Episodes 27
Avg. Duration 47m
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Apple Rating 5.0 (7)
Since Jan 2025
Latest Episode May 2026

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There’s a new divide in the data revolution—there are the organizations harnessing real-time data streaming for immediate impact, and there are those left in the dust. Life Is But A Stream is a web show for technology leaders who need to act the instant data is created. Every episode, technical leaders and industry pioneers share how they’re utilizing data streaming to enrich, analyze, and put real-time data to work across use cases that were once unimaginable. Host Joseph Morais and senior tech leaders break down winning strategies with real-world examples, teaching you how to accelerate decision-making, achieve measurable business impact, and turn your data into your biggest competitive advantage. Ready to lead the data streaming revolution? Join us on Life Is But A Stream. Powered by the data streaming experts at Confluent.

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S2E11 Ep 23 - Context Is Everything: How Wix's AI Agents Stay Ahead of the Rest

May 12, 2026 49m

Real-time data and AI are converging—and companies that have already solved the data pipeline problem are pulling ahead fast. Wix processes over 40 billion interactions every day across hundreds of…

S2E10 Ep 22 - Building the Agentic Enterprise: How AWS and Confluent Power Real-Time AI

Apr 28, 2026 33m

Most enterprises don't need to build AI models from scratch—they need to put AI to work. That requires a data foundation that is real-time, reliable, and ready to serve intelligent systems at…

S2E9 Ep 21 - How Focal Systems Closed the Inventory Gap with Data Streaming

Apr 14, 2026 34m

The average grocery store has 65 to 80% inventory accuracy. One in 10 products is out of stock at any moment. For an industry operating on razor-thin margins and competing against digital-native…

S2E8 Ep 20 - One Solution, Infinite Value: How SecurityScorecard Put Confluent at the Center of Everything

Mar 31, 2026 48m

What happens when a security intelligence company decides that data contracts aren't optional, they're the foundation? For SecurityScorecard, that decision changed everything: how teams share data,…

S2E7 Ep 19 - How CARIAD Powers Software-Defined Vehicles with Real-Time Data Streaming

Mar 17, 2026 54m

45 million vehicles, 90 markets, 12+ iconic brands, each with its own data silos, standards, and infrastructures.  In this episode, Chetan Alatagi, Solution Architect reveals how they transitioned…

S2E6 Ep 18 - Building a Central Nervous System: Why Busie Put Real-Time Data at Its Core

Feb 10, 2026 48m

How is it possible to order groceries to your doorstep in seconds, yet still have to fax a signed contract and deliver a physical check to book a bus? For Busie, the answer wasn’t just building a…

S2E5 Ep 17 - 2026 Predictions: What's Next for Data Streaming and AI

Jan 27, 2026 1h 10m

AI isn’t just evolving—it’s reshaping who your customers are, how systems operate, and what real time really means. From machines making purchase decisions to agents increasing query volume across…

S2E4 Ep 16 - Infinite Scale, No Outages: How MarketAxess Modernized Trading Infrastructure With Confluent

Jan 13, 2026 46m

Legacy systems don’t have to hold you back. In high-volume markets where milliseconds matter, MarketAxess—an electronic trading platform for institutional investors—needed a way to scale trade data…

S2 Best of 2025: Everything You Missed in 15 Minutes

Dec 16, 2025 18m Bonus

In 2025, real-time data moved from important to mission-critical. From billion-event pipelines to AI agents reasoning over fresh data streams, the conversations this year revealed just how fast…

S2E3 Ep 15 - Inside Saudi Arabia's Real-Time AI Evolution

Dec 02, 2025 33m

Saudi Arabia is rapidly emerging as a global AI powerhouse, a transformation fueled by a fundamental shift in how data is managed, processed, and activated. Mohamed Ahmed Anwar, General Manager of…

S2 LIVE from Current NOLA: Scaling Streaming in the AI Era

Nov 20, 2025 1h 18m Bonus

From the heart of the expo hall at Current NOLA, this special episode drops you into the conversations, energy, and the breakthroughs as they happened.Host, Joseph Morais, and co-host, Adi Polak talk…

S2E2 Ep 14 - Modern Monetization: How Metronome Powers Real-Time Billing with Confluent

Oct 21, 2025 45m

How quickly can your business turn usage into revenue? For modern software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies, speed is a competitive advantage. Metronome is redefining what’s possible with a real-time…

S2E1 Ep 13 - The Future of Coding: How Cursor and WarpStream Power AI Productivity

Oct 07, 2025 37m

Software development is changing fast. With Cursor, Anysphere is building an AI-forward IDE that fuses human creativity with machine intelligence. At the heart of this transformation is data…

S2 Shaping the Future of AI: A2A + Data Streaming

Sep 16, 2025 48m Bonus

All AI problems are data problems—and one of the biggest is getting AI agents to talk to each other. This special episode with Sean Falconer dives into how agents built by different teams often end…

S1E12 Ep 12 - Shift Left, Stream Fast: The Real-Time Data Strategy Fueling Swedbank’s Future

Jul 22, 2025 56m

In a highly regulated industry where every millisecond matters, Swedbank is shifting its data strategy to move fast without breaking trust. In this episode, Rami Al Lolah, Lead Architect at…

S1E11 Ep 11 - Streaming Data at Scale with Strategic Cloud Partners

Jun 26, 2025 33m

Strategic partnerships don’t work without trust. And in the data streaming world, trust begins with transparency.In this episode, Elena Cuevas, Sr. Manager of Cloud Partner Solutions Engineering at…

S1E10 Ep 10 - Allium’s Blueprint for Scaling Blockchain Data with Data Streaming

Jun 10, 2025 39m

Blockchain may be decentralized, but reliable access to its data is anything but simple. In this episode, Ethan Chan, Co-Founder & CEO of Allium, shares how his team transforms blockchain…

S1E9 Ep 9 - Bottlenecks to Breakthroughs: How Covetrus Solved Latency with Streaming

May 27, 2025 44m

For enterprises managing sprawling systems and frequent M&A activity, data latency isn’t just inconvenient—it’s a blocker to business value. In this episode, Joe Pardi, Senior Director of Global…

S1E8 Ep 8 - How Airy Powers Real-Time AI Agents with Data Streaming and Confluent

May 13, 2025 53m

Agentic AI is transforming how modern systems interact with data, and Airy is at the forefront with its real-time approach.In this episode, Steffen Hoellinger, Co-founder and CEO of Airy, discusses…

S1E7 Ep 7 - Streaming for Impact: APFA's Real-Time Journey

Apr 29, 2025 35m

What does real transformation look like when the stakes are high? Todd Smitala, Technology Solutions Architect at the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), shares how his journey of…

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