@andycutler.bsky.social and I are launching #RetroData 🎉
We wanted to run an event focused on practical guidance, real world experience and recommended practices.
🗣️ Want to speak? Call for speakers is here:
sessionize.com/retro-data-a...
📅 Want to attend? Join our meetup:
meetup.com/retro-data/
We wanted to run an event focused on practical guidance, real world experience and recommended practices.
🗣️ Want to speak? Call for speakers is here:
sessionize.com/retro-data-a...
📅 Want to attend? Join our meetup:
meetup.com/retro-data/
July 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
@andycutler.bsky.social and I are launching #RetroData 🎉
We wanted to run an event focused on practical guidance, real world experience and recommended practices.
🗣️ Want to speak? Call for speakers is here:
sessionize.com/retro-data-a...
📅 Want to attend? Join our meetup:
meetup.com/retro-data/
We wanted to run an event focused on practical guidance, real world experience and recommended practices.
🗣️ Want to speak? Call for speakers is here:
sessionize.com/retro-data-a...
📅 Want to attend? Join our meetup:
meetup.com/retro-data/
Get ready for some Retro Data! Saturday 20th September retrodata.live @justinjbird.com #Retro #Data #RetroData
August 28, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Get ready for some Retro Data! Saturday 20th September retrodata.live @justinjbird.com #Retro #Data #RetroData
RetroData is tomorrow! TEN HOURS of free practical learning.
16:00 UTC+1 Jean-Pierre Riehl on what agentic analytics can learn from decades of BI semantics.
17:00 UTC+1 Edward Pollack closes the day with parameter sniffing, and why the quick fixes hurt later.
swfta.uk/retro-beta
16:00 UTC+1 Jean-Pierre Riehl on what agentic analytics can learn from decades of BI semantics.
17:00 UTC+1 Edward Pollack closes the day with parameter sniffing, and why the quick fixes hurt later.
swfta.uk/retro-beta
Retro Data Beta, Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:00 AM | Meetup
Our agenda is live! 📅 Saturday, September 26, 2026 📅 🕜 8:00 am ⭐️ SUPERCHARGE YOUR DASHBOARDS WITH POWER BI We’ll explore advanced techniques for optimizing data models
swfta.uk
September 25, 2026 at 9:30 AM
RetroData is tomorrow! TEN HOURS of free practical learning.
16:00 UTC+1 Jean-Pierre Riehl on what agentic analytics can learn from decades of BI semantics.
17:00 UTC+1 Edward Pollack closes the day with parameter sniffing, and why the quick fixes hurt later.
swfta.uk/retro-beta
16:00 UTC+1 Jean-Pierre Riehl on what agentic analytics can learn from decades of BI semantics.
17:00 UTC+1 Edward Pollack closes the day with parameter sniffing, and why the quick fixes hurt later.
swfta.uk/retro-beta
It is RetroData week! Saturday brings TEN HOURS of free practical learning.
14:00 UTC+1 Daniel Patkos on Power BI and GitHub - PBIP, TMDL and CI/CD from a real five person BI team.
15:00 UTC+1 @kleegeek.bsky.social on SQL Server indexes and statistics, from the ground up.
swfta.uk/retro-beta
14:00 UTC+1 Daniel Patkos on Power BI and GitHub - PBIP, TMDL and CI/CD from a real five person BI team.
15:00 UTC+1 @kleegeek.bsky.social on SQL Server indexes and statistics, from the ground up.
swfta.uk/retro-beta
Retro Data Beta, Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:00 AM | Meetup
Our agenda is live! 📅 Saturday, September 26, 2026 📅 🕜 8:00 am ⭐️ SUPERCHARGE YOUR DASHBOARDS WITH POWER BI We’ll explore advanced techniques for optimizing data models
swfta.uk
September 24, 2026 at 8:30 AM
It is RetroData week! Saturday brings TEN HOURS of free practical learning.
14:00 UTC+1 Daniel Patkos on Power BI and GitHub - PBIP, TMDL and CI/CD from a real five person BI team.
15:00 UTC+1 @kleegeek.bsky.social on SQL Server indexes and statistics, from the ground up.
swfta.uk/retro-beta
14:00 UTC+1 Daniel Patkos on Power BI and GitHub - PBIP, TMDL and CI/CD from a real five person BI team.
15:00 UTC+1 @kleegeek.bsky.social on SQL Server indexes and statistics, from the ground up.
swfta.uk/retro-beta
Love this idea!😍 #RetroData
@andycutler.bsky.social and I are launching #RetroData 🎉
We wanted to run an event focused on practical guidance, real world experience and recommended practices.
