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Doron Porat

Co-Founder & CEO, Lakeway

Doron is the CEO and Co-Founder of Lakeway, enabling modern data platforms to scale efficiently and drive greater business impact through operational excellence. With over a decade of experience leading data and platform engineering teams, Doron is a recognized public speaker and podcaster, deeply engaged with the global data community. She brings a unique perspective on fostering collaboration and innovation at the intersection of infrastructure, people, and processes. When she needs to reset, you’ll likely find her fiddling with weeds in her garden or online shopping for home accessories.

Doron Porat

Sessions / 2025 / 1 talk

  • AI is Going to Break Your Data Platform - Are You Ready?

    AI isn't just another workload - it's an unpredictable force disrupting data operations. This isn't evolution - it's collision. Traditional platforms assume stability, but AI workloads introduce volatility everywhere: in queries, users, and purposes. We need a new playbook. The way we optimize, govern, and structure data must evolve before AI forces our hand. The cracks are forming: workloads becoming chaotic, query patterns unpredictable, and latency constraints tightening. Pre-joins and aggregations matter, but existing optimization strategies won't hold at AI scale. This talk breaks down what's coming, what's at risk, and how to build AI-ready data platforms that don't just survive change - they thrive on it.

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