Sam Debruyn

Freelance Data & Cloud Architect

Specialized in Microsoft Azure, Fabric & modern data stack. Microsoft Data Platform MVP. dbt Community Award. Public speaker & meetup organizer. OSS contributor.

Sam Debruyn

👋 Welcome to my blog!

My latest blog posts

Read about my latest findings below. List entire blog.

Connecting Neon with dbt Cloud

4 minutes
Connecting Neon with dbt Cloud

If you’re looking to build a simple, serverless data stack, then you might have considered the amazing combo of dbt Cloud with Neon. Neon is a fully managed cloud offering with serverless PostgreSQL databases. They separate storage and compute, which makes it easy to scale and manage your data. If your data is not “big”, then Neon is a great choice. dbt Cloud is a cloud-based service for running dbt. It’s a great way to run dbt without having to manage infrastructure. It features a user-friendly IDE, scheduling, and monitoring.

Fabric: Lakehouse or Data Warehouse?

5 minutes
Fabric: Lakehouse or Data Warehouse?

There are 2 kinds of companies currently active in the Microsoft data space: those who are migrating to Microsoft Fabric, and those who will soon be planning their migration to Microsoft Fabric. 😅 One question that often comes back is Should I focus on the Lakehouse or the Data Warehouse? Let’s answer that in this post. I can already tell you this: you’re asking the wrong question 😉

🗣 Upcoming public speaking

06
FEB
Fabric Fortresses: Setting Up Microsoft Fabric for Your Enterprise Needs
📍 Fabric February conference, Oslo, Norway
13
DEC
From Flat to Sparkling: Monitoring Data Quality with Soda in Microsoft Fabric @ Cloudbrew
📍 Cloudbrew, Mechelen, Belgium
28
NOV
Belgium dbt Meetup 8
📍 Data Sense, Hasselt, Belgium
19
OCT
Medallion for Data Mesh: Exploring Workspace, Capacity, and Domain Design in Microsoft Fabric @ Data Bash 2024
📍 Data Bash 2024 conference, online
09
OCT
Medallion for Data Mesh: Exploring Workspace, Capacity, and Domain Design in Microsoft Fabric @ DataMinds Connect
📍 DataMinds Connect, Mechelen, Belgium

🗣 Recent public speaking

Recent events where I spoke or which I organized. View more.

05
OCT
Fabric Capacities: Divide and Conquer @ Data Saturday Holland
📍 Data Saturday Holland, Kinepolis Jaarbeurs, Utrecht, the Netherlands
04
OCT
Medallion for Data Mesh: Exploring Workspace, Capacity, and Domain Design in Microsoft Fabric [EXTENDED TALK / DEEP-DIVE] @ Fabric Friday Holland
📍 Fabric Friday Holland, Kinepolis Jaarbeurs, Utrecht, the Netherlands
25
SEP
From Flat to Sparkling: Monitoring Data Quality with Soda in Microsoft Fabric @ Future Data Driven Summit
📍 Future Data Driven, online conference