4.3.2025 – Deciphering Data Architectures – James Serra

on Tuesday 4 March at 15:20 (3:20 PM) Helsinki time. Teams meeting.

Tiistaina 4.3. klo 15:20 (Teams lobby) 15:30 tapahtumaohjelma alkaa –

Linkki lähetetään ilmoittautuneille ennen tapahtumaa. Link to be sent to registered participants before the event.

15:30 (Helsinki time) – James Serra – Deciphering Data Architectures – choosing between a Modern Data Warehouse, Data Fabric, Data Lakehouse, and Data Mesh

Data fabric, data lakehouse, and data mesh have recently appeared as viable alternatives to the modern data warehouse. These new architectures have solid benefits, but they’re also surrounded by a lot of hyperbole and confusion. In this presentation James will give you a guided tour of each architecture to help you understand its pros and cons. He will also examine common data architecture concepts, including data warehouses and data lakes. You’ll learn what data lakehouses can help you achieve, and how to distinguish data mesh hype from reality. Best of all, you’ll be able to determine the most appropriate data architecture for your needs. And he will finish with discussing Microsoft’s version of the data mesh. The content is derived from his book “Deciphering Data Architectures: Choosing Between a Modern Data Warehouse, Data Fabric, Data Lakehouse, and Data Mesh“.

James Serra works at Microsoft as a big data and data warehousing solution architect where he has been for most of the last ten years. He is a thought leader in the use and application of Big Data and advanced analytics, including data architectures such as the modern data warehouse, data lakehouse, data fabric, and data mesh. He is a prior SQL Server MVP with nearly 40 years of IT experience. He is a popular blogger (JamesSerra.com) and speaker, having presented at dozens of major events. He is the author of the book “Deciphering Data Architectures: Choosing Between a Modern Data Warehouse, Data Fabric, Data Lakehouse, and Data Mesh”.

– tapahtumamme päättyy viimeistään 17:00. Our event ends at about 5:00 pm Helsinki time.

Registrations by e-mail: info@tdwi.fi. Mikäli et vielä ole yhdistyksen jäsen, mutta haluat liittyä ja samalla ilmoittautua tilaisuuteen: info@tdwi.fi

Tervetuloa! Welcome!

Petri Hakanen, puheenjohtaja

12.2.2025 – A Vision for Value – Larry Burns

on Wednesday 12 February at 15:50 (3:50 PM) Helsinki time. Teams meeting.

Keskiviikkona 12.2. klo 15:50 (Teams lobby) 16:00 tapahtumaohjelma alkaa –

Linkki lähetetään ilmoittautuneille ennen tapahtumaa. Link to be sent to registered participants before the event.

16:00 (Helsinki time) – Larry Burns

Larry Burns – A Vision for Value

In this talk, Larry will talk about

  • Why Data teams aren’t perceived as creating value
  • How business value is created in organizations
  • A Framework for creating business value
  • How Data, Information, and Knowledge create value
  • What is needed to “monetize” Data and Information
  • Real-life examples (BBVA & Microsoft)

Larry Burns is a specialist in the field of Data and Database Management. In his 40-year career as a data architect, data modeler, database developer, consultant and teacher, he has developed an extensive repertoire of tools, techniques, and expertise that enables businesses to more easily reuse their data and derive maximum value from their databases. Larry has a background in application development, and has contributed significantly to the success of many major projects. Larry is also involved in teaching, lecturing and writing on various topics of database management and application development and Agile Development.

Larry Burns is the author of the books “Building The Agile Database” (Technics Publications, 2011), “Growing Business Intelligence” (Technics Publications, 2016) and “Data Model Storytelling” (Technics Publications, 2021) and wrote a feature column for TDAN.com from 2005 to 2013. He was also a contributing author to DAMA International’s Data Management Body of Knowledge (DAMA-DMBOK), and an instructor and advisor in the University of Washington’s certificate program in Data Resource Management.

– tapahtumamme päättyy viimeistään 17:30. Our event ends at about 5:30 pm Helsinki time.

Registrations by e-mail: info@tdwi.fi. Mikäli et vielä ole yhdistyksen jäsen, mutta haluat liittyä ja samalla ilmoittautua tilaisuuteen: info@tdwi.fi

Tervetuloa! Welcome!

Petri Hakanen, puheenjohtaja