Episode 276 Deep Dive: Mahesh Thiagarajan | Oracle's Approach to the Cloud

In this episode, we sit down with Mahesh Thiagarajan, Executive Vice President at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), as he discusses the evolving landscape of cloud security and cloud adoption. Mahesh delves into the shared responsibility model of cloud security, emphasizing the critical roles played by both customers and cloud providers in maintaining secure environments. He also discusses the various challenges developers face, the innovative solutions offered by Oracle Cloud to prevent misconfigurations, and the significant advantages Oracle gains from its later entry into the cloud market. Oracle CloudWorld 2024 is happening on September 9 to 12, 2024. Learn more about the event here. Mahesh Thiagarajan serves as the Executive Vice President at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), overseeing the development of core infrastructure services that includes Hardware, Supply Chain, Datacenter, Compute, Networking, and Storage. His team is devoted to constructing a distributed cloud infrastructure that offers customers a comprehensive, high-performance cloud computing environment. The primary objective is to empower customers to innovate, scale efficiently, and manage costs effectively. Mahesh was pivotal in the 2016 launch of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, contributing to strategic planning and overseeing various product launches related to security, application development, computing, database, and big data services. He also played a crucial role in establishing partnerships with Microsoft and VMware. In his prior role as EVP for Security & Developer Platform, Mahesh led a team in developing security and observability products, cloud security measures, privacy solutions, compliance features, and services tailored for cloud-native applications development.