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SQLBits 2024

Mar 19–23, 2024 · Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre, Farnborough, England, United Kingdom

Conference
SQLBits Database
Dates
Mar 19, 2024 – Mar 23, 2024
Venue
Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre
Place
Farnborough, England, United Kingdom
Format
Hybrid
Status
Past
Attendance
2,279
SQLBits '2024 in Numbers': 2279 unique attendees from 60 countries, 80/20 in person vs virtual; 365 sessions, 267 speakers, 26 sponsors.
Website
sqlbits.com
Recorded
29 sponsors · 216 speaker appearances
Notes
Aviation theme. AMD and Microsoft listed as Headline and Platinum; recorded once each as headline (title). Speakers: 358 approved sessions in the SQLBits session API for this edition (over the ~150 threshold), so only keynotes plus data/AI-platform sessions are recorded (150 sessions: Fabric, Synapse, Databricks/Spark, data lake/lakehouse, data engineering/integration, streaming, AI/ML, Python and similar, selected by session tags and titles). Affiliations are taken from the speaker bios currently on sqlbits.com (may reflect a later employer than at the time of the talk); null where the bio names no employer.

Ticket prices

TicketPriceValid untilNotesSource
Saturday£0—Excl. VAT; virtual attendees 30% offweb.archive.org
Day pass Tue-Fri (early bird)£450—Excl. VAT; virtual attendees 30% offweb.archive.org
Day pass Tue-Fri (standard)£550—Excl. VAT; virtual attendees 30% offweb.archive.org
Full SQLBits pass (early bird, to 31 Jan)£1,400—Excl. VAT; virtual attendees 30% offweb.archive.org
Full SQLBits pass (standard)£1,750—Excl. VAT; virtual attendees 30% offweb.archive.org

