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In this Budget Bites finale, we take a step back to explore what building AI-powered applications on a budget really signals for developers today. Join Microsoft leaders Shireesh (CVP, Azure Databases) and Priya Sati (VP, SQL) as they reflect on the season’s journey – from building AI apps with just $25 to scaling production-ready systems using Azure SQL, GitHub Copilot, and intelligent agents.
⏱️ Chapters
00:07 – Welcome to Budget Bites and the $25 AI challenge
01:09 – What’s changed for customers building AI today
01:43 – The AI–Cloud–Developer experience trifecta
03:02 – Building AI on a budget: Azure SQL perspective
04:25 – AI infrastructure costs and what people get wrong
07:13 – Data as the new oil: what’s the modern refinery?
08:53 – Why experience matters in the age of AI and agents
10:23 – DBA agents and reducing operational drudgery
13:52 – Agents + structured, governed data with Azure SQL
18:26 – Scaling from free Azure SQL to hyperscale production
20:24 – From data to unified intelligence: Microsoft’s vision
25:02 – Final takeaways and building budget-smart AI apps
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