The Data Engineering Show The Firebolt Data Bros

SQL’s slow. SQL’s stupid. We hear these claims every time a new shiny tool enters the market, only to realize five years later when the hype dies down that SQL is actually a good idea. 
In this super techie episode of the Data Engineering Show, Andy Pavlo, Associate Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, joins the bros to delve into database internals and optimization. 
Andy discusses leveraging ML for autonomous database optimization, using Postgres for practical applications, tuning production databases safely, and why SQL is here to stay.

Too often expensive resources and manhours are spent on dashboards no one uses, resulting in zero ROI. Philip Philip Zelitchenko, VP of Data & Analytics at ZoomInfo met the bros to talk about adopting product management principles to ensure data projects have value, and provide an unfiltered peak into ZoomInfo’s data stack and unique tech culture. 

Matthew Weingarten, Lead Data Engineer at Disney Streaming, talks about principles essential for data quality, cost optimization, debugging, and data modeling, as adopted by the world's leading companies.

Data engineering should be less about the stack and more about best practices. While tools may change, foundational principles will remain constant. Joseph Mercado, Senior Data Engineer at LinkedIn, is on The Data Engineering Show to talk about principles that are key to success, leveraging AI for automation, and adopting software engineering methods. 

Joe Hellerstein is the Jim Gray Professor of Computer Science at Berkeley and Joseph Gonzalez is an Associate Professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department. 
They’ve inspired generations of database enthusiasts (including Benji and Eldad) and have come on the show to talk about all things LLM and RunLLM which they co-founded.
If you consider yourself a hardcore engineer, this episode is for you.

There are two types of data influencers on LinkedIn:
1. Those who talk directly about the products and companies they work for2. Those that provide more general guidance, tips and opinions 
Can influencers actually be passionate about the products they’re developing and straightforwardly talk about them without sounding salesly? 
We’re kicking off 2024 with the amazing Megan Lieu on a new Data Engineering Show episode.
Megan is one of those influencers that combine the two approaches, and with almost 100K followers, her content seems to be resonating with many data folks. 
She talked to the bros about her approach to data advocacy as well as the power of notebooks, especially when they become broader and enable collaboration.