Perth Data Engineering meetup - June 2025

Hey all, please join us for our June Perth Data Eng meetup. Join us for an engaging session filled with exciting discussions and networking opportunities.
Don't miss out—RSVP to secure your spot. A big shout-out to Tech Resources Perth for the venue and catering! 🎉

🍕 Catering: Tech Resources
🏢 Location: 59 Fitzgerald St Northbridge, WA 6003
💬 Join our Slack Group here: Data Engineers Slack Channel

Schedule:
- 5.15pm: Doors Open / Pizza 🍕
- 5.45pm: 1st Talk
- 6.15pm: 2nd Talk
- 6.45pm: Networking
- 7.00pm: Doors Close

Speakers: 🎤 Luke Gordon, Senior Solutions Architect, Databricks
Talk Title: Dive into the DuckLake: Exploring the latest Lakehouse format
Talk Summary: Recently, MotherDuck (creators of the popular DuckDB) announced the release of an entirely new Lakehouse table format, aptly named "DuckLake". In this talk, we'll dive into DuckLake's architecture and features, exploring how this new format aims to address some challenges present in today's popular open table formats.

Speakers: 🎤 Sergey Makushynski, Partner , Qurious Solutions
Talk Title: Data-driven Decisions in Real Life
Talk Summary: While companies use data analytics to boost performance, most people make major life decisions based on gut feelings. This presentation explores applying business data-driven approaches to personal decisions, using choosing where to live as an example to demonstrate how individuals can turn personal decision-making from guesswork into evidence-based choices.

If you'd like to present at future meetups, please submit your talk here!
Remember to bring along some great questions! See you all there...