Name: August 2025: Data Engineering
Start: 2025-08-27T18:00:00+10:00
End: 2025-08-27T20:00:00+10:00
Location: Amazon Web Services Australia Pty Ltd

Data engineering is the plumbing that under pins every great model or decision making algorithm. It is often said models are garbage in, garbage out.

This month our speakers will explore how AWS supports data engineering practices.

**Agenda**
**5:30** Doors Open
**6:00** Welcome / Latest from AWS
**6:15** Presentation - From Raw to Reliable, [Tony Schofield](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-schofield-33066b180/), Snowflake
**6:45** Food, Drinks and Networking
**7:30** Close

**From Raw to Reliable**
This talk explores how to transform raw data into a reliable asset using easy best practices. By showing the direct impact of poor data quality, which can lead to skewed results, it demonstrates the importance of connected data. The presentation will show you how to build a trusted data foundation that ensures your AI models deliver accurate and dependable outcomes.

Dave Hall

AWS Canberra User Group

Global AWS User Group Community

Technology

SaaS (Software as a Service)

Cloud Computing

Amazon Web Services

Solution Architecture

Open Source

Software Development

DevOps

System Administration

Artificial Intelligence

Application Security

Cloud Security

Web Application Security

Software Architecture

Tony is a Senior Solution Engineer at Snowflake, but his career journey is as impressive and varied as it gets. He's the former Principal Data Engineer for the Australian Institute of Sport, where he worked with the Australian Olympic and Paralympic teams. His background also includes being a game developer for a AAA studio, a leader in mobile application development and a technologist who saw the launch of Facebook and the iPhone.

Tony Schofield

August 2025: Data Engineering

Amazon Web Services Australia Pty Ltd

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