Best Database Architect Podcasts (2025)

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#051 Build systems that can be debugged at 4am by tired humans with no context 1:05:52

4h ago1:05:52

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Nicolay here, Today I have the chance to talk to Charity Majors, CEO and co-founder of Honeycomb, who recently has been writing about the cost crisis in observability. "Your source of truth is production, not your IDE - and if you can't understand your code there, you're flying blind." The key insight is architecturally simple but operationally tra…

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After 30 years, Java is still brewing up new features 27:31

17m ago27:31

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Connect with Georges on LinkedIn and see his work on inside.java. Listen to our previous episode with Georges, a celebration of Java’s 25th anniversary. Today we’re shouting out the age-old question What is a NullPointerException, and how do I fix it?, which was answered 31 times as a community effort.…

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#725: AWS News: FSx for Lustre introduces cost-saving storage tiers, MCP servers enhance AI development tools, and more 39:59

31m ago39:59

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Explore FSx for Lustre's new intelligent storage tiering that delivers cost savings and unlimited scalability for file storage in the cloud. Plus, discover how the new Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers are revolutionizing AI-assisted development across ECS, EKS, and serverless platforms with real-time contextual responses and automated resource …

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“We’re not worried about compute anymore”: The future of AI models 25:51

5d ago25:51

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Together AI is a platform for building with open-source and specialized multimodal models. Check out their docs. Connect with Jamie on LinkedIn. Shoutout to user aryaxt who earned a Stellar Question badge by wondering about MySQL Data - Best way to implement paging?.By Ryan Donovan, Ben, Jamie de Guerre

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Better vibes and vibe coding with Gemini 2.5 33:03

7d ago33:03

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Gemini 2.5 is DeepMind’s most advanced model yet, with strong reasoning and coding capabilities. Connect with Tulsee on LinkedIn. Connect with Logan on LinkedIn and Stack Overflow. Check out our previous episode with Logan, we discussed his unique path from coding to AI to product, the challenges of non-determinism in AI models, and surprising less…

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#724: Accelerated computing: From fraud detection to AI innovation 41:25

4d ago41:25

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Join host Shruthi to discover how organizations use GPU-accelerated computing on AWS. Container Specialist Re Alvarez Parmar shows how Rivian optimizes GPU usage for autonomous vehicles with Amazon EKS. AWS Financial Services expert Sudhir Kalidindi explains real-time fraud detection processing 100B+ events annually. Learn architectural patterns an…

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Banking on a serverless world 23:28

7d ago23:28

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Explore how Capital One is using tech to innovate the banking experience here. Connect with Kathleen on LinkedIn and visit her blog. Shoutout to user Theraot for answering the questions How to connect a signal with extra arguments in Godot 4, which won them a Lifeboat badge.By Ryan Donovan, Kathleen Vignos

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If an attacker can edit your mobile code, how do you defend your app? 28:31

9d ago28:31

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SPONSORED BY GUARDSQUARE Learn more about mobile application security and how to protect your app. Congrats to Lifeboat badge winner Chitrakshi for rescuing TypeScript Error: No overload matches this call in Express route handler.By Stack Overflow

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Every doc you take 43:30

9d ago43:30

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From punk rock to process automation, from Blondie to BSON — it’s a genre-defying episode of the Data-Powered Innovation Jam where we grab a virtual bench in Central Park with Andrew Davidson, SVP of Products at MongoDB, and let the data conversation run wild. What follows is an improvisational jam session on the evolution of data, the art of distr…

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In a deterministic simulation, you can debug with time travel 28:20

14d ago28:20

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Antithesis is an autonomous testing platform that finds bugs in your software with perfect reproducibility. Connect with Will Wilson on Linkedin. Congrats to user hannes neukermans whose question How can I do tag wrapping in Visual Studio Code? won them a Stellar Question badge. Our 2025 Developer Survey is live! We want to know what your developer…

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#723: AWS News: Claude 4 Opus comes to Bedrock, AWS Transform accelerates modernization, and more 39:45

