#165 - Chandler Murch Interview (IT Infrastructure At Valve)

Chandler Murch worked at Valve for over 8 years in IT infrastructure; and oversaw a lot of esports Valve events specifically for Dota 2, he also did some work in the Dental AI space. #valve #steam #dota2TIMESTAMPS00:00 - Intro/Being Associated With F.R.I.E.N.D.S01:30 - How Chandler Ended Up At Valve04:10 - What His First Job At Valve Was/Customer Service06:59 - Valve’s IT Infrastructure When Chandler First Started08:55 - How Chandler Improved Valve’s IT Infrastructure/Network Speeds14:15 - Hitting Milestones With The Content Delivery Network/Capacity Planning17:00 - Taking Into Account Internet Infrastructure Improvements Globally19:09 - Organising E-Sports Events/DOTA 223:10 - Mitigating Problems With Live E-Sports Events/Audio & Player Problems26:40 - Testing Live Setups With Players29:20 - How Chandler Got Into Gaming & Steam31:30 - Chandler’s Favourite Valve Games32:45 - Chandler’s Involvement On Portal 2/How Valve Does Credits In Games35:15 - Chandler’s Work On Left 4 Dead 2/Portal 2 Bugs38:54 - Valve Games Have To Reach A Certain Milestone Before QA Testing39:45 - A Valve Employee Did Wheatleys Voice Before Stephen Merchant40:30 - Chandler Never Got The Passion For Game Design41:35 - Chandler’s Interactions With Gabe Newell46:45 - Steam Avoided Fragmentation Unlike TV/FIlm Streaming Platforms49:35 - Misunderstanding That Valve Doesn’t Make Games Now52:40 - The Cost Of Running Valve Servers/Valve’s Value55:45 - What Chandler Did After Valve/Dentistry AI1:00:37 - Dental Work Is Very Costly In The West/Dentistry AI Is Only Available In USA/Canada1:04:00 - Where To Follow Chandler Murch