Data Council Courses

Why dbt Acquired SDF - Building True SQL Comprehension

Discover how SDF's multi-dialect SQL compiler technology normalizes proprietary SQL dialects into unified logical plans, now powering dbt after acquisition, enabling improved data governance and cost optimization for cross-engine workflows.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

From Concurrency Control to Concurrent Scheduling

Explore the evolution of database concurrency from traditional locking to modern scheduling approaches in distributed systems, with practical insights for building high-throughput systems where classic methods fall short.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Deconstructed Database and the Advent of the Open Data Lake

Explore the evolution of big data ecosystems into composable architectures with open source standards like Parquet, Arrow, and Iceberg, offering guidance on avoiding vendor lock-in for data system architects and query engine builders.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Building InfluxDB 3 Core: Real-Time Columnar DB and Data Processor on Object Storage

Discover how InfluxDB 3 Core reimagines time series databases through a Rust rewrite using Apache Arrow, DataFusion, and Parquet, creating a diskless architecture with object storage and embedded Python capabilities.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Unbundling of the Cloud Data Warehouse

Explore how open-source technologies and data lake standards offer alternatives to proprietary cloud data warehouses, with insights on using ClickHouse and Iceberg for flexible, cost-effective data workflows.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Agentic Database: A New Way to Interact With Your Data

Explore how AI agents transform database interactions from structured queries to natural language conversations, enabling communication with data as if it were a co-worker.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Converging Database Architectures - DuckDB in PostgreSQL

Explore how embedding DuckDB into PostgreSQL creates a unified platform for both OLTP and OLAP workloads, combining transactional and analytical database capabilities for modern data platforms.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Modern Database Debate: PostgreSQL and MongoDB

Explore the evolving database landscape with Franck Pachot as he compares PostgreSQL and MongoDB, offering practical insights on developer experience, performance, and choosing the right database for modern applications.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

LLMs for Data Science - Practical Applications Beyond the Hype

Discover practical applications of LLMs in data science with Hadley Wickham as he explores three key areas: writing code, writing prose, and rectangling non-rectangular data for transforming unstructured information.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Failure is a Funnel - Transforming Experimental LLM Models into Production-Ready Systems

Explore systematic approaches to evaluating LLM performance with practical frameworks for transforming experimental models into production-ready systems, identifying failure patterns, and establishing reliable environments.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Python Over Data Lakes: Declarative Environments, Data Management and Other Things with Feathers

Explore how to design reproducible data workloads over Data Lakes by decoupling code, compute, and data management for deterministic pipeline reproduction using Iceberg, Arrow, and Docker.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Scalable Continuous Monitoring for Large-scale A/B Experimentation

Discover how Uber built an end-to-end continuous experiment monitoring platform that overcomes "peeking" problems and detects performance issues across thousands of A/B tests using anytime-valid inference techniques.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Causal Inference Methods for Bridging Experiments and Strategic Impact

Explore causal inference methods that connect A/B test results to business decisions, with insights from Roblox on attributing growth to product launches and generalizing experiment results to broader business impacts.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Unlocking A/B Testing for B2B

Discover effective statistical and technical best practices for B2B A/B testing at scale, exploring unique challenges and solutions for enterprise experimentation that differs from traditional B2C approaches.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Introducing Pixeltable: Open Source Data Infrastructure for Multimodal AI

Discover Pixeltable, an open-source infrastructure for multimodal AI workloads with a declarative, incremental approach. Learn from Apache Impala's founder how to unify data, computation, and models to simplify AI data complexity.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video