Distributed Data Architectures for AI: A Deep Dive into Real-World Use Cases

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Modern AI use cases such as recommendations, semantic search, RAG, agentic AI, and unified queries place heavy demands on the underlying database. Author and Cockroach Labs’ technical evangelist Rob Reid explores what each use case needs in terms of consistency, performance, scale, and resilience—and what happens when traditional systems are pushed beyond their limits. You’ll learn how distributed SQL architecture provides the most practical path to support AI at enterprise scale, with the ability to eliminate the complex data pipelines that emerge when data is spread across multiple systems. Recorded as part of the O'Reilly Infrastructure & Ops Superstream: Infrastructure for AI on January 20, 2026.