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The 5-Minute Ticker – One stock, two friends, five minutes Elastic N.V. $ESTC - The 5-Minute TickerElastic ($ESTC) has evolved from a bedroom-coding project into a broad-search and data platform powering search, observability, and security. In this episode, we unpack the origin story of Shay Banon’s recipe-search tool that became Elasticsearch and the ELK Stack, how Elastic turned an open-source core into a subscription-driven, cloud-managed business, and why its unified platform and huge developer community are key strengths. We also dig into the strategic pivot to “Search AI,” the traction around generative AI use cases, and the licensing moves made to limit cloud-provider forks — plus the big risks: fierce competitors (including observability and security incumben...

2025-11-2505 min

200: Tech Tales Found From Recipe App to Digital Superhero: The Elasticsearch SagaThis episode of 'Tech Tales Found' dives into the fascinating and dramatic history of Elasticsearch, a powerful search engine that began as a husband's attempt to help his chef wife organize recipes. Created by Shay Banon in 2010, Elasticsearch quickly evolved from its roots in Lucene and Compass into a distributed, multitenant-capable full-text search engine used globally. The podcast explores how Elasticsearch became a cornerstone of modern digital infrastructure, powering everything from e-commerce product searches and streaming service recommendations to cybersecurity monitoring and operational intelligence for airlines and banks. Amanda and Jason explain complex technical concepts through relatable analogies—like co...

2025-06-2632 min

De Technoloog | BNR Zoeken is voor het Nederlandse Elastic een miljardenbusiness gewordenZoekfunctionaliteit is een fundamenteel onderdeel van de moderne digitale wereld. Elastic, het bedrijf achter Elastic Search, voorziet daarin met een platform dat meer doet dan enkel door data bladeren. Elastic Search stelt gebruikers in staat razendsnel complexe queries uit te voeren op grote datasets, iets waar traditionele databases moeite mee hebben. Dat maakt het niet alleen geschikt voor webapplicaties en e-commerceplatforms, maar ook voor beveiligingssystemen en operationele monitoring. Bedrijven als Uber, Netflix en Wikipedia maken dan ook gebruik van Elastic-producten. De oorsprong van het bedrijf ligt in Amsterdam, waar de basis werd gelegd voor wat uiteindelijk een...

2025-04-171h 00

Software Defined Talk The OSS Money TrapThis week, we discuss the latest DORA report and what happens when open-source projects make money. Plus, some thoughts on Halloween abroad in the Netherlands and Australia. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 491 Runner-up Titles This is a lifestyle business. The Benioff Line. Mahalo The innings in the marathon We’re left picking up the trash 20 pounds of crap in a 10 pound sack Focus on all parts of the chain If any open source project creates value, it’s going to create resentment. The Open Source Success Paradox Mad King for Cash. (In the...

2024-11-011h 06

Changelog Interviews Elasticsearch is open source, againShay Banon, the creator of Elasticsearch, joins us to discuss pulling off a reverse rug pull. Yes, Elasticsearch is open source, again! We discuss the complexities surrounding open source licensing and what made Elastic change their license, the implications of trademark law, the personal and business impact of moving away from open source, and ultimately what made them hit rewind and return to open source. Join the discussionChangelog++ members save 10 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Fly.io – The home of Changelog.com — Depl...

2024-10-241h 23

Changelog Master Feed Elasticsearch is open source, again (Changelog Interviews #614)Shay Banon, the creator of Elasticsearch, joins us to discuss pulling off a reverse rug pull. Yes, Elasticsearch is open source, again! We discuss the complexities surrounding open source licensing and what made Elastic change their license, the implications of trademark law, the personal and business impact of moving away from open source, and ultimately what made them hit rewind and return to open source. Join the discussionChangelog++ members save 10 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Fly.io – The home of Changelog.com — Depl...

