152: The Future Database with Sam Lambert

Databases are key to almost any project, large or small.  Most database systems in the cloud are designed for heavy use and the costs can get expensive quickly, but database-as-a-service is a rapidly growing area, where many databases can share the same hardware for a much reduced rate, or even for free!  Sam Lambert, CEO of PlanetScale, joins Jason and Patrick to discuss database-as-a-service.

00:01:41 Introductions

00:02:34 Sam’s Github learning lesson

00:07:08 The day after

00:10:57 Getting started with databases

00:14:21 Schema change difficulties

00:19:47 Database transactions

00:31:15 Why data recovery matters

00:38:35 Planetscale

00:49:24 Greetings from the past

01:02:01 How Jason discovered Planetscale

01:06:53 Branching

01:14:00 The vision for Planetscale

01:18:12 The rationale behind Planetscale’s work setup

01:24:29 Careers at Planetscale

01:28:06 Amp It Up

01:33:10 Farewells

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Links:

• Sam Lambert:
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isamlambert/
• PlanetScale:
• Website: https://planetscale.com/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/planetscaledata
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/planetscale/
• Github: https://github.com/planetscale
• Careers: https://planetscale.com/careers
• Amp It Up (Amazon):
• Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/Amp-Unlocking-Hypergrowth-Expectations-Intensity/dp/1119836115
• Audiobook: https://www.amazon.com/Amp-Hypergrowth-Expectations-Increasing-Elevating/dp/B09QBRBKFB/

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