Sponsors 29

Title / headline 2

Platinum 2

Startup 5

Media 2

Other 6

Speakers and talks 216

SpeakerCompanyRoleTalkLinks
Adam SaxtonMicrosoftKeynoteSQLBits 2024 Opening KeynoteVideo
Alex WhittlesPurple Frog SystemsKeynoteSQLBits 2024 Opening KeynoteVideo
Asad KhanMicrosoftKeynoteSQLBits 2024 Opening KeynoteVideo
Ben Weissman—KeynoteKeynote by the community - Impactful Journeys in the Data Platform Community and inspiration for youVideo
Bob WardMicrosoftKeynoteSQLBits 2024 Opening KeynoteVideo
Buck WoodyMicrosoftKeynoteSQLBits 2024 Opening KeynoteVideo
Erin StellatoMicrosoftKeynoteSQLBits 2024 Opening KeynoteVideo
Muazma ZahidMicrosoftKeynoteSQLBits 2024 Opening KeynoteVideo
Patrick LeBlancMicrosoftKeynoteSQLBits 2024 Opening KeynoteVideo
Raghu NambiarAMDKeynoteSQLBits 2024 Opening KeynoteVideo
Rob Sewell—KeynoteKeynote by the community - Impactful Journeys in the Data Platform Community and inspiration for youVideo
Yitzhak KesselmanMicrosoftKeynoteSQLBits 2024 Opening KeynoteVideo
Adam SaxtonMicrosoftSpeakerNavigating Microsoft Fabric - Choosing the Right Workload for Your NeedsVideo
Adam Wolk—SpeakerExtendable by Design: Building Generative AI Apps with Postgres and Vector Storage and Azure AIVideo
Aitor MurguzurMicrosoftSpeakerFlying High with Data Engineering in Microsoft FabricVideo
Aitor MurguzurMicrosoftSpeakerHarnessing Data Science and AI in FabricVideo
Ajith KrishnanMicrosoftSpeakerSQL Modernization Journey with Tools, Assets & Migration Best PracticesVideo
Ajith KrishnanMicrosoftSpeakerSimplified SQL modernization journey with Azure SQL Migration Tools: A deep diveVideo
Alex WhittlesPurple Frog SystemsSpeakerPrepare for Fabric with Power BI Governance, Auditing and DRVideo
Alexander ArvidssonAdvania Sweden ABWorkshopMaking Data Matter - Combining Data, Visual Storytelling and Presentation Skills for Maximum ImpactVideo
Alexander ArvidssonAdvania Sweden ABSpeakerRoche's Maxim of Data Transformation - By ExampleVideo
Alexander ArvidssonAdvania Sweden ABSpeakerStand Fast - How Governance Can Save You a FortuneVideo
Alexander BillingtonAdvancing AnalyticsSpeakerFirst Class MLOps with DatabricksVideo
Alpa Buddhabhatti—SpeakerMicrosoft Copilot Demystified: A 20-Minute IntroductionVideo
Alpa Buddhabhatti—SpeakerData Quality Revolution : The Fabric-OpenAI ApproachVideo
Alpa Buddhabhatti—SpeakerUnlocking Azure OpenAI: A 20-Minute IntroductionVideo
Andy Cutler—SpeakerFlying High Amongst the Clouds with Fabric WarehousesVideo
Angeliki Patsiavou—SpeakerDo Low Code projects need Change Management? Appsolutely!Video
Anna-Maria Wykes—SpeakerDelta and Databricks vs SQL ServerVideo
Annette AllenWellDataSpeakerDelta and Databricks vs SQL ServerVideo
Anupama Natarajan—SpeakerThe Next Frontier: Azure OpenAI Models and the Arrival of GPT-4Video
Arthur Graus—SpeakerPython in Fabric for Data Engineers: all you need to knowVideo
Arthur Graus—WorkshopMaster Python in Fabric for Data EngineersVideo
Ash Ward—SpeakerData Linkage Options: MDM vs Splink (PySpark)Video
Aviv Yaniv—SpeakerScale your business in real-time using ML in Microsoft Fabric Real-time AnalyticsVideo
Barney LawrenceSimpson AssociatesSpeakerData Linkage Options: MDM vs Splink (PySpark)Video
Barry Smart—SpeakerTurbo charge your Data Science workflow with Microsoft FabricVideo
Barry Smart—SpeakerMicrosoft Fabric and Data Mesh - a perfect fit?Video
Barry Smart—WorkshopDataOps: How to Deliver Data Faster and Better with Microsoft CloudVideo
Ben JarvisAdatisSpeakerHow will AI transform your data platform?Video
Ben WattDatalineoSpeakerPower BI dataflows: building your own refresh orchestrationVideo
Ben Weissman—SpeakerBe more responsible around AI - Less Bias, More EthicsVideo
Benni De JagereMicrosoftSpeakerYou're a Power BI Admin? Let's get your threads aligned for Fabric!Video
