Wait, my agent needs a database?

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The Shift, Agentic Edition connects the people building AI tools with those creating agents, so we can all level up together. In this episode, members of the Microsoft Azure Database team, Nikisha, James, Debbi and Jared explore a question from you, our community: Wait, my agent needs a database? Get the eBook: Building a strategic database ecosystem: From Choice to Orchestration | Microsoft Azure https://aka.ms/databaseecosystem Join our community: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/ Meet the Team: Nikisha Reyes-Grange, Director Product Marketing https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikisha/ James Codella, Principal Product Manager https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamescodella/ Jared Meade, Sr. Product Marketing Manager https://www.linkedin.com/in/jared-meade/ Debbi Lyons, Director Product Marketing https://www.linkedin.com/in/debbilyons/ The Shift podcast is a place for experts to share their insights and opinions. As students of the future of technology, Microsoft values inputs from a diverse set of voices. That said, the opinions and findings of our guests are their own and they may not necessarily reflect Microsoft's own research or positions. This episode of The Shift was recorded in January 2026. All information about products and offers are relevant to the time of recording.