In this episode of 'The Infra Pod,' Tim and Ian delve into a deep, insightful conversation with a special guest, Chris Chris Riccomini. As an acclaimed author and inventive mind in the realm of infrastructure, Chris shares his spicy takes on durable execution, BYOC, and modern infrastructure trends. They also discuss the evolving roles of analytics engineers, data pipelines, and the complex web of modern application architecture. 00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome 01:52 BYOC and Security Perspectives 03:04 Confluent, Warpstream, and Future Insights 17:06 Challenges in Building BYOC Infrastructure 17:25 Waves in Current Infrastructure Trends 23:21 Challenges & Usability of Distributed Architectures 30:01 Final Thoughts and Spicy Takes on Analytics Engineers