Bernat Agulló—SpeakerAutomating Power BI Governance: How dynamic security groups can solve 95% of your sharing needsVideo
Bethany Hope Archer—SpeakerA Data Engineer, Scientist and Analyst Walk Into a BarVideo
Bob Duffy—SpeakerFrom SSIS to Synapse to Fabric - A Data Architects Case StudyVideo
Bob WardMicrosoftSpeakerWhat You Should Know About Always On Availability GroupsVideo
Bob WardMicrosoftSpeakerWelcome to the world of SQL CopilotsVideo
Bradley BallMicrosoftWorkshopFrom Beginner to Certified: A Fabric Analytics Engineer WorkshopVideo
Bradley SchachtMicrosoftSpeakerAnalytics Architectures on Microsoft FabricVideo
Brian Bønk—SpeakerFlying High Amongst the Clouds with Fabric WarehousesVideo
Brian Bønk—SpeakerFrom zero to Kusto hero at 30.000 ftVideo
Brynn BortonTekantisSpeakerNavigating the Skies of Open AI: Perfect Your Grounding for a Smooth LandingVideo
Buck WoodyMicrosoftSpeakerGenerative AI: Concepts, Tools, and Applications for Data ProfessionalsVideo
Carlos RoblesAmazon Web ServicesSpeakerAzure SQL DB Data Portability : Mirroring, CDC, Export/Import and DataSyncVideo
Carole McNallyTechWitchSpeakerEnhancing Power BI with Conversational AI IntegrationVideo
Cathrine Wilhelmsen—WorkshopBuild a Microsoft Fabric Proof of Concept in a Day—
Cathrine Wilhelmsen—SpeakerWebsite Analytics in My Pocket Using Microsoft FabricVideo
Cathrine Wilhelmsen—SpeakerChoosing between Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse Analytics and Azure Data FactoryVideo
Chris MurraySimpson AssociatesSpeakerDefending the Cloud: Securing Your Microsoft Data WorkloadsVideo
Chris WebbMicrosoftSpeakerWhat's new in Power Query in Power BI, Fabric and Excel?Video
Chris WebbMicrosoftSpeakerFabric Direct Lake Deep DiveVideo
Chris WebbMicrosoftSpeakerFabric Power HourVideo
Claire Edgson—SpeakerLive Power Platform and Fabric BuildVideo
Corrinna PetersAdatisSpeakerFlight of Insights: Navigating Data Turbulence with SQL Modelling and VisualisationVideo
Craig Porteous—SpeakerZero to Lakehouse in Microsoft FabricVideo
Daniel AddyCloud FormationsSpeakerAn Engineers Guide To Realtime Data Handling And AnalyticsVideo
Dave Ruijter—SpeakerNavigating the Skies of Data: A Flight Through Feature StoresVideo
Dave Ruijter—SpeakerCrafting Flight Simulations: The Art of Synthetic Data GenerationVideo
David AlzamendiActionable Data AnalyticsSpeakerMicrosoft Fabric. Adoption, adoption, adoption: What gets measured, gets doneVideo
David L. BojsenKapacitySpeakerModels in Flight: Elevating semantic modelling with Spaceparts Co and Tabular Editor 3Video
David MitchellMicrosoftSpeakerGit off my lawn: Mastering Power BI Deployments with Git IntegrationVideo
Denis Selimovic—SpeakerThe data runway: Soaring to New Heights with Fabric Data ActivatorVideo
Des FitzGeraldMicrosoftSpeakerSQL Modernization Journey with Tools, Assets & Migration Best PracticesVideo
Devang Shah—SpeakerLow flying planes and Realtime Data AnalyticsVideo
Devang Shah—SpeakerFabric Power HourVideo
Devang Shah—SpeakerScale your business in real-time using ML in Microsoft Fabric Real-time AnalyticsVideo
Devang Shah—SpeakerContextualizing timeseries data with graphsVideo
Devang Shah—SpeakerThe What and the Why of Microsoft Fabric Real-time AnalyticsVideo
Doug LealCGISpeakerHow to get started with MLOps in Azure DatabricksVideo
Drew Skwiers-KoballaMicrosoftSpeakerWhat You've Been Missing in SSMSVideo
Ed FreemanendjinWorkshopDataOps: How to Deliver Data Faster and Better with Microsoft CloudVideo
Ed FreemanendjinSpeakerHow To Actually Make Decisions When Architecting a Data PlatformVideo
Ed Yau—SpeakerSlaying the Dataverse dragon with copilotVideo
Emilie Rønning—SpeakerDid you know that you should version control your solution – even the smallest ones?Video
Emilie Rønning—WorkshopBuild a Microsoft Fabric Proof of Concept in a Day—
