What we’re about
Previously, the Leeds SQL Server user group. The Data Platform & Cloud group is for anyone interested in learning more and/or sharing their knowledge of the Microsoft Data Platform or Azure Cloud Computing Services.
Topics and technologies will be varied but along the lines of SQL Server, SSIS, SSAS, Power BI, Azure DB, Azure automation, Azure SQL Data Warehouse, SQL Server on Linux and containers. All skill levels are welcome.
Upcoming events (1)
See all- LDPaC 09 Dec 25: Intro to Terraform | Cost-Cutting Techniques for Data EngineersInfinity Works, part of Accenture, Leeds
*In Person Only MeetUp, Free To Attend*
Thank you to Accenture for sponsoring and hosting this event.
Join us for a In-Person User Group Meeting (LDPaC), where you can network, learn, ask a question, and meet other likeminded folks. These events are a really great opportunity to socialise in an informal learning setting.
Remember to tell your friends and the people you work with; make sure you register as soon as you can. We will need to provide a list of names to Accenture before the event, so to ensure there are no issues with access on the day please make sure you have registered.
17.45 - 18:00 Network 🤝
18.00 - 18:30 Drinks & Pizza 🍕
18:30 - 18:40 Intro🎙️
18:40 - 19:30 An Introduction to Azure Terraform - Jake Walsh
Everything you need to start using Azure Terraform in around 60 minutes! Covering setup, tips, tricks, and deploying your first Cloud Environment using Terraform. For many people, the initial steps to using infrastructure as code can be daunting - but in this session I will alleviate those fears!In this session I will cover the following areas:
Introduction - what is Terraform and Infrastructure as Code
Why? - Why should we use Terraform and what are the benefits?
How? - How do I get started?
Live Demo - I'll go through a full demo of the installation, code creation, and the deployment of an Azure environment using Terraform.
Tips/Tricks - covering tips and tricks that will allow you to get the most when using Terraform.
Next Steps - how to continue developing your skills and learning more, including sample challenges, recommended reading, exams, and sample code to try out.19:30 - 19:40 10-min Break 🥤
19:40 - 20:30 The CEO will thank you: Cost-Cutting Techniques for Data Engineers - Miky Schreiber
Businesses spend at least 40% of their cloud costs on data engineering and according to Garter, 70% of the cloud costs are wasted. You do the math - as a data engineer you can save more than 25% of your company’s cloud costs! Isn’t that a good reason for the CEO to personally thank you?In this talk, we will discuss and demonstrate real-world techniques, solutions and methodologies for data engineering cost reduction that we implemented in Next Insurance. We will show how we got into stable, managed and predicted costs. We will also elevate our expertise and learn how to seamlessly integrate cost efficiency into design and code.
We’ll look at managing and reducing storage and data scan costs, the right ways to make sure that we don’t find ourselves with unexpected costs with serverless services such as Redshift Serverless and Lambda functions, decrease and control the costs of EMR clusters and building a blameless cost-aware culture in the engineering group.
This talk will focus on the AWS technological stack, but the concepts are the same for all cloud providers.
Come and join the Leeds Data Community and start learning and networking! All are welcome!
