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At Sift, we don’t just ponder what’s possible, we transform it with new ways of thinking. Read our team’s latest insights on innovation, growth, and technology.

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News
Jul 14, 2024

Sift Raises $17.5M Series A to Propel the Future of Machine Innovation

At Sift, we envision a future where the barrier to world-changing hardware innovation isn't sensor data wrangling, but the limits of human ingenuity itself. Our Series A funding announced today will help us double down on that mission and scale our impact like never before.
News
Jun 11, 2024

Why We Left SpaceX to Solve the Biggest Challenge in Hardware Engineering

As former SpaceX engineers who have dedicated our careers to pushing the boundaries of what's possible, we were struck by a painful realization...(more)
Build vs. Buy
Apr 23, 2024

Evolving Past the In-House Model

Not all in-house systems struggle to get off the ground, but many of the most common infrastructures encounter similar pain points. Even if things are going well, the total cost of your in-house solution is always going to be higher than a multi-tenant solution like Sift.
Build vs. Buy
Mar 14, 2024

Only the Paranoid Survive

Creating new software releases can also introduce risk to your production hardware. Companies with an observability problem acutely feel the tradeoff between creating frequent releases and burning out their engineers with tedious data review.
Engineering
Mar 14, 2024

Software for Hard Companies

Sift was founded to catalyze American dynamism. Our founders studied best practice, which SpaceX developed over two decades, and decided to apply top engineering talent to replicate and extend the core capabilities that enabled SpaceX to land Falcon 9 rockets...
Build vs. Buy
Mar 14, 2024

Warning Signs of an Outdated Telemetry Stack

A telemetry stack is a set of tools that helps you organize, understand, and troubleshoot data produced by complex machines. Managing and analyzing the deluge of data that comes from these machines is crucial for mission success.
Build vs. Buy
Mar 14, 2024

Avoiding the In-House Sinkhole

Telemetry systems are critically important, and using an in-house team to build one fritters away your team’s talent and capital. It’s not a core competency, and most in-house systems don’t scale as you grow.