On Leading Azure Networking at Microsoft | In Conversation with Pankaj Garg, CVP of Engineering

Описание: Pankaj Garg, Corporate Vice President of Engineering at Microsoft, joins Mala Ramakrishnan for a deep, candid conversation on how Azure was built, how infrastructure innovation really happens at scale, and why AI represents the biggest platform shift of our lifetime.

From writing kernel code and building Hyper-V to helping grow Azure from an early internal project into a global cloud platform, Pankaj shares firsthand lessons on execution speed, enterprise go-to-market advantage, and where startups still have room to innovate alongside hyperscalers.

The episode also explores how AI workloads are reshaping cloud networking, security, and developer productivity—plus what founders should focus on when building in an era of hyper-productivity.

A must-watch for founders, infrastructure builders, and leaders navigating cloud, AI, and platform-scale systems.

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro and Pankaj Garg’s background
01:40 Building Hyper-V and low-level systems
03:10 The early days of Azure
04:40 Competing with AWS in the early cloud era
06:10 Why enterprise trust gave Azure an edge
07:30 Azure’s startup-like speed and execution
09:00 From hands-on engineer to leader
12:10 Where innovation still exists: cost and efficiency
13:40 Security and multi-cloud opportunities
15:00 Azure’s platform-first strategy
18:00 AI as a once-in-a-generation platform shift
21:10 Developer productivity in the AI era
22:30 Advice for founders: ideas, speed, and focus
23:50 Final inspiration and closing thoughts

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