Data Engineering

Presenters Andrew Morgan Source MongoDB.local London 2026 Beyond Relational: Mastering Data Modeling with MongoDB 🚀 Hey tech enthusiasts! 👋 Andrew Morgan here, and tonight we’re diving deep into the fascinating world of data modeling, specifically with MongoDB. Forget the dusty tomes of the 1970s; we’re exploring how modern data needs have reshaped our approaches and how MongoDB empowers us to build smarter, faster applications. The Relational Legacy: A Foundation with Limitations 🏛️ For decades, relational databases have been the bedrock of data management. Born in the 1970s with Edgar Codd’s groundbreaking work on normalization, this methodology aimed for data integrity and flexibility. The core idea was simple: store each piece of information only once to avoid inconsistencies. This was brilliant for its time, especially when storage was astronomically expensive. Imagine, back in the day, 16 kilobytes of RAM cost as much as the entire computer! 🤯 ...

Presenters Alexander Holt Luciana Lixandru Ulku Rowe Osmar Olivo Mikiko Bazeley Frank Liu Source MongoDB.local London 2026 London’s AI Moment: Powering the Next Wave of Innovation with MongoDB 🚀 London is buzzing with AI innovation, and MongoDB is at the heart of it all! From groundbreaking AI labs to established financial giants, companies in the UK are leveraging MongoDB’s unified platform to build the future. This isn’t just about faster processing; it’s about smarter processing, more accurate retrieval, and ultimately, trusted AI agents that can transform businesses. ...

Presenters Jacopo Aguzzi Enoc Martinez Source GrafanaCon 2026 Navigating the Digital Ocean: How DIGI4ECO is Revolutionizing Marine Monitoring 🌊💻 The vast, mysterious ocean holds secrets that are crucial for our planet’s health. But how do we truly understand and protect it when traditional monitoring methods are costly and limited? Enter DIGI4ECO, a groundbreaking project spearheaded by experts like Jacopo Aguzzi from the Marine Science Institute of Barcelona and Enoc Martinez from the Technical University of Catalonia. They’re pioneering the use of robotic networks and advanced data management to create a digital twin of the ocean, offering unprecedented insights into marine ecosystems. Let’s dive in! 🏊‍♀️ ...

Presenters Marty Marco Source GrafanaCon 2026 Grafana’s Hard-Earned Lessons: How Incidents Shaped Our Databases 🚀 Hey tech enthusiasts! Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of massive, scalable databases like Grafana Tempo and Mimir? Well, buckle up, because Marty and Marco from Grafana are pulling back the curtain to share some real incidents that led to some major improvements in their distributed tracing and time-series databases. It’s a story of learning the hard way, embracing transparency, and building more robust systems. ✨ ...

Presenters Richard Donovan Seosaimh O Fatharta Source GrafanaCon 2026 From Trackside to Tech: How Irish Rail is Revolutionizing Operations with Data and Grafana 🚀 Ever wondered how the trains keep running smoothly, even when the unexpected happens? It turns out, behind the scenes of Ireland’s national railway, a quiet revolution is taking place, powered by data, ingenuity, and a surprisingly flexible open-source tool: Grafana. Forget complex, expensive enterprise solutions; Irish Rail is proving that you can achieve incredible results with a lean, iterative approach, transforming a massive, traditional organization into a data-driven powerhouse. ...