Listen OnThe Data Stack Show
Highlights from this conversation include:
- Origins of OtterTune
- The problem with knob tuning
- Roles of machine learning
- The challenges of database tuning and the role of human expertise
- Tuning in production
- Observability and Data Collection
- Data Security and Privacy
- Optimizing on-prem vs. cloud workloads
- Performance benchmarks
- Importance of automated tuning services
- Challenges in Benchmarking Real Workloads
- The Story Behind the Name OtterTune
- Balancing Technology and Human Factors
