In the second episode of „Hugs, Handshakes, Habibi,“ we speak about the myths of Dubai’s housing and clarifying that not everyone lives in the Burj Khalifa. Join Dominique as he shares his own journey to find a home and the lessons learned from the initial failed attempt. He’ll also dives a bit into tenant rights and obligations, shedding light on the complexity of Dubai’s diverse housing landscape. Tune in for a glimpse into the realities of making Dubai your home.

Dominique Ronde is a Staff Solution Engineer, PhD candidate in Applied Artificial Intelligence, and author focused on AI, data streaming, Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, and real-time system architecture. With more than 20 years of experience in IT, data platforms, and digital transformation, he helps organizations design reliable, scalable, and practical data systems. On Big Data Pilot, he writes about AI, machine learning, event streaming, software engineering, and the realities of building technology that actually works in production.
