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The Stack Overflow PodcastData is the new oil, and your database is the only way to extract itRyan sits down with Shireesh Thota, CVP of Azure Databases at Microsoft, to discuss the evolution of databases at Microsoft; Azure’s comprehensive portfolio that includes SQL Server, CosmosDB, and Postgres; and the challenges that come with database architecture, from the importance of cost governance and multi-cloud strategies to the future of databases when it comes to AI.Episode notes: You can read all about the latest Azure database announcements from Microsoft Ignite—including updates for SQL Server, Postgres, DocumentDB, and Fabric—on their Azure blog. Connect with Shireesh on LinkedIn.Today’s...
2026-02-1740 min
The Ravit ShowMicrosoft Ignite 2025: AI + Databases = The Next Big Shift with Microsoft’s Shireesh ThotaI’m here at Microsoft Ignite!!!! Excited to cover every announcement on ground. Before the big keynotes, I sat down with Shireesh Thota, VP of Azure Databases at Microsoft, for an exclusive conversation that sets the stage for what’s coming.We talked about how Microsoft is redefining databases for the AI era, moving beyond just compute to focus on data power as the real foundation of AI.Shireesh walked me through the key differentiators of Azure Database offerings, how they’re being built to handle the next wave of int...
2026-01-1229 min
What's New In DataBeyond Migration: How Microsoft and Striim Are Modernizing the Future of Databases TogetherModernizing databases in practice involves more than just moving data—it requires rethinking how systems, developers, and AI interact. In this episode, Shireesh Thota, Corporate Vice President of Azure Databases at Microsoft, joins Alok Pareek, co-founder and Executive Vice President of Product Development at Striim, to discuss the evolution of operational databases, the rise of real-time data movement, and what it really takes to modernize at scale.Together, they discuss how Microsoft’s Unlimited Database Migration Program, powered by Striim, enables organizations to migrate heterogeneous sources—from SQL Server and Oracle to Postgres and beyond—into Azure with spe...
2025-11-171h 05
Talking Postgres with Claire GiordanoTalking Postgres with Claire Giordano – TrailerWhy do Postgres developers, contributors, and users do what they do? In each episode of Talking Postgres, Claire Giordano talks to people from across the Postgres ecosystem—how they got started, what they’ve learned, and what they’re still figuring out. This 3-minute trailer offers a fast-paced glimpse into the fun, surprising, and deeply human stories behind Postgres, including failures, wins, obstacles—and all the messy parts in between. New episodes monthly. Always on Fridays. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.Episodes from Talking Postgres with guests featured in the trailer (in order of appearance):
2025-08-1502 min
Talking Postgres with Claire GiordanoHow I got started leading database teams with Shireesh ThotaFrom dreaming of driving a bus to leading database engineering at Microsoft. In Episode 29 of Talking Postgres with Claire Giordano, Shireesh Thota traces his path to becoming CVP of Azure databases—rooted in a love of math, early BASIC programming, and a certainty that he’d become an engineer. We dig into the shift from engineer to manager (if only people came with documentation); why it’s so important for Microsoft to contribute to the PostgreSQL open source project—not just consume it; and whether Shireesh has a favorite database (hint: it better be Postgres.)Links mentioned in this...
2025-07-1157 min
Data Engineering PodcastA Multipurpose Database For Transactions And Analytics To Simplify Your Data Architecture With SinglestoreSummary
A large fraction of data engineering work involves moving data from one storage location to another in order to support different access and query patterns. Singlestore aims to cut down on the number of database engines that you need to run so that you can reduce the amount of copying that is required. By supporting fast, in-memory row-based queries and columnar on-disk representation, it lets your transactional and analytical workloads run in the same database. In this episode SVP of engineering Shireesh Thota describes the impact on your overall system architecture that Singlestore can have and...
2022-05-3041 min