Ali Ghodsi, CEO and Co-Founder of Databricks, and Nithya Ruff, Head of Open Source at Comcast, dive into the transformative power of open source in technology. They discuss how open source fosters innovation and attracts top engineering talent while emphasizing its role in the shift from on-premise to SaaS. The conversation highlights the growing importance of multi-cloud strategies and the challenges startups face in commercializing open source effectively, all while maintaining community engagement.