Data in the Hallway

Brian Foster, Daniel van Eeden, and Ray Paik

A podcast series where we discuss community, database, open source, and other topics.
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Streaming Data & HTAP?

Data in the Hallway

08/14/24 • 33 min

https://datastreaming-summit.org/
https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb/stable/ticdc-sink-to-pulsar

————————— About PingCAP and TiDB —————————
PingCAP is the creator of #TiDB, an advanced, #OpenSource, #DistributedSQL database with #MySQL compatibility. TiDB powers modern applications with a streamlined tech stack, elastic scaling, real-time analytics, and continuous access to data—all in a single database.
————————— Developer resources —————————
💫TiDB Twitter: https://twitter.com/TiDB_Developer
💫Introducing TiDB: https://youtu.be/_QBrPBwFoWM
💫Quick start with TiDB: https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb/stable/quick-start-with-tidb
💫TiDB in #Kubernetes: https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb-in-kubernetes/stable
————————— Connect with PingCAP —————————
🔹Twitter: https://twitter.com/PingCAP
🔹LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/pingcap
🔹Facebook: https://facebook.com/pingcap2015
🔹Slack: https://slack.tidb.io/invite?team=tidb-community&channel=everyone&ref=pingcap
🔹GitHub: https://github.com/pingcap

Getting the most out of events: for both organizers & attendees

Data in the Hallway

09/13/23 • 39 min

In this episode, we talk to Emily Kyle (Head of Marketing at ProjectDiscovery.io) about why we do events, how events can be more meaningful for the developer audience, and if events changed after the Covid-19 pandemic. We also discuss tips for developers and technical audience on how they can get the most out of conferences.
Check out the HTAP Summit page: https://www.pingcap.com/htap-summit/
You can also listen on your favorite podcast platforms such as Apple Podcast, Spotify, etc. For a full list of podcast platforms, you can check out https://datainthehallway.buzzsprout.com/.
If you have any feedback or suggestions for episodes, you can email us at [email protected].

The birth of OSS Insight

Data in the Hallway

07/10/23 • 34 min

In this episode, we discuss with our guest Fan Wang how OSS Insight got started. Fan discusses how OSS Insight continues PingCAP's tradition of contributing to open source, technical challenges for OSS Insight, and how TiDB helped meet these challenges. We also discussed integration with Open AI and the upcoming OSS Insight Lite, which will help developers create personalized GitHub dashboards.
OSS Insight: https://ossinsight.io/
OSS Insight Lite: https://github.com/pingcap/ossinsight-lite
If you have any feedback or suggestions for episodes, you can email us at [email protected].

Open source community metrics

Data in the Hallway

07/07/23 • 38 min

In this episode, we discuss with our guest Matt Germonprez (Professor at University of Nebraska-Omaha) the history of academic research on open source and open source community health. We then discuss the CHAOSS (Community Health Analytics in Open Source Software) project including how the project got started and how it has evolved to address the DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) efforts in communities.
CHAOSS Community: https://chaoss.community/
OSS Insight: https://ossinsight.io/
If you have any feedback or suggestions for episodes, you can email us at [email protected].

Why is documentation important and how can we make it better?

Data in the Hallway

11/10/23 • 29 min

In this episode, we talk to Mike Jang (Lead Technical Writer at Forescout Technologies) about his philosophy on what makes a good documentation and how having an open source documentation makes it easier to get feedback from the end user community.

TiDB Docs Dash blog post: https://www.pingcap.com/blog/why-documentation-is-important/
Event page: https://www.pingcap.com/event/tidb-docs-dash/

You can also listen on your favorite podcast platforms such as Apple Podcast, Spotify, etc. For a full list of podcast platforms, you can check out https://datainthehallway.buzzsprout.com/.
If you have any feedback or suggestions for episodes, you can email us at [email protected].

Helping developers with cloud cost optimization

Data in the Hallway

11/29/23 • 34 min

In this episode, we talk to Stephen J. Barr (Principal Architect & Technical Evangelist at CloudFix) about how developers can get a better understanding of their cloud costs and optimize their AWS cloud infrastructure investments.
AWS Made Easy Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@awsmadeeasy
CloudFix blogs: https://cloudfix.com/blog/
You can also listen on your favorite podcast platforms such as Apple Podcast, Spotify, etc. For a full list of podcast platforms, you can check out https://datainthehallway.buzzsprout.com/.
If you have any feedback or suggestions for episodes, you can email us at [email protected].

What are LLMs (Large Language Models) and how do you build them?

Data in the Hallway

01/10/24 • 41 min

In this episode, we talk to Jules Damji from @anyscale and discuss what LLMs are and how they relate to AI. We also have an in depth discussion on what's involved in building LLMs and some of the data requirements.
To learn more about the ray.io community, you can visit https://www.ray.io/
You can also listen on your favorite podcast platforms such as Apple Podcast, Spotify, etc. For a full list of podcast platforms, you can check out https://datainthehallway.buzzsprout.com/.
If you have any feedback or suggestions for episodes, you can email us at [email protected].

Operational Data Store with TiDB

Data in the Hallway

09/17/24 • 28 min

In this episode, we talk to Brian Foster (Director of Content Marketing at PingCAP) about the recent InfoWorld article titled "Operational Data Store with TiDB." We discuss our engagement with the periodical, what an Operational Data Store is, and why TiDB is a good database as an Operational Data Store.

Link to the InfoWorld article: https://www.infoworld.com/article/3475989/how-to-create-an-operational-data-store-with-tidb.html

If you have any feedback or suggestions for episodes, you can email us at [email protected].

We don't need no (old school) education

Data in the Hallway

03/11/25 • 32 min

There are lies, damn lies, and Benchmarks

Data in the Hallway

07/17/23 • 25 min

In this episode, we discuss database benchmarking with our guest Ahmad Ghazal (Distinguished Engineer at PingCAP). Ahmad talks about the limitation of existing benchmarks for HTAP (Hybrid transactional/analytical processing), and the work he's doing with other researchers to develop a new HTAP benchmark for modern user cases such as Web3.
If you have any feedback or suggestions for episodes, you can email us at [email protected].

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How many episodes does Data in the Hallway have?

Data in the Hallway currently has 45 episodes available.

What topics does Data in the Hallway cover?

The podcast is about Open Source, Community, Database, Podcasts and Technology.

What is the most popular episode on Data in the Hallway?

The episode title 'Series Kickoff' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Data in the Hallway?

The average episode length on Data in the Hallway is 32 minutes.

How often are episodes of Data in the Hallway released?

Episodes of Data in the Hallway are typically released every 14 days, 23 hours.

When was the first episode of Data in the Hallway?

The first episode of Data in the Hallway was released on Jul 5, 2023.

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Data in the Hallway

Brian Foster, Daniel van Eeden, and Ray Paik

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