Kirk Dunn, Kurrent | Robotics & AI Infrastructure Leaders
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ThisCUBE interview features Kirk Dunn, CEO of Kurrent, an innovative company focused on data platforms for streaming event-based databases. Kirk discusses the evolution of data infrastructure from traditional databases to real-time, distributed computing with emphasis on event streams as the source of truth for business operations. He explains how Kurrent captures every business event in order as an append-only log database, enabling detailed replay and insight into the business process beyond traditional state-based databases. The discussion highlights the rise of agent-based workflows that act on native data in real-time, transforming decisions and applications. Kurrent’s unique value proposition addresses data integration, streaming, and lineage challenges faced by modern enterprises, especially in financial services, and supports both application development and data engineering environments. Kirk previews upcoming product improvements, including natural language interfaces for application building, signaling ongoing innovation in AI-driven data infrastructure.