Erin StellatoMicrosoftSpeakerWhat You've Been Missing in SSMSVideo
Francisco Gutierrez Gonzalez—SpeakerFind your PII reports and make your data saferVideo
Frank GeislerGDS Business Intelligence GmbHSpeakerLow flying planes and Realtime Data AnalyticsVideo
Freddie Santos—SpeakerAnalytics Architectures on Microsoft FabricVideo
Gary ShortDarach.aiSpeakerBridging Data Islands: Crafting a Semantic Search Oasis with Generative AIVideo
Gethyn Ellis—SpeakerData Leadership: Navigating Security, Governance, and Ethical Decision-Making in the Digitial SkiesVideo
Heidi Hasting—SpeakerAn End-to-End Analytics Battle – Azure Synapse verses Microsoft FabricVideo
Heidi Hasting—SpeakerSensitivity labels - what do they look likeVideo
Henning RauchMicrosoftSpeakerContextualizing timeseries data with graphsVideo
Hylke Peek—SpeakerGovern your data in FabricVideo
Inês Portela—WorkshopPower BI: Optimizing Your Analytics JourneyVideo
James BroomeendjinSpeakerDo those numbers look right? How to ensure quality, and avoid inaccuracies in your data insights.Video
James Dales—SpeakerScanning the skies above SQLBits - Realtime streaming of flight data with Microsoft FabricVideo
James HuttonMicrosoftSpeakerDriving alerts and actions on your dataVideo
James McGillivray—SpeakerFabric Power HourVideo
James Smedley—SpeakerLessons Learned: Insights from 30 Years in Cloud and AI/ML IntegrationVideo
James Yarrow—SpeakerDelta and Databricks vs SQL ServerVideo
Jeroen Luitwieler—SpeakerDeep {sky}diving into Data Factory in Microsoft FabricVideo
Jerry NixonMicrosoftSpeakerA Deep Dive into Microsoft Fabric Data WarehouseVideo
Jerry NixonMicrosoftSpeakerWorkflows of Highly Functional App & Data Engineering TeamsVideo
Jessica Benedecti—SpeakerThe importance of People Analytics in decision-making human resource management.Video
Joana BarbosaDevScopeSpeakerDecide on the fly: Real-Time Analytics in Microsoft FabricVideo
Joe SackMicrosoftSpeakerWelcome to the world of SQL CopilotsVideo
Joey D'AntoniDenny Cherry & Associates ConsultingWorkshopSoaring with AI for AnalyticsVideo
Johan Ludvig BrattåsDeloitteSpeakerData Mesh - a hot air balloon?Video
Johan Ludvig BrattåsDeloitteSpeakerFrom the runway to the skies - Hands-On Real-Time AnalyticsVideo
John Martin—SpeakerThe Swiss Cheese Security PatternVideo
John MorehouseDenny Cherry & Associates ConsultingWorkshopMastering SQL Server Performance & Optimization StrategiesVideo
José CalheirosDevScopeWorkshopPower BI: Optimizing Your Analytics JourneyVideo
Just Blindbæk—SpeakerMastering Fabric: Workspace Governance and OrganizationVideo
Kasper de JongeMicrosoftSpeakerFabric security: everything you need to know!Video
Krishnakumar RukmangathanMicrosoftSpeakerYour first flight with Data Factory in Microsoft FabricVideo
Lars AndersenMicrosoftSpeakerDriving alerts and actions on your dataVideo
Lars AndersenMicrosoftSpeakerFabric Power HourVideo
Laura Graham-Brown—SpeakerLive Power Platform and Fabric BuildVideo
Lewis BaybuttAvanadeSpeakerBring your contextual data to life with Microsoft Graph and Power PlatformVideo
Lewis Prince—SpeakerFast and Efficent Text Analysis using Azure's Language Cognitive ServiceVideo
Lewis Prince—SpeakerCopilot Studio: Guiding Your Chatbot Takeoff with AI Aviation!Video
Lewis Prince—SpeakerThe SQLBits Website ChatBot with Copilot Studio: How I built the chatbot for this events website)Video
Liping HuangTabular EditorWorkshopAdvanced Data Engineering with Databricks on the LakehouseVideo
Liping HuangTabular EditorSpeakerIntroducing your Databricks Flight AssistantVideo
Liping HuangTabular EditorSpeakerAir Traffic Control (Data Governance) with Databricks Unity Catalog, tips, tricks and best practicesVideo
Luke MoloneyMicrosoftSpeakerFlying High with Data Engineering in Microsoft FabricVideo