2024-10-241h 23

The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source Elasticsearch is open source, again (Interview)Shay Banon, the creator of Elasticsearch, joins us to discuss pulling off a reverse rug pull. Yes, Elasticsearch is open source, again! We discuss the complexities surrounding open source licensing and what made Elastic change their license, the implications of trademark law, the personal and business impact of moving away from open source, and ultimately what made them hit rewind and return to open source. Join the discussionChangelog++ members save 10 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Fly.io – The home of Changelog.com — Depl...

2024-10-241h 23

Scaling DevTools Fundraising, exiting to Elastic and the future of Product Engineering | Rasmus Makwarth (CEO, Bucket)In 2017, Rasmus Makwarth sold his previous APM (Application Performance Managment) startup Opbeat to Elastic for an undisclosed amount. Opbeat became Elastic APM, which became a big part of the Elastic Observability solution and Rasmus became Senior Director of Product Management - with a focus on Developer Experience.Today, Rasmus is the founder and CEO of Bucket.co - a feature flagging tool built for B2B teams. Bucket has raised $5.7m from investors such as Project A and Creandum. We dig into:The realities of fundraising on a deadlineThe role of San Francisco in...

2024-10-1730 min

tcp.fm The Cloud Pod is Still Not Open SourceWelcome to episode 274 of The Cloud Pod, where the forecast is always cloudy! Justin, Ryan and Matthew are your hosts this week as we explore the world of SnapShots, Maia, Open Source, and VMware – just to name a few of the topics. And stay tuned for an installment of our continuing Cloud Journey Series to explore ways to decrease tech debt, all this week on The Cloud Pod. Titles we almost went with this week: The Cloud Pod in Parallel Cluster The Cloud Pod cringes at managing 1000 aws accounts The Cloud Pod welcomes Imagen 3 with less Woke...

2024-09-111h 08

The Cloud Pod The Cloud Pod is Still Not Open SourceWelcome to episode 274 of The Cloud Pod, where the forecast is always cloudy! Justin, Ryan and Matthew are your hosts this week as we explore the world of SnapShots, Maia, Open Source, and VMware – just to name a few of the topics. And stay tuned for an installment of our continuing Cloud Journey Series to explore ways to decrease tech debt, all this week on The Cloud Pod. Titles we almost went with this week: The Cloud Pod in Parallel Cluster The Cloud Pod cringes at managing 1000 aws accounts The Cloud Pod welcomes Imagen 3 with less Woke...

2024-09-111h 08

The Cloud Pod 274: The Cloud Pod is Still Not Open SourceWelcome to episode 274 of The Cloud Pod, where the forecast is always cloudy! Justin, Ryan and Matthew are your hosts this week as we explore the world of SnapShots, Maia, Open Source, and VMware – just to name a few of the topics. And stay tuned for an installment of our continuing Cloud Journey Series to explore ways to decrease tech debt, all this week on The Cloud Pod. Titles we almost went with this week: The Cloud Pod in Parallel Cluster The Cloud Pod cringes at managing 1000 aws accounts The Cloud Pod welcomes Imagen 3 with...

2024-09-111h 08

Changelog Master Feed Cursor wants to write all the world's code (Changelog News #110)The Cursor AI code editor raises $60 million, RedMonk’s Rachel Stephens tries to determine if rug pulls are worth it, Caleb Porzio details how he made $1 million on GitHub Sponsors, Elastic founder Shay Banon announces that Elasticsearch is open source (again) & Tomas Stropus writes about the art of finishing. View the newsletterLeave us a commentChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:1Password – Build securely with 1Password - 1Password simplifies how you securely use, manage, and integrate deve...

2024-09-0309 min

The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source Cursor wants to write all the world's code (News)The Cursor AI code editor raises $60 million, RedMonk’s Rachel Stephens tries to determine if rug pulls are worth it, Caleb Porzio details how he made $1 million on GitHub Sponsors, Elastic founder Shay Banon announces that Elasticsearch is open source (again) & Tomas Stropus writes about the art of finishing. View the newsletterJoin the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:1Password – Build securely with 1Password - 1Password simplifies how you securely use, manage, and integrate developer cred...

