Presenters Michael Stiefel David Gudeman Source InfoQ podcast 🚀 Navigating the Startup Storm: The Architect’s Unsung Battle for Pragmatism, People, and Code Ever wondered what it really takes to be a tech architect, especially in the dizzying, high-stakes world of startups? It’s far more than just writing elegant code or designing perfect systems. It’s a relentless dance between technical mastery, empathetic communication, and strategic foresight, often performed under immense pressure and profound uncertainty. ...

Presenters CJ Desai Sarah Guo Source MongoDB.local San Francisco 2026 🚀 MongoDB & the Future of Software: Navigating the AI Landscape 🌐 The software world is changing fast. AI is the buzzword on everyone’s lips, and it’s natural to wonder: what’s the future of established software companies? In a recent conversation on the “No Priors” podcast, MongoDB CEO CJ Desai tackled this very question, offering a compelling perspective on building durable value in an era of abundance. Let’s dive into the key takeaways! ...

Presenters Holden Karau Julian Wood Source GOTO podcast Spark, AI, and Fighting the Insurance Maze: A Tech Revolution in Progress! 🚀 Hey tech enthusiasts and change-makers! We’re diving deep into the fascinating world where big data meets artificial intelligence, all inspired by a fantastic talk at GoUnscripted, GoTo Chicago. Prepare to have your mind blown as we explore how Apache Spark is evolving, how Generative AI is tackling real-world problems like insurance claim denials, and the exciting, yet challenging, landscape of open-source sustainability. 💡 ...

Presenters Angel Lim Andrew Gaut Source MongoDB.local San Francisco 2026 🚀 Scaling AI Inference: A Deep Dive into the Boyi Inference Platform 🤖 The demand for real-time AI is exploding. But serving those models – especially complex embedding and re-ranking models – at scale while maintaining lightning-fast response times is a monumental challenge. Angel Lim and Andrew Gaut, engineers from the Boyi inference and research teams (formerly at Voyage, now part of a larger organization), recently shared their insights into how they built the Boyi inference platform to tackle this head-on. Let’s explore the key strategies and technologies they’re using to deliver high-performance AI in production. ...

Presenters Mickey Source MongoDB.local San Francisco 2026 🚀 Level Up Your AI: Building Agentic Applications That Actually Deliver Value 💡 The buzz around AI agents is huge, but let’s be honest, a lot of AI pilot projects fall flat. A recent MIT study revealed a sobering statistic: only 5% of AI pilots actually deliver significant value. Why? According to Mickey, a Staff Developer Advocate, the culprit is often a lack of statefulness, personalization, learning, and memory – the very things that make applications truly useful. ...