Data Builders

In this episode, we chat with Giannis Polyzos , principal streaming architect at Ververica and long-time contributor to major stream-processing ecosystems including Flink, Fluss , and more. Giannis shares insights from a decade of building large-scale real-time systems and discusses why streaming adoption still lags despite improving technology. We explore the rise of Flink, the evolution of strea...

In this episode, we chat with David Wilson, co-founder and CEO of Hunch. David shares how Hunch pivoted from tackling data latency to building an AI-powered canvas for complex workflows, and now to Overclock, a new platform for creating agent-driven automations. We discuss the challenges of trust and reliability in AI, how users are pushing the limits of current models, and what it takes to build...

In this episode, we speak with Christoph Wurm, the first Solution Architect at ClickHouse. Christoph provides an in-depth look at ClickHouse’s architecture, the challenges of scaling analytics databases, and the evolving landscape of open source and cloud solutions. We discuss the future of data lakes, open formats, and the impact of AI on analytics and data accessibility.

In this episode, we chat with Johan Baltzar, Co-founder and CEO of Steep. Johan shares his journey from building analytics at Spotify to co-founding Steep, and discusses the challenges of traditional BI tools, the evolution toward metrics-first analytics, and how Steep aims to make data more accessible and intuitive for business users. We explore the importance of user experience in BI, the role o...

In this episode, we chat with Viktor Kessler, co-founder of LakeKeeper, an open-source Iceberg REST catalog. He shares why catalogs are the next frontier in data infra, how metadata can become actionable, and what it takes to build open, vendor-neutral platforms in a Snowflake vs. Databricks world.

In this episode, we chat with Opher Kahane, an entrepreneur with three successful startups under his belt. He shares his experience transitioning from founder to advisor, working with over 40 startups. The discussion covers the rapid evolution of AI and data platforms, challenges faced by startups, and the potential of AI to improve data quality. This episode is packed with insights on the future...

In this episode of The Data Builders Podcast, we dive into a lively conversation with Demetrios founder of MLOps Community. He shares his journey from being a sales guy to running a global community of AI/ML practitioners with over 20,000 members. He discusses the importance of creating psychological safety in communities, the evolution of data science and machine learning projects, and the rise o...

In this episode, we chat with Rakesh Sony, an enterprise data veteran with extensive experience at Databricks and Airbnb. Rakesh shares his journey, recounting his time building Databricks from its early days with a small team to becoming a leading data platform. We explore the evolution of Databricks, its strategic decisions around open source, and the data challenges at large-scale consumer web...

In this episode, we had the pleasure of diving deep into the realms of Iceberg and general data trends with one of the most insightful voices in data today - Roy Hasson. As an AWS veteran who helped develop many of the cloud's core services we rely on, Roy has spent the past 3+ years leading product for Upsolver, which was recently acquired by Qlik, a leading data analytics and business intelligen...

In this episode we talk to Edward Valentine, Principal Decision Scientist at Aimpoint Digital. We explore his work building repricing and prediction models for different organizations, consider a dating app for time-series enthusiasts, and debate on the joys (and challenges) of using Databricks. We wrap up with a thoughtful discussion on the evolving roles of data scientists and engineers in today...

In this episode we talk to Craig Salzsieder, director of data platform at Inspirato. We chat about Vacation homes, Beach clubs, Multi agent architectures, Build tools for monorepos and Python centric data platforms. So basically we talk about everything. Enjoy! https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-salzsieder-183a1722/

In this episode we host Iaroslav Zeigerman from Tobiko to talk about their incredible open source projects SQLGlot And SQLMesh and how they're planning to win over the hearts of all DBT users. https://sqlmesh.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/izeigerman/

We've been fans of cube for a very long time. In this episode we talk to Cube's co-founder Artyom Keydunov about semantic layers. https://cube.dev/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/keydunov/

In this special feature, we’re excited to share our guest appearance on Sanjeev Mohan’s It Depends podcast! Join us as we dive deep into the latest trends in data infrastructure, from Lakehouse to open table formats, to Databricks vs. Snowflake and the rise of DuckDB - Hosted by the brilliant Sanjeev Mohan, we cover it all! Sanjeev's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjmo/ ItDepends...

Get to know us in this fun 4 minute segment