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.

An evening with Ravi Vedula in conversation with Greg Shaw, Editor at 8080 Books, followed by a book signing. Join us at Brick & Mortar Books, Redmond Town Center | April 6, 2026 | 6:30–7:30 PM. Open to all readers. No purchase required.

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.

Catch Ravi at this upcoming event in Seattle. Drawing on candid insights from leaders driving real impact, this panel cuts through the noise to explore what actually works in enterprise AI today.

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.