{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Database School","title":"Creating a Postgres platform with Monica & Tudor from Xata.io","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/2f9a307b\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3681,"description":"Want to learn more Postgres? Check out my Postgres course: https://masteringpostgres.com. \nProduction ready Postgres for teams that ship fast: https://xata.io In this interview, I talk with Monica Sarbu and Tudor Golubenco from Xata about their journey from Elastic to founding Xata. We deep dive on building a Postgres hosting platform, handling schema changes, and how they've made their free tier economical. \nLinks Mentioned: \nXata.io: https://xata.io/ The economics of a Postgres free tier: \nhttps://xata.io/blog/postgres-free-tier \nFollow Monica & Tudor: \nMonica on Twitter: https://twitter.com/monicasarbu \nMonica on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicasarbu \nTudor on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tudor_g \nTudor on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tudorgolubenco/ \nFollow Aaron: \nTwitter: https://twitter.com/aarondfrancis \nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aarondfrancis \nWebsite: https://aaronfrancis.com - find articles, podcasts, courses, and more. \nDatabase school on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLI72dgeNJtzqElnNB6sQoAn2R-F3Vqm15\nDatabase school audio only: https://databaseschool.transistor.fm \nChapters: \n00:00 - Introduction \n00:26 - What is Xata? Overview and Mission \n01:32 - Open Source Projects: PG Roll and PG Stream \n02:33 - Synchronizing Data: Postgres to Elastic Search \n03:12 - Monica and Tudor's Background & Journey to Elastic \n04:00 - Founding of Packetbeat: The Start of Open Source Monitoring \n06:08 - Transition from Elastic to Starting Xata \n07:00 - Launching a Nonprofit and Insights on Database Challenges \n08:29 - The Idea Behind Xata: Simplifying Application Development \n10:00 - Tudor Joins Xata: The Decision to Start Again \n10:47 - The Technical Vision for Xata's Platform \n12:06 - Founding Xata During the Pandemic 13:11 - Funding Journey: From Seed to Series A \n15:07 - Building a Platform, Not Just a Hosted Database \n17:20 - Introducing Postgres to Xata's Stack \n20:19 - Navigating Postgres as a DBA \n22:44 - Open...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/QPpKhRBWtM56k1sC7Y7j7aqGy8sd-XKWw6mEKgA1jmw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lMmRl/ZTM5ZTAxOTMzNTgy/MmJmZTA4MWE1ZjMw/YjE4Ny5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}