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 #data #ai #microsoft #theravitshow