You Say Data, I Say Dayta

Data Dynamo: Journey into the World of Databases

February 06, 2024 Joe Forish Season 4 Episode 2
You Say Data, I Say Dayta
Data Dynamo: Journey into the World of Databases
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Robert Hodges is CEO of Altinity, which helps enterprises build real-time analytics using ClickHouse. 

He has been working on databases as well as the applications that use them since the early 1980s. The journey included Sybase and Oracle in the 1990s, MySQL and PostgreSQL in the early 2000s, followed by analytic databases starting in 2010. 

Robert's technical interests include distributed systems, open source software, and Kubernetes

He is stoked to be part of the next wave of technology based on open source analytic databases. It's a privilege to help users discover creative new uses for data and technology!



Altinity - open source real time analytic database
Billion rows of data and a quick answer
Real time ad bidding explained
The original databases originated in the 1970’s and where they are now
The outputs of real time markets are very valuable
Databases usually run on SQL and other application can languages connect
Self driving cars generate a lot of data
The vast sums of data is used to train models with machine learning
Specific areas for programmers to learn
AI allows to solve problems that you could not even imagine previously
Comparing 2 images with AI to see if they match
How ChatGPT works…vastly simplified
Kubernetes explained
Analytic systems built close to the data in an economic way
ClickHouse explained and its benefits
Real time market programs respond in 10 to 20 milliseconds
The secret to success in software