Operational Database Management Systems
Q1. MySQL’s spatial query optimizer must handle complex geometric predicates efficiently. Can you walk us through the key challenges in optimizing spatial queries—particularly for operations like spatial joins and nearest-neighbor searches? How do computational geometry...
Q1. As a core contributor to Powertools for AWS Lambda, how do you balance the trade-offs between feature richness and cold start performance? Cold start performance is always top of mind when we’re building...
Q1. Could you start by giving us an overview of Nextdoor’s technical architecture and the specific use cases where you rely on in-memory data stores? What scale and performance requirements does your platform demand,...
Interview by Ramesh Chitor Q1. What inspired you to create TrustModel.ai, and what problem were you aiming to solve in the AI space? The inspiration came from witnessing a dangerous disconnect between AI’s transformative...
Q1. In the open source world, code contributions take the spotlight. What is the role of non-code contributors and why is it important? In the open source world, while code contributions are highly visible,...
Stanford Health Care, part of Stanford Medicine, was awarded a 2025 InterSystems Impact Award for its AXIOM initiative for fast access to electronic health records. In turn, AXIOM underpins the ChatEHR medical chatbot that Nikesh...
Q1. Couchbase released some benchmark results. The benchmark shows Couchbase achieving 703 QPS with 369ms latency at 93% recall accuracy, while MongoDB delivered only 2 QPS with 40+ seconds latency. What specific architectural decisions...
“One of the key differences between PostgreSQL and most other Open Source databases is that PostgreSQL is an Open Source project, not an Open Source product.” Q1. What are some of the most anticipated...
“Though AI speeds coding up, Devs still need to Master their craft” Q1. Progress is claiming up to 30% productivity gains with the expanded AI coding assistants across Telerik and Kendo UI libraries. From...
Q1. You’ve spent two decades working on decision science systems, and ontologies play a critical role in both data management and AI. Can you discuss how you approach the generation and maintenance of ontologies...