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  "path": "/2026/02/17/data-is-the-new-oil/",
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  "textContent": "Ryan sits down with Shireesh Thota, CVP of Azure Databases at Microsoft, to discuss the evolution of databases at Microsoft; Azure’s comprehensive portfolio that includes SQL Server, CosmosDB, and Postgres; and the challenges that come with database architecture, from the importance of cost governance and multi-cloud strategies to the future of databases when it comes to AI.",
  "title": "Data is the new oil, and your database is the only way to extract it"
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