The Infra Pod
The Infra Pod brings you insightful and thought-provoking discussions on the world of infrastructure software. This podcast is started by two engineers, Ian Livingstone (tech advisor for Snyk) and Tim Chen (General Partner at Essence VC), team up with a rotating cast of guests to dive deep into the latest trends and hot topics in the software infrastructure space.
Latest episodes
Jul 3, 2023 • 40min
Let's learn how to survive in the Modern Data Stack in 2023... Chat with Josh Wills (ex-Slack)
Josh Wills, former Director of Data at Slack/Cloudera, discusses the challenges and benefits of the Modern Data Stack. They delve into topics like the evolution of data tech, the changing landscape of data and engineering, the potential of DBT, the future of hybrid execution, and the lack of framework in the modern data stack.
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Jun 20, 2023 • 40min
Ditch the cloud for bare metal in 2023? Chat with Zach (Equinix, ex-Packet)
Ian and Tim chat with Zachery Smith about his journey starting Packet and customer trends at Equinix in 2023. They discuss the importance of hardware in innovation, attracting developer-focused users, carbon impact, decoupling of supply chains, and the future of hardware and AI.
Jun 5, 2023 • 42min
State of WASM beyond the browser with Steve at Dylibso
WebAsseembly (WASM) is growing immensely now beyond the browser, and now everyone is talking about how / when the adoption will happen everywhere else.
Ian and Tim sat down at Steve (CEO of Dylibso) that worked on WebAssembly in multiple companies and now building a developer tools company around WebAssembly.
11 snips
May 23, 2023 • 57min
Is frontend eating the whole stack? Chat with Kurt (Fly.io), Jack (Amplitude) and David (Stately)
Is backend dead? Is front-end eating the whole stack?
Ian and Tim invited several YAIGers to discuss about how front end and back end is changing, with guests:
- Kurt, Fly.io founder
- Jack, Principal Lead at Amplitude
- David, Stately founder
We all sat in a room with our phones on the table, and recorded this lovely chat before the SF meetup!
