The Centroid, Oracle and AMD Roadshow Brings Innovation to Boston!

ExaTech Forum

The Future of Data Infrastructure

Explore the Next Generation of Exadata and Oracle-Powered Infrastructure.

August 27, 2025 Forum: 9:00AM - 2:00PM Fenway Park Tour: 2:00PM Fenway Park

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Speakers

 

Ajay Arora

Managing Partner & CTO, Centroid

Ajay Arora leads Centroid's Cloud Strategy, Enterprise Architecture, and Technology Consulting teams. He specializes in bridging business and technology architecture to help clients navigate complex IT landscapes with strategic clarity.

With over 20 years of experience in IT and business, Ajay has extensive expertise in building and leading high-performing Enterprise Architecture teams. Before joining Centroid, he held leadership roles at Oracle, Greenplum (Pivotal), Broder Brothers, and Time Warner Cable. His industry experience spans automotive, retail, and beyond. Passionate about driving client success, Ajay thrives on transforming his deep technical and business knowledge into actionable solutions.

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Michael McClure

Outbound Product Management Director, Oracle

Michael McClure is on the Mission Critical Database team at Oracle and is responsible for Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure, Exascale Cloud Infrastructure, Autonomous Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure, Globally Distributed Autonomous Database, Base Database Service, and TimesTen for Kubernetes.

With over 30 years as an IT professional—including 8+ years as an Enterprise Architect in Oracle Sales—his background spans internal IT and consulting, working with startups, SMBs, and Fortune 2 companies across retail/e-commerce, government, utilities, telecom, services, and manufacturing industries.

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Location

 

Fenway Park in The Partners Suite

 

Agenda

 

8:30 AM – 8:50 AM Welcome Continental Breakfast
  • Start the day with a delicious continental breakfast while networking with industry peers. 
8:50 AM – 9:00 AM Introductions & Forum Kickoff
  • Get an overview of the day's agenda, key discussion topics, and what to expect from our expert-led sessions featuring speakers from our hosts—Centroid, Oracle, and AMD. 
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Session 1: Oracle Database 23ai
  • Explore Oracle Database 23ai’s AI Vector Search and its role in Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). Learn how converged data and generative AI are transforming enterprise applications, automation, and decision-making.
10:30 AM – Noon Session 2: Exadata Database Service on ExaScale Infrastructure
  • Gain insights into the highly scalable and affordable Exadata Exascale Infrastructure, now available in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) for any workload size and every Oracle Database customer. Learn how the latest advancements in Exadata X11M redefine performance, scalability, and efficiency for modern enterprises.
Noon - 1:00 PM Delicious Buffet Lunch
  • Enjoy a delicious meal while connecting with fellow attendees, industry expert leaders, and your hosts. 
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Session 3: Oracle Database — Optimized for OCI
Unleashing Performance, Flexibility & Control in the Cloud

  • Explore how Oracle Database services are purpose-built to deliver the highest performance, availability, and control — especially when deployed on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). We’ll walk through real-world deployment strategies, performance benchmarks, and how customers are successfully migrating critical database workloads to OCI. 

  • Migration from MongoDB to the 23ai database on Engineered platform. We'll talk about key low effort migration methodologies for all workloads, customer benefits, use case examples and your first step towards new technological innovations.  

  • Learn how to position OCI as the optimal destination for Oracle Database — and understand how it compares to third-party hyperscalers in terms of architecture, security, licensing, and long-term value. 
Begins at 2:00 PM Exclusive Fenway Park Tour  
  • Wrap up the day with a private, behind-the-scenes tour of historic Fenway Park. Enjoy this unique opportunity to explore one of baseball’s most iconic stadiums alongside industry peers.