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Big Ideas in App Architecture

Cockroach Labs
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Artificial Intelligence
DBOS
Cockroach Continuum
Cloud Computing
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Ci-Cs
Honeycomb
Linkerd
Agentic AI
AI In Databases
Observability
Service Mesh
Kubernetes
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Spanner
IBM
Multi-Cloud
Economic Impacts Of AI
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Cockroach Lab’s Big Ideas in App Architecture is a podcast for architects and engineers building modern data-intensive applications and systems. In every weekly episode, an innovator joins the show to share useful insights from their experiences building reliable, scalable, maintainable systems. Welcome to Big Ideas in App Architecture!

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This episode marks a big moment for Cockroach Labs, a refreshed brand and the introduction of Cockroach Continuum!

David Joy sits down with Tara Jana (TJ), who joined Cockroach Labs earlier this year and has been deep in the work behind everything y... more

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Perry Krug has been close to databases his entire career — from Couchbase in the NoSQL era to three years at Pinecone working on vector search. In this conversation with David Joy, the two database industry experts discuss the shifts they’ve witnesse... more

Generating working software with AI has never been easier, but every shortcut a team takes today is a debt it pays back later.

In this episode, David talks with Sam Hilsman, co-founder and CEO of CloudFruit, a studio that builds ERPs, analytics pla... more

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​Most teams moving AI into production quickly discover that generating an output is the easy part; running it reliably, efficiently, and at scale is a discipline of its own.In this episode, David talks with Philip Kiely, engineer at Baseten and autho... more

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Perry Krug
Field engineering leader at Pinecone
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Episode: A Love Letter to the Database: Industry Shifts, Lessons Learned, and What's Next with Perry Krug
Sam Hilsman
Co-founder of CloudFruit
CloudFruit
Episode: The Everything Trap: Building AI Software That Lasts with Sam Hilsman
Philip Kiely
Author of Inference Engineering; works on Inference at Baseten
Baseten
Episode: Why Inference Engineering Is the Next Big Role in AI with Philip Kiely
William Morgan
CEO and co-founder of Buoyant (Linkerd)
Buoyant
Episode: Distributed Systems, Linkerd, and the Cost of Network Calls with William Morgan from Buoyant
Peter Kraft
Co-founder of DBOS
DBOS
Episode: Making Software as Durable as Data with Peter Kraft from DBOS
Charity Majors
CTO and co-founder of Honeycomb.io; author of Observability Engineering
Honeycomb
Episode: Breaking the Pillars: Rethinking Observability with Charity Majors
Tomer Karin
Software architect with automotive software experience
Embedded Software Architect
Episode: How to Transform Dev Workflows with CI/CS and AI Agents with Tomer Karin
Spencer Kimball
CEO and co-founder of Cockroach Labs
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Episode: AI, Market Cycles, and the Systems Built to Outlast Them with Cockroach Labs CEO & Co-founder Spencer Kimball
Nishant Raman
Data infrastructure leader with experience in high-growth startups
Former/Current data infrastructure leader at multiple startups
Episode: How to Scale Data Infrastructure from Startup to Enterprise

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David Joy
Host of the show, Cockroach Labs

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 60 ratings
  • Looking forward to more

    What a great concept. I love hearing from these tech minds straight out of SV. The audio quality can be a little hit or miss, but that seems to be true of many early podcasts. Hoping they figure that out in the next few episodes.

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    5
    easy with a good purpose
    United States4 years ago
  • big ideas

    l learned so much just in episode 1. tim is a great host, and I am looking forward to hear the next few guests!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    smuhawieh
    United States4 years ago
  • Enjoyable and Easy Listen

    Easily digestible topics. Great way to stay on top of tech trends while driving to work. Tim Veil effortlessly inserts his charm and humor and guides his guest through an informative and thought-provoking interview.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Jhatch999
    United States4 years ago
  • Fantastic podcast for architects

    Love the format of this new podcast. It’s so valuable to hear from other IT leaders on problems they’re solving and how.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    ayaden21
    United States4 years ago
  • A great listen!

    The show has a very interesting style! Loved being able to get inside another company’s infrastructure and hear about the challenges they faced, decisions made and why, and where they plan on going. It was very insightful and i’ll be back to hear more!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    KayMD24
    United States4 years ago

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Insightful deep-dives into architectural patterns, with practical takeaways for production systems
Great host with clear, thoughtful questions that bring out real-world lessons
Audience-friendly explanations of complex topics like durable workflows and observability
High-quality tech discussions; guests are experts in their fields

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A Love Letter to the Database: Industry Shifts, Lessons Learned, and What's Next with Perry Krug
Q: How do you communicate to customers why a particular database makes sense in an AI era, in terms of architecture and philosophy rather than just features?
The core message is context‑driven: understand the customer's use case, lifecycle stage, and their value proposition, then explain how a platform approach reduces operational burden, enables evolving access patterns, and provides durability and reliability at scale, instead of overwhelming them with isolated capabilities.
A Love Letter to the Database: Industry Shifts, Lessons Learned, and What's Next with Perry Krug
Q: What capabilities do you think databases will have that are must‑haves for the AI era, say by 2030?
Databases will evolve into retrieval engines and knowledge engines that handle more of the full stack behind the scenes, offering API access and agent‑driven orchestration so developers can focus on applications while the system automatically selects the right data store and access pattern for a given task.
Why Inference Engineering Is the Next Big Role in AI with Philip Kiely
Q: What are the practical triggers for moving from frontier models to open-weight alternatives?
When task-specific benchmarks indicate a good fit for a smaller model, cost and latency constraints become dominant, and you need control over deployment timelines and deprecation risk, making open-weight models attractive for long-lived enterprise workflows.
Why Inference Engineering Is the Next Big Role in AI with Philip Kiely
Q: But how should a company begin to think about which models to use or migrate to in practice?
Start with product goals and user needs, identify mission-critical tasks, and carve out those tasks to task-specific models that saturate benchmarks cost-effectively, then progressively migrate and evaluate with a structured model-to-model evaluation process.
Distributed Systems, Linkerd, and the Cost of Network Calls with William Morgan from Buoyant
Q: How do you view open-source sustainability for a project like Linkerd in the Kubernetes ecosystem?
Open-source sustainability requires a funding model where a company (Buoyant) pays maintainers and offers a commercial product around the project, ensuring long-term maintenance beyond volunteer contributions. This creates a self-sustaining ecosystem where the project solves real enterprise needs while being openly available to the community.

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What is Big Ideas in App Architecture about and what kind of topics does it cover?

The show consistently centers on practical, architecture-focused discussions for building modern, data-intensive software. Episodes explore durable software design, distributed systems, service meshes, observability, AI-enabled workflows, and evolving development pipelines like CI/CD with AI agents. Guests range from founders and CTOs to engineers who bring real-world lessons on reliability, scalability, and governance. The emphasis on concrete patterns (context management, durable state, and governance) and the blend of software engineering with product and operational considerations make it valuable for senior engineers, architects, and tech leads seeking pragmatic insights and actionable frameworks. A notable strength is its ability to t... more

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4. William Morgan
5. Peter Kraft
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7. Tomer Karin
8. Spencer Kimball

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