Data Dynamo: Journey into the World of Databases

02/06/24 • 30 min

Robert Hodges is CEO of Altinity, which helps enterprises build real-time analytics using ClickHouse.

He has been working on databases as well as the applications that use them since the early 1980s. The journey included Sybase and Oracle in the 1990s, MySQL and PostgreSQL in the early 2000s, followed by analytic databases starting in 2010.

Robert's technical interests include distributed systems, open source software, and Kubernetes.

He is stoked to be part of the next wave of technology based on open source analytic databases. It's a privilege to help users discover creative new uses for data and technology!

Robert Hodges is CEO of Altinity, which helps enterprises build real-time analytics using ClickHouse.

Robert's technical interests include distributed systems, open source software, and Kubernetes.

He is stoked to be part of the next wave of technology based on open source analytic databases. It's a privilege to help users discover creative new uses for data and technology!

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