🗣️ Want to speak? Call for speakers is here:
sessionize.com/retro-data-a...
📅 Want to attend? Join our meetup:
meetup.com/retro-data/
We wanted to run an event focused on practical guidance, real world experience and recommended practices.
🗣️ Want to speak? Call for speakers is here:
sessionize.com/retro-data-a...
📅 Want to attend? Join our meetup:
meetup.com/retro-data/
August 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Love this idea!😍 #RetroData
It is RetroData week! Saturday brings TEN HOURS of free practical learning.
08:00 UTC+1 Shubhangi Goyal on Power BI dashboards - models, DAX and performance tuning.
09:00 UTC+1 Bas Land on building medallion architecture in Fabric.
www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
08:00 UTC+1 Shubhangi Goyal on Power BI dashboards - models, DAX and performance tuning.
09:00 UTC+1 Bas Land on building medallion architecture in Fabric.
www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
Retro Data Beta, Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:00 AM | Meetup
Our agenda is live! 📅 Saturday, September 26, 2026 📅 🕜 8:00 am ⭐️ SUPERCHARGE YOUR DASHBOARDS WITH POWER BI We’ll explore advanced techniques for optimizing data models
tinyurl.com
September 21, 2026 at 4:58 PM
It is RetroData week! Saturday brings TEN HOURS of free practical learning.
08:00 UTC+1 Shubhangi Goyal on Power BI dashboards - models, DAX and performance tuning.
09:00 UTC+1 Bas Land on building medallion architecture in Fabric.
www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
08:00 UTC+1 Shubhangi Goyal on Power BI dashboards - models, DAX and performance tuning.
09:00 UTC+1 Bas Land on building medallion architecture in Fabric.
www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
It is RetroData week! Saturday brings TEN HOURS of free practical learning.
10:00 UTC+1 @2meterdba.bsky.social on picking an Azure SQL DB tier - real projects, real costs, and a test script you can take away.
11:00 UTC+1 @marcorus.bsky.social goes inside the VertiPaq engine.
swfta.uk/retro-beta
10:00 UTC+1 @2meterdba.bsky.social on picking an Azure SQL DB tier - real projects, real costs, and a test script you can take away.
11:00 UTC+1 @marcorus.bsky.social goes inside the VertiPaq engine.
swfta.uk/retro-beta
Retro Data Beta, Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:00 AM | Meetup
Our agenda is live! 📅 Saturday, September 26, 2026 📅 🕜 8:00 am ⭐️ SUPERCHARGE YOUR DASHBOARDS WITH POWER BI We’ll explore advanced techniques for optimizing data models
tinyurl.com
September 22, 2026 at 9:30 AM
It is RetroData week! Saturday brings TEN HOURS of free practical learning.
10:00 UTC+1 @2meterdba.bsky.social on picking an Azure SQL DB tier - real projects, real costs, and a test script you can take away.
11:00 UTC+1 @marcorus.bsky.social goes inside the VertiPaq engine.
swfta.uk/retro-beta
10:00 UTC+1 @2meterdba.bsky.social on picking an Azure SQL DB tier - real projects, real costs, and a test script you can take away.
11:00 UTC+1 @marcorus.bsky.social goes inside the VertiPaq engine.
swfta.uk/retro-beta
This weekend! Why does #SQLServer use some indexes but not others? @sqlballs.com dives into indexing internals and SQL Server's C++ architecture to make your queries faster at #RetroData ⚡
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
September 19, 2025 at 7:33 AM
This weekend! Why does #SQLServer use some indexes but not others? @sqlballs.com dives into indexing internals and SQL Server's C++ architecture to make your queries faster at #RetroData ⚡
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
Really excited to present tomorrow at #RetroData , all of these topics are super relevant and still in use today!
Lot's of amazing speakers, hope you can make it and check out the line up!
Lot's of amazing speakers, hope you can make it and check out the line up!
This weekend! Why does #SQLServer use some indexes but not others? @sqlballs.com dives into indexing internals and SQL Server's C++ architecture to make your queries faster at #RetroData ⚡
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
September 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Really excited to present tomorrow at #RetroData , all of these topics are super relevant and still in use today!
Lot's of amazing speakers, hope you can make it and check out the line up!
Lot's of amazing speakers, hope you can make it and check out the line up!
Today is the last day to submit a talk to #RetroData!
We've had a fantastic 160 submissions to date and it really has captured the imagination with some really great ideas put forward. We wanted practical talks that help attendees today and that's definitely what we have got.
