Last week at Microsoft Ignite, I finally got to interview the man himself, Arun Ulag, President, Azure Data, Microsoft. I have known Arun for years. He is one of the best in the data and analytics space, and meeting him in person was so good. I have a new friend!!!

This was not a surface level chat. We went straight into the big announcements and what they unlock for customers:

• The real takeaways from his keynote and how they help enterprises move faster with data and AI

• What Fabric IQ actually is, how it works behind the scenes, and why it is a big deal

• How customers can start seeing value from Fabric IQ from day one, not after months of setup

• What makes Azure HorizonDB for PostgreSQL different and where it fits for modern workloads

• What is coming next for data services in the era of AI

• How leaders should think about the next 4 to 5 months with all these updates landing at once

If you are trying to understand where the Microsoft data and AI stack is really heading, this conversation will give you a very clear picture!!!!

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