11d ago39:45

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Claude 4 Opus and Sonnet, the most powerful models from Anthropic for coding and advanced reasoning, are now available on Amazon Bedrock. Plus, AWS Transform can now accelerate your Mainframe, .NET and VMWare workload modernization. Learn about these updates and more with your hosts Shruthi and Jillian. 00:00 - Intro, 00:21 - Amazon Bedrock, 03:40 …

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Getting rid of the pain for developers on Shopify 30:05

17d ago30:05

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Check out Shopify’s newest updates on their editions page, including Horizons and their new AI capabilities with Sidekick. Connect with Glen Coates on LinkedIn and X. Shoutout to Stellar Question badge winner nouptime for asking Converting string to byte array in C#.By Ryan Donovan, Glen Coates

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Understanding the limitations of AI is crucial for enterprise success 32:03

20d ago32:03

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The discussion also: Touches on the role, evolution, and adoption of AI agents, emphasizing their growing integration into systems, while addressing key safeguarding measures to ensure AI agents can accurately use data to reason effectively. Explores how Abnormal AI utilizes AI to detect and protect against cybersecurity threats, and how Dan and hi…

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#050 Bringing LLMs to Production: Delete Frameworks, Avoid Finetuning, Ship Faster 1:06:58

17d ago1:06:58

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Nicolay here, Most AI developers are drowning in frameworks and hype. This conversation is about cutting through the noise and actually getting something into production. Today I have the chance to talk to Paul Iusztin, who's spent 8 years in AI - from writing CUDA kernels in C++ to building modern LLM applications. He currently writes about produc…

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#050 TAKEAWAYS Bringing LLMs to Production: Delete Frameworks, Avoid Finetuning, Ship Faster 11:01

21d ago11:01

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Nicolay here, Most AI developers are drowning in frameworks and hype. This conversation is about cutting through the noise and actually getting something into production. Today I have the chance to talk to Paul Iusztin, who's spent 8 years in AI - from writing CUDA kernels in C++ to building modern LLM applications. He currently writes about produc…

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Code, Cloud and Karate: The Unlikely Path to Cloud Architecture 40:21

17d ago40:21

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In this episode, David sits down with Masaru Hoshi, a cloud architect at Qlik, to explore his unexpected journey into cloud architecture, the cultural influences that shaped his career, and the evolving disciplines transforming enterprise technology today. Join as we discuss: Masaru’s path from developer to cloud architect and his open-source contr…

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“The future is agents”: Building a platform for RAG agents 32:29

19d ago32:29

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Contextual AI offers a platform for building RAG agents. Get started with their docs here. Connect with Douwe on LinkedIn. Congrats to Stack Overflow user Smrutiranjan Sahu, who earned a Stellar Question badge by asking How to define type for a function callback (as any function type, not universal any) used in a method parameter.…

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#722: The Frugal Architect w/Werner Vogels: How Warner Bros. Discovery keeps streaming seamless 48:45

18d ago48:45

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With only nine months to launch Max, Tom Leaman, VP of Site Reliability Engineering at Warner Bros. Discovery had to move fast to keep millions of viewers streaming smoothly. Learn about their innovative approach to measuring efficiency, managing global operations, and building resilient systems at massive scale with your hosts Simon Elisha and Dr.…

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WBIT #8: Typescript for gut biomes 44:40

18d ago44:40

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Jona provides an AI-powered gut biome test for clinicians and patients alike. Connect with Tyler on Twitter.By Stack Overflow

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Can a dev environment spark joy? The Android team thinks so. 37:02

26d ago37:02

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Get the whole rundown of what’s new in this version of Android Developer’s Studio. Google I/O just happened, and the Android team announced a bunch of things. Connect with Matthew on LinkedIn. Congrats to Populist badge winner chudo xl for their answer to Android app stuck at "Launching on Devices" or 'device 'DEVICEID' not found' error.…

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The six pistols of technology trends 1:18:45

