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Tech on the Rocks

Kostas, Nitay

Technology

Frequency: 1 episode/8d. Total Eps: 2

Join Kostas and Nitay as they speak with amazingly smart people who are building the next generation of technology, from hardware to cloud compute. Tech on the Rocks is for people who are curious about the foundations of the tech industry. Recorded primarily from our offices and homes, but one day we hope to record in a bar somewhere. Cheers!

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🇫🇷 France - Technology
07/09/2024
#82

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Unifying structured and unstructured data for AI: Rethinking ML infrastructure with Nikhil Simha and Varant Zanoyan

Episode 2

Friday, August 30, 2024 • Duration 01:01:45

Summary

In this episode, we dive deep into the future of data infrastructure for AI and ML with Nikhil Simha and Varant Zanoyan, two seasoned engineers from Airbnb and Facebook. Nikhil and Varant share their journey from building real-time data systems and ML infrastructure at tech giants to launching their own venture.

The conversation explores the intricacies of designing developer-friendly APIs, the complexities of handling both batch and streaming data, and the delicate balance between customer needs and product vision in a startup environment.

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Nikhil Simha
Varant Zanoyan
Chronon project

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Past Experiences
04:38 The Challenges of Building Data Infrastructure for Machine Learning
08:01 Merging Real-Time Data Processing with Machine Learning
14:08 Backfilling New Features in Data Infrastructure
20:57 Defining Failure in Data Infrastructure
26:45 The Choice Between SQL and Data Frame APIs
34:31 The Vision for Future Improvements
38:17 Introduction to Chrono and Open Source
43:29 The Future of Chrono: New Computation Paradigms
48:38 Balancing Customer Needs and Vision
57:21 Engaging with Customers and the Open Source Community
01:01:26 Potential Use Cases and Future Directions

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Stream processing, LSMs and leaky abstractions with Chris Riccomini

Episode 1

Friday, August 23, 2024 • Duration 53:06

Overview

In this episode, we chat with Chris Riccomini about the evolution of stream processing and the challenges in building applications on streaming systems. We also chat about leaky abstractions, good and bad API designs, what Chris loves and hates about Rust and finally about his exciting new project that involves object storage and LSMs.

Connect with Chris at:
LinkedIn
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Blog
Materialized View Newsletter - His newsletter
The missing README - His book
SlateDB - His latest OSS Project

Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Background

04:05 The State of Stream Processing Today

08:53 The Limitations of SQL in Streaming Systems

14:00 Prioritizing the Developer Experience in Stream Processing

18:15 Improving the Usability of Streaming Systems

27:54 The Potential of State Machine Programming in Complex Systems

32:41 The Power of Rust: Compiling and Language Bindings

34:06 The Shift from Sidecar to Embedded Libraries Driven by Rust

35:49 Building an LSM on Object Storage: Cost-Effective State Management

39:47 The Unbundling and Composable Nature of Databases

47:30 The Future of Data Systems: More Companies and Focus on Metadata

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