28:01) Answering the what and how of the problem you are solving (32:30) The importance of pricing i...
Data Council Week (Ep 2) - The Convergence of MLops and DataOps With Team Featureform
Highlights from this week’s conversation include: Introducing the team from Featureform (0:31) In the work vs. leading the work (3:01) Difference between MLOps and data ops (7:06) The MLOps cycle (10:12) What is Featureform and what makes it different? (13:30) Is there another layer needed in feature stores? (18:46) Getting in touch with Featureform (23:55) The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, an...
Data Council Week (Ep 1) - The Evolution of Stream Processing With Eric Sammer of Decodable
Highlights from this week’s conversation include: Eric’s journey to becoming CEO of Decoable (0:20) Does real time matter? (2:12) Differences in stream processing systems (7:57) Processing in motion (13:04) Why haven’t there been more open source projects around CDC? (20:34) The Decodable experience and future focuses for the company (24:31) Streaming processing and data lakes (32:54) Data flow processing technologies of today (39:01) The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStac...
135: Database Knob Tuning and AI with Andy Pavlo and Dana Van Aken of OtterTune
Highlights from this week’s conversation include: Origins of OtterTune (4:43) The problem of knob tuning (6:25) Roles of machine learning (9:32) OtterTune’s development and industry recognition (12:03) The challenges of database tuning and the role of human expertise (16:15) Tuning in production (20:23) Observability and Data Collection (23:37) Data Security and Privacy (29:59) Optimizing on-prem vs. cloud workloads (35:52) Performance benchmarks (40:20) Future opportunities OtterTune is focusin...
The PRQL: Database Tuning and Optimization with Andy Pavlo and Dana Van Aken of OtterTune
In this bonus episode, Eric and Kostas preview their upcoming conversation with with Andy Pavlo and Dana Van Aken of OtterTune.
134: Unpacking the AI Revolution and the Technology Behind A Feature-First Future with H.O. Maycotte of FeatureBase
Highlights from this week’s conversation include: The journey of H.O. into data and becoming the CEO of FeatureBase (2:37) Characteristics of the super evolution in technology (6:36) ChatGPT as the missionary of AI (9:45) The tension between authenticity and technology (13:12) What is FeatureBase? (17:53) Comparing FeatureBase to feature stores (25:58) Workload capacities and possibilities in FeatureBase (33:20) The importance of developer experience on a platform (38:23) Exciting developments f...
The PRQL: AI and the Super Evolution with H.O. Maycotte, CEO at FeatureBase
On this bonus episode, Eric and Kostas preview their upcoming conversation with H.O. Maycotte of FeatureBase.
133: Building the Data Warehouse for Everything Else with Sammy Sidhu of Eventual
Highlights from this week’s conversation include: Sammy’s background in data and tooling (2:46) Going from multipurpose engineering to a CTO position (5:14) Changes in technology and deep learning models (7:31) The state of self-driving and adoption (13:49) What is Eventual and what are they solving in the space? (20:54) What are daft and data frame and how they work? (28:11) Building a query optimizer (33:42) Sammy’s take on what is going on in data and future possibilities (45:18) Eventual’s f...
The PRQL: Self-Driving Technology and Data Infrastructure with Sammy Sidhu, Co-Founder and CEO of Eventual
In this bonus episode, Eric and Kostas preview their upcoming conversation with Sammy Sidhu, Co-Founder and CEO of Eventual.
132: Data Quality and Data Contracts with Chad Sanderson of Data Quality Camp
Highlights from this week’s conversation include: Chad’s background in data (2:10) Breaking down data quality (4:02) Semantic and logical layers of data (10:04) What are data contracts and how do they work? (17:41) Implicit contracts at companies (24:01) Where do data contracts fit in data infrastructure? (28:14) The value of data contracts to the producer and consumer (31:18) Tools needed in effective data contracts (46:13) The importance of community in data quality (50:53) Getting connected t...
The PRQL: The Value of Data Contracts with Chad Sanderson, Head of Data, Data Contracts Advocate, Data Quality Camp
In this bonus episode, Eric and Kostas preview their upcoming conversation with Chad Sanderson of Data Quality Camp.
131: How Data Teams Interact With Marketing Tools with Jason Davis of Simon Data
Highlights from this week’s conversation include: Defining CDPs (2:28) The data team's role in marketing (7:41) Leveraging commonalities across businesses (12:49) Building a CDP with customer data (18:05) Challenges in identity modeling (23:00) CDP lifecycle and one-to-one data (30:06) Segmentation and optimization (33:23) Real-time data in the cloud (40:37) The future of AI and machine learning (43:02) Final thoughts and takeaways (46:42) The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by Rudde...
The PRQL: Unleashing the Potential of CDPs with Jason Davis, Co-Founder and CEO of Simon Data
In this bonus episode, Eric and Kostas preview their upcoming conversation with Jason Davis of Simon Data.
130: From Business Intelligence to Product Analytics and Beyond with Vijay Ganesan of NetSpring.io
Highlights from this week’s conversation include: Vijay’s background in data (2:09) The journey of founding ThoughtSpot and its impact in the world of BI (2:49) The maturation of BI (6:34) What is NetSpring.io? (8:21) Bridging the gap of BI and product analytics (14:41) Why data warehouses and not time-series databases? (19:58) The difficulty of using SQL in product analytics (28:35) Challenges in pricing models for product analytics and tooling (35:41) Combining analytics and attribution (42:00...
The PRQL: Business Intelligence and Product Analytics With Vijay Ganesan, Co-Founder and CEO at NetSpring.io
In this bonus episode, Eric and Kostas preview their upcoming conversation with Vijay Ganesan of NetSpring.io.
129: Databases, Data Warehouses, and Timeseries Data with David Kogn of Timescale
Highlights from this week’s conversation include: David’s background and journey to Timescale (2:12) What are time series databases? (14:13) How Timescale would have impacted David’s trajectory early in his career (17:51) Innovation in postgreSQL (21:02) Why does Timescale build their timeseries databases differently? (27:08) The challenges of building a new database on top of an old software (32:22) Writing outside of SQL and Timescale’s secret sauce (37:47) The importance of the developer expe...
The PRQL: Time-Series Data 101
In this bonus episode, Eric and Kostas preview their upcoming conversation with David Kohn of Timescale.