24d ago1:18:45

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Ready for the remix? You might have already listened to one of the most recent episodes of the Cloud Realities podcast, where six dynamic voices from two podcast teams came together to unpack Capgemini’s TechnoVision 2025. From infrastructure and applications to collaboration, user experience, automation, and — naturally — a heavy dose of data and …

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#049 BAML: The Programming Language That Turns LLMs into Predictable Functions 1:02:39

28d ago1:02:39

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Nicolay here, I think by now we are done with marveling at the latest benchmark scores of the models. It doesn’t tell us much anymore that the latest generation outscores the previous by a few basis points. If you don’t know how the LLM performs on your task, you are just duct taping LLMs into your systems. If your LLM-powered app can’t survive a m…

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#049 TAKEAWAYS BAML: The Programming Language That Turns LLMs into Predictable Functions 1:12:35

28d ago1:12:35

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Nicolay here, I think by now we are done with marveling at the latest benchmark scores of the models. It doesn’t tell us much anymore that the latest generation outscores the previous by a few basis points. If you don’t know how the LLM performs on your task, you are just duct taping LLMs into your systems. If your LLM-powered app can’t survive a m…

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Durable execution: autosave for your microservices 22:35

25d ago22:35

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DBOS Transact is a lightweight, open-source library that makes durable execution simple so you no longer need to worry about manually coding retries and recovery procedures. Connect with Jeremy on LinkedIn. Connect with Qian on LinkedIn. Shoutout to Stack Overflow user Vanita L., whose answer to What does the Swift 'mutating' keyword mean? earned t…

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#721: AWS News: Amazon Nova Premier takes on complex tasks and model distillation, and more 28:42

25d ago28:42

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Nova Premier is our most advanced AI model yet, featuring a million-token context window and enhanced capabilities at nearly half the cost of competitors. Dive into this update and more with hosts Simon and Jillian.00:00 - Intro 00:31 - Amazon Nova Premier 02:56 - Analytics 04:46 - Artificial Intelligence 11:02 - Business Applications 11:38 - Cloud…

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Salesforce wants to do for agentic AI what they did for SaaS 29:17

1M ago29:17

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The new Salesforce Developer Edition includes access to Data Cloud and Agentforce, Salesforce’s platform for building, customizing, and deploying autonomous AI agents. Developers can sign up here to start building. Connect with Christophe on LinkedIn. Instead of a badge, we have a question for you: If you are a developer who is working with AI age…

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Next-level observability: live breakpoint debugging 26:27

1M ago26:27

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Dynatrace is an AI-powered observability platform. It empowers today’s AI-enabled digital enterprises to understand their systems and data so they can analyze, automate, and innovate faster. Learn more about Dynatrace’s Live Debugger. Connect with Henrik Rexed on LinkedIn or check out Is it Observable on YouTube.…

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How to Build an AI-Native Organization 43:06

1M ago43:06

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In this episode, David sits down with Peter Mattis, co-founder, CTO, and CPO of Cockroach Labs, to dive into the world of resilient databases, the evolution of AI in tech, and the journey of building a company that’s transforming how engineers approach scalability and performance. Peter shares insights from Cockroach Labs’ mission to create Cockroa…

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#048 TAKEAWAYS Why Your AI Agents Need Permission to Act, Not Just Read 7:07

1M ago7:07

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Nicolay here, most AI conversations obsess over capabilities. This one focuses on constraints - the right ones that make AI actually useful rather than just impressive demos. Today I have the chance to talk to Dexter Horthy, who recently put out a long piece called the “12-factor agents”. It’s like the 10 commandments, but for building agents. One …

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Is the enterprise (actually) ready for AI? 29:08

1M ago29:08

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watsonx.ai is an enterprise-grade AI studio. Developers can get started in the watsonx Developer Hub. We published a technical behind-the-scenes look at watsonx, as well as a Q&A on why it’s business-ready. Find Maryam on LinkedIn. Congrats to Stack Overflow user Michael Kolber, who earned a Lifeboat badge with a straightforward and effective answe…

