It was great to chat with Dipti Borkar, VP & GM at Microsoft at the Microsoft office in Mountain View. Here are the key points we discussed --
-- Dipti shared her impressive journey, from working with DB2 at IBM to NoSQL databases like Couchbase, and moving to the disaggregated stack with Presto and Spark
-- She explained what Fabric is and how it is transforming the landscape of cloud databases, making them simpler and smarter
-- We talked about the exciting announcements from this year's Microsoft Build, especially in the realm of Azure Data
-- She shared insights from customers about the integration of Generative AI and data, and how Microsoft Azure Data is positioning itself to meet these evolving demands
-- Dipti spoke about her initiatives to empower and mentor women in tech and open source, and how the industry can better support and uplift women in these fields
-- Dipti shared key lessons from her leadership positions across various companies, and how she fosters innovation and collaboration within her teams at Microsoft
-- We discussed her contributions to open source, particularly as Chairperson of the Linux Foundation / Presto Foundation community, and her vision for the future of open source in data technologies
-- Dipti shared her predictions for the future of cloud databases and data management, and how she envisions Microsoft's role in shaping this future
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