We've had a fantastic 160 submissions to date and it really has captured the imagination with some really great ideas put forward. We wanted practical talks that help attendees today and that's definitely what we have got.
August 9, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Today is the last day to submit a talk to #RetroData!
We've had a fantastic 160 submissions to date and it really has captured the imagination with some really great ideas put forward. We wanted practical talks that help attendees today and that's definitely what we have got.
We've had a fantastic 160 submissions to date and it really has captured the imagination with some really great ideas put forward. We wanted practical talks that help attendees today and that's definitely what we have got.
Before spreadsheets, there were movie charts.
This 1988 Hit Parade was my first dataset.
Madrid vs. Barcelona. USA vs. París.
Cine español holding its ground.
The numbers behind pop culture have always told stories.
#Movies #Cinema #BoxOffice #RetroData #80smovies
This 1988 Hit Parade was my first dataset.
Madrid vs. Barcelona. USA vs. París.
Cine español holding its ground.
The numbers behind pop culture have always told stories.
#Movies #Cinema #BoxOffice #RetroData #80smovies
March 20, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Before spreadsheets, there were movie charts.
This 1988 Hit Parade was my first dataset.
Madrid vs. Barcelona. USA vs. París.
Cine español holding its ground.
The numbers behind pop culture have always told stories.
#Movies #Cinema #BoxOffice #RetroData #80smovies
This 1988 Hit Parade was my first dataset.
Madrid vs. Barcelona. USA vs. París.
Cine español holding its ground.
The numbers behind pop culture have always told stories.
#Movies #Cinema #BoxOffice #RetroData #80smovies
It is RetroData week! Saturday brings TEN HOURS of free practical learning.
12:00 UTC+1 Kristyna Ferris on turning OLTP data into a star schema Power BI actually likes.
13:00 UTC+1 Joanna Hryniewicz on the questions worth asking before anyone opens Power BI Desktop.
<https://swfta.uk/retro-beta>
12:00 UTC+1 Kristyna Ferris on turning OLTP data into a star schema Power BI actually likes.
13:00 UTC+1 Joanna Hryniewicz on the questions worth asking before anyone opens Power BI Desktop.
<https://swfta.uk/retro-beta>
Retro Data Beta, Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:00 AM | Meetup
Our agenda is live! 📅 Saturday, September 26, 2026 📅 🕜 8:00 am ⭐️ SUPERCHARGE YOUR DASHBOARDS WITH POWER BI We’ll explore advanced techniques for optimizing data models
swfta.uk
September 23, 2026 at 10:01 AM
It is RetroData week! Saturday brings TEN HOURS of free practical learning.
12:00 UTC+1 Kristyna Ferris on turning OLTP data into a star schema Power BI actually likes.
13:00 UTC+1 Joanna Hryniewicz on the questions worth asking before anyone opens Power BI Desktop.
<https://swfta.uk/retro-beta>
12:00 UTC+1 Kristyna Ferris on turning OLTP data into a star schema Power BI actually likes.
13:00 UTC+1 Joanna Hryniewicz on the questions worth asking before anyone opens Power BI Desktop.
<https://swfta.uk/retro-beta>
This weekend! Building a €100 #DataWarehouse with Azure? Yes, really! @koenv.bsky.social shows how small companies can build dirt-cheap analytics with #AzureDataFactory, #SQLDB & #PowerBI at #RetroData 💰
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
September 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This weekend! Building a €100 #DataWarehouse with Azure? Yes, really! @koenv.bsky.social shows how small companies can build dirt-cheap analytics with #AzureDataFactory, #SQLDB & #PowerBI at #RetroData 💰
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
This weekend! #DataModeling 101 with Markus! Learn core concepts through Microsoft Data Platform - from normalised schemas to #StarSchemas across #SQLServer, #PowerBI & Azure at #RetroData ⭐
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
September 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This weekend! #DataModeling 101 with Markus! Learn core concepts through Microsoft Data Platform - from normalised schemas to #StarSchemas across #SQLServer, #PowerBI & Azure at #RetroData ⭐
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
This weekend! Choosing the right #database for your project? Susan Vanderford walks through relational, document, key-value stores & more - helping you make the right call at #RetroData 🗄️
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
September 18, 2025 at 7:33 AM
This weekend! Choosing the right #database for your project? Susan Vanderford walks through relational, document, key-value stores & more - helping you make the right call at #RetroData 🗄️
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
This weekend! Stop just dumping data in your lake! Mathias Halkjaer shows how proper data structure planning can dramatically enhance security, partitioning & performance at #RetroData 🏗️
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
September 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This weekend! Stop just dumping data in your lake! Mathias Halkjaer shows how proper data structure planning can dramatically enhance security, partitioning & performance at #RetroData 🏗️
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
This weekend! #SQL execution plans feeling daunting? @hugokornelis.bsky.social breaks down where to start reading them when your queries are running slow at #RetroData. Perfect for SQL troubleshooting! 🔍
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
September 16, 2025 at 7:33 AM
This weekend! #SQL execution plans feeling daunting? @hugokornelis.bsky.social breaks down where to start reading them when your queries are running slow at #RetroData. Perfect for SQL troubleshooting! 🔍
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
Le radici dell'umanità continuano a riservare sorprese. #Neanderthal #HomoSapiens #preistoria
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www.quotidiano.net/magazine/pro...