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#720: Hooked on CloudFormation: GoDaddy stays proactive with AWS CloudFormation Hooks 25:44

1M ago25:44

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Discover how GoDaddy manages cloud security at speed for hundreds of developers as Cloud Governance Engineer James Kelley of GoDaddy pulls back the curtain on their transformation using AWS CloudFormation Hooks. Join your host Simon and AWS Product Manager Stella Hie as they dive into the new features that help GoDaddy balance developer freedom wit…

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#048 Why Your AI Agents Need Permission to Act, Not Just Read 57:03

1M ago57:03

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Nicolay here, most AI conversations obsess over capabilities. This one focuses on constraints - the right ones that make AI actually useful rather than just impressive demos. Today I have the chance to talk to Dexter Horthy, who recently put out a long piece called the “12-factor agents”. It’s like the 10 commandments, but for building agents. One …

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Using AI to find patient zero in marketing campaigns 28:01

1M ago28:01

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Alembic is an AI platform that helps organizations see how marketing spend connects to revenue so they can illuminate blind spots and make more informed business decisions. Connect with Abby on LinkedIn. Stack Overflow user krishnan muthiah pillai earned a Lifeboat badge with a top-notch answer to How to forget a wireless network in android program…

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Moving beyond velocity: Measuring real business impact 30:32

1M ago30:32

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In this episode of Leaders of Code, Dan Lines, cofounder and COO of LinearB; Ben Matthews, Senior Director of Engineering at Stack Overflow; and host Ben Popper talk about why velocity should be a diagnostic tool, not the primary goal of engineering teams. They also touch on the need for cross-disciplinary collaboration to align engineering with bu…

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Models on the dance floor 43:10

1M ago43:10

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What happens when Professor Erik Proper of the Technical University of Vienna teams up with the ever-inquisitive ‘Dr. Bob’ Robert Engels – modestly supported by co-hosts Weiwei Feng and Ron Tolido - to discuss AI, models, semantics, ontologies, and context? A true PhD Fest? Or a practical exploration of the synergies between the academic and busine…

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Mastering microservices with a former Uber and Netflix architect 30:26

1M ago30:26

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Orkes is a developer-first enterprise workflow orchestration platform. Explore the developer edition or dive into the docs. Before cofounding Orkes, Jeu was an architect at Uber and Netflix. Find him on LinkedIn. Shoutout to Stack Overflow user Alex Stiff, whose answer to Bash - Sort a list of strings earned them a Lifeboat badge.…

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#719: AWS News: Amazon Q Developer brings powerful new AI capabilities to GitLab Duo 26:12

1M ago26:12

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Description: Learn how you can use the all new Amazon Q Developer integration with GitLab Duo to automate code generation and review, plus even more updates from AWS. 00:00:00 - Intro, 00:00:28 - SWE Holly Bench, 00:04:31 - Analytics, 00:06:49 - Application Integration, 00:07:14 - Artificial Intelligence, 00:08:53 - Amazon Bedrock Data Automation, …

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Improving on a 30-year-old hardware architecture 34:54

2M ago34:54

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SambaNova makes a full-stack AI platform and an “intelligent chip” capable of running models of up to five trillion parameters, allowing developers to run state-of-the-art open source models without the time-consuming work of tuning and modeling. See what developers are building with the tech. Find Rodrigo on LinkedIn. This episode was recorded at …

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“We’re not replacing you; we’re with you”: Where AI meets infrastructure 21:22

2M ago21:22

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The Geminus platform is built to automatically integrate data, physics, and computation for autonomous control of complex systems. Explore the platform or get in touch. Find Greg on LinkedIn.By Greg Fallon, Ryan Donovan

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#718: From cost center to value creator: How IT automation creates business value 30:52

2M ago30:52

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Learn how organizations are transforming IT from a cost center to a value generator through automation, AI, and smart business process optimization, featuring real success stories from AWS Solution Architects Adrian SanMiguel and Greg Harris.Innovate faster with an AWS Genai Competency Partner: https://aws.amazon.com/ai/generative-ai/partners/…

