Data center/ AI economy of Malaysia

Data Center investments amount to 18% of country's GDP 

Data centers are currently using 7% of Malaysia's available generating capacity which is estimated to be 31% by 2035 

Malaysia in general is benefitting from China plus one policy.

Citizens protested against dust from data center construction and pressure on local water supply.

(Cited in Economist September 12, 2026)

CDC powering search

#CDC (Change Data Capture) is used in several scenarios. One of them is to keep your search server updated with changes from backend DB. To get a first hand experience I went ahead with implementation of CDC between #PostgreSQL and #ElasticSearch via #Debezium and #Kafka.

In this video I have captured the key tech pieces with the hope that it will be useful to someone. Please share your thougths in comment

 

Conversation with a penman

 One of the perks of having some free time on your hand is that you can enjoy some finer things in life. These days I'm enjoying badminton game with my children.

At my housing society badminton court, there usually is a guard to ensure that things are in order. He will take our cards, note down the time of entry and exit etc.
Today while picking up my card I noticed his register. He has written everything in a very beautiful handwriting. Now here is someone who loves his job. So I complimented him saying आपकी हैंडरायटिंग बहुत अच्छी है (You have a beautiful handwriting). First he didn't understand me and asked - क्या हुआ सर (What happened sir). So I repeated myself again and pointed at his register. He very sheepishly and in a low voice replied - Thanks

Azure MCP Server

 MCP (Model Context Protocol) has become equivalent to USB for AI technology. Write once and it will work for many AI apps and services. In this video I look at the capabilities of Azure MCP server

Databricks Cost Optimization

 My experience with Databricks cost optimization captured here