Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In this episode, Jordan is joined in-studio by longtime friend and colleague Brett Kelly — Technical Director at 45Drives and one of the key architects behind 45Drives' open-source storage platforms. Brett’s been instrumental in shaping the Storinator and Stornado lineup of storage products, the Direct-Wired Architecture, and the company’s approach to high-performance, open-source storage.
Jordan and Brett dive into where the future of storage is heading and how 45Drives keeps pushing the boundaries.
Chapters:
00:00 Welcome and Guest Introduction
00:59 Brett Kelly's Origin Story and Professional Journey
03:43 Joining 45Drives/Protocase
06:26 The Origin Story of 45Drives and Backblaze
10:20 The Evolution of 45Drives: From Product to Service
13:47 Solving Customer Pain: Flexibility and Open-Source
21:42 The Symbiotic Relationship with Protocase and HVMC
28:47 The Balance of Speed and Process in Innovation
31:13 Core Innovation at 45Drives: Tightly Integrated Storage Solutions
35:47 Why On-Premise Storage is Still Critical
43:38 The Next Frontier: AI Compute and Local Models
53:34 Lightning Round: Rapid Fire Questions
56:17 Conclusion
Check out 45Drives and their Enterprise Data Storage and Virtual Compute Solutions: 45drives.com
In this episode, Jordan is joined in-studio by longtime friend and colleague Brett Kelly — Technical Director at 45Drives and one of the key architects behind 45Drives' open-source storage platforms. Brett’s been instrumental in shaping the Storinator and Stornado lineup of storage products, the Direct-Wired Architecture, and the company’s approach to high-performance, open-source storage.
Jordan and Brett dive into where the future of storage is heading and how 45Drives keeps pushing the boundaries.
Chapters:
00:00 Welcome and Guest Introduction
00:59 Brett Kelly's Origin Story and Professional Journey
03:43 Joining 45Drives/Protocase
06:26 The Origin Story of 45Drives and Backblaze
10:20 The Evolution of 45Drives: From Product to Service
13:47 Solving Customer Pain: Flexibility and Open-Source
21:42 The Symbiotic Relationship with Protocase and HVMC
28:47 The Balance of Speed and Process in Innovation
31:13 Core Innovation at 45Drives: Tightly Integrated Storage Solutions
35:47 Why On-Premise Storage is Still Critical
43:38 The Next Frontier: AI Compute and Local Models
53:34 Lightning Round: Rapid Fire Questions
56:17 Conclusion
Check out 45Drives and their Enterprise Data Storage and Virtual Compute Solutions: 45drives.com