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Grab bag! On the floor at HumanX 17:55

2M ago17:55

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Paul Dhaliwal is the founder and CEO of CodeConductor. Priya Joseph is the AI field CEO at DDN. Lizzie Siegle is a developer advocate at Cloudflare. Erin Mikail Staples is a developer experience engineer at Galileo. This episode was recorded at HumanX last month. Next year’s event will be April 6-9, 2026 in San Francisco. Register today!…

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You can’t touch this (Data) 34:25

2M ago34:25

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Much like a hammer sees every problem as a nail, data experts tend to see opportunity in every single data field. Collaboration on data is still one of the best ways to bring data to life and build business value on top of it. Sharing data across organizations is one of the most powerful ways to spark innovation. But when data needs to stay private…

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Standardization and simplification as key to engineering excellence 23:44

2M ago23:44

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They also discuss: Lloyds Banking Group's multi-year journey to drive simplification and standardization, reduce cognitive load & improve engineering efficiency, and enhance developer happiness. Challenges engineering teams face today, along with the cultural shifts in regulatory environments. Episode notes: Connect with Hilary Lanham and Tom Kelk.…

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Visually orchestrating data diagnostics but platform agnostic 23:02

2M ago23:02

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Dataiku orchestrates data stacks and lets you create analytics, models, and agents. Find Florian on LinkedIn. This episode was recorded at HumanX last month. Next year’s conference will be April 6-9, 2026 in San Francisco. Register today!By Stack Overflow

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#717: Conversational AI with Amazon Nova Sonic, Amazon Bedrock Guardrails announces new capabilities 38:03

2M ago38:03

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Learn about the latest new FM in the Nova family that simplifies conversational AI with low latency, and build safely with new capabilities for Amazon Bedrock Guardrails.00:00 - Intro, 00:27 - Amazon Nova Sonic, 03:13 - Amazon Bedrock Guardrails, 05:23 - Analytics, 08:18 - Application Integration, 08:37 - Artificial Intelligence, 12:06 - Business A…

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Generating components, not tokens 23:59

2M ago23:59

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Bit lets you generate composable software simplicity, speed and quality. Connect with Laly on LinkedIn. Congrats to Lifeboat badge winner and blog contributor Charlie Martin for their answer to How does this proof, that the halting problem is undecidable, work? .By Stack Overflow

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WBIT #7: Exploring WebAssembly with the first SO user to get 10k rep 36:28

2M ago36:28

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Kyle notes that his only experience with WebAssembly is Blazor. If you’re wondering about Blazor, we covered it on the blog in 2020. While Michael may have been the first user to get 10,000 rep, he’s not stopping there. His current employer, neuRealities, is still in stealth mode, shhhh. Find Michael on his blog and possibly elsewhere.…

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How AI can prevent clinician burnout 18:14

2M ago18:14

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Lunar Analytics specializes in AI-powered claim optimization and healthcare solutions. Connect with Richard on LinkedIn. Knowtex allows healthcare providers to automate clinical workflows with generative AI. Connect with Caroline on LinkedIn. Delve Deep Learning provides artificial intelligence solutions for public affairs. Connect with Jeff on Lin…

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#716: Concrete, Cooling, and Compute: Reinventing Data Centers for the AI Age 29:54

2M ago29:54

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Dive deep into the fascinating world of modern data centers with Sr. Principal Engineer at AWS, Stephen Callahan. Discover how AI is revolutionizing data center design, why nothing is uninteresting at scale, and the innovative ways AWS is tackling sustainability while powering the future of cloud computing.Learn more:AWS Global Infrastructure: http…

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How do you fact-check an AI? 26:46

2M ago26:46

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Vectara is a platform-as-a-service that allows users to build AI assistants and agents. Get started with their docs. This interview was recorded at HumanX last month. They are gearing up for next year’s conference on April 6-9, 2026. Follow Amr on LinkedIn.By Ryan Donovan, Amr Awadallah

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