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.
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Chris Engelbert
- Jun 20
- 17 min
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 14
- 13 min
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 7
- 17 min
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
- May 31
- 14 min
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 24
- 17 min
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 17
- 15 min
How Oracle transforms its operation into a cloud business with Gerald Venzl from Oracle (video + interview)
Gerald Venzl, Oracle, discusses the shift to cloud, challenges, and Oracle's belief in a multi-cloud future over on-premise databases.
Chris Engelbert
- May 2
- 11 min
PostgreSQL mistakes and how to avoid them with Jimmy Angelakos (video + interview)
Jimmy Angelakos talks about his experiences with customers running PostgreSQL on bare-metal, in the cloud, and on Kubernetes.
Chris Engelbert
- Apr 19
- 14 min
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 12
- 13 min
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 5
- 18 min
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
- Mar 28
- 3 min
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 22
- 18 min
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 15
- 14 min
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 8
- 16 min
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.
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