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Archived community event · June 1, 2023

Lakehouse Community Night: the 2023 Sydney record

This event has finished. The archive preserves its published Databricks platform topics and four-speaker lineup without presenting an expired Meetup link.

Archive status

The June community night and its booking window have closed

Databricks hosted this Sydney event for people who work with data. The night paired a product update with time to meet the local group.

Lakehouse Community Night event artwork listing the date, time, and speakers
Artwork retained from the original Sydney listing.

Published agenda

The update crossed platform economics, governance, and AI

The event page set out four topics. They record the 2023 agenda, not a current product promise.

Economics

Serverless SQL, model serving, Delta Live Tables, and total cost of ownership.

Governance

Unity Catalog, Marketplace, and data sharing.

Simplicity

Platform usability and interoperability.

Generative AI

The Dolly 2.0 announcement and the open-source model discussion current at the time.

Published speakers

Four perspectives from Databricks and LawVu

Names and roles match the event page. Jobs may have changed since 2023.

  1. Arsalan Tavakoli, Co-founder and SVP of Field Engineering, Databricks.
  2. Hatim Shafique, Chief Operating Officer, Databricks.
  3. Loren Sinclair, Commercial Director, Databricks AU and NZ.
  4. Steve Naude, VP of Data and AI, LawVu.

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