Il cranio di un bimbo di 140mila anni fa è la più antica prova dell’incrocio tra Homo Sapiens e Neanderthal
Rinvenuto nel 1932 nella grotta di Skhul, in Israele, si è rivelato oggi un reperto fossile di eccezionale importanza. Perché retrodata di decine di millenni l’incontro tra i due gruppi umani e per di...
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August 27, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Le radici dell'umanità continuano a riservare sorprese. #Neanderthal #HomoSapiens #preistoria
www.quotidiano.net/magazine/pro...
www.quotidiano.net/magazine/pro...
Procrastinators! There are no weekends left before our #RetroData #CallForSpeakers ends! If you are planning to submit a talk your TIME IS NOW! Deadline is 2025-08-09!!
sessionize.com/retro-data-a...
#sqlfamily #dataconference
sessionize.com/retro-data-a...
#sqlfamily #dataconference
Retro Data Alpha: Call for Speakers
Retro Data is the brainchild of Andy Cutler and Justin Bird, co-organisers of DataToboggan and DataWeekender respectively.As organisers, it's really a...
sessionize.com
August 3, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Procrastinators! There are no weekends left before our #RetroData #CallForSpeakers ends! If you are planning to submit a talk your TIME IS NOW! Deadline is 2025-08-09!!
sessionize.com/retro-data-a...
#sqlfamily #dataconference
sessionize.com/retro-data-a...
#sqlfamily #dataconference
#FloppyDiskArt #RetroData #DigitalArchaeology #TechRelics #ComputerNostalgia #StorageIcon #DataCulture #RetroHardware #ByteSizedArt #OldTechLove #ComputerHistory #NostalgicTech #DataAesthetic #AnalogComputing #VintageHardware #TechArtifact #DigitalMemory
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Retro Monolith Floppy Disk by KungPowUnicorn | Redbubble
A gigantic floppy disk standing like a sacred monolith as tiny archaeologists excavate the base beneath it. Perfect for retro computing enthusiasts, tech nostalgia collectors, and archaeology aestheti...
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August 19, 2026 at 11:49 AM
This weekend! "Defining What's Normal" - Aaron Cutshall covers #database #normalization principles, performance impact, and when it's OK to break the rules at #RetroData! 📐
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
September 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This weekend! "Defining What's Normal" - Aaron Cutshall covers #database #normalization principles, performance impact, and when it's OK to break the rules at #RetroData! 📐
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
This weekend! #RowLevelSecurity in #PowerBI demystified! Leslie Welch's Monty Python-inspired workshop covers RLS from setup to enterprise challenges at #RetroData 🛡️
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
September 17, 2025 at 7:33 AM
This weekend! #RowLevelSecurity in #PowerBI demystified! Leslie Welch's Monty Python-inspired workshop covers RLS from setup to enterprise challenges at #RetroData 🛡️
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
This weekend! "Accidental Data Lies" - Juliana Smith exposes how innocent charts can mislead! Learn to create visuals that tell the truth and earn trust at #RetroData 📊
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
September 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This weekend! "Accidental Data Lies" - Juliana Smith exposes how innocent charts can mislead! Learn to create visuals that tell the truth and earn trust at #RetroData 📊
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
This weekend! Don't miss Indira Bandari's "Lessons from the Trenches: Real-World #ETL/#ELT Horror Stories" at #RetroData! Learn from common pipeline pitfalls and battle-tested solutions that actually work 💪
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
September 15, 2025 at 7:33 AM
This weekend! Don't miss Indira Bandari's "Lessons from the Trenches: Real-World #ETL/#ELT Horror Stories" at #RetroData! Learn from common pipeline pitfalls and battle-tested solutions that actually work 💪
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
Register: www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...
