Revolutionizing Data Warehousing on Kubernetes with Mark Cusack, CTO of Yellowbrick
Mark Cusack is the Chief Technology Officer at Yellowbrick. Yellowbrick is a powerful SQL data platform designed for enterprise-level data management. Built on Kubernetes, it offers robust support for data warehousing, ad-hoc queries, real-time streaming analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), and business intelligence (BI) workloads. The platform is built to manage mixed workloads efficiently, allowing organizations to scale their operations from small datasets to petabytes of data while maintaining optimal performance across all queries.
Uncover how their Kubernetes-powered platform is revolutionizing the data warehousing space.
Key Topics:
• Yellowbrick’s hybrid cloud and multi-cloud capabilities
• The unique Private Data Cloud approach
• Innovations in real-time analytics, AI integration, and streaming workloads
• Why Yellowbrick outperforms competitors like Snowflake and Redshift
Mark also shares Yellowbrick’s journey from on-premises appliances to a fully cloud-native architecture, how they address data sovereignty and compliance challenges, and exciting announcements like the free Community Edition of Yellowbrick.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Introduction
00:48 - What is a data warehouse?
02:53 - The origins and purpose of data warehousing
03:22 - Yellowbrick Data’s history and journey from on-prem appliances to the cloud
04:56 - Leveraging Kubernetes for elasticity, scalability, and multi-cloud deployment
06:27 - Yellowbrick’s unique IP: Fast data access through bypassing main memory
07:58 - Competing with Snowflake and Redshift: Cost efficiency and customer-centric innovation
11:39 - Hybrid cloud and on-prem deployments: Addressing data sovereignty and cost concerns
13:06 - The importance of Kubernetes as a modern cloud operating system
14:40 - Future direction: On-prem solutions with Kubernetes and community editions
16:15 - How Yellowbrick optimizes data warehousing for businesses at scale
18:48 - A new perspective on SaaS: Why Yellowbrick chose not to adopt a multi-tenant SaaS model
20:19 - Industry use cases: Real-time fraud detection and supply chain analytics
23:25 - Use case: LexisNexis ThreatMetrix and fraud prevention at scale
25:53 - The impact of AI and LLMs on data warehousing and analytics
28:47 - Integrating generative AI: Vector similarity search, LangChain, and RAG capabilities
32:54 - Emerging trends: Private LLMs and BYO (Bring Your Own) AI models
36:52 - Operational data systems: Real-time data streaming and decision-making
38:15 - Yellowbrick’s roadmap: Community editions, container-based analytics, and geospatial support
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EPISODE LINKS
Yellowbrick Data: https://yellowbrick.com
Mark Cusack on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markcusack
Yellowbrick on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/yellowbrick-data
Try Yellowbrick for Free: https://yellowbrick.com/community-edition
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