peter flook's last recorded talk is now live. he gave it at our sydney data eng meetup on april 15, just days before he passed away. "data contracts that actually work" — the open data contract standard, why schemas alone aren't enough, and how to make contracts enforceable in real pipelines.

Sad news from the sydney data engineering community. Peter Flook, founder of data catering and a genuinely wonderful practitioner, passed away suddenly on the weekend after collapsing during a soccer match.

welcoming velodb to dataengbytes 2026 sydney 🎉 built by the original apache doris team — one engine for real-time analytics, search, observability, and ai workloads. they'll be at sydney jul 28–29. come talk to the engineers who actually wrote the code. 🎟 dataengbytes.com/2026/sydney

Picture Jimmy Fallon slamming the desk: 'The time is NOW!' for DataEngBytes tickets. Conferences in Brisbane (Mar 20) & Auckland (Mar 26) – data eng pros, this is your call! Secure yours: www.tickettailor.com/events/datae... #DataEngBytes

Excited to announce our first ever Town Hall at the Brisbane Data Engineering conference will be led by Gargi Ahluwalia. We dare say if you were looking for a reason to attend the conference, this is it - this may well be a career changing discussion for you. Get your ticket today. Don't miss out!

With only 12 days left before DataEngBytes Brisbane 2026, now is the time to get your tickets sorted. We've got limited spots - so make sure to book yours today! #dataengineering #aiengineering #dataconference #brisbanetech

We're excited to have Alex Merced deliver Modern Python Tooling for Apache Iceberg at DataEngBytes 2026 Brisbane on March 20th. If this sounds like an awesome talk, why not get yourself a ticket today to the conference - it's only $175 AUD.

The Native Lakehouse Is Here and Mimoune Djouallah is here to tell you all about it. Catch Mimoune Djouallah at DataEngBytes Brisbane on Friday, 20th of March 2026. Tickets only $175 AUD. #lakehouse #iceberg #duckdb #datafusion

Tickets are selling fast for DataEngBytes 2026 in Brisbane and Auckland. With both venues having hard limits on attendance, we are monitoring the ticket situation. Be sure not to miss out by booking yours now!

DataEngBytes 2026 is filling up — and for good reason. In a conference landscape full of vendor-sponsored content and polished sales pitches disguised as talks, DataEngBytes is something different: a genuine practitioner community sharing real work, real failures, and real lessons.

🇳🇿 Speaker drop for #DataEngBytes Auckland (March 24)! Geoffrey Huntley is joining us to talk about something we all need to hear: "Software Development Now Costs Less Than Minimum Wage" $10.42/hr. Less than a burger flipper earns.

Two things folks: 1. Our call for papers for Melbourne and Sydney closes today - we won't be extending this one 2. Tickets for Melbourne and Sydney are rising tonight by $50. New price will be $399. Full price is $499 - buy your ticket today and save $150. #dataengineering

Our call for papers deadline is nearly upon us... don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to share your knowledge and grow your career! dataengbytes.com/forms/confer...

Town Halls are where the real value is at conferences. Keynotes are polished marketing; town halls are where you hear 'we tried X and it failed miserably' or 'here's the workaround nobody documents.' The honest conversations about failed migrations are worth 10x the success stories.

🚨 Keynote announced: Marta Paes at DataEngBytes 2026! "From Transactions to Analytics: Where Do We Go From Here?" A decade after Debezium commoditised CDC, are we actually any closer to bridging OLTP and OLAP? Marta's seen hundreds of customers run this at scale — she knows the honest answer.

Hot take: the best conference moment isn't a keynote. It's a room full of practitioners being honest about what's actually happening in the industry. We're bringing Town Halls to DataEngBytes 2026 — and we need your help to shape them. Survey dropping soon. What's on your mind? 👇 #DataEngineering

Something new is coming to @dataengbytes.bsky.social 2026. No slides. No pitches. Just a room full of data engineers having the conversation the industry actually needs to have. More soon. 👀 #DataEngineering #DataEngBytes

If you are sending your team along to the conference (5 or more in Brisbane and Auckland and 10 or more in Sydney and Melbourne), then DM us. We would like to send you a thank you for your amazing support! #dataengineering #aiengineering #dataplatform #datateam

Venue announced for DataEngBytes Sydney 2026 🔥 The Collider at Tech Central — think beautiful 1922 heritage gaslight showroom (those art deco columns and domed ceiling!) fused with cutting-edge tech like a giant curved rotating LED screen. Smack in the middle of Sydney's biggest innovation hub.

Folks, our call for papers is still open for Sydney and Melbourne... if you're passionate about a topic, we want to hear it.... apply today: dataengbytes.com/forms/conf...

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Excited to have Antony Southworth of Halter speaking at DataEngBytes Auckland 2026 on March 24th! If you haven't got your tickets already, you can do so here: www.tickettailor.com/events... #dataengineering #aiengineering #contextengineering

🎤 He's back: "I'm Tired of Rebuilding ETL So I Built Pipelines That Adapt" Kamesh Sampath is bringing a live, code-first demo to DataEngBytes 2026-using Apache NiFi, LLMs & Iceberg to build pipelines that evolve with your business instead of breaking.

Thank you to all of you who submitted the 50 talks to our call for papers - we are truly grateful for the knowledge that you've shared. 💡 #dataengineering #aiengineering #dataengbytes #techconference #cfp

Open Electricity: Migrating from Postgres & TimescaleDB to ClickHouse ClickHouse are running a meetup in Melbourne on February 24th. Join us! Register here: meetup: www.meetup.com/clickhouse-m... luma: luma.com/lo03vgbu #clickhouse #meetup #postgres #timescaledb

Open Electricity: Migrating from Postgres & TimescaleDB to ClickHouse, Tue, Feb 24, 2026, 5:00 PM | Meetup

We're back with our first meetup in Melbourne for 2026! Come join us for an evening of learning from database experts, and great conversations with the ClickHouse community

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Thank you to all of you who submitted the 50 talks to our call for papers - we truly appreciate your generosity - sharing knowledge is one of the greatest things you can do for our profession. 💡 #dataengineering #aiengineering #dataengbytes #techconference #cfp

Last year we brought together over 800 attendees across 4 days of conferences in Melbourne and Sydney. This year we do it again with the addition of Brisbane and Auckland. Don't miss out on your chance to sponsor and engage with this dynamic audience.

Congratulations to our headline sponsor ClickHouse on their Series D announcement. Bringing Postgres and Langfuse to their offering is super exciting: clickhouse.com/blog/clickho... #clickhouse #dataengineering #aiengineering #observability

ClickHouse raises $400M Series D led by Dragoneer to accelerate expansion across analytics and AI infrastructure

ClickHouse acquires Langfuse to enter LLM observability and introduces a native Postgres service to unify transactional and analytical workloads

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Announcing our newest region... the Adelaide Data Engineering meetup. 🥳 You can join the meetup here: www.meetup.com/adelaide-dat... And submit a talk for our meetups here: dataengbytes.com/forms/meet... #dataengineering #meetup #adelaide #techtalks

Sydney and Melbourne We are still accepting talks for DataEngBytes 2026 - you still have time. CFP closes 28th of February. Submit today: dataengbytes.com/forms/conf...

A reminder folks that although the call for papers has closed for Brisbane and Auckland, it's still open for Melbourne and Sydney. Get those talks in - the deadline will be here in no time. Closing 28th of February 2026.