Biplav Saraf
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Biplav Saraf

Product Manager

Biplav Saraf is a Staff Product Manager at Cockroach Labs. He works across product security and developer experience, delivering built-in trust to unlock enterprise adoption in regulated industries, while creating an intuitive developer platform that lowers barriers to innovation.

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ai

ccloud CLI: The “Agent-Ready” Database CLI

Production database operations for AI agents, with enterprise security built in.

Biplav Saraf

Biplav Saraf

March 25, 2026

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GDPR & Data Regulations

Modernizing Database Authentication: CockroachDB Embraces Zero Trust with SPIFFE and SPIRE Support

In the evolution of cloud-native security, identity has become the new perimeter.

Biplav Saraf

Biplav Saraf

March 13, 2026

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Security

Banking & Fintech

GDPR & Data Regulations

Banking on Trust: How RBI’s Cyber Rules and CockroachDB Keep You Safe

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has always been serious about keeping India’s banking system safe and resilient. And with the explosion of online payments, mobile banking, and real-time Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions, the pressure is higher than ever. One slip — a cyberattack, a major outage, or a fraud — and millions of customers feel the impact instantly.

Biplav Saraf

Biplav Saraf

December 2, 2025

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Azure

GDPR & Data Regulations

CockroachDB on Azure: Enabling HIPAA and PCI Readiness with Advanced Security Controls

At Cockroach Labs, we are relentlessly focused on providing a database that is not only powerful and resilient but also fundamentally secure. We’re excited to announce a noteworthy milestone in our commitment to enterprise security and our integration with the Microsoft Azure ecosystem: CockroachDB Cloud now supports Customer-Managed Encryption Keys (CMEK) for Azure, along with Egress Perimeter Controls.

Biplav Saraf

Biplav Saraf

November 5, 2025

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