Operational Database Management Systems
Q1. Dr. Sriram, you have been involved with object-oriented systems (OOS) for more than four decades. Can you give us a brief history of your involvement with object-oriented systems, in particular object-oriented database management...
Interview by Ramesh Chitor Q1. What inspired you to create TrustModel.ai, and what problem were you aiming to solve in the AI space? The inspiration came from witnessing a dangerous disconnect between AI’s transformative...
Q1. Congratulations for your title of MySQL Legend 2024. What is your role now that you are a Legend and how do you support the MySQL community? I have been involved with the MySQL...
Q1. You have 18 years of experience in mission-critical database design. What are the main lessons you have learned in all these years? Test, test, and test one more time! When I started at...
Q1. You believe in collaboration, working closely with engineering, data science, marketing, and customers. How does it work in practice? What are the challenges you face in bringing different stakeholders together? Collaboration across technical...
Q1. You are one of the founding engineers of HeatWave. Can you tell us what are you current projects? I am indeed one of the founding engineers of the HeatWave project, having written its first header file and designed and developed...
Q1. We hear about GenAI every day. How can we leverage HeatWave GenAI specifically? What makes HeatWave GenAI unique? The big difference is that the entire GenAI process can be completed within customer’s HeatWave. There are...
Q1. You just announced that the MySQL Belgian Days 2025 event will be held before FOSDEM. What is FOSDEM? And why is it relevant to the MySQL Community? FOSDEM is a free event for software...
Q1. You were awarded the MySQL Rockstar 2023. Congratulations! What do you think are your most important contributions in the area of open-source relational databases? My most significant contributions to the open-source relational database community...
Q1. Can you anticipate which new product announcements will be announced at SingleStore’s annual AI conference? We’ll be announcing some strategic news tied to our long-term vision that will open SingleStore to a wider...