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Machine Learning driven Database Optimization with Luigi Nardi from DBtune (interview)
Luigi Nardi, Founder & CEO of DBtune, talks about database optimization, the role of ML, data privacy and the rice of vector databases.

Chris Engelbert
Jun 27, 202419 min read


How I designed PostgreSQL High Availability with Shaun Thomas from Tembo (video + interview)
Shaun Thomas, high availability solutions for Postgres databases expert, discusses his journey, Tembo, Kubernetes & the future of Postgres.

Chris Engelbert
Jun 20, 202417 min read


Easy Developer Namespaces with Multi-tenant Kubernetes with Alessandro Vozza from Kubespaces (video + interview)
Alessandro Vozza discusses his Kubernetes journey and the cloud-native community, his new project Kubespaces, and future Kubernetes trends.

Chris Engelbert
Jun 14, 202413 min read


Policy Management at Cloud-Scale with Anders Eknert from Styra (video + interview)
Anders Eknert, of Styra, discusses the functionality of the Open Policy Agent project & the benefits of a unified policy management system.

Chris Engelbert
Jun 7, 202417 min read


Your CI/CD Pipeline is a Production system with Stefan Prodan from ControlPlane (video + interview)
Stefan Prodan from ControlPlane stresses that deployment pipelines act as cluster admins & must be securely handled like production systems.

Chris Engelbert
May 31, 202414 min read


Continuous vulnerability scanning in production with Oshrat Nir from ARMO (video + interview)
Oshrat Nir of ARMO emphasizes the importance of runtime vulnerability scanning while speaking about cybersecurity.

Chris Engelbert
May 24, 202417 min read


Coding the Cloud: A Dive into Data Streaming with Gunnar Morling from Decodable (video + interview)
Gunnar Morling from Decodable shares shares insights into how Decodable facilitates near real-time data movement and processing.

Chris Engelbert
Apr 26, 202416 min read


How API Gateways help to improve your security with Nicolas Fränkel from API7.ai (video + interview)
Nicolas Fränkel talks about how to choose the right tools fitting your needs based on your requirements.

Chris Engelbert
Apr 19, 202414 min read


Building a Time Series Database in the Cloud with Steven Sklar from QuestDB (video + interview)
Steven Sklar from QuestDB talks about how they implemented the Kubernetes orchestration and storage layer for their QuestDB cloud offering.

Chris Engelbert
Apr 12, 202413 min read


Production-grade PostgreSQL on Kubernetes with Álvaro Hernández Tortosa from OnGres (interview)
Alvaro Hernandez talks about how to design a production-grade PostgreSQL environment for Kubernetes and the future of dynamic containers.

Chris Engelbert
Apr 5, 202418 min read


AWS Cost Optimization with Cristian Magherusan-Stanciu from AutoSpotting (interview)
AutoSpotting, a company helping to cost-optimize their AWS EC2 spent by automatically supplying matching workloads with spot instances.

Chris Engelbert
Mar 28, 20243 min read


Kubernetes for AI, GKE, and serverless with Abdellfetah Sghiouar from Google (interview)
Abdel Sghiouar from Google talks to us about GKE, Kubernetes, CNCF, serverless and the future of containerization.

Chris Engelbert
Mar 22, 202418 min read


Confidential Computing with Moritz Eckert from Edgeless Systems (interview)
Confidential computing, always-encrypted on the wire, at-rest, and while processing. Interview with Moritz Eckert from Edgeless Systems.

Chris Engelbert
Mar 15, 202414 min read


Distributed SQL Databases with Franck Pachot from Yugabyte (interview)
Franck Pachot from Yugabyte talks to us about distributed SQL and relational database scalability.

Chris Engelbert
Mar 11, 202411 min read


Data center and application sustainability with Rich Kenny from Interact (interview)
Rich Kenny from Interact talks to us about sustainability and cost efficiency for data centers and enterprises, without green washing.

Chris Engelbert
Mar 8, 202416 min read
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