2024-09-0309 min

Changelog News Cursor wants to write all the world's codeThe Cursor AI code editor raises $60 million, RedMonk’s Rachel Stephens tries to determine if rug pulls are worth it, Caleb Porzio details how he made $1 million on GitHub Sponsors, Elastic founder Shay Banon announces that Elasticsearch is open source (again) & Tomas Stropus writes about the art of finishing. View the newsletterJoin the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:1Password – Build securely with 1Password - 1Password simplifies how you securely use, manage, and integrate developer cred...

2024-09-0309 min

Geeking Out with Adriana Villela The One Where We Geek Out on Open Source with Tim Banks of Dell TechnologiesAbout our guest:Tim’s tech career spans over 25 years through various sectors. Tim’s initial journey into tech started in avionics in the US Marine Corps and then into various government contracting roles. After moving to the private sector, Tim worked both in large corporate environments and in small startups, honing his skills in systems administration, automation, architecture, and operations for large cloud-based datastores.Today, Tim leverages his years in operations, DevOps, and Site Reliability Engineering to advise and consult with the open source and cloud computing communities in his current role. Tim is a...

2023-10-2445 min

The Decibel Podcast: Founders Helping Founders Shay Banon, Founder and CTO of Elastic: Never Stop Searching in a StartupShay Banon is the Founder and CTO of Elastic (NYSE: ESTC) the open source leader platform that enables enterprise search, observability, and cybersecurity. On today’s episode, Jon Sakoda speaks with Shay on his path to starting Elastic, and his success building a commercial open source company in the era of cloud providers:Learn To Overcome Fear and Embrace the Future [6:10- 8:43] - Shay was diagnosed with a rare and incurable kidney disease at a very young age. He was told he might not live a normal life and his condition could change at any moment. He has lea...

2023-10-0544 min

Founder Real Talk Shay Banon, Co-founder & CEO of Elastic, on Galvanizing a Community Around SearchShay Banon is the Co-founder and CEO of Elastic, a search company that makes data usable in real time and at scale for enterprise search, observability, and security. The foundation for what became Elastic was laid in 2004 while Shay was building a recipe app for his wife. Shay built Elastic Search the product in 2009 and open sourced it in 2010. He co-founded the company Elastic Search with Steven Schuurman, Uri Boness, and Simon Willnauer in 2012 and the company quickly rose through the ranks, raising over $160M in funding before its successful IPO in 2018. In this episode, Shay dives into the 17 year...

2021-08-0448 min

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors SaaStr 464: From Developer to Founder to CEO: Engineering to Enterprise with Elastic CEO Shay BanonHear from Elastic founder and CEO, Shay Banon, about his founder story and key takeaways he learned when growing Elastic from an open-source platform moderated from his living room to an $11B global enterprise.

2021-06-3022 min

Les Cast Codeurs Podcast LCC 83 - des outils des outils des outilsEnregistré le 12 juillet 2013 Téléchargement de l’épisode LesCastCodeurs-Episode–83.mp3 News Langages et JVM Scala et la bourde de Rod Johnson http://code.technically.us/post/54293186930/scala-in-2007-2013 L’alignement des structures en mémoire http://www.infoq.com/news/2013/06/Native-Performance Article sur le GC G1 http://www.insightfullogic.com/blog/2013/jun/24/garbage-collection-java-4/ Intégration avec IntelliJ IDEA d’une VM qui permet du full HotSwap en développment http://blogs.jetbrains.com/idea/2013/07/get-true-hot-swap-in-java-with-dcevm-and-intellij-idea/ DCEVM http://ssw.jku.at/dcevm/ Java 8 feature complète http://j.mp/11OqItQ Article expliquant que les utilisateurs de Groovy seront...

2013-07-211h 10

The Food Fight Show Food Fight Show 46 - elasticsearchIn this episode, we sat down with Shay Banon, Karel Minarik, Rashid Khan, and Dan Phrawzty to discuss elasticsearch.

2013-03-261h 07