This week on The Data Stack Show, Eric and Kostas chat with Chang She, the CEO and Co-Founder of Eto Labs. During the episode, Chang discusses LanceDB, the history and success of Pandas, as well as the challenges of working with new technologies in the data industry. Chang shares his journey and the challenges faced in open sourcing Pandas, the need for new data infrastructure optimized for AI and ML, the future of AI and other data avenues, and more. 

This week on The Data Stack Show, Eric and Kostas chat with Santona Tuli, Head of Data at Upsolver, a data pipeline tool that focuses on application developers. During the episode, Santona discusses her background in nuclear physics. The conversation covers topics such as specialized tools in data infrastructure, the challenges of working with data in different environments, and the importance of data as a business differentiator. They also discuss the features and capabilities of UpSolver and the need for quality and observability in data processing, and more.

This week on The Data Stack Show, Eric and Kostas chat with Bob van Luijt, the CEO & Co-Founder at Weaviate. During the episode, Bob discusses the technical and business aspects of vector databases, delving into their differences from other types of databases and the opportunities they present. Bob shares his journey and how his love for music relates to his work in machine learning. The conversation also covers the progression of database complexity and the emergence of databases designed for specific data types, limitations of existing databases for vector processing, the importance of simplicity and user-friendliness in the user experience, generative feedback loops, and more.