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Episode 123:

What Is a Universal Database? Featuring Stavros Papadopoulos of TileDB, Inc.

January 25, 2023

This week on The Data Stack Show, Eric and Kostas chat with Stavros Papadopoulos, Founder & CEO, TileDB, Inc. During the episode, Stavros discusses databases, particularly around solving problems at the storage level. The conversation also includes topics such as TileDB’s origin story, how the company focuses on efficiency in storage engines, how academia impacted Stavros’ journey, and more.

Notes:

Highlights from this week’s conversation include:

  • Stavros’ journey into data and founding TileDB (3:12)
  • What problem was TileDB going to solve? (12:05)
  • Defining database systems (21:35)
  • What part of database architecture is TileDB? (31:58)
  • Storage engine solutions (42:37)
  • What does the API look like in using TileDB? (50:40)
  • What makes genomics unique in working with data (55:28)
  • Final thoughts and takeaways (1:06:46)

 

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