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Infrastructure architect bridging cloud platforms and AI/ML systems. Building the foundations that make both traditional services and AI workloads production-ready.
2 Short Bio (~100 words)
Sekou M. Doumbouya is an Infrastructure Architect bridging cloud platforms and AI/ML systems, with over 20 years of experience at hyperscale consumer platforms. He leads multi-region initiatives delivering multi-million dollar infrastructure cost savings and reducing disaster recovery from weeks to hours. Previously, he held senior engineering roles at Quip (Salesforce), Oracle, Groupon, and LiveOps.
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These are topics I'm prepared to speak on. Happy to customize for your audience.
AI Infrastructure for the Rest of Us
How traditional infrastructure engineers can bridge into AI/ML platform roles. Covers GPU orchestration, LLM serving patterns, training pipeline design, and the organizational patterns that make AI infrastructure teams successful.
Multi-Region Architecture at Hyperscale
A deep dive into building resilient multi-region systems for hundreds of millions of users. Covers VPC architecture patterns, disaster recovery strategies, and the tradeoffs between Transit Gateway and VPC peering at scale.
The 8-Figure Migration: Cost Optimization Without Downtime
Case study of a major infrastructure transformation that delivered multi-million dollar annual savings while maintaining zero production downtime. Discusses parallel migration strategies, rollback planning, and stakeholder communication.
Player-Coach Leadership in Platform Engineering
How to stay technically relevant while leading at the staff+ level. Balancing hands-on work with strategic influence, building trust through expertise, and mentoring without micromanaging.
Building DR Capability at a Fraction of Vendor Cost
Building enterprise-grade DR capability in-house instead of buying. Covers tool selection, automation patterns, testing strategies, and the business case for building vs. buying.
AI With Friends
Your weekly launchpad into the world of Artificial Intelligence
Three industry experts bring together GenAI innovation strategy, engineering leadership, and cloud systems expertise to make AI insights accessible, actionable, and exciting.
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Co-hosts
Marlon Avery
GenAI Innovation Strategist
Adrian Green
VP of Engineering, LiveNation
Sekou Doumbouya
Senior Staff Cloud Systems Engineer
Recent Episodes
GPT-5 Reality Check, Perplexity's $34.5B Chrome Bid, and GitHub's AI Leadership Shakeup
Mixed reactions to GPT-5, OpenAI's missed opportunities in AI coding, GitHub CEO departure.
Teen AI Companions, Claude's Usage Limits, and OpenAI's 2.5 Billion Daily Prompts
72% of US teens using AI companions, Claude's usage restrictions, infrastructure scaling.
The $10 Billion AI Arms Race - XAI, Oracle's Rise, and the End of Free Data
Elon Musk's $10B XAI funding, Oracle as emerging cloud provider, AI training data accessibility.
SEO is Dead, Long Live GEO - The Future of Search & 50% of Jobs at Risk
Andreessen Horowitz's Generative Engine Optimization framework, job market implications.
"AI Love Island" - The Windsurf Drama, Vibe Coding, and 9,000 Jobs Gone
AI startup acquisition saga, AI coding tool limitations, Microsoft's automation job cuts.
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