Freedman: New data workloads do not require new database architectures
Mike Freedman · Turbocharging Postgres for Time Series & Vectors — Timescale CTO Mike Freedman | Data Driven NYC · Sep 25, 2024 · at 15:24
Mike Freedman, CTO of Timescale, outlines his core thesis on database evolution during a presentation at Data Driven NYC.
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“A new data workload does not require new database architecture.”
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