Tyler Benfield
Tyler Benfield works on architecture and platform engineering at Prisma, with a focus on database infrastructure, application hosting, and AI infrastructure. He brings 15+ years of experience across consulting, startups, and large organizations. A regular conference speaker, he has appeared at events such as Epic Web Conf, KCDC, and All Things Open. He writes and speaks on database performance, distributed systems, and increasingly on how to get reliable, high-quality output when delegating work to AI agents.
We Launched Prisma Compute with Custom Domains
Prisma Compute launched with custom domain support. Here's how we made the setup one DNS record while handling TLS certificate provisioning, storage, and routing behind the scenes.
Optimizing Postgres for Global Apps
Learn why the Postgres wire protocol struggles in serverless and multi-region apps, and what patterns can improve performance for globally deployed systems.
We Transitioned Prisma Accelerate to IPv6 Without Anyone Noticing
In July 2023, AWS announced the decision to begin charging for IPv4 addresses beginning in February 2024. This move had a major impact on Prisma Accelerate for reasons we’ll get into, prompting us to go all-in on IPv6. Join us for a deep dive into how we approached our IPv6 migration, lessons learned, and the outcome for users of Prisma Accelerate.