Naga Santhosh Reddy Vootukuri

Naga Santhosh Reddy Vootukuri is a Principal Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft, working within the Cloud Computing + AI (C+AI) organization. With over 17+ years of experience spanning across three countries (India, China, and the USA), Naga has developed a rich and varied technical background. His expertise lies in Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, distributed systems, and microservices.

At Microsoft, Naga leads the Azure SQL Database team, focusing on optimizing SQL deployment processes to enhance the efficiency and scalability of services for millions of databases globally. He is responsible for the entire infrastructure of the Azure SQL deployment space and has been instrumental in the development of Master Data Services.

Naga has authored and published numerous research articles in peer-reviewed and indexed journals. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and contributes technical articles as a Core MVB member at DZone, engaging with millions of active readers. He also serves as an editorial board member for a highly reputed Science journal (SCI), where he reviews research articles on Cloud Computing and AI.

In addition to his professional roles, Naga is deeply involved in the tech community as a speaker, book reviewer for Apress, and contributor to platforms like DZone and the Microsoft Tech Community. He recently served as IEEE AI summit Committee chair and lightning talk chair and selected some of the best lightning talks. He also delivered AI related workshops and received an AI innovator award from Washington Senator Lisa Wellman. He also served as a judge for the Agent AI hackathon, Fabric AI hackathon and Cosmos db AI hackathon on devpost which further showcased his expertise and commitment to the advancement of technology. He is also docker captain and significantly contributes to the Docker community.