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Al Brown

Al Brown

Product Manager at ClickHouse

I've spent the past 10 years working in the data analytics & engineering space, architecting nation-state cyber defence systems, consulting for global financial institutions, and leading developer relations & experience teams at early stage startups.

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Blog posts by Al Brown

Eduardo Vellasques, Lionel Palacin and Al Brown · Oct 27, 2026
Eduardo Vellasques, Lionel Palacin and Al Brown · 2026年10月20日
Eduardo Vellasques, Lionel Palacin and Al Brown · Oct 20, 2026
Al Brown · Jul 31, 2026

Resources by Al Brown

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Build a Next.js 16 habit tracker with Drizzle ORM and node-postgres on ClickHouse Managed Postgres. A composite primary key keeps one check-in per day, and a window query computes streaks.

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What is OpenTelemetry (OTel)?

Al Brown • Last updated: Oct 21, 2026

Learn how OpenTelemetry instrumentation, signals and the Collector work together, what a backend provides, and how to use OTel with ClickHouse or ClickStack.

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Avro vs Parquet

Al Brown • Last updated: Oct 21, 2026

Choose Avro for record delivery and replay, or Parquet for analytical files. Compare layout, schema compatibility, compression, and the checks that matter for your workload.

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Build a small inventory API with Hono and Bun.SQL. Use Postgres transactions to prevent overselling, replay successful requests, and release stock safely.

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Build a FastAPI booking API on ClickHouse Managed Postgres. Use SQLAlchemy transactions, row locks, and retry-safe requests to protect the last seat.

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Build a feature request board with Next.js, Prisma, Clerk, and ClickHouse Managed Postgres. Enforce one vote per user with a database constraint.

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