Episode 64:

Data Stack Composability and Commoditization with Michel Tricot of Airbyte

December 1, 2021

​​This week on The Data Stack Show, Eric and Kostas talked with Michel Tricot, Co-Founder of Airbyte. Michel and team are building the new open-source ELT standard for replicating data from applications, APIs & databases. During the episode, the trio discuss Michel’s career arc, what size of company requires more infrastructure, and why Airbyte is open-source.

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Notes:

Highlights from this week’s conversation include:

  • Announcement: Data Stack Live! (1:00)
  • Michel’s career background (4:13)
  • Solving the technical and process challenges of moving data (7:04)
  • Lessons learned from managing data at Live Ramp (9:35)
  • How to build a modern data stack (16:19)
  • Triggers to signal when more data infrastructure is needed (23:19)
  • Why Airbyte is an open-source product (30:23)
  • Airbyte’s role in providing support to open-source problems (38:15)
  • How important DPT is for the Airbyte protocol and platform (41:03)

 

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