Luke MoloneyMicrosoftSpeakerHarnessing Data Science and AI in FabricVideo
Manoj MatharuCluedInSpeakerHow will AI transform your data platform?Video
Maria Zakourdaev—SpeakerThe Decentralized Data Access RevolutionVideo
Maria Zakourdaev—SpeakerBuilding Tomorrow's Warehouse Today: Modern Data Warehouse Modelling InsightsVideo
Marius PangaDatabricksSpeakerIntroducing your Databricks Flight AssistantVideo
Mark Pryce-MaherMicrosoftSpeakerFabric Product Group - Ask us AnythingVideo
Mark Pryce-MaherMicrosoftSpeakerA Deep Dive into Microsoft Fabric Data WarehouseVideo
Mark Pryce-MaherMicrosoftWorkshopFrom Beginner to Certified: A Fabric Analytics Engineer WorkshopVideo
Mark Pryce-MaherMicrosoftSpeakerFabric Power HourVideo
Marthe Moengen—WorkshopBuild a Microsoft Fabric Proof of Concept in a Day—
Marthe Moengen—SpeakerData Mesh vs Data Fabric - in Microsoft FabricVideo
Marthe Moengen—SpeakerThe Future of Data Analytics: Adapting to the Shifting Technology LandscapeVideo
Marthe Moengen—SpeakerHow to automate your data actions through Data ActivatorVideo
Martin Catherall—SpeakerAn End-to-End Analytics Battle – Azure Synapse verses Microsoft FabricVideo
Mathias HalkjaerFellowmindSpeakerPoint-in-time analysis in Power BI and FabricVideo
Mathias HalkjaerFellowmindSpeakerA deep dive into Direct LakeVideo
Matt Gordon—SpeakerFlying into the Future: Using AI To Help Do Your Data JobVideo
Matt LakinBarratt DevelopmentsSpeakerGet a Load of this - Realistic Load Testing for Power BI, explained!Video
Michael Johnson—SpeakerData Lakehouse Vs Data warehouse in Fabric, which is right for youVideo
Mike O DonnellQuestSpeakerSpeeding Data Product Delivery from Model to MarketplaceVideo
Mohammad Ali—SpeakerWhat's new on the Power BI RoadmapVideo
Mohammad Ali—SpeakerIntroduction to Microsoft FabricVideo
Mohammed El Safti—SpeakerSlaying the Dataverse dragon with copilotVideo
Monica Bagga—SpeakerReal-time Analytics & Machine Learning Models with Microsoft FabricVideo
Monica Rathbun—WorkshopMastering SQL Server Performance & Optimization StrategiesVideo
Morten Lønskov—SpeakerModels in Flight: Elevating semantic modelling with Spaceparts Co and Tabular Editor 3Video
Muazma ZahidMicrosoftSpeakerBuilding AI ready applicationsVideo
Nagaraj Sengodan—SpeakerData Quality Revolution : The Fabric-OpenAI ApproachVideo
Nagaraj Sengodan—SpeakerReal-time Analytics & Machine Learning Models with Microsoft FabricVideo
Neel BallMicrosoftSpeakerSimplified SQL modernization journey with Azure SQL Migration Tools: A deep diveVideo
Neel BallMicrosoftSpeakerSQL Modernization Journey with Tools, Assets & Migration Best PracticesVideo
Niall Langley—SpeakerBetter ETL with Managed Airflow in ADFVideo
Nico JacobsU2USpeakerGetting started with SparkML in Microsoft FabricVideo
Niels NagleInfo SupportSpeakerFrom DevOps for data to DataOpsVideo
Niko NeugebauerMicrosoftSpeakerAzure SQL MI & Fabric Fusion: A speed-sessionVideo
Patrick LeBlancMicrosoftSpeakerNavigating Microsoft Fabric - Choosing the Right Workload for Your NeedsVideo
Patrick LeBlancMicrosoftSpeakerAnalytics at the speed of Direct LakeVideo
Paul AndrewCloud FormationsSpeakerAn Evolution of Data Architectures - Lambda, Kappa, Delta, Mesh & FabricVideo
Paul AndrewCloud FormationsWorkshopMicrosoft Data Integration Pipelines – The Fundamentals to Level 300Video
Paul AndrewCloud FormationsSpeakerAn Engineers Guide To Realtime Data Handling And AnalyticsVideo
Petr Pařík—SpeakerEffortless Low-Code Data TestingVideo
Petr Pařík—SpeakerEffortless Low-Code Data TestingVideo
Philip SeamarkMicrosoftSpeakerAnalytics at the speed of Direct LakeVideo
Philip SeamarkMicrosoftSpeakerMicrosoft Fabric Power BI DirectLake Deep DiveVideo
Prathyusha(Prathy) KamasaniData NovaSpeakerLondon Fabric User Group - SQL Bits Special - Ask Me Anything Panel—
