Maria Colgan is a VP of Product Management for AI and mission-critical data on the Oracle Database team, which she has been a part of since 1996. She is what some people would call a database nerd and has spent her entire career deeply involved with enhancing the performance of databases and applications. Her team is responsible for the product management of the Oracle Vector Database, Advanced Compression, Database In-Memory, and mission-critical data. Her personal mission is to help companies attain the flexibility and resilience they need (especially in today's ever-changing world) by assisting them in making better use of this incredible technology.