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Shireesh Thota

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Corporate Vice President, Azure Databases Microsoft

Shireesh Thota leads product management, engineering, and cloud operations for Azure Databases and App Development for Microsoft Fabric, overseeing Azure SQL Database (on-prem, hybrid, and cloud), Azure Cosmos DB, Azure PostgreSQL, and Azure MySQL. Previously, he served as Senior Vice President at SingleStore, guiding end-to-end engineering and product vision, and before SingleStore he was a founding member of Cosmos DB, contributing to architecture and key service components. With 20+ years in large-scale, distributed systems across SQL, Azure Cosmos DB, and PostgreSQL/Citus, he brings deep expertise in data-first, scalable data platforms.

Bio from: Microsoft Ignite 2023

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Fuel AI innovation with Azure Databases | BRK188

2024-11-20 · Microsoft Ignite 2023 Watch

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with Bob Ward (Azure Data) , Shireesh Thota (Microsoft) , Arun Ulagaratchagan , James Codella (Azure CosmosDB) , Aditi Gupta , Charles Feddersen (Microsoft) , Arun Ulag (Microsoft)

AI/ML Azure Microsoft

Data is the fuel for innovation, driving the development of transformative applications and artificial intelligence (AI). This session will explore how harnessing the power of data across the Azure databases portfolio can lead to groundbreaking advancements that enhance operational efficiency, deliver personalized user experiences, and revolutionize the way we interact with technology.

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀: * Shireesh Thota * Arun Ulagaratchagan * James Codella * Charles Feddersen * Aditi Gupta * Bob Ward

𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: This is one of many sessions from the Microsoft Ignite 2024 event. View even more sessions on-demand and learn about Microsoft Ignite at https://ignite.microsoft.com

BRK188 | English (US) | Data

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Get superior price and performance with Azure cloud-scale databases | BRK224H

2023-11-17 · Microsoft Ignite 2023 Watch

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with Bob Ward (Azure Data) , Denzil Ribeiro (Microsoft) , Ed Donahue , Vlad Rabenok , Maximilian Conrad , Chandra Gavaravarapu , Shireesh Thota (Microsoft) , Aditya Badramraju (Microsoft) , Xiaoxuan Guo , Parikshit Savjani , Simon Faber

AI/ML Azure Cloud Computing HTML Microsoft MySQL

Improve performance with the latest capabilities for Azure SQL Databases, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, and SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc for hybrid and multi-cloud. You’ll learn how customers enabled ongoing innovation by migrating to Azure Database for MySQL. This session will cover tactical ways to get the most from your applications with the databases that are easy to use, deliver unmatched price/performance, support open-source and enable transformative AI technologies.

To learn more, please check out these resources: * https://aka.ms/Ignite23CollectionsBRK224H * https://info.microsoft.com/ww-landing-contact-me-for-events-m365-in-person-events.html?LCID=en-us&ls=407628-contactme-formfill * https://aka.ms/ArcSQL * https://aka.ms/azure-ignite2023-dataaiblog

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀: * Chandra Gavaravarapu * Maximilian Conrad * Shireesh Thota * Simon Faber * Vlad Rabenok * Xiaoxuan Guo * Ed Donahue * Aditya Badramraju * Bob Ward * Denzil Ribeiro * Parikshit Savjani

𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: This video is one of many sessions delivered for the Microsoft Ignite 2023 event. View sessions on-demand and learn more about Microsoft Ignite at https://ignite.microsoft.com

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