An Imply Podcast
All things Apache Druid 27.0: From deep storage queries to new visualization with Will Xu
We’re back again with another Druid release! Here we are at Apache Druid 27.0, thanks to the dedication of the Druid Community. This release was made possible by over 350 commits & 46 contributors. Will Xu,...
Listen nowOrb and Apache Druid: Building customer trust through data correctness with Kshitij Grover
On this episode, Kshitij Grover, co-founder and CTO at Orb, guides us through their innovative utilization of Druid, allowing their users to assess metrics across queries and beyond. He also gives some great...
Listen nowConfluent, Kafka, Druid, and Flink: The Future of Streaming Data with Kai Waehner
On this episode, Kai Waehner, Field CTO at Confluent walks us through how they use Kafka and Druid together, where Apache Flink fits into the mix and shares insights and trends from the world of data streaming.
Listen nowDriving Innovation with Open Standards: How Voltron Data is Shaping the Data Ecosystem with Apache Arrow and Ibis with Josh Patterson
Today's show is all about the world of big data and open source projects, and we've got a real gem to share with you—Voltron Data! They're on a mission to revolutionize the data analytics industry through...
Listen nowHow Apache Druid Revolutionized Digital Turbine’s Analytics Infrastructure with Lioz Nudel and Alon Edelman
Who better to talk about real-world usage of Apache Druid than Digital Turbine, a leading mobile growth and monetization platform? They go way back with Druid. On this episode Lioz Nudel, Engineering Group...
Listen nowDecoding Emotions: Leveraging ChatGPT and Apache Druid for Sentiment Analysis
In this episode, we’re joined by Rick Jacobs, Senior Technical Evangelist at Imply, who will dive into the benefits of combining a trained NLP model with Apache Druid for sentiment analysis—and how he did...
Listen nowDruid Operator: Simplifying the management of Apache Druid in Kubernetes
Deploying and configuring Apache Druid manually in a Kubernetes environment can be complex and time-consuming—but it doesn’t have to be. Enter Druid Operator, a tool specifically designed for this exact...
Listen nowApache Druid 26.0: Breaking Down Druid’s Latest Release
Breaking news! Apache Druid 26.0 is now available! Druid 26.0 has a few key features including schema auto discovery and shuffle JOINs but that’s not all. On this episode, we’re joined by Vadim Ogievetsky,...
Listen nowThe Dynamic Duo: Apache Druid and Kubernetes
Kubernetes, an open-source container orchestration platform, has been making waves in the Apache Druid community. It makes sense—using Druid with Kubernetes can help you build a more scalable, flexible, and...
Listen nowDocumenting Apache Druid Experiments
Working on/with Apache Druid is one thing, but talking about it is another. On today’s episode, we get tips and tricks for writing about your technical projects from Hellmar Becker, Apache Druid blogger and...
Listen nowThe World of Operational Visibility
Listen to learn about how operational visibility and IoT are making transportation safer and helping utility companies plan their energy needs or how it’s being used to stop money laundering at a major bank....
Listen nowSpeed, Scale and Streaming: Building Analytics Applications
Darin Briskman, Director of Technology at Imply and author of the O'Reilly report Building Real Time Analytics Applications: Operational Workflows with Apache Druid, joins us to talk about how real-time data,...
Listen nowEverything You Need to Know About SQL-Based Ingestion in Apache Druid
If you’re a fan of SQL, this episode is for you. The addition of the multi-stage query engine in Apache Druid has enabled SQL-based ingestion. While that’s not something new to the database space, it makes...
Listen nowAccurate, Validated, and Real Time: Diving into Reddit’s Druid-powered Ad Platform
How do ads work on the “front page of the internet?” On today’s episode, staff software engineer at Reddit Lakshmi Ramasubramanian discusses Reddit’s ad platform, including how it handles ad pacing,...
Listen nowThe Tale of Two Vehicles: Apache Druid’s New Shape Takes Form
Apache Druid today isn’t the Druid that you’re used to. It’s so much more. The addition of the multi-stage query engine didn’t just change the way Druid handles queries but enabled data and transformation...
Listen nowWho Really Needs Real-Time Data?
Listen to hear real-life examples of where Druid works best: Operational visibility at scale, customer-facing analytics, rapid-drill down exploration and real-time decisioning.
Listen nowTales at Scale Podcast: Who Really Needs Real-Time Data?
Gwen Shapira, co-founder and CPO of Nile joins us to help define real-time data, discuss who needs it (and who probably doesn't) and how to not build yourself into a corner with your architecture. When you're...
Listen nowWhy Apache Druid is Not Like Other OLAP Databases
Thousands of companies are already using Druid today, from Netflix to Salesforce. But what is Apache Druid best used for? What types of projects? What data sets are Druid users working with? What are companies...
Listen nowA Decade of Druid
On this episode, we’re digging into the origins of Apache Druid, a high-performance, real-time analytics database, and what makes it unique with Druid co-creator and Field CTO at Imply Eric Tschetter.
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