Patrick McFadin
@patrickmcfadin.bsky.social
Principal Technical Strategist @ IBM
Apache Cassandra Committer. ASF Member.
All things data, distributed systems, and building at scale.
I am slowly replacing myself with AI. See if you can figure out when.
Apache Cassandra Committer. ASF Member.
All things data, distributed systems, and building at scale.
I am slowly replacing myself with AI. See if you can figure out when.
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Our @patrickmcfadin.bsky.social on the next 10 years of Cassandra 🧿
September 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Our @patrickmcfadin.bsky.social on the next 10 years of Cassandra 🧿
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Yesterday’s meetup was a tremendous success 🎉
Uber welcomed the vibrant Cassandra community to our
Sunnyvale office, 80+ attendees from diverse backgrounds & experiences.
The energy in the room was incredible. A big win for Cassandra, and a big win for open source!
Uber welcomed the vibrant Cassandra community to our
Sunnyvale office, 80+ attendees from diverse backgrounds & experiences.
The energy in the room was incredible. A big win for Cassandra, and a big win for open source!
August 14, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Yesterday’s meetup was a tremendous success 🎉
Uber welcomed the vibrant Cassandra community to our
Sunnyvale office, 80+ attendees from diverse backgrounds & experiences.
The energy in the room was incredible. A big win for Cassandra, and a big win for open source!
Uber welcomed the vibrant Cassandra community to our
Sunnyvale office, 80+ attendees from diverse backgrounds & experiences.
The energy in the room was incredible. A big win for Cassandra, and a big win for open source!
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Cassandra 5's building momentum is showing up 💥
We got no plans on slowing down either 😎
db-engines.com/en/ranking
We got no plans on slowing down either 😎
db-engines.com/en/ranking
March 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Cassandra 5's building momentum is showing up 💥
We got no plans on slowing down either 😎
db-engines.com/en/ranking
We got no plans on slowing down either 😎
db-engines.com/en/ranking
Reposted by Patrick McFadin
Hosting with two of my favourite colleagues, tune in for an information rich webinar next week (Thurs 5th Dec).
It'll be a fireside chat over typical challenges users face with @cassandra.apache.org
For devs and ops. Register (or watch on youtube).
app.sequel.io/event/907427...
It'll be a fireside chat over typical challenges users face with @cassandra.apache.org
For devs and ops. Register (or watch on youtube).
app.sequel.io/event/907427...
November 28, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Hosting with two of my favourite colleagues, tune in for an information rich webinar next week (Thurs 5th Dec).
It'll be a fireside chat over typical challenges users face with @cassandra.apache.org
For devs and ops. Register (or watch on youtube).
app.sequel.io/event/907427...
It'll be a fireside chat over typical challenges users face with @cassandra.apache.org
For devs and ops. Register (or watch on youtube).
app.sequel.io/event/907427...
Just so I have something interesting to post on BlueSky. Here’s some of my latest work and writing.
Thesis: LLM capabilities are leveling off. What can we do with that information?
thenewstack.io/the-current-...
Thesis: LLM capabilities are leveling off. What can we do with that information?
thenewstack.io/the-current-...
The Current State of LLMs: Riding the Sigmoid Curve
The AI community is embracing the sigmoid curve — that after initial rapid growth, progress starts to level off as we hit natural limitations.
thenewstack.io
December 2, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Just so I have something interesting to post on BlueSky. Here’s some of my latest work and writing.
Thesis: LLM capabilities are leveling off. What can we do with that information?
thenewstack.io/the-current-...
Thesis: LLM capabilities are leveling off. What can we do with that information?
thenewstack.io/the-current-...
Reposted by Patrick McFadin
November 20, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Reposted by Patrick McFadin
Catching up on C* news…
Here's a list of some of the things you might have missed.
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Here's a list of some of the things you might have missed.
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November 17, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Catching up on C* news…
Here's a list of some of the things you might have missed.
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Here's a list of some of the things you might have missed.
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