A Unified Grounding Layer For The Extreme Scale And Low Latency.

As enterprises transition from simple AI chatbots to autonomous Agentic AI—systems that reason and act in real-time—traditional data layers are reaching a breaking point.

The industry has fallen into a "Lego block" trap. To build modern applications, developers are forced to manually stitch together disparate plugins for vector search, separate caching layers for speed, and fragmented cloud services for scale. The result? Infrastructure fragmentation, sub-optimal performance, and a "finger-pointing" support model that fails when you need it most.

There is a better way.

MariaDB is evolving. We have moved beyond our roots as a relational database to become a comprehensive enterprise platform designed for the high-scale demands of 2026.

By integrating GridGain’s world-class in-memory computing and building vector search directly into our server core, we’ve eliminated the infrastructure "tax." Join MariaDB CPO Vikas Mathur and GridGain VP and GM Lalit Ahuja for a deep dive into how this unified platform provides the sub-millisecond speed and extreme scale required to operationalize AI.

What You Will Learn:
  • Why GridGain + MariaDB: Learn how integrating GridGain’s in-memory caching layer with MariaDB’s reliability delivers the speed necessary to support high-velocity agentic workloads.
  • Unified Platform vs Assemble Yourself: The performance and simplicity advantages of a unified, hybrid-cloud platform capable of handling transactional, analytical and AI use cases in a single, high-velocity system rather than stitching together the pieces yourself.
  • Ending the Finger-Pointing: How a single-vendor, "all-in-one" approach provides the accountability enterprise leaders need to scale securely.
  • The 2026 Vision: How MariaDB is evolving into an AI-ready operating platform to support agentic applications, and how MariaDB is an excellent alternative to legacy giants like Oracle, Google and Microsoft.

Why This Matters for Your 2026 GTM:
Whether you are migrating from legacy Oracle environments or building the next generation of serverless AI apps, the data layer should be your accelerator, not your bottleneck. See how MariaDB is redefining what a database platform can be.

Who Should Attend?
  • CTOs & VPs of Engineering looking to simplify their data architecture.
  • AI/ML Architects struggling with data latency and grounding AI agents.
  • Database Administrators transitioning from legacy systems (Oracle/MySQL/Postgres) to modern, AI-ready platforms.
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MEET THE SPEAKERS

David Thompson

Vikas Mathur

Chief Product Officer,
MariaDB

Vikas leads MariaDB’s product strategy, focusing on the evolution of the database into a unified cloud-native platform. He is a veteran of the enterprise software space with a focus on scaling high-growth GTM strategies.

David Thompson

Lalit Ahuja

VP & GM,
GridGain, a MariaDB company

A pioneer in in-memory computing, Lalit has spent over two decades helping the world’s largest financial and telco enterprises solve the most complex data velocity challenges.