Jacob Moshenko

It might not be sexy, but everyone uses authorization technology. Here I sit with the founder/CEO, Jake Moshenko, of authzed.com This video teaches viewers why authorization—the system that determines who or what is allowed to do specific actions—is becoming one of the most critical infrastructure layers in the AI era. While authorization has traditionally been a back-end enterprise concern, the rise of AI agents, agent swarms, autonomous tools, robotics, and eventually brain-computer interfaces makes it a frontline issue for both businesses and consumers. The interview explains how authorization is evolving from a “boring IT function” into foundational infrastructure for the agentic future.

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I can't believe how time flies: this month @authzed celebrates its 4th birthday! It's been such a privilege to spend my time building with such talented and thoughtful people.

For #KubeCon Paris, we're launching a new project: SpiceDB KubeAPI Proxy! You can now secure Kubernetes resources with all of the power of SpiceDB! github.com/authzed/spiced…

We're incredibly excited to share the news: AuthZed Materialize has entered Early Access. AuthZed Materialize is a new service providing 2 major benefits: accelerated SpiceDB APIs and efficient streaming of access changes to other systems. authzed.com/blog/materiali…

💫 NEW: updated SpiceDB community office hours format! 💌Submit your questions and topics: github.com/orgs/authzed/p… 📽️ Can't make the session? Catch recordings on our YouTube channel 📅 Now bi-weekly: every other Friday @ 1300 ET. 🗨️ Join on Discord discord.com/events/8446000…

.@jimmyzelinskie talking about SpiceDB in the IAM devroom at #FOSDEM (Picture doesn’t do it justice but the room is packed at 9AM! 👏)

⭐ SpiceDB, the most faithful open-source Google Zanzibar implementation, is now live at DevHunt. 🙋‍♂️I'm a maintainer of the project alongside the intrepid folks at @authzed. Join the community of people who have finally solved authorization🚀 devhunt.org/tool/spicedb

☃️🥶❄️🌨️  SpiceDB 1.29.0 gusting though! github.com/authzed/spiced… 🔊 New foundation in Datastore Watch API now streams checkpoint revisions and schema changes. 🥽 Postgres datastore now supports new experimental Schema Cache ⏰ Watch API now supports write timeouts

I'm so proud and excited to announce that we'll be sponsoring KubeCon Paris 🇫🇷! I can't wait to see everyone from *our own booth*! 💖

I'm super excited to be presenting about SpiceDB at @fosdem this year! I've always admired this conference from afar and now I'll finally attend! fosdem.org/2024/schedule/…

Introducing the Zed Files: a dossier of redacted case files surrounding the mysterious project: SpiceDB. In our first case, AuthZed agents are dispatched to identify and solve mysterious spikes for a customer. authzed.com/blog/zed-file-…

What are the nuances of deciding between implementing a policy-based or a Zanzibar-based access control model? We shared some thoughts on the matter in our latest blog post authzed.com/blog/policy-ba…

and...... it's LIVE 📺! Ever wondered how consistent hashrings work? Ever wanted to use one with gRPC? 👇 youtu.be/MkB-qQOQj_o

💫 Did you know @golang has block and mutex profiling? Neither did we until now! SpiceDB v1.27 adds configuration for all optional Go runtime metrics—more observability, less debugging ✅

SpiceDB v1.27 released today with major perf and observability improvements! 🔎 Identify high-demand parts of your schema ♊️ > 50% more perf possible with new dispatch deduplication ⚡️ Improved Spanner performance with new watch-driven schema caching github.com/authzed/spiced…

I will be running around the KubeCon over the next few days with my DMs open! Eager to catch up and meet new folks interested in SpiceDB, Operators, OCI, CoreOS, & more!

The VOD from my latest talk is online! 📼 Thanks again to the folks over at the Platform Engineering ATX for having me! 🙏 youtu.be/p8xh_z6PUqE

RT @authzed: We gave our SpiceDB page a fresh coat of paint 💅 Beyond being much more slick, it's also highlights project features and the l…

What's the most critical system keeping the lights on at Google? 💡 It's their authorization system: Zanzibar. 💡 Join us on Oct 26 to learn about it, its design, and why others have noticed. meetup.com/platform-engin…