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CFOs don't care about your benchmarks; they care about the bill. Dragonfly CEO Oded Poncz says they deliver better performance and cut costs (30-80%). Possible?

Hear Oded give real examples in our webinar: www.dragonflydb.io/events/in-me...

#InMemoryDatabase #Dragonfly #CostSaving #FinOps
November 4, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Nobody swaps core DBs lightly. But slow sites get people fired. When Redis hits scaling limits, pain forces change.

Dragonfly CEO Oded Poncz tells me their goal is a low-risk upgrade, not a migration gamble.

Hear how in our webinar: www.dragonflydb.io/events/in-me...

#InMemoryDatabase #Dragonfly
November 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Sep 19, 2025
“Redundancy isn’t recovery.” 👀
Rubrik CPO Anneka Gupta joins Corey Quinn on Screaming in the Cloud to talk ransomware, AI, and why your backups might be your weakest link.
🎧 Listen now → www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/scre...
#Cloud #Security #Ransomware #AI
November 1, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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"Drop-in replacement" often means pain. Dragonfly CEO Oded Poncz claims their Redis/Valkey API compatibility makes migration a simple upgrade (minutes!).

Hear me grill him on this in our webinar: www.dragonflydb.io/events/in-me...

#InMemoryDatabase #Redis #Migration
October 31, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Why do managed DBs fail? Often, bad unit economics. DragonflyDB's plan?

CEO Oded Poncz: Radical efficiency cuts hardware costs & avoids cloud network taxes.

Hear how in our webinar: www.dragonflydb.io/events/in-me...

#InMemoryDatabase #DragonflyDB #CloudCosts
October 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Redis license drama is noise. Fact: Dragonfly CEO Oded Poncz says Redis benchmarked Dragonfly just one month after launch. Performance talks.

Hear us unpack the shifting in-memory landscape in our webinar! www.dragonflydb.io/events/in-me...

#InMemoryDatabase #Redis #DragonflyDB
October 29, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Experiencing tech fatigue? @DeanaSolis suggests we need to reconnect with our original motivations in technology on this episode of Screaming in the Cloud.

Listen in: www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/scre...
October 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Effective FinOps isn’t just about cutting costs, it’s about bridging tech and finance to drive better conversations. 💬
@DeanaSolis breaks it down on Screaming in the Cloud.
🎧 Check it out: lastweekinaws.com/podcast/screaming-in-the-cloud
October 24, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Deana Solis and Corey discuss why we need to step back from chasing the latest tech trends and remember why we got into technology on this episode of Screaming in the Cloud.

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October 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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FinOps is like “walking a tightrope” you’re often least technical in engineering meetings and most technical in finance ones.
@DeanaSolis talks about translating between both worlds on Screaming in the Cloud.
🎧 Listen now: www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/scre...
October 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Career pivots in tech aren’t always linear. 💡
@DeanaSolis shares her journey from electrical engineering → healthcare IT → FinOps—and how diverse experience builds stronger expertise.
Tune in to this episode of Screaming in the Cloud: www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/scre...
October 16, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Developers, founders, and anyone curious about AI’s role in coding, this episode is for you.
Chris Weichel of Ona joins Corey Quinn to talk agents, environments, and the joy of building.
🎧 Listen now: www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/scre...
October 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Developers, founders, and anyone curious about AI’s role in coding, this episode is for you.
Chris Weichel of Ona joins Corey Quinn to talk agents, environments, and the joy of building.
🎧 Listen now: www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/scre...
October 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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13 Aurora clusters to a sleek move onto PlanetScale. Intercom’s database journey wasn’t just a migration, it was a rethink.

On the latest Screaming in the Cloud, @bscanlan.bsky.social (Senior Principal Engineer @ Intercom) joins Corey Quinn to talk about..
September 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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CodeRabbit is 10x bigger than their next competitor and growing fast!
Their CEO says the secret is making AI code review actually useful, not annoying.
Listen to our newest podcast now. www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/scre...
September 7, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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CodeRabbit built the most-installed AI app on GitHub & GitLab and it reviews code like a human, but faster.
Listen to our newest podcast now. www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/scre...
September 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Hot take from the latest Screaming in the Cloud: AI coding assistants feel a lot like "model-driven architecture from 25 years ago," says @JonathanSchneider 🔥

Developers aren’t going anywhere. Listen in: www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/scre...
August 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Even the perfect tech stack today can be obsolete in six months.

Jonathan Schneider (CEO Moderne) breaks down why software modernization is so tough. Spoiler: it’s not the tech, it’s the people.

New Episode out today! www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/scre...
August 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Datasette is quietly fueling some of the most fascinating data stories out there.
🎧 Want to hear how it all comes together?
Listen to all the details here: www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/scre...
August 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Stop panicking. Start learning.
AI amplifies expertise, it doesn't replace it.
Latest episode drops this insight and more: www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/scre...
August 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Pro AI tips from Simon Willison: Stop treating AI like magic. Start treating it like a very capable intern.
Latest episode drops this insight and more: www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/scre...
August 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Is blogging back? Simon tells Corey why his 22-year-old blog gets him invited to Silicon Valley dinners and cited in the New York Times.
Get all the funny details in our latest interview: www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/scre...
August 12, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Hot take: The future isn't about AI doing everything.
It's about humans doing more.
Hear more about this now:https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/screaming-in-the-cloud/ai-s-security-crisis-why-your-assistant-might-betray-you/
August 7, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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“This whole thing feels insane.”
Corey Quinn and Ed Zitron expose the uncomfortable truth behind generative AI hype, fake revenue, and why asking questions gets you labeled the villain.
🔥 You need to hear this: www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/scre...
July 30, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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If OpenAI were a public company, its finances would terrify you.
$9B spend. $5B loss. Zero product-market fit.
But hey, trust the dream.
Listen now: www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/scre...
July 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM