Ravi Vedula recently joined Greg Shaw, editor at 8080 Books and co-author of several bestselling books including Satya Nadella’s Hit Refresh, for a conversation exploring Hyderabad Days, the connection between writing code and writing stories, and what matters most in today’s AI-driven world.

Ravi Vedula joined Microsoft colleague Chris Harig at Third Place Books for a special evening celebrating Hyderabad Days on May 6. The two spoke about Ravi’s childhood growing up in a middle-class Indian neighborhood, the experiences that shaped his journey as a technology leader, and the stories behind the memoir, followed by an audience Q&A and book signing.

Read the review of Hyderabad Days by Asian Lite publication. The review praises Hyderabad Days for it’s emotional depth, “pre-immigrant” narrative, unique structure and universality.

Ravi was a guest on the Human First AI podcast where he shared his experience building the Microsoft IDEAS team, driving the shift from BI-era systems to AI-native thinking and AI-fluent teams grounded in clear outcomes.

University of Washington Alpha Phi hosted the Red Dress Gala 2026 at Husky Stadium on April 18, where Ravi delivered the keynote address in support of women’s heart health. The evening brought together attendees for an inspiring event focused on awareness, community, and impact.

The Washington Telangana Association (WATA) hosted a special event to celebrate Hyderabad Days, featuring Ravi Vedula in conversation and a fireside chat on April 12.

Ravi Vedula joins RJ Loki on By2Coffee for a live conversation on storytelling, leadership, and the journey behind Hyderabad Days. Catch a recording of the show.

Official, and it feels pretty good. Microsoft highlighted Hyderabad Days on its Signal blog, and shared across Microsoft News channels on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Threads.

GeekWire spotlights Ravi Vedula’s memoir Hyderabad Days, highlighting how his upbringing in India shaped his leadership at Microsoft and his perspective on building in the age of AI.

The article highlights how growing up in a close-knit Hyderabad colony shaped Ravi’s values around community, resourcefulness, and leadership.

A memorable evening with Ravi Vedula in conversation with Greg Shaw, Editor at 8080 Books, followed by a book signing at Brick & Mortar Books, Redmond Town Center April 6, 2026.

Generative AI needs better data foundations. In this upcoming book, Ravi Vedula and co-authors share practical patterns to make data platforms RAG-ready, enabling trusted, scalable AI built on enterprise data. Visit the O’Reilly page for early release chapter access.

Read how Ravi has grown into using Microsoft Viva Engage to authentically connect with his team at Microsoft, and along the way, has become a Viva Engage influencer.

In this eBook, Ravi curates his Viva Engage (Microsoft’s internal social network) posts, showing how consistent, human storytelling builds trust and culture at scale across a distributed organization.

Ravi Vedula recently joined the Seattle Youth Cricket League awards ceremony to celebrate young players and reflect on the lasting role cricket has played in his own life. During the event, Ravi shared stories from his childhood growing up with cricket drawing connections between sport, friendship, community, and the experiences that shape future leaders.

At the SEI Seattle panel “From Hype to ROI: What’s Actually Working in Enterprise AI,” on March 5th, Ravi Vedula joined industry leaders to discuss the growing focus on turning AI experimentation into measurable business outcomes. The conversation explored the challenges of operationalizing AI across real products, workflows, and enterprise environments as organizations move beyond the initial wave of AI hype.

Hyderabad Days is now featured on the 8080 Books showcase. 8080 Books is a Microsoft imprint that aims to publish original research, ideas, and insights at the intersection of science, technology, and business, and in doing so, help advance the discourse and debate.

Days after launching for preorder, Hyderabad Days made it to the #1 new release on Amazon in multiple categories. Read Ravi’s LinkedIn post.

Hyderabad Days - the code we lived by before we coded, is a collection of warm, witty vignettes and stories from childhood in a middle class colony in the 80s and 90s. The book is being published by 8080 Books and distributed by Simon & Schuster. Greg Shaw, co-author of Satya Nadella’s Hit Refresh, has written the foreword. All author proceeds go to charity.

Ravi Vedula has been shortlisted for the 2025 DataiQ Data & AI global leader of the year award. This prestigious award recognizes exceptional global leadership in data and AI, celebrating those who shape strategy and deliver meaningful transformation.

In October 2025 Ravi completed 25 years at Microsoft. Read the LinkedIn post from Ravi marking the occasion.

This article explains how Microsoft’s IDEAS team built a unified, AI-driven data platform that became a single source of truth powering product insights, personalization, and large-scale business growth.

Watch this video about how Microsoft IDEAS, one of the world’s largest data teams uses Fabric to usher in new era of AI. The video features Ravi and other members of the IDEAS team.

In the first article of a three part series on leveraging AI for next-level data productivity learn how the Microsoft IDEAS team is using artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance data discovery and automate insights.

In the second article of a three part series on leveraging AI for next-level data productivity, explore how the Microsoft IDEAS team is using AI for data governance and streamlining the data operations experience.

In the third article of a three part series on leveraging AI for data productivity, find out how the Microsoft IDEAS Copilot is transforming the data experience among stakeholders and how the team uses AI in everyday workflows.