Blogs by: Lakshmi Suresh

Preparing for the Future, Today—DSS Fireside Chat with Wells Fargo

Preparing for the Future, Today—DSS Fireside Chat with Wells Fargo

Recently, Saul Van Beurden, Head of Technology at Wells Fargo, sat down with Yugabyte CEO Bill Cook to discuss the bank’s modernization, innovation, and digital transformation initiatives. Saul shared his experience, insights, and advice on how any IT leader can drive change—from the technology stack to security, from the importance of building skills to making elephants run, and even a conversation around  blueberry muffins!

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Three Career-Defining Takeaways From My Time as a Yugabyte APJ Intern

Three Career-Defining Takeaways From My Time as a Yugabyte APJ Intern

Hello everyone! It’s Lakshmi, from the sunny (and rainy!) shores of Singapore. I am now wrapping up my Yugabyte internship, and it feels bittersweet to be penning down my thoughts on this document prior to posting it. These four months have been eventful—from the sleepless countdown to DSS Asia 2022 to interacting with a warm team that pools their strengths together.

In this post— the final installment of the series—I want to outline three lessons I have learned from my time as a Yugabyte APJ intern.

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Three Insights Gained as an Intern at DSS Asia 2022

Three Insights Gained as an Intern at DSS Asia 2022

Hey Everybody! It’s Lakshmi, reporting again from the APJ team!

I recently received valuable first-hand experience helping to run one of the team’s flagship events: the second annual Distributed SQL Summit (DSS) Asia!

This event brought together developers, architects, and business leaders from all over Asia and beyond. Vish Phaneendra’s roundup post provides a great recap. It was exciting to reach close to 1,000 unique attendees and watch 20+ different talks from thought leaders,

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Three Reasons Why I Joined Yugabyte APJ

Three Reasons Why I Joined Yugabyte APJ

Hello Everyone! I am Lakshmi, a tech product marketing intern for the Yugabyte Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) team. It has been my first month working at Yugabyte and I am thankful for the opportunity. Beyond my internship, I am a final year student at the NUS Business School in Singapore, specializing in Business Analytics.

A bit about me

Prior to joining Yugabyte APJ, I had always been interested in the world of startups.

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