#7 Budapest dbt Meetup (in-person)

dbt Meetups are networking events open to all folks working with data! Talks predominantly focus on community members' experience with dbt, however, you'll catch presentations on broader topics such as analytics engineering, data stacks, data ops, modeling, testing, and team structures.

🤝Organizer: Hiflylabs
🏠Venue Host: Create 26; 1061 Budapest, Király Street 26.
🍕Catering: Snacks & beers

To attend, please read the Health and Safety Policy and Terms of Participation: https://www.getdbt.com/legal/health-and-safety-policy

📝Agenda

• 6:00 - 6:30 | Check in/Registration (30 min)
• 6:30 - 6:35 | Welcome Remarks by Meetup Host (5 min)
• 6:35 - 6:55 | Presentation 1 (15-20 min)
• 6:55 - 7:00 | Presentation 1 Q&A (5 min)
• 7:00 - 7:20 | Presentation 2 (15-20 min)
• 7:20 - 7:25 | Presentation 2 Q&A (5 min)
• 7:25 - 7:30 | Closing Remarks (5 min)
• 7:30 - 9:00 | Networking - let's have a chat, beer and snacks

🗣️Presentation #1: DuckDB: Run dbt build with sub-second execution times

Description:

We'll explore the fundamentals of DuckDB, including its internal architecture, engine design, and "friendly" SQL dialect, while learning about its most impactful use cases — like powering dbt pipelines. You'll discover what makes DuckDB different from traditional databases, including its in-process design and lightweight, dependency-free codebase. Whether you're new to DuckDB or looking to optimize your workflows, this session will provide practical insights to help you leverage its full potential.

Speaker bio:

Gábor Szárnyas, Developer Relations Advocate and Technical Writer at DuckDB Labs

(Talk in English 🇺🇸)

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🗣️Presentation #2: Avoid the Avalanche: Practical dbt tips for your Snowflake workflows

Description:

Using dbt with Snowflake is a powerful combination, but you may also find yourself facing unexpected challenges. In this talk, we'll explore practical tips and tricks for dbt development on Snowflake while covering key concepts like materializations, pricing, warehouse sizing, and clustering. You'll see how a few thoughtful adjustments can significantly boost both efficiency and performance. Whether you're new to Snowflake or already have some experience, this talk aims to provide practical insights you can apply directly to your everyday workflows.

Speaker bio:

Tibor Kusztós is an Analytics Engineer at Hiflylabs

(Talk in English 🇺🇸)

EVENT DETAILS:

The doors open at 6:00pm. Presentations begin at 6:30pm. Food and refreshments will be provided.
Our venue has capacity limits, so please only RSVP if you intend to come and and reach out to marketing@hiflylabs.com if you need to cancel last minute or change your RSVP status on the Meetup to "Not Going."

➡️ Join the dbt Slack community: https://www.getdbt.com/community/
🤝For the best Meetup experience, make sure to join the #local-\ channel in dbt Slack (https://slack.getdbt.com/).

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dbt is the standard in data transformation, used by over 40,000 organizations worldwide. Through the application of software engineering best practices like modularity, version control, testing, and documentation, dbt’s analytics engineering workflow helps teams work more efficiently to produce data the entire organization can trust. Learn more: https://www.getdbt.com/