On Vector Databases. Q&A with Akmal Chaudhri
Q1. You’re planning to write a new book exploring vector databases—what is it about this particular moment in data technology that makes you want to dive deep into this subject now? We’re at a...
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On AI certification. Q&A with Rahul Padigela
Q1. You mentioned that fragmented toolchains can extend AI development timelines by 40-60%. What specific pain points did you observe in the field that led Scality to develop this industry-first certification program? Were there particular...
On High-dimensional computational geometry and databases. Q&A with Vissarion Fisikopoulos
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...
On Powertools for AWS Lambda. Q&A with Leandro Cavalcante Damascena
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...
Why Nextdoor Migrated to Valkey: A Q&A with Slava Markeyev and Meet Bhagdev.
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,...
On AI and Trust. Q&A with Karl Mehta
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...
How Non-Code Contributors Find Their Place in Open Source Communities. How to Build Trust and Grow Open Source Communities. Q&A with Lahari Chowtoori, and Mila Zhou.
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,...
Nikesh Kotecha on Blueprint for Trust: How ChatEHR Establishes a Framework for Responsible AI in Clinical Care
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...
Matt McDonough on Couchbase Hyperscale Vector Index
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...
Inside PostgreSQL: An Open Source Project’s Growth, Governance, and Future. Q&A with Joe Conway and Robert Treat
“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...