Open Source Episodes

In Episode 97 of Great Things with Great Tech, Anthony Spiteri hosts Kishore Gopalakrishna, CEO and Co-Founder of StarTree, to discuss how real-time analytics is revolutionizing industries, supercharging AI capabilities, and redefining observability. Kishore shares his journey from DOS gaming and early programming in Bangalore to building pioneering distributed systems at Yahoo and LinkedIn, where he developed Apache Pinot—a cutting-edge real-time analytics platform. StarTree leverages Pinot to empower global giants like Uber, LinkedIn, Walmart, and DoorDash with instant, scalable insights. Learn how real-time analytics is reshaping digital experiences, powering next-gen AI agents, and enabling businesses to make smarter, faster decisions in milliseconds.

In this episode, we sit down with Olivier Lambert, CEO and co-founder of Vates, the innovative company behind XCP-ng and Xen Orchestra. Established in Grenoble, France, in 2012, Vates has become a community favourite in the open-source virtualization space, offering powerful alternatives to traditional hypervisors. Olivier and I explore Vates roots in open-source solutions and how it's shaping the future of virtualization with its user-centric platforms. Lambert shares his insights on Vates' mission, the evolution of XCP-ng and Xen Orchestra, and how these tools are democratizing virtualization for organizations of all sizes.