Episode 01:

Data Council Week: The Evolution of Stream Processing With Eric Sammer of Decodable

April 23, 2023

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.

Notes:

Highlights from this week’s conversation include:

  • Eric’s journey to becoming CEO of Decoable (0:20)
  • Does real time matter? (2:12)
  • Differences in stream processing systems (7:57)
  • Processing in motion (13:04)
  • Why haven’t there been more open source projects around CDC? (20:34)
  • The Decodable experience and future focuses for the company (24:31)
  • Streaming processing and data lakes (32:54)
  • Data flow processing technologies of today (39:01)

 

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