Choosing your (first) database

In this episode, we sit down with Arnaud Adant (Database Team Lead at Jump Trading Group) to discuss key factors to consider when people are selecting their database(s). 

• Clickhouse sink connector repo: https://github.com/Altinity/clickhouse-sink-connector 

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Chapters

• 0:00 Introductions
• 3:00 How people select their databases
• 9:53 Factors to consider when you're making your database decisions
• 14:30 Planning for your database as your business grows
• 16:48 Integration with other tools
• 23:00 Why is open source important for databases?
• 26:40 Arnaud's open source contributions: Clickhouse sink connector
• 32:30 Chicago travel tips