Ajay Thotangare
About Ajay Thotangare
Ajay Thotangare is a Principal Engineer at Delphix, where he has worked since 2023. He has extensive experience in database administration and engineering, with a strong background in Oracle technologies and virtualization solutions.
Work at Delphix
Ajay Thotangare has been serving as Principal Engineer at Delphix since 2023 in Sugar Land, Texas. Prior to this role, he held various positions within the company, including Technical Director from 2020 to 2022 and Technical Manager from 2019 to 2020, both in the Houston, Texas Area. His tenure at Delphix began in 2015 as Principal, Technical Services, where he worked until 2017. Throughout his time at Delphix, he has contributed significantly to product development and team training.
Education and Expertise
Ajay Thotangare holds a Master of Computer Applications (M.C.A) from Madurai Kamaraj University, completed between 1998 and 2001. He also earned a Master of Science (M.Sc.) from the University of Mumbai from 1994 to 1996. Additionally, he completed a Post Graduate Program in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Business Applications at Texas McCombs School of Business from 2021 to 2022. In 2019, he received a Certificate in Leadership Principles from Harvard Business School Online.
Background
Ajay Thotangare has extensive experience in database administration and engineering, having worked in various roles across multiple organizations. He served as a Senior Oracle DBA at Credit Suisse, Bank of America, New York Life, and Merrill Lynch. His role as Principal Oracle Database Administrator at United Airlines lasted from 2012 to 2015. His diverse background in technical services and database management has equipped him with a robust skill set in the field.
Achievements
Ajay Thotangare has achieved notable advancements in database technology, including a 10X enhancement in masking performance for compliance solutions through integration with Docker, Kubernetes, and other services. He has played a crucial role in developing virtualization plugin products that facilitated zero-touch production database virtualization, contributing to revenue growth. Additionally, he has been instrumental in the architecture of PaaS to IaaS virtualization solutions for various databases, resulting in significant cost savings for clients.