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Automating Microsoft Fabric

We’re continuing our Training Day announcements for Data Platform Next Step 2026 with a full day dedicated to automation in Microsoft Fabric. Build Faster, Deploy Smarter This hands-on workshop is designed for data engineers and platform teams who want to design, build, and operate a fully automated Fabric data platform — reducing manual effort, lowering risk, and accelerating delivery across environments. Throughout the day, you’ll… Read More »Automating Microsoft Fabric

From Ingestion to Ontology

Add value using Microsoft Fabric Real-Time Intelligence We’re kicking off our Training Day announcements for Data Platform Next Step 2026 with a deep dive into Streaming Data with Microsoft Fabric. This full-day, hands-on workshop is designed for data engineers who want to move beyond raw events and deliver governed, actionable, real-time insights using Microsoft Fabric. You’ll work end-to-end with: By the end of the day,… Read More »From Ingestion to Ontology

Keynote Reveal: Raghu Ramakrishnan

We’ve saved the icing on the cake for last. We’re incredibly proud to announce that Raghu Ramakrishnan, CTO for Data and Technical Fellow at Microsoft, will be our keynote speaker at Data Platform Next Step 2025 in Billund, Denmark! Raghu is one of the brilliant minds behind Microsoft’s bold and refreshing vision for the future of data: an open data lake ecosystem where customers are… Read More »Keynote Reveal: Raghu Ramakrishnan

The 2025 Speaker Lineup is Here! 🎤

The lineup for the 2025 Data Platform Next Step Conference is officially announced! With an overwhelming 225 submissions, selecting just 18 presentations was no easy task—but we’ve crafted an exciting agenda featuring some of the best speakers in the data community. You can now explore the full list of speakers on the conference website. We’re thrilled with the lineup, showcasing top talent from Europe, the… Read More »The 2025 Speaker Lineup is Here! 🎤

Session Selection: A Tough but Thoughtful Process

Selecting sessions is never easy—especially when we receive 225 submissions. Our initial review filtered out 50 sessions that, while often great, didn’t align with our specific focus. Many were excellent Power BI sessions, and we hope to see them submitted for Power BI Next Step, happening September 22-23 in Copenhagen. Others didn’t quite meet the “Next Step” level or weren’t focused on Microsoft Data Engineering.… Read More »Session Selection: A Tough but Thoughtful Process

Call for Speakers Extended

Thank you for all the amazing session submissions so far! We have received 191 session proposals from 94 speakers, and we are excited to review them all. However, we are extending the deadline until Monday, February 3rd to give everyone a few extra days to submit. Why the Extension? When we originally set the deadline, not all details were fully in place. Since the evaluation… Read More »Call for Speakers Extended

Keynote speaker

We’re excited to announce Justyna Lucznik as our keynote speaker for this year. Leading the Microsoft Fabric Data Engineering & Data Science PM team, her expertise spans lakehouse architecture, notebooks, Spark jobs, and model experimentation. In her presentation, she will shed light on the Microsoft Fabric Vision & Roadmap. Microsoft Fabric represents an integrated analytics ecosystem, designed to consolidate all essential data and analytics resources. It integrates… Read More »Keynote speaker

Meet the Speakers

The lineup for the 2024 Data Platform Next Step conference is officially announced! With an overwhelming response of 129 submissions, the task of narrowing down to just 18 slots for presentations was no small feat. We’re excited to share the full roster of speakers, which can be viewed at the conference website. We encourage you to explore the list; it’s as impressive to us as… Read More »Meet the Speakers

Call-for-Speakers closes soon

Don’t forget to submit your proposals for the Data Platform Next Step conference – time is running out! The Call-for-Speakers will close at the end of the day on Tuesday, January 23rd, precisely at 11:59 PM CET. The selection process for sessions will begin immediately after the deadline, and we aim to provide feedback within 10 days. This process is challenging, as we consider various… Read More »Call-for-Speakers closes soon

Data Governance with Microsoft Fabric

Excited to share the launch of our first training day! Connect with Wolfgang Strasser and Erwin de Kreuk for an immersive full-day session on Data Governance using Microsoft Fabric, happening on Thursday, June 13th! As data becomes central to digital transformation, the need to manage, protect, and monitor sensitive information is crucial. We’ll dive into how Microsoft Fabric and Purview can be your solution to… Read More »Data Governance with Microsoft Fabric