Hello everyone!
Join us for our next Data Streaming Meetup on Thursday 27th of October from 5:30pm, in Melbourne!
We’re excited to bring together data streaming professionals and enthusiasts for another evening of ideas, conversation, and community.
The address, agenda, and speaker information can be found below. See you there!
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### Venue:
Instaclustr NetApp Offices
Level 1, 550 Bourke Street, Melbourne
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### Agenda:
5:30pm: Doors open
5:30pm – 6:00pm: Pizza, drinks, and networking
6:00pm – 6:30pm: Karel Alfonso, Data Engineer, Block (Square)
6:30pm – 7:00pm: Doug Reith, Head of Data, Pepperstone
7:00pm – 7:30pm: Erik Schumann, Data Platform Lead, Nord L/B
7:30pm – 8:00pm: Additional networking and wrap-up
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### Speakers and Talks
#### Karel Alfonso — Block (Square)
Talk: Rolling Out Iceberg at Scale
Abstract:
As modern data architectures evolve, Apache Iceberg is redefining how organizations manage large, fast-moving datasets. Karel will share how Block (Square) rolled out Iceberg in production, exploring what worked, what didn’t, and the lessons learned from building a scalable, performant, and reliable data foundation. Expect real-world insights on Iceberg’s role in powering analytics and streaming use cases.
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#### Doug Reith — Pepperstone
Talk: Microcaching: Tackling Data Duplication and Error Recovery
Abstract:
Data duplication and errors can cripple streaming systems if not handled efficiently. Doug will introduce the concept of micro-caching: a lightweight, high-speed approach that helps detect, isolate, and recover from duplication issues in real-time data pipelines. He’ll share practical strategies used at Pepperstone to increase resilience and data integrity without sacrificing speed.
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#### Erik Schumann — Nord L/B
Talk: Data Lineage in Motion: Understanding Your Streams
Abstract:
Data lineage is more than compliance, it’s about trust, transparency, and insight. Erik will explore how the German bank Nord L/B leverages Kafka and Flink to trace data flow from source to sink, ensuring reliability across a distributed system. He’ll demonstrate how modern lineage tracking supports debugging, governance, and observability for teams managing complex streaming infrastructures.
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This event is brought to you courtesy of NetApp Instaclustr, Ververica and Factor House.
If you have any questions - or would like to speak at a future event - please contact me on eleanor@factorhouse.io!
