How to Build an AI-Native Organization
From Big Ideas in App Architecture by Cockroach Labs
May 13, 2025 · 43 min · Episode 56
About this episode
David interviews Peter Mattis about building an AI-native organization and the impact of CockroachDB on scalability and performance.
In this episode, David sits down with Peter Mattis , co-founder, CTO, and CPO of Cockroach Labs , to dive into the world of resilient databases, the evolution of AI in tech, and the journey of building a company that’s transforming how engineers approach scalability and performance. Peter shares insights from Cockroach Labs’ mission to create CockroachDB, a distributed SQL database designed to be virtually unbreakable and easily scalable in the cloud. Join us as we discuss: Peter’s personal journey in the tech industry and the founding of Cockroach Labs How CockroachDB is pushing the limits of resilience, scalability, and performance The transformative impact of AI on engineering workflows and productivity, and how it will reshape industries like medicine, education, and daily life The importance of embracing AI in the workplace and developing AI literacy among employees
People in this episode
Host: David
Guest: Peter Mattis
Topics covered
- AI in tech
- resilient databases
- scalability
- performance
- engineering workflows
- AI literacy
Keywords
- AI
- resilience
- scalability
- CockroachDB
- engineering
- productivity
- tech industry
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Cockroach Labs
Products: CockroachDB
Places: cloud
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