AI, Budget, and the Future of Databases
In this Budget Bites finale, we take a step back to explore what building AI-powered applications on a budget really signals for developers today. Join Microsoft leaders Shireesh (CVP, Azure Databases) and Priya Sati (VP, SQL) as they reflect on the season’s journey - from building AI apps with just $25 to scaling production-ready systems using Azure SQL, GitHub Copilot, and intelligent agents.
⏱️ Chapters
00:07 – Welcome to Budget Bites and the $25 AI challenge
01:09 – What’s changed for customers building AI today
01:43 – The AI–Cloud–Developer experience trifecta
03:02 – Building AI on a b…
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Chapters (12)
0:07
Welcome to Budget Bites and the $25 AI challenge
1:09
What’s changed for customers building AI today
1:43
The AI–Cloud–Developer experience trifecta
3:02
Building AI on a budget: Azure SQL perspective
4:25
AI infrastructure costs and what people get wrong
7:13
Data as the new oil: what’s the modern refinery?
8:53
Why experience matters in the age of AI and agents
10:23
DBA agents and reducing operational drudgery
13:52
Agents + structured, governed data with Azure SQL
18:26
Scaling from free Azure SQL to hyperscale production
20:24
From data to unified intelligence: Microsoft’s vision
25:02
Final takeaways and building budget-smart AI apps
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