Designated Driver Episode #6 • Confluent/Apache Kafka

We'll be exploring how the Apache Superset project (and Preset) have been making moves toward AI/LLM features, what SIPs are open on this topic, and what we consider to be the path for AI in BI as a generalized practice, as an extension to this blog post.

As a corollary to Max's new blog post, "AI in BI: The Path to Full Self Drive", this episode is a bit of.... an experiment. It explores how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing business intelligence (BI), from accelerating data analysis and surfacing key insights to enabling predictive models and automating decision-making. AI is changing how organizations interact with their data, and this episode highlights emerging trends in AI-driven BI tools, the shift away from manual dashboards, and how natural language interfaces are making data more accessible than ever. Whether you're in data, leadership, or just AI-curious, this episode offers a forward-looking glimpse into the future of analytics.

Anyone up for a Boulevardier? Of course you are! Join special guest Robert Hodges, CEO of Altinity as we learn about databases and oh-so-much more. Grab a snack/drink/whatever, and join us. Try Altinity for free at https://altinity.com/ Learn more about Apache Superset at https://superset.apache.org/ Get Preset for free, forever, at https://preset.io

Join us for an in-depth conversation with Redpanda founder & CEO Alexander Gallego, as we dive into all sorts of topics from the project's origin story, to trends in streaming data, AI, and much more. Check out Redpanda at ⁠https://redpanda.com Try Preset for free, forever, at ⁠https://preset.io/ Learn more about how Preset can help your business: https://preset.io/contact-sales/

Today we welcome Devin Stein, Founder & CEO of Dosu. Dosu offers GitHub repo automation tools built around custom LLM agents, trained on your repo's issues/PRs and related content. Learn about how it's been helping the Apache Superset project and can help your repo too! Try out Dosu⁠ Try Preset for free Learn more about how Preset can help your business

It's happy hour again! Join Viktor Gamoc from Apache Pinot and StarTree to learn about him, the project, and their use cases with Superset. Grab a snack/drink/whatever, and join us. Try StarTree for free at https://startree.ai/ Learn more about Apache Pinot at https://pinot.apache.org/ Learn more about Apache Superset at https://superset.apache.org/ Get Preset for free, forever, at https://preset.io

Join us with special guest Tim Berglund from Confluent and Apache Kafka. We'll spend our happy (half) hour (depending on time zone, of course!) learning all about the project's background, its use cases, and how that all flows into Superset. Grab a beverage, and let's dive in! Try Confluent for free at https://www.confluent.io/ Try Apache Superset/Preset for free at https://preset.io Learn more about Apache Kafka at https://kafka.apache.org/ Learn more about Apache Superset at https://superset.apache.org/

Today we welcome Avi Press, Founder & CEO at Scarf. Scarf offers telemetry and analytics to capture anonymized open-source usage data and find actionable insights to grow your open-source project or fuel your sales and marketing strategies. Check out Scarf at https://scarf.sh/ Try Preset for free at https://preset.io/

Time to take a walk on the Irish side, as Beto tells us all about Shillelah⁠! We explore the history, use cases, and inner workings of this Python library that allows you to query many resources (APIs, files, and more) using SQL. It's not just compatible with Apache Superset, it's built for Superset! Want to get started with Shillelagh and Superset today? Try Preset! You can start a free-forever account or contact our sales team to access even more Superset features.

Please join us in welcoming Anais Dotis of InfluxDB/InfluxData on our 4th installment of Designated Driver - and our first episode with an AI-generated theme song! The future is now! Grab a beer and join us!