Ajinkya Soitkar
Sr. Technical Specialist - Databases at Microsoft
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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With 15 years of experience in the data and technology landscape, Ajinkya Soitkar is a Senior Database Specialist and Solutions Architect based in Amsterdam. His deep expertise spans cloud-native and hybrid database architectures, data modernization strategies, and scalable, secure data solutions, making him a strategic partner for enterprises navigating digital transformation.
Currently serving as a Sr. Tech Specialist with prime focus on Azure Databases at Microsoft. Ajinkya brings a wealth of experience helping organizations modernize their data platforms on the cloud. His journey with AWS began few as an Associate Technical Trainer in India and has since evolved across multiple geographies and technical roles. Today, he supports enterprise customers across Europe, helping them select and implement the right database technologies to power innovation and performance.
Ajinkya is also a recognized thought leader in the data community. He has delivered impactful talks at leading industry events like SQLBits 2023 and AWS Cloud Day Prague, where he shared insights on Amazon Aurora, Amazon Redshift, and Amazon QuickSight. His technical acumen is complemented by a passion for knowledge sharing, as demonstrated through his sessions on selecting the right database for the right workload and his appearances on AWS Community Sessions. He's now doing the same for Azure communities and influencing database business at Microsoft.
Looking ahead, Ajinkya is driven by a mission to continue enabling businesses to unlock the full potential of their data through well-architected, future-ready solutions. With a strong foundation in data architecture, public speaking, and customer engagement, he is poised to contribute at the intersection of technology strategy and business impact.
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What is the right database for you?
Organizations are adopting new and distributed models to build modern applications in a more agile, innovative, and efficient fashion. The approach one size fits all has no place in modern organizations. In this session, you will discover the AWS broadest and deepest portfolio of more than 15 purpose-built database engines, and learn how to select the right tool for the right job, so that your development team can have access to the database that better meets their application's unique requirements.
SQLBits session recording here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcmcazJDn
AWS PopUpHub Poland - Database deep dive - Oct 2022
AWS Pop up Hub in Central and Eastern Europe is an event to learn how organizations from the region are using AWS to accelerate innovation and advance in their cloud journey. See the keynote, explore the Partner Expo, and talk to AWS experts and customers. See how your peers are using the cloud to their advantage and learn all the ways you can use AWS to jump-start, grow, or supercharge your business and career to the next level. The AWS Pop up Hub in Poland is a free event.
AWS Databases
Overview of AWS Databases with customer use cases and reference architectures
45 mins Keynote session
AWS Community Sessions - Let's Talk About Data
In this show we discuss about Data modernization by leveraging Amazon Aurora, Amazon Redshift and visualizing data by using Amazon Quicksight and how organizations can benefit from it. - https://community.aws/livestreams/lets-talk-about-data/2023-11-01
Data modernization by leveraging the power of Amazon Aurora, Amazon Redshift and visualizing data by using Amazon Quicksight
Amazon Aurora HA and DR design patterns for global resilience
Amazon Aurora is a fully managed relational database designed for unparalleled high performance and availability at global scale with full MySQL and PostgreSQL compatibility. Aurora provides managed high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) capabilities in and across AWS Regions. In this session, explore the Aurora HA and DR capabilities and discover design patterns that enable the development of resilient applications. Learn how to establish in-Region and cross-Region HA and DR utilizing Aurora features, including Multi-AZ deployments, Amazon Aurora Global Database, and Amazon RDS Proxy, and how to reduce failover times with a JDBC driver.
Learn about Aurora and it's magic behind the scenes.
https://aws-experience.com/emea/smb/e/93082/aws-october-meetup
AWS Cloud Day - Prague
It's time to bring tech enthusiasts together to connect, collaborate, and learn about AWS in Czech Republic!
Join us for AWS Cloud Day Prague to learn how local organizations are using AWS to accelerate innovation and advance in their cloud journey. Join the keynote, explore AWS technologies, meet our partners in the expo, and talk to AWS experts. Learn how your peers are using the cloud to their advantage and find out how you can use AWS to jump-start, grow, or supercharge your business and career to the next level. The AWS Cloud Day Prague is a free event.
SQLBits 2023 - General Sessions Sessionize Event
Ajinkya Soitkar
Sr. Technical Specialist - Databases at Microsoft
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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