3239: From Google to AppsCode: Tamal Saha’s Journey to Kubernetes Innovation
Release Date: 04/12/2025
3552: How CI&T Is Turning AI Ambition Into Measurable Business Results
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What does real AI transformation look like when leaders stop chasing prototypes and start demanding outcomes they can actually measure? That question sat at the center of my conversation with Alex Cross, Chief Technology Officer for EMEA at CI&T, alongside Melissa Smith, as we unpacked why so many organizations feel stuck between AI ambition and business reality. There is no shortage of excitement around AI, but there is growing skepticism too, especially from leadership teams who have seen pilots come and go without clear return. This episode focuses on how CI&T is addressing that gap...
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3551: AI That Delivers at Scale: Inside HGS and Real Business Transformation
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What does AI-led transformation actually look like when it moves beyond pilots, hype, and slide decks and starts changing how work gets done every day? That question framed my conversation with Venk Korla, CEO of HGS, at a time when many organizations feel both excited and exhausted by AI. Boards want results, teams are buried in proofs of concept, and leaders are under pressure to show progress without breaking trust, budgets, or operations. This episode cuts through that tension and focuses on what it takes to turn ambition into outcomes. Venk shared how HGS thinks about what he calls...
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3550: Signos and the Case for Seeing Your Metabolism in Real Time
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What if the biggest breakthrough in weight management is not a new diet, but finally seeing how your body responds in real time? That question sat at the center of my conversation with Sharam Fouladgar-Mercer, CEO and co-founder of Signos, a continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and AI-powered health platform built to help people manage weight by understanding their metabolism. January is when motivation is high and the wellness noise is loud, but it is also when a lot of people realize how hard it is to stick with generic advice that does not fit real life. This episode is about why...
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3549: Moonshot AI and the Rise of Self-Optimizing Websites
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What if your website could spot its own problems, fix them, and quietly make more money while you focus on building your business? That question sat at the heart of my conversation with Aviv Frenkel, co-founder and CEO of Moonshot AI, and it speaks to a frustration almost every founder and digital leader recognizes. Traffic is expensive, attention is fragile, and even small issues in design or flow can quietly drain revenue for months before anyone notices. Traditional optimization often means long cycles, internal debates, and teams juggling analytics, design tools, and testing platforms...
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3548: Logility and the AI Compass for Supply Chain Leaders
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What happens when decades of supply chain planning collide with AI, volatility, and a world that no longer moves at a predictable pace? That question sat at the heart of my conversation with Piet Buyck, a serial entrepreneur whose career spans early optimization engines, cloud-era planning systems, and now AI-driven decision environments. Speaking from Antwerp just days before the holidays, Piet brought a calm, grounded perspective shaped by years inside organizations operating under real commercial pressure. His journey includes building Garvis, an AI-native planning platform later acquired...
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3547: Telus Digital on the Human Role in the Final Mile of AI Safety and Security
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Today's episode is a conversation with Bret Kinsella, recorded while he was in Las Vegas for CES and preparing to step onto the AI stage. Bret brings a rare combination of long-term perspective and hands-on experience. As General Manager of Fuel iX at TELUS Digital, he operates generative AI systems at a scale most enterprises never see, processing trillions of tokens and delivering measurable business outcomes for global organizations. That vantage point gives him a clear view of both the promise of generative AI and the uncomfortable truths many teams are still avoiding. Together, we...
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3546: Box and the Leadership Shifts Behind Becoming an AI First Company
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What does it actually take to move beyond AI pilots and turn enterprise ambition into real productivity gains? That question sat at the center of my conversation with Olivia Nottebohm, Chief Operating Officer at Box, and it is one that every boardroom seems to be wrestling with right now. AI conversations have matured quickly. The early excitement has given way to harder questions about return, trust, and what changes when software stops assisting work and starts acting inside it. Olivia brings a rare vantage point to that discussion, shaped by leadership roles at Google, Dropbox, Notion, and...
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3545: LogicMonitor and the Rise of AI Native Observability in Enterprise IT
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What happens when the systems we rely on every day start producing more signals than humans can realistically process, and how do IT leaders decide what actually matters anymore? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I sit down with Garth Fort, Chief Product Officer at LogicMonitor, to unpack why traditional monitoring models are reaching their limits and why AI native observability is starting to feel less like a future idea and more like a present day requirement. Modern enterprise IT now spans legacy data centers, multiple public clouds, and thousands of services layered on top. That...
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3544: Make: No-Code, Automation and AI agents In One Visual Platform
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Are we asking ourselves an honest question about who really owns automation inside a business anymore? In my conversation with Darin Patterson, Vice President of Market Strategy at Make, we explore what happens when speed becomes the default requirement, but visibility and structure fail to keep up. Make has become one of the breakout platforms for teams that want to build automated workflows without writing code, and now, with AI agents joining the mix, the stakes feel even higher. Darin talks candidly about the tension between empowerment and chaos, especially in organizations that...
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3543: From App Stores to Ownership, Xsolla on Gaming’s D2C Turning Point
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Was 2025 the year the games industry finally stopped talking about direct-to-consumer and started treating it as the default way to do business? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I’m joined by Chris Hewish, President at Xsolla, for a wide-ranging conversation about how regulation, platform pressure, and shifting player expectations have pushed D2C from the margins into the mainstream. As court rulings, the Digital Markets Act, and high-profile battles like Epic versus Apple continue to reshape the industry, developers are gaining more leverage, but also more responsibility, over how they...
info_outlineWhat if managing databases on Kubernetes didn’t require a team of specialists or endless configuration? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I sit down with Tamal Saha, founder and CEO of AppsCode, to explore how his team is building a more intuitive, scalable, and enterprise-ready approach to Kubernetes-native data management.
Recorded during the IT Press Tour in London, this conversation traces Tamal’s journey from Bangladesh to Google, and ultimately to launching AppsCode in 2016. He shares how early experiences with Google's internal systems helped shape his vision for a cloud-native data platform built for modern application environments. What began as an open-source passion project has evolved into a comprehensive enterprise suite that includes solutions like KubeDB, Stash, Voyager, and KubeVault.
We discuss the operational realities of managing databases in Kubernetes—from simplifying provisioning and backups to solving problems around TLS management, multi-tenancy, and even secret rotation. Tamal outlines the benefits of a Kubernetes-native architecture for platform engineers, DevOps teams, and developers who want to deploy faster, automate more, and keep full control over their environments.
With real-world insights from enterprise deployments, including large-scale telcos modernizing their infrastructure, Tamal explains how AppsCode is helping organizations move from ticket-based database provisioning to true self-service. He also looks ahead to what's coming next, including support for vector databases, AI-powered provisioning interfaces, and deeper integrations with open telemetry and observability tools.
Whether you’re running stateful workloads in Kubernetes today or exploring how to modernize your data layer, this episode is packed with insight into building platforms that work with developers, not against them.
So, is it time to rethink your approach to data in the cloud-native era? Let me know what you think.