By Kieron Allen
Publication Date: 2025-11-14 14:00:00
Juan Loaiza is Executive Vice President of Database Technologies at Oracle and a long-time innovator who has spent over 37 years with the company. Cloud Wars founder Bob Evans spoke with Loaiza at the recent Oracle AI World event in Las Vegas. They discussed the power of AI-driven databases, the increasing value of data, and Oracle’s innovative, two-pronged product development and go-to-market strategy.
The criticality of databases
Evans began the discussion by asking Loaiza to explain why databases are probably more important now than ever amid the AI revolution. “Data is becoming more important,” says Loaiza. “First, you get more data. But part of what AI will do is also make data much more accessible.”
“Today, to really get a lot of data, you have to know the language of databases,” Loaiza continues. “One of the amazing things that’s happening with AI is… it can translate English into this computer language that…
