#69 From Engineer to CEO: Alex Gallego on Building Red Panda

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In this episode, we’re joined by a special guest: Alex Gallego, founder and CEO of Red Panda. Together, we dive deep into building data-intensive applications, the evolution of streaming technologies, and balancing high throughput and low latency demands.

Key topics covered:

• What is Red Panda and why it matters: Red Panda’s mission to redefine data streaming while being the fastest Kafka-compatible option on the market.
• Batch vs. streaming data: An accessible guide to understanding the classic debate and how the tech landscape is shifting towards unified data frameworks.
• Scaling at speed: The challenges and innovations driving Red Panda’s performance optimizations, from zero-copy architecture to storage engines.
• AI, ML, and streaming data integration: How Red Panda empowers real-time machine learning and AI-powered workloads with ease.
• Open source vs. enterprise models: Navigating licensing challenges and balancing business goals in the hybrid cloud era.
• Leadership and career shifts: Alex’s reflections on moving from technical lead to CEO, blending engineering know-how with company vision.

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1. #69 From Engineer to CEO: Alex Gallego on Building Red Panda (00:00:00)

2. Tech Entrepreneur Discusses Red Panda (00:00:02)

3. Focusing on Latency vs Throughput (00:13:59)

4. Transition From Engineer to CEO (00:19:09)

5. Building Data-Intensive Applications With Red Panda (00:25:59)

6. Streaming Data Platform and Real-Time Processing (00:32:25)

7. Fraud Detection With Streaming Tech (00:41:18)

8. Deploying Models and Data Transformation (00:53:05)

9. Global Deployment With Red Panda (01:02:15)