Jonah Harris
Recognized expert in AI/ML, database internals, and large-scale systems leading startup and public technology organizations for 25+ years. International authority on database compatibility and Postgres/Oracle internals. Former CTO at MariaDB. Founding engineer at EnterpriseDB. OakTable Network member. Technical due diligence advisor for VCs.
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