​About This Session

​Dallas runs on two things: bold ideas and stronger connections.

​Lakehouse, Lagers & Legends is built for both. It’s a one-evening workshop where data pros, engineers, and decision-makers meet face-to-face, swap stories, and pick up practical skills for the next wave of real-time data engineering.

​In this session, you’ll explore real-world techniques for bringing data from multiple sources into Databricks Lakehouse, a hands-on look at building pipelines that actually work.

​Why Join

• ​Rub shoulders with the city’s most curious builders and leaders.

• ​Walk away with real, repeatable techniques for streaming enterprise data into a single source of truth.

• ​Share a drink, compare notes, and maybe find your next project partner.

​What to Expect

• ​A live build of a Lakehouse pipeline that streams Salesforce, Workday, and SQL Server changes straight into Databricks using Lakeflow Connect.

• ​Tips for designing fault-tolerant CDC pipelines and handling schema drift without sleepless nights.

• ​How to mix batch and streaming workloads to serve analytics and AI teams at the same time.

• ​Open Q&A with the speaker so you can tackle your specific integration headaches.

• ​Time to network with engineers, architects, and tech leads over cold lagers, because the best insights often come after the session.

​​💻 Make sure to bring your laptop!

​Seats are limited to keep the room small and the discussions real.

​[ Food & beverages provided — RSVP now! ]

​Featured Speaker

​Vishal Poddar, VP of Engineering at V4C

​Twenty-plus years of hands-on experience in integration, data engineering, and AI. He’s delivered large-scale solutions for enterprises you know by name and he’s bringing those lessons to Dallas.

​About Lakehouse, Lagers & Legends

​What started as a few meetups for data engineers has turned into a worldwide community of people who live and breathe data. Each event blends two things our crowd cares about most: sharp, practical sessions on the latest in data engineering and a relaxed setting to trade ideas over a cold drink.

​Every stop is a little different- new city, new voices, fresh conversations but the core stays the same: bring smart people together, share real-world lessons, and spark collaborations that carry on long after the night ends.

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