Sovereign DBaaS Decoded

Sovereign AI is everywhere in the rhetoric — but what does it actually take to build it? Vinay Joosery is joined by Jim Dowling, Co-Founder and CEO of Hopsworks, to cut through the hype and get into the operational reality: GPUs, open source infrastructure, data gravity, hyperscaler dependence, sovereign washing, and why databases are becoming the memory layer for amnesiac LLMs. From CUDA moats an...

Severalnines CEO Vinay Joosery and guest Sanjeev Mohan, principal analyst at SanjMo, kickoff Sovereign DBaaS Decoded’s 2026 season with their annual discussion on the state of the cloud — this time through the lens of AI infrastructure economics, agents going primetime, and sovereignty becoming mainstream. In this episode, they have a lively discussion on what 2026’s AI hype train truly means for...

Renowned cloud strategist and author David Linthicum unpacks the evolution of enterprise cloud strategy—from the rush into public cloud, to today’s growing trend of cloud repatriation and portfolio rebalancing, sharing candid insights on why so many enterprises are hitting the reset button, the hidden costs of herd mentality, and the complex realities of a hybrid, multi-cloud world. Many organizat...

The pendulum swings or has it swung? Over 80% of CIOs now plan to repatriate some of their workloads from the cloud back to on-prem environments. In this episode, we sit with industry veteran and COO of US Signal, John White, to discuss what repatriation actually means in today's polyglot world, its drivers, current, state, and what the future will look like for workload placement. In his no-...

What's in a name? Cloud, private and hybrid cloud, on-prem and other terms are bandied about in an attempt to clarify, but also confuse and separate. We set out to unify these terms once and for all and discuss Kubernetes's role in making that possible with Justin Garrison, Head of Products at Sidero Labs. We'll explore the shifting landscape of cloud adoption, the rise of repatriat...

Severalnines CEO Vinay Joosery and guest Sanjeev Mohan, former Gartner Research VP and now principal analyst at SanjMo, kickoff Sovereign DBaaS Decoded's 2025 season with their annual discussion on the state of the cloud.  In this episode, they have a lively discussion on the current state of data management, cloud adoption, and emerging AI trends. They look back at how 2024 fueled widespread...

In the frontier of AI, vector databases have emerged as a pivotal technology, sitting at the intersection of everyday ops concerns, AI application frameworks, and data compliance. Join our CEO Vinay and Stephen Batifol, a seasoned Developer Advocate at Zilliz as they explore the fundamental differences between vector and traditional databases, their symbiotic relationship with AI, and the implicat...

In this episode, we explore the shifting paradigms of cloud with Todd Robinson, President and Co-founder at OpenMetal, an award-winning open-source cloud. He joins Vinay to unpack how traditional views of the cloud as a destination/location are evolving and as a result, has lit a fire under businesses to adapt and rethink their cloud strategy. They discuss cloud as a philosophy, the ongoing open-s...

In this episode, Vinay dives into the world of Kubernetes and stateful systems with Eddie Wassef, VP and Chief Architect at Vonage. Together, they discuss compare the Kubernetes of yesterday to today and how its stateful systems use case has matured and how it has become a viable option for enterprises who are looking for multi-environment automation of their database ops. For example, Eddie belie...

In this episode to kick off 2024, our CEO Vinay Joosery and SanjMo principal analyst Sanjeev Mojhan get together once again to look back at 2023 and ahead to 2024. They discuss the events and trends that made the greatest impact to 2023, from inflation, rate increases, data sovereignty washing, security breaches and market exits to generative AI's buoying of an otherwise uncertain, lackluster...

Guest-at-a-Glance 💡 Guest: Frank Karlitschek 💡 What he does: Founder / CEO 💡Company: Nextcloud 💡Noteworthy: Open-source advocate with 25 years in software innovation. 💡Where to find Frank: LinkedIn What we explore in this episode: In this episode , Vinay Joosery and Frank Karlitschek, CEO of Nextcloud, dive into the essence of digital sovereignty and the impact of cloud computing on data cont...

Guest-at-a-Glance: 💡 Guest: Antoine Coetsier 💡What he does: Co-founder / COO @ exoscale 💡Noteworthy: Cloud expert with extensive experience in secure infrastructure solutions. 💡Where to find Antoine: LinkedIn   What we explore in this episode: In this episode, we explore the critical concept of data sovereignty with guest Antoine Coetsier, Co-founder and COO of Exoscale. The conversation dives...

Guest-at-a-Glance: 💡 Name: Josef Pullicino 💡 What he does: Core DevOps Manager at MeDirect 💡 Noteworthy: Prior to joining MeDirect, Josef worked at a leading telecom company in Malta, focusing on applications and databases. Over a decade-long career, he has gravitated toward technical and management roles. 💡 Where to find Josef: LinkedIn What we explore in this episode: Business experts emphas...

In this episode of Sovereign DBaaS Decoded, host Vinay Joosery dives deep into the intricacies of the Swedish cloud space with a distinguished panel: Fredric Wallsten from Safespring, Johan Christenson of Cleura, and Henrik Grankvist from Elastx. The trio brings a wealth of knowledge, discussing the pressing need for enterprises to reduce their environmental risks. The conversation shifts to the a...

For a SaaS company founded in the past decade, a US-based hyperscaler offering services for hosting infrastructure would have been the natural place to start. However, the legal landscape has changed a lot and deciding where to host your infrastructure is now more than just a technical exercise. In this episode of Sovereign DBaaS Decoded, we are joined by Jens Alm, the founder & CEO of Prorena...

Digitization has resulted in a lot of good things. It has facilitated better processes, brought greater transparency, and accelerated the exchange of information. Further, social networks not only enable us to connect with other people and advertise but also to find a job. However, people put their lives on social media platforms, and companies use all that data, which begs the question, “Who is r...

Automation is a necessity and a prerequisite for growth, but building your own automation is a time-consuming and costly process. Therefore, before going down this path, it would be useful to establish your resource limits, whether in money, tools, or expertise. Kristian Köhntopp, the principal systems engineer at Booking.com , joined us again on this episode of Sovereign DBaaS Decoded. Kristian e...

Running and scaling a robust database is a complex and time-consuming process. But, if managed properly, it sets the business up for long-term success. Therefore, as a manager, you must first ask yourself what you want from a database and whether you have the resources and people to create and own it. In this episode of Sovereign DBaaS Decoded, we discuss the database methodology at Booking.com. O...

Today, we are seeing a shift in business with economies cooling and IT spend going down; however, one area of business that continues to grow is cloud computing. More and more companies are moving workloads into the cloud, but are they doing it wrong? How do you choose between deployment models? How can you minimize vendor lock-in? Sanjeev Mohan, Principal Analyst at SanjMo, joins us in the first...