Database Internals - NileDB: Postgres Re-engineered for Multitenant Apps with Gwen Shapira Join us in this episode as we dive deep into the intricacies of NileDB, a groundbreaking database re-engineered for multi-tenant applications. Our special guest, Gwen Shapira, co-founder of NileDB and a notable figure in the database field, shares her insights and technical know-how on solving the common challenges faced by multitenant SaaS applications. From the benefits of using Postgres as the underlying database to the unique tenant isolation features of NileDB, we cover it all. Don't miss out on learning about AI native capabilities, handling schema migrations, and ensuring zero downtime data migrations. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 07:19 Challenges in Multi-Tenant Databases 11:09 Tenant Isolation and NILDB's Approach 34:16 Necessary Modifications for Tenant Data 37:47 Zero Downtime Data Migrations 44:32 Handling Schema Migrations 59:11 AI Use Cases and Vector Embedding Storage 59:51 Technical and Non-Technical Learnings from Building Nile 01:05:03 Future Plans and Upcoming Features NileDB: https://www.thenile.dev/ Blog: https://www.thenile.dev/blog Gwen's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gwenshapira Gwen's Twitter: https://twitter.com/gwenshap #postgres #sql #ai Become a member of The GeekNarrator to get access to member only videos, notes and monthly 1:1 with me. Like building stuff? Try out CodeCrafters and build amazing real world systems like Redis, Kafka, Sqlite. Use the link below to signup and get 40% off on paid subscription. https://app.codecrafters.io/join?via=geeknarrator If you like this episode, please hit the like button and share it with your network. Also please subscribe if you haven't yet. Database internals series: https://youtu.be/yV_Zp0Mi3xs Popular playlists: Realtime streaming systems: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL7QpTxsA4se-mAKKoVOs3VcaP71X_LA- Software Engineering: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL7QpTxsA4sf6By03bot5BhKoMgxDUU17 Distributed systems and databases: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL7QpTxsA4sfLDUnjBJXJGFhhz94jDd_d Modern databases: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL7QpTxsA4scSeZAsCUXijtnfW5ARlrsN Stay Curios! Keep Learning!