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#69 From Engineer to CEO: Alex Gallego on Building Red Panda
Manage episode 451260628 series 3332503
Welcome to the cozy corner of the tech world where ones and zeros mingle with casual chit-chat. Datatopics Unplugged is your go-to spot for relaxed discussions around tech, news, data, and society.
In this episode, we’re joined by a special guest: Alex Gallego, founder and CEO of Red Panda. Together, we dive deep into building data-intensive applications, the evolution of streaming technologies, and balancing high throughput and low latency demands.
Key topics covered:
- What is Red Panda and why it matters: Red Panda’s mission to redefine data streaming while being the fastest Kafka-compatible option on the market.
- Batch vs. streaming data: An accessible guide to understanding the classic debate and how the tech landscape is shifting towards unified data frameworks.
- Scaling at speed: The challenges and innovations driving Red Panda’s performance optimizations, from zero-copy architecture to storage engines.
- AI, ML, and streaming data integration: How Red Panda empowers real-time machine learning and AI-powered workloads with ease.
- Open source vs. enterprise models: Navigating licensing challenges and balancing business goals in the hybrid cloud era.
- Leadership and career shifts: Alex’s reflections on moving from technical lead to CEO, blending engineering know-how with company vision.
Chapters
1. #69 From Engineer to CEO: Alex Gallego on Building Red Panda (00:00:00)
2. Tech Entrepreneur Discusses Red Panda (00:00:02)
3. Focusing on Latency vs Throughput (00:13:59)
4. Transition From Engineer to CEO (00:19:09)
5. Building Data-Intensive Applications With Red Panda (00:25:59)
6. Streaming Data Platform and Real-Time Processing (00:32:25)
7. Fraud Detection With Streaming Tech (00:41:18)
8. Deploying Models and Data Transformation (00:53:05)
9. Global Deployment With Red Panda (01:02:15)
83 episodes
Manage episode 451260628 series 3332503
Welcome to the cozy corner of the tech world where ones and zeros mingle with casual chit-chat. Datatopics Unplugged is your go-to spot for relaxed discussions around tech, news, data, and society.
In this episode, we’re joined by a special guest: Alex Gallego, founder and CEO of Red Panda. Together, we dive deep into building data-intensive applications, the evolution of streaming technologies, and balancing high throughput and low latency demands.
Key topics covered:
- What is Red Panda and why it matters: Red Panda’s mission to redefine data streaming while being the fastest Kafka-compatible option on the market.
- Batch vs. streaming data: An accessible guide to understanding the classic debate and how the tech landscape is shifting towards unified data frameworks.
- Scaling at speed: The challenges and innovations driving Red Panda’s performance optimizations, from zero-copy architecture to storage engines.
- AI, ML, and streaming data integration: How Red Panda empowers real-time machine learning and AI-powered workloads with ease.
- Open source vs. enterprise models: Navigating licensing challenges and balancing business goals in the hybrid cloud era.
- Leadership and career shifts: Alex’s reflections on moving from technical lead to CEO, blending engineering know-how with company vision.
Chapters
1. #69 From Engineer to CEO: Alex Gallego on Building Red Panda (00:00:00)
2. Tech Entrepreneur Discusses Red Panda (00:00:02)
3. Focusing on Latency vs Throughput (00:13:59)
4. Transition From Engineer to CEO (00:19:09)
5. Building Data-Intensive Applications With Red Panda (00:25:59)
6. Streaming Data Platform and Real-Time Processing (00:32:25)
7. Fraud Detection With Streaming Tech (00:41:18)
8. Deploying Models and Data Transformation (00:53:05)
9. Global Deployment With Red Panda (01:02:15)
83 episodes
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