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Schedule (All Pacific Time):
March 19th, 2024
6:30-7:00 - PingCAP - Matthew Penaroza, Solutions Engineer
7:00-7:30 - Scalar Labs - Joe McCunney, CEO
7:30-8:00 - Google - John Basmadjian, Senior Engineering Director

Theme:
Distributed systems are a cornerstone of modern software architecture – they can process vast datasets, manage extensive user bases, and scale quickly. But they also come with very real-world challenges. Inconsistent data, particularly, can lead to flawed analytics, compliance issues, misguided decisions, and diminished trust in automated and AI systems. Learn how companies like Databricks, LinkedIn, Toyota, and Google ensure data consistency and integrity without compromising the needs of transactional, analytical, or AI applications.

Speakers:

Matthew Penaroza, PingCAP
Matthew Penaroza is a solutions engineer at PingCAP who works with large Fortune 500 companies. He was a professional Dota 2 player with extensive experience building distributed trading systems and FinTech solutions with AI. He will discuss the 5 main challenges companies like LinkedIn and Databricks face when building distributed systems and how they overcome them. These challenges are complexity, consistency (data accuracy across nodes), fault tolerance, scalability, and concurrency.

Joe McCunney, Scalar Labs
As the CEO and President of Scalar Labs, Joe helps spearhead innovative software solutions that streamline data challenges within enterprises. With over 25 years of technology expertise, Joe has a deep understanding of software development, database administration, and project management. Throughout his career, he has played a pivotal role in assisting companies worldwide in optimizing their data management processes, thereby driving efficiency and success.

John Basmadjian, Google
John Basmadjian is a Senior Director of Software Engineering at Google. An expert in scaling founders, teams, and products, John also serves as a startup advisor within Google. John's portfolio boasts experience with some of the world's leading technology firms, including Amazon, PayPal, and Workday. Skilled in connecting people and steering complex projects, his 20 years of experience across startups to Fortune 100 companies have made him focused, agile, and resourceful. Specializing in customer-centric approaches, product management, software development, and cloud technologies, John's contributions continue to shape the tech industry, pushing the boundaries of innovation further.