Blue Blazes S03E04: Event Streaming - featuring Mary Grygleski

In this episode, host Jonathan "J." Tower and his guest, Mary Grygleski, delve into the intricacies of event streaming within distributed systems. They explore the definition of event streaming, its comparison with traditional messaging techniques, and the unique features of platforms like Apache Pulsar and Kafka. The discussion highlights the synergy between AI and event streaming, the challenges of debugging distributed systems, and practical advice for newcomers looking to get started in this field.

Guest Bio:

Mary Grygleski is the Director of Emerging Technologies at Callibrity. With over 20 years of engineering experience, Mary has become a leader in developer and customer advocacy. She has worked for major companies like IBM, US Cellular, Bank of America, and Chicago Mercantile Exchange. She is Java Champion, serves as President of the Chicago Java Users Group, and is Co-Lead for AICamp’s Chicago Chapter.