Modernizing 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 Un...
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Modernizing 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 Un...
From Data Pipelines to Agentic Applications: Deploying LLM Apps That Actually Work
What's New In Data
41 minutes
8 months ago
From Data Pipelines to Agentic Applications: Deploying LLM Apps That Actually Work
Spencer Cook, Lead Solutions Architect at Databricks, joins to unpack how enterprises are moving beyond hype and building practical AI systems using vector search, RAG, and real-time data pipelines. He and John Kutay get into what it really takes to serve production LLMs safely, avoid hallucinations, and tie AI back to business outcomes—without losing sight of governance, latency, or customer experience. Follow Spencer on: LinkedInWhat's New In Data is a data thought leadership series hosted ...
What's New In Data
Modernizing 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 Un...
