This week on The Data Stack Show, we have a special edition as we recorded a series of bonus episodes live at Data Council in Austin, Texas. In this first interview, Brooks and Kostas chat with Eric Sammer, the Founder and CEO of Decodable. During the episode, the group discusses real-time data, stream processing, the complexities of the modern data stack, exciting announcements at Decodable, and more.

This week on The Data Stack Show, Eric and Kostas chat with Andy Pavlo and Dana Van Aken, the CEO and CTO at OtterTune. During the episode, the group discusses the challenges of tuning database systems, the role of machine learning in automating the process, the importance of workload capture, the benefits of using automated recommendations for index optimization and overall system health, the challenges of managing configuration knobs in database systems and more.

This week on The Data Stack Show, Eric and Kostas chat with H.O. Maycotte, entrepreneur, founder, and CEO of FeatureBase. During the episode, H.O. shares his personal story of growing up in Mexico and his journey to becoming a CEO. The discussion also includes a look at the super evolution, AI advancements and future opportunities, the tension between authenticity and technology, and more.

This week on The Data Stack Show, Eric and Kostas chat with Sammy Sidhu, Co-Founder and CEO of Eventual. During the episode, Sammy discusses his vast experience building tooling products that were acquired by Tesla and Toyota. The conversation covers data tooling, deep learning, the state of self-driving technology and its adoption, Sammy’s journey to founding Eventual, and more.