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url: 'https://altinity.com/podcasts/data-hurdles-podcast-the-fast-and-the-furious-altinity-ceo-robert-hodges-clickhouse-joyride'
title: 'Data Hurdles Podcast – The Fast and the Furious: Altinity CEO Robert Hodges’ ClickHouse® Joyride'
author:
  name: Cristina Munteanu
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date: '2023-10-02T05:10:09-07:00'
modified: '2026-08-12T15:29:02-07:00'
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summary: Buckle up for a high-octane conversation on tearing up the data highways with ClickHouse. Altinity CEO Robert Hodges takes the wheel to navigate building fast analytics engines that would smoke any legacy database in a street race. Learn how their...
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  - ClickHouse
  - cloud-native
  - DataHurdles
  - Kubernetes
  - Michael Burke
  - Open Source
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# Data Hurdles Podcast – The Fast and the Furious: Altinity CEO Robert Hodges’ ClickHouse® Joyride

**Recorded**: September 23   
**By**: Michael Burke – Data Hurdles Podcast & Venture Partner, Boston Venture Studio

[Michael Burke](https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcburke/) and Robert joined forces and created another awesome episode for the [Data Hurdles Podcast](https://datahurdles.com/). 

Buckle up for a high-octane conversation on tearing up the data highways with ClickHouse. [Altinity](https://altinity.com/) CEO [Robert Hodges](https://www.linkedin.com/in/berkeleybob2105/) takes the wheel to navigate building fast analytics engines that would smoke any legacy database in a street race. Learn how their souped-up columnar database design wrings out blistering acceleration measured in milliseconds. If you crave speed, this adrenaline-filled test drive will leave you breathless. The pedal will be flat to the floor as Hodges pushes ClickHouse to the limits revealing the secrets of lightning-fast time to insight. Your analytics have never moved this fast|it’s ClickHouse or bust!

The key points are:

- High-energy discussion on using ClickHouse for fast analytics

- Led by Altinity CEO Robert Hodges

- Explanation of ClickHouse’s technical advantages that enable real-time speed

- Emphasis on acceleration measured in milliseconds

- High-adrenaline angle focusing on terms like “tear up the data highways”

[Listen now!](https://datahurdles.com/episode/the-fast-and-the-furious-altinity-ceo-robert-hodges-clickhouse-joyride/?_ga=2.187367784.1589981526.1695501534-1921150946.1695501534&_gl=1*80dhn1*_ga*MTkyMTE1MDk0Ni4xNjk1NTAxNTM0*_ga_XQ9WPSL3ZK*MTY5NTY0MzAzMy40LjAuMTY5NTY0MzAzMy42MC4wLjA)