In this episode, David sits down with Peter Mattis, co-founder, CTO, and CPO of Cockroach Labs, to dive into the world of resilient databases, the evolution of AI in tech, and the journey of building a company that’s transforming how engineers approach scalability and performance. Peter shares insights from Cockroach Labs’ mission to create CockroachDB, a distributed SQL database designed to be virtually unbreakable and easily scalable in the cloud.

Join us as we discuss:

• Peter’s personal journey in the tech industry and the founding of Cockroach Labs
• How CockroachDB is pushing the limits of resilience, scalability, and performance
• The transformative impact of AI on engineering workflows and productivity, and how it will reshape industries like medicine, education, and daily life
• The importance of embracing AI in the workplace and developing AI literacy among employees