CF5: World's Fastest Distributed Database | Adam Szymański
simplyblockOctober 08, 202400:45:28

CF5: World's Fastest Distributed Database | Adam Szymański

In this episode of Cloud Frontier podcast, we talk with Adam Szymański, CTO and co-founder of Oxla, the world’s fastest distributed database. Adam shares his journey from working at Google to founding Oxla, a database designed to solve inefficiencies in data infrastructure. We dive into how Oxla is helping IoT and cybersecurity companies handle massive data volumes with greater speed and lower costs, providing an alternative to platforms like Snowflake and Databricks. Adam also discusses the challenges of building trust with enterprise customers and the evolving role of data in industries like energy and autonomous vehicles.

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📔 Chapters:
00:00 - Preview
01:01 - Guest Introduction
04:39 - How the idea for Oxla Started
11:36 - What makes a founder unique
15:36 - Oxla's Customer Profile
19:06 - The use of data to power innovation & services
23:22 - How Oxla positions itself
26:42 - The challenges Oxla are facing
31:14 - Oxla's simple approach to client acquisition
38:29 - How are users consuming Oxla?
42:47 - What Adam sees as the most exciting thing happening
44:29 - Conclusion

📋 Show notes:
Guest links & episode links:
► Adam's Linkedin: /adam-szymański-71542953
► Oxla website: https://www.oxla.com/
► Apache Hadoop: https://hadoop.apache.org/
► Clickhouse: https://clickhouse.com/
► Apache Arrow: https://arrow.apache.org/
► Cloud Act: https://www.justice.gov/criminal/cloud-act-resources

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