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AI DBA: Self-Driving Databases 2026

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AI DBA: Self-Driving Databases 2026 ran on Jan 23, 2026 in Virtual. It is a Data conference. ConferenceGrid lists 40 speakers, 4 sponsors and 50 sessions. Dates for the next edition are not announced yet.

Lineup updated Jun 16, 2026 · dates verified May 6, 2026

A deep-dive into how AI is transforming database operations - from automated performance tuning and anomaly detection to self-healing patterns and intelligent query optimization. Built for DBAs and platform engineers who want to understand what AI-native database operations look like in practice.

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40Speakers
4Sponsors
50Sessions
7Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at AI, in alphabetical order.

Alicja Kucharczyk
Alkin Tezuysal
Director of Services · Altinity
Andrey Borodin
Ashwin Hariharan
Charly Batista
Chi Fujii
Dana Van Aken
Head of Research · Altimate AI
Daniel Guzman Burgos
Daniil Kashapov
Dave Stokes
Technology Evangelist · MySQL / Oracle
Edith Puclla
Ege Güneş
Fernando Camargos
Sr. Architect · Percona
Gabriel Ciciliani
George Kechagias
Ivan Nemytchenko
Jags Ramnarayan
Jakub Jaruszewski
Jobin Agustine
Jose Masson
Kamal Gupta
Kiran Kumar Kamreddy

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

MariaDB FoundationPaid Partner
PerconaPresenting
ReleemPaid Partner
SolanicaPaid Partner

Agenda

Selected from 50 sessions.

  • Apr 23, 2026

    From OSS to Production DBaaS on AWS - In Days, Not Years

    Running OSS Databases on AWS
  • Apr 23, 2026

    In the Cloud? Be Cloud-Ready Instead

    Running OSS Databases on AWS
  • Apr 23, 2026

    MySQL on AWS: The Observability Gap Between RDS and EC2

    Running OSS Databases on AWS
  • Apr 23, 2026

    Running Databases on AWS: Choices and Trade-offs

    Running OSS Databases on AWS
  • Apr 23, 2026

    Running OSS Databases on AWS Is Easy - Using Real Data for Development Is Not

    Running OSS Databases on AWS
  • Apr 23, 2026

    Vector Databases on AWS: Building the Foundation for Generative AI

    Running OSS Databases on AWS
  • Feb 19, 2026

    Automated, Consistent, and Safe: Database Backups with Kubernetes Operators

    Cloud Native Databases
  • Feb 19, 2026

    Consensus Everywhere: Failover Is Easy. Consistency Is Hard

    Cloud Native Databases
  • Feb 19, 2026

    Designing a Cloud-Native Analytical Database: How StarRocks Scales, Recovers, and Observes Itself

    Cloud Native Databases

Quick answers

When is AI DBA: Self-Driving Databases 2026?
AI DBA: Self-Driving Databases 2026 ran on Jan 23, 2026 in Virtual.
Where is AI DBA: Self-Driving Databases 2026 held?
AI DBA: Self-Driving Databases 2026 was held in Virtual.
Who is speaking at AI DBA: Self-Driving Databases 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 40 speakers, including Alicja Kucharczyk, Alkin Tezuysal (Director of Services, Altinity) and Andrey Borodin.
Who sponsors AI DBA: Self-Driving Databases 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 4 sponsors: MariaDB Foundation, Percona, Releem and Solanica.
Company intelligence

What does it mean when 7 companies show up, and 1 bet on three roles at once?

Seven companies. one are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
1All threespeak · spons · exh
3Sponsoringsponsor only
3Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

Percona

Speakers by seniority

5% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • Director / Head of25%
  • Engineer · IC13%
  • Other roles3793%

Of 40 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1PerconaSponsor · Presenting1
2MariaDB FoundationSponsor · Paid Partner-
3ReleemSponsor · Paid Partner-
4SolanicaSponsor · Paid Partner-
5Altimate AI1
6Altinity1
7MySQL (Oracle)1
Sponsors by tier
paid partner3
75% of 4
presenting1
25% of 4