Prathyusha(Prathy) KamasaniData NovaSpeakerOne dataset and three use cases with Microsoft FabricVideo
Prathyusha(Prathy) KamasaniData NovaSpeakerPowering Up Your Power BI Development Workflow with Microsoft Fabric NotebooksVideo
Radhey ShahMicrosoftSpeakerSimplified SQL modernization journey with Azure SQL Migration Tools: A deep diveVideo
Rajesh SetlemMicrosoftSpeakerAzure SQL DB Data Portability : Mirroring, CDC, Export/Import and DataSyncVideo
Reitse Eskens—SpeakerLoad Testing Fabric - What is our hold capacity?Video
Renato Lira—SpeakerDAX Visual Calculations: What You Need to KnowVideo
Renato Lira—SpeakerHow to handle Blanks and Nulls in Power BIVideo
Renato Lira—SpeakerDemystifying Power BI Variables: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding DAX and M VariablesVideo
Richard Munn—SpeakerData Toboggan - Ask the Fabric Experts—
Rishi SapraAvanadeSpeakerWhat does Microsoft Fabric mean for a Finance/Business Analyst?Video
Rishi SapraAvanadeSpeakerPower BI and Fabric Governance – Going from the skies to the ground!Video
Rui Romano—SpeakerWhat's new on the Power BI RoadmapVideo
Rune Ovlien RakeieVivictaSpeakerData Mesh - a hot air balloon?Video
Sanjay MishraMicrosoftSpeakerBuilding AI ready applicationsVideo
Scott BellRapidDataSpeakerNavigating Data Governance in the Age of Generative AIVideo
Scott Stauffer—SpeakerFabric Power HourVideo
Scott Stauffer—SpeakerService Dogs in the Cabin - Web Scraping Puppy Data with Microsoft Fabric - 1st LegVideo
Scott Stauffer—SpeakerService Dogs in the Cabin - Web Scraping Puppy Data with Microsoft Fabric - 2nd LegVideo
Simon Meacher—SpeakerData Modelling is not a one man job!Video
Simon WhiteleyAdvancing AnalyticsSpeakerBehind the Hype - Architecture Trends in DataVideo
Sónia CruzDevScopeWorkshopPower BI: Optimizing Your Analytics JourneyVideo
Sónia CruzDevScopeSpeakerDecide on the fly: Real-Time Analytics in Microsoft FabricVideo
Steph Martin—SpeakerBring your contextual data to life with Microsoft Graph and Power PlatformVideo
Subhojit BasakMicrosoftSpeakerGitHub Copilot for SQL Development: Integrating the Power of AI into Database DevelopmentVideo
Sue Bayes—SpeakerSoaring Through Data: An Intro to Python for Data AnalysisVideo
Surbhi Pokharna—SpeakerSnowflake concepts & architectureVideo
Theodorus Leonardus van KraayMicrosoftSpeakerHow to design and build AI applications with vector search using Azure OpenAI & Azure Cosmos DBVideo
Tomas TucekJoyful CraftsmenSpeakerEffortless Low-Code Data TestingVideo
Tomas TucekJoyful CraftsmenSpeakerEffortless Low-Code Data TestingVideo
Tomaž Kaštrun—SpeakerCommon Data Science MistakesVideo
Tori TompkinsAdvancing AnalyticsSpeakerA Data Engineer, Scientist and Analyst Walk Into a BarVideo
Tori TompkinsAdvancing AnalyticsSpeakerFirst Class MLOps with DatabricksVideo
Ulrich Christ—SpeakerYour first flight with Data Factory in Microsoft FabricVideo
Ust Oldfield—SpeakerData Modelling Showdown: Unravelling the Mysteries of Different Data Modelling ApproachesVideo
Vincent Goris—SpeakerFrom DevOps for data to DataOpsVideo
Vishal Pawar, Ph.D.LunaviSpeakerBuilding a High Performing Impact Center of Excellence (COE) in Microsoft FabricVideo
Vuong NguyenDatabricksSpeakerAir Traffic Control (Data Governance) with Databricks Unity Catalog, tips, tricks and best practicesVideo
Vuong NguyenDatabricksWorkshopAdvanced Data Engineering with Databricks on the LakehouseVideo
Will Needham—SpeakerEnd-to-end data validation strategies in Microsoft FabricVideo
William RathboneSimpson AssociatesSpeakerDefending the Cloud: Securing Your Microsoft Data WorkloadsVideo
Wolfgang Strasser—SpeakerMore than 'just' a Data Catalogue - Boarding the Tour through the Microsoft Purview UniverseVideo
Wolfgang Strasser—SpeakerNavigating Data Governance in Microsoft Fabric and PurviewVideo

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