This week Corey is joined by Nipun Agarwal, Vice President of MySQL HeatWave at Oracle, who stands as a rare entity in the tech world! Nipun has spent 27 years at Oracle, his first job out of school, and along the way has landed at the top of his field. He is the maestro of all things databases and the 170 patents proves it! Nipun and Corey discuss what it was like to stay at one company for so long, and how Nipun can serve as a role model for how to do so. Nipun discusses the varied opportunities he has pursued working across various teams at Oracle. He also discusses the role that Heatwave will play for MySQL, and how it is outpacing the competitors. Tune in for all the details!