André Kamman
Employers on the program
- 2020CloudDBA1 talk
Appearances by year
- SQL Konferenz
- SQLBits
- Data Saturdays
- SQLSaturday
Talks
| Date | Event | Conference | Role | Title | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2027 | SQL Konferenz 2027 | SQL Konferenz | talk | Getting the most out of dbt on Fabric I'm a huge fan of dbt and I'm not alone. It only takes care of the T in your ELT, but it does it oh so well. | |
| Jan 18, 2027 | Data Saturday #90 - Data Community Austria Day 2027 | Data Saturdays | speaker | Are we still writing code? How a Data Engineers’ work changed overnight. Not long ago we wrote Python, Yaml, SQL, Terraform, you name it. Depending on your stack of course. | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | SQL Konferenz 2026 | SQL Konferenz | talk | Create a Self Service DBA bot using a SQL Server MCP and an LLMWhen bots became popular I joked that I wanted to create a DBA bot, it would basically always answer NO to every request ;-) But the future is happening faster…Show lessWhen bots became popular I joked that I wanted to create a DBA bot, it would basically always answer NO to every request ;-) But the future is happening faster that we can imagine. Let's try and build a Jarvis like DBA together using Claude Code and a SQL Server MCP. | |
| Feb 24, 2025 | SQL Konferenz 2025 | SQL Konferenz | talk | An introduction to DBT The Data Engineer space is on fire, and new tools and techniques are showing up at breakneck speed. Some of them seem to get more traction than others. | Slides |
| Feb 24, 2025 | SQL Konferenz 2025 | SQL Konferenz | talk | My top tips for continuous learning without spending every minute of your free time on it I'm a Data Engineer and work mostly in the cloud. The tech stack evolves so quickly that trying keeping up can seem scary, or even stressful. | Slides |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Data Saturday #63 - Data Community Austria Day 2025 | Data Saturdays | speaker | An introduction to DBT The Data Engineer space is on fire, and new tools and techniques are showing up at breakneck speed. Some of them seem to get more traction than others. | |
| Mar 14, 2023 | SQLBits 2023 | SQLBits | workshop | Automate the rollout of a complete Azure based data warehouse solution in a dayIn just one day we will create a completely automated rollout of a data warehouse solution consisting of Azure SQL DB, Data Factory, Databricks, Storage, Log…Show lessIn just one day we will create a completely automated rollout of a data warehouse solution consisting of Azure SQL DB, Data Factory, Databricks, Storage, Log Analytics, Keyvault and Synapse Serverless. We will use Bicep, Github Actions, Powershell and API calls to glue everything together. The... | |
| Mar 14, 2023 | SQLBits 2023 | SQLBits | speaker | FinOps, how data engineers get their cloud cost under controlManaging cloud cost is no longer a "management approves the budget" type of thing. Cloud Engineers need to architecht their solutions in such a way that cost…Show lessManaging cloud cost is no longer a "management approves the budget" type of thing. Cloud Engineers need to architecht their solutions in such a way that cost can be kept under control. This is not a one time thing. Monitoring, automatic downsizing, re-factoring are all parts of the yearly tasks... | Video |
| Mar 14, 2023 | SQLBits 2023 | SQLBits | speaker | Generate test data quick, easy and lots of it with the Databricks Labs Data GeneratorWe're not supposed to use production in dev right! But generating proper test data is not easy, get's even harder when you need quite a lot of it. I generate…Show lessWe're not supposed to use production in dev right! But generating proper test data is not easy, get's even harder when you need quite a lot of it. I generate Terabytes of it, and without much trouble. Let me show you how! | Video |
| Mar 14, 2023 | SQLBits 2023 | SQLBits | keynote | Keynote by The CommunityBen and Rob have found some wonderful folk to actually do the important parts of the community keynote. on the theme of How to be a nonpassive member of the…Show lessBen and Rob have found some wonderful folk to actually do the important parts of the community keynote. on the theme of How to be a nonpassive member of the data community | Video |
| Mar 8, 2022 | SQLBits 2022 (Arcade) | SQLBits | speaker | Building your first Metadata Driven Azure Data FactoryLet's unleash the true power of ADF, it's ability to dynamically inject metadata almost anywhere. No complicated frameworks in this session, I'll show you some…Show lessLet's unleash the true power of ADF, it's ability to dynamically inject metadata almost anywhere. No complicated frameworks in this session, I'll show you some simple but very powerful examples. | Video |
| Mar 8, 2022 | SQLBits 2022 (Arcade) | SQLBits | speaker | Looking under the hood of the parquet formatUnderstanding how the parquet format works helps with understanding why it can help you retreive your data fast, or perhaps why you struggle to get the desired…Show lessUnderstanding how the parquet format works helps with understanding why it can help you retreive your data fast, or perhaps why you struggle to get the desired performance out of your design. | Video |
| Sep 29, 2020 | SQLBits 2020 (The Greatest Data Show) | SQLBits | speaker | A Python primer for DBAs, how to talk to a SQL ServerTinkered with Powershell but not with Python yet? Let's get you started, and we'll do that with some practical examples focussed around talking to SQL Server…Show lessTinkered with Powershell but not with Python yet? Let's get you started, and we'll do that with some practical examples focussed around talking to SQL Server and importing and exporting some data. | Video |
| Jan 24, 2020 | SQLSaturday Vienna #917 | SQLSaturday | — | Creating an Enterprise Datalake without an Enterprise budget as CloudDBA In this session we will look at a couple of approaches to create a datalake on a budget. The samples will use Python, Spark and some Databricks. | |
| Feb 27, 2019 | SQLBits 2019 (Speakeasy) | SQLBits | speaker | ETL with Azure Databricks, The Complete IntroductionWe’ll take a look at how to approach making an Azure Databricks based ETL solution from start to finish. Along the way it will become clear how Azure Databricks…Show lessWe’ll take a look at how to approach making an Azure Databricks based ETL solution from start to finish. Along the way it will become clear how Azure Databricks works and we will use our SSIS knowledge to see if it can handle common use-cases | |
| Feb 19, 2019 | SQL Server Konferenz 2019 | SQL Konferenz | talk | Becoming a hipster DBA, a guide to Github and CI/CD for Admins |
Frequent co-speakers
| Speaker | Shared events | Shared talks | Last together |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Engels | 10 | — | 2027 |
| Ben Weissman | 9 | 1 | 2027 |
| Gabi Münster | 9 | — | 2027 |
| Tillmann Eitelberg | 7 | — | 2027 |
| Uwe Ricken | 7 | — | 2027 |
| Erwin de Kreuk | 6 | — | 2026 |
| Frank Geisler | 6 | — | 2026 |
| Ásgeir Gunnarsson | 5 | — | 2027 |
| Bob Ward | 5 | — | 2027 |
| Gianluca Sartori | 5 | — | 2027 |
| Marc Lelijveld | 5 | — | 2027 |
| Matt Gordon | 5 | — | 2027 |
| Rob Sewell | 5 | — | 2027 |
| Wolfgang Strasser | 5 | — | 2027 |
| Grant Fritchey | 5 | — | 2026 |
Speakers with the same name are merged into one entry, so this page may combine more than one person. Affiliations are shown as each conference listed them.