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The Data Stack Show

186: Data Fusion and The Future Of Specialized Databases with Andrew Lamb of InfluxData

Apr 24, 2024
58:26

Highlights from this week’s conversation include:

  • The Evolution of Data Systems (0:47)
  • The Role of Open Source Software (2:39)
  • Challenges of Time Series Data (6:38)
  • Architecting InfluxDB (9:34)
  • High Cardinality Concepts (11:36)
  • Trade-Offs in Time Series Databases (15:35)
  • High Cardinality Data (18:24)
  • Evolution to InfluxDB 3.0 (21:06)
  • Modern Data Stack (23:04)
  • Evolution of Database Systems (29:48)
  • InfluxDB Re-Architecture (33:14)
  • Building an Analytic System with Data Fusion (37:33)
  • Challenges of Mapping Time Series Data into Relational Model (44:55)
  • Adoption and Future of Data Fusion (46:51)
  • Externalized Joins and Technical Challenges (51:11)
  • Exciting Opportunities in Data Tooling (55:20)
  • Emergence of New Architectures (56:35)
  • Final thoughts and takeaways (57:47)

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