DIY Data Stack: Some Dos and a Lot of Do Nots

When and where

Date and time

Thu, Oct 22 · 11:30 p.m.PDT — local Abbotsford time

Location

ThoughtworksLevel 35/360 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000, MelbourneAbbotsford

About this event

* Topic: DIY Data Stack: Some Dos and a Lot of Do Nots * Date: Friday 23rd October 2026 at 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm * Networking: 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm and 6:45 pm - 7:30 pm * Presentation Time: 6:00 pm - 6.45 pm *(includes welcome, presentation 30 mins & community marketplace)* * Location: Thoughtworks HQ Level 35/360 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000 * Ticket: Free of cost, however, registrations and RSVP are required! * Sponsor: Thoughtworks **Precis** Building and self-hosting a data stack can seem like the perfect weekend project, until one weekend becomes many. In this candid, practical session, Ryan, a Data Strategist at Thoughtworks, shares the lessons learned from taking the DIY route: what worked, what broke and what he would do differently from the start. Whether you are experimenting on a shoestring budget, building your first platform or weighing self-hosting against managed services, you will leave with grounded guidance on where to invest effort, which pitfalls to avoid, and how to

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Price:

Free

Organizer:

Data Engineering Melbourne

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