Episodes

High performance computing used to be locked inside supercomputer labs and billion-dollar enterprises. Not anymore. In this episode of Great Things with Great Tech, I sit down with Matthew Sacks, Co-founder & CEO of Parallel Works, to explore how their Activate platform is democratizing HPC—making it accessible to scientists, engineers, AI teams, and enterprises without requiring deep infrastructure expertise.

Your data platform is broken — and here’s the fix! 90% of enterprise storage systems collapse under ransomware and buckle at petabyte scale. In this episode, guide & CTO Jason Lohrey reveals how Mediaflux — built from first principles — rewrote the rules. Think hundreds of PB, real-time rollback, built-in malware defense, and unified management of both structured and unstructured data. This conversation blends cold physics with creative flair — and hits the frontier of data engineering. From his early failures in academia to optimizing steel smelting processes and pioneering VFX tech at Kodak, Jason charts a path of innovation, culminating in a platform capable of managing hundreds of petabytes and billions of files—structured or unstructured—across protocols and global locations. He reveals why traditional storage and backup systems are fundamentally broken, how Arcitecta built its own database (XODB) and file system, and how Mediaflux delivers RPO/RTO of zero for cyber resili…

APIs power the modern internet—but they’re still a pain to work with. In this episode, I sit down with Simon Yu, Co-founder of Speakeasy, to explore how they’re transforming API development. From automated SDKs and Terraform providers to agent-ready MCP servers, Speakeasy is redefining how APIs are built, shared, and consumed. We also delve into how AI fits into the future of developer tooling and agentic workflows.

Take any device anywhere on Earth and connect it to any other device on a common shared network! Basically treat the entire planet like one data center! In this milestone 100th episode of Great Things with Great Tech, Anthony Spiteri is joined by ZeroTier’s founder Adam Ierymenko and new CEO Andrew Gault. Together, they unravel the story of ZeroTier: a peer-to-peer networking platform rewriting the rules of global connectivity for a cloud-driven, edge-connected world. Adam shares how a grumpy network at NOAA, frustrations with enterprise complexity, and his passion for open source led to ZeroTier’s birth. Andrew brings a seasoned operator’s lens, revealing why the company’s mission resonates with him and how ZeroTier is quietly becoming the connective fabric for everything from gaming rigs to drones, oil wells, and the future internet of things.

In Episode 99 of Great Things with Great Tech, Anthony speaks with Deepti Srivastava, founder of Snow Leopard AI and former founding PM of Google Spanner. Deepti explores how enterprise AI is often built on stale, siloed data and introduces a bold solution: real-time, federated access to live business data—no ETL, no pipelines, just direct answers. Snow Leopard AI enables structured data retrieval across SQL and APIs with AI-powered query generation, placing AI directly in the critical decision path.

In Episode 98 of Great Things with Great Tech, Lucas Gentele, CEO of Loft Labs, shares how Loft is reshaping infrastructure by eliminating the need for virtual machines. Starting from early entrepreneurial roots and open-source projects like DevSpace, Lucas explains how Loft Labs tackled Kubernetes inefficiencies by building multi-tenant solutions like vCluster and vNode. Their innovations enable Kubernetes clusters to run more securely, efficiently, and cost-effectively without traditional VM overhead. As companies seek alternatives to legacy virtualization, Loft Labs mission is to bring lightweight, scalable, and open-source virtual clusters into more environments, making Kubernetes accessible for both development and production workloads

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 Episode 96 of Great Things with Great Tech, we dive into the fascinating intersection of magic, infotainment, and crowd psychology with Anders Boulanger, CEO and founder of Engagify. Learn how Engagify transforms traditional trade shows by creating unforgettable experiences that blend captivating entertainment with strategic messaging and lead generation.

In this episode of Great Things with Great Tech, we explore the rise of Agentic AI with Anton Antich, Co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Integrail. Integrail has secured $10 million in seed funding from Ratmir Timashev (co-founder of Veeam) to expand its no-code AI Studio platform, empowering businesses to deploy AI-driven automation workflows in minutes without engineering expertise.

Join us as we explore how Yellowbrick’s Kubernetes-powered SQL data platform is transforming enterprise data management. Mark Cusack, CTO of Yellowbrick, discusses their hybrid and multi-cloud capabilities, innovations in real-time analytics and AI integration, and how they outperform competitors like Snowflake and Redshift. Discover their journey from on-premises appliances to a fully cloud-native architecture and learn about their new Community Edition.

The first episode of Season 2025 kicks off with a future thinking conversation about the biggest tech trends shaping the year ahead. From advancements in AI and Quantum Computing to agentic AI and middleware integration, this episode dives into how these innovations are transforming industries, including cybersecurity, data protection, and cloud infrastructure. Host Anthony Spiteri brings a fresh perspective by interacting with ChatGPT Voice Assistant, exploring the latest developments in techn...