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Database Internals - NileDB: Postgres Re-engineered for Multitenant Apps with Gwen Shapira
Join us in this episode as we dive deep into the intricacies of NileDB, a groundbreaking database re-engineered for multi-tenant applications. Our special guest, Gwen Shapira, co-founder of NileDB and a notable figure in the database field, shares her insights and technical know-how on solving the common challenges faced by multitenant SaaS applications. From the benefits of using Postgres as the underlying database to the unique tenant isolation features of NileDB, we cover it all. Don't miss out on learning about AI native capabilities, handling schema migrations, and ensuring zero downtime data migrations.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
07:19 Challenges in Multi-Tenant Databases
11:09 Tenant Isolation and NILDB's Approach
34:16 Necessary Modifications for Tenant Data
37:47 Zero Downtime Data Migrations
44:32 Handling Schema Migrations
59:11 AI Use Cases and Vector Embedding Storage
59:51 Technical and Non-Technical Learnings from Building Nile
01:05:03 Future Plans and Upcoming Features
NileDB: https://www.thenile.dev/
Blog: https://www.thenile.dev/blog
Gwen's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gwenshapira
Gwen's Twitter: https://twitter.com/gwenshap
#postgres #sql #ai
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Join us in this episode as we dive deep into the intricacies of NileDB, a groundbreaking database re-engineered for multi-tenant applications. Our special guest, Gwen Shapira, co-founder of NileDB and a notable figure in the database field, shares her insights and technical know-how on solving the common challenges faced by multitenant SaaS applications. From the benefits of using Postgres as the underlying database to the unique tenant isolation features of NileDB, we cover it all. Don't miss out on learning about AI native capabilities, handling schema migrations, and ensuring zero downtime data migrations.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
07:19 Challenges in Multi-Tenant Databases
11:09 Tenant Isolation and NILDB's Approach
34:16 Necessary Modifications for Tenant Data
37:47 Zero Downtime Data Migrations
44:32 Handling Schema Migrations
59:11 AI Use Cases and Vector Embedding Storage
59:51 Technical and Non-Technical Learnings from Building Nile
01:05:03 Future Plans and Upcoming Features
NileDB: https://www.thenile.dev/
Blog: https://www.thenile.dev/blog
Gwen's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gwenshapira
Gwen's Twitter: https://twitter.com/gwenshap
#postgres #sql #ai
Become a member of The GeekNarrator to get access to member only videos, notes and monthly 1:1 with me.
Like building stuff? Try out CodeCrafters and build amazing real world systems like Redis, Kafka, Sqlite. Use the link below to signup and get 40% off on paid subscription.
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If you like this episode, please hit the like button and share it with your network.
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Database internals series: https://youtu.be/yV_Zp0Mi3xs
Popular playlists:
Realtime streaming systems: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL7QpTxsA4se-mAKKoVOs3VcaP71X_LA-
Software Engineering: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL7QpTxsA4sf6By03bot5BhKoMgxDUU17
Distributed systems and databases: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL7QpTxsA4sfLDUnjBJXJGFhhz94jDd_d
Modern databases: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL7QpTxsA4scSeZAsCUXijtnfW5ARlrsN
Stay Curios! Keep Learning!
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