186: Data Fusion and The Future Of Specialized Databases with Andrew Lamb of InfluxData

This week on The Data Stack Show, Eric and Kostas chat with Andrew Lamb, a Staff Engineer at InfluxData. During the episode, Andrew takes us on a deep dive into the intricacies of time series databases and the evolution of data systems. He discusses the specialized challenges of managing high cardinality data and the trade-offs in query performance. The conversation also touches on the development of Data Fusion, its adaptation for time series data, and the potential for innovation in the query language space. The episode concludes with a look at the future of data tooling and the exciting possibilities that arise from removing traditional constraints in database architecture with each person expressing enthusiasm for the role of projects like Data Fusion in shaping the landscape of data systems. Don’t miss this episode!