---
title: "Modern Data Architectures :  Jordan Tigani of MotherDuck on Office Hours"
description: "Join MotherDuck CEO Jordan Tigani to explore modern data architectures, hybrid cloud solutions, and why big data is dead for most companies. Live insights May 3rd."
categories: ["office hours"]
keywords: ["MotherDuck","Jordan Tigani","data architecture","hybrid cloud solutions","big data","DuckDB","serverless data warehouses","data processing","data storage"]
ai_summary: "Join Jordan Tigani of MotherDuck as he discusses modern data architectures and the future of hybrid cloud solutions."
date: 2024-04-23
lastmod: 2026-07-31
canonical_url: https://www.tomtunguz.com/office-hour-jordan-tigani/
author: "Tomasz Tunguz"
---

On Friday May 3rd at 9:30 Pacific time, Office Hours will host Jordan Tigani, CEO of [MotherDuck](https://motherduck.com/). 

[Jordan's](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordantigani/) path through data starts with being the founding tech lead on Google Big Query to SingleStore's Chief Product Officer to MotherDuck's CEO. 

He wrote the [Big Data is Dead](https://motherduck.com/blog/big-data-is-dead/), explaining that a power law applies to most companies' data. 

![image](https://motherduck.com/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fweb-assets-prod.motherduck.com%2Fassets%2Fimg%2Fimage_4_d512a09905.jpg&w=1920&q=75)
 
One of the most innovative things about DuckDB & MotherDuck is the ability to start querying with local data & then use the cloud when necessary. This also works in reverse.

This hybrid architecture is unique in the market & will have profound implications for how data is stored & processed in the future.

During this Office Hours, Jordan & I will talk about :
- the history of data warehouses & where DuckDB/MotherDuck innovates 
- the role of hybrid architectures in the future of data where data is processed both locally & in the cloud 
- differential storage : what it is & why it matters for serverless data warehouses 

If you’re interested to attend, [please register here](https://gatsby.events/rsvp/office-hours-with-jordan-tigani/theory-ventures/register)). As always, submit questions through the registration form & I’ll weave them into the conversation.

I look forward to welcoming Jordan to Office Hours!