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Data & Analytics Specialist Group

Data engineering, platform architecture, governance and statistical practice for teams operating analytical systems at scale.

Cadence

Monthly

Meeting pattern

First Tuesday of each month, 18:00–19:30 CT

Home venue

Austin Central Library, 710 West César Chávez Street, Austin, TX

Format

Hybrid — in person with a live online room

Members

2,650

Founded

2018

Chair

Jonah Feldman MACS

Role

Chair, Data & Analytics Specialist Group

What the group covers

  • Lakehouse and streaming architecture
  • Data governance, lineage and quality
  • Analytics engineering practice
  • Statistical rigour and experimentation

Upcoming meetings and satellite days

7 June 2027 · In person

Data platform architecture day

Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA — alongside Snowflake Summit 2027

Governance, lineage and the operating model for analytical platforms.

21 June 2027 · In person

Analytics engineering day

Data + AI Summit venue, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA — alongside Databricks Data + AI Summit 2027

Streaming systems, feature platforms and measurement discipline.

Past meetings

  • 9 June 2025Analytics engineering day — Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA (alongside Databricks Data + AI Summit 2025)
  • 2 June 2025Data governance day — Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA (alongside Snowflake Summit 2025)
  • 3 June 2024Data platform architecture day — Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA (alongside Snowflake Summit 2024)

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