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From Fabric to Fantastic: How dbt Makes Your Lakehouses and Warehouses Shine

Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Unlock the full potential of your Microsoft Fabric Data Warehouse or Lakehouse. This session dives into dbt, a tool that streamlines SQL development within Fabric. It lowers the barrier of entry into the world of data analytics to everyone who ever wrote a line of SQL. Learn how dbt empowers data teams with functionalities like data documentation, automated testing, and data lineage for reliable and insightful analytics.

From Fabric to Fantastic: How dbt Makes Your Lakehouses and Warehouses Shine

Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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Unlock the full potential of your Microsoft Fabric Data Warehouse or Lakehouse. In this session, analytics engineers can learn from the top contributor to dbt-fabric what Microsoft Fabric is all about and how dbt is the perfect tool to build data transformations on Microsoft Fabric. We’ll cover the basics of Microsoft Fabric, how to connect dbt Cloud with Microsoft Fabric, and how to build our first Hello Fabric project.

Belgium dbt Meetup 14

Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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I organized the fourteenth edition of the Belgium dbt Meetup . The meetup took place at BeCentral in the Brussels Central Station.

dbt fundamentals: an introduction to dbt in 2026 (workshop)

Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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New to dbt? This hands-on tutorial is your launchpad. Starting from scratch, you’ll set up your first dbt project in dbt Platform’s Studio IDE against Microsoft Fabric, with no local setup required. By the end of the session, you’ll understand what dbt is, why it has become the backbone of modern analytics engineering, and how it fits into the broader data transformation landscape. You’ll work through the core building blocks of dbt: models, sources, seeds, and Jinja templating, before moving into macros, documentation, and testing. Every concept is reinforced with practical exercises, so you leave with working code. Whether you’re a data analyst or an engineer stepping into the analytics space, this tutorial gives you the foundation to hit the ground running on your first real dbt project.

Thread by Thread: Lessons from Migrating to Fabric

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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Belgium dbt Meetup 13 - co-hosted with the Belgium Snowflake User Group

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

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I helped organizing the revival edition of the Belgium Snowflake User Group, in collaboration with Snowflake and Telenet. We made it a co-hosted dbt meetup, with presentations from Telenet, Snowflake, and dbt Labs.

SQL Resurgence: Unleashing data potential with dbt

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The largest Microsoft Fabric community event in Belgium

Belgium dbt Meetup 12

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

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I organized the twelfth edition of the Belgium dbt Meetup . The meetup was hosted by IBA in Louvain-La-Neuve.

SQL Resurgence: Unleashing data potential with dbt

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

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Belgium dbt Meetup 11

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

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I co-organized the eleventh edition of the Belgium dbt Meetup . The meetup was hosted by Port of Antwerp in Antwerp.

From Fabric to Fantastic: How dbt Makes Your Lakehouses and Warehouses Shine

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

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Belgium dbt Meetup 10

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

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I organized the tenth edition of the Belgium dbt Meetup . The meetup was hosted by Dataminded in Leuven.

Belgium dbt Meetup 9

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

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I organized the ninth edition of the Belgium dbt Meetup . The meetup was hosted by Lighthouse in Ghent.

Belgium dbt Meetup 8

Thu, 28 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

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I organized the eigth edition of the Belgium dbt Meetup . The meetup was hosted by DataSense in Hasselt.

Medallion for Data Mesh: Exploring Workspace, Capacity, and Domain Design in Microsoft Fabric

Sat, 19 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

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Designing a medallion architecture is more than just setting up a few Lakehouses and Data Warehouses. In this session, data architects and engineers learn how to design a medallion architecture with Fabric Workspaces, Capacities, and Domains. We’ll cover the segregation of responsibilities, granular access control, and how to pick and choose the right Capacities for every workload. By the end of this talk, you’ll be ready to design a scalable and secure data platform with Microsoft Fabric.

Medallion for Data Mesh: Exploring Workspace, Capacity, and Domain Design in Microsoft Fabric

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

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Designing a medallion architecture is more than just setting up a few Lakehouses and Data Warehouses. In this session, data architects and engineers learn how to design a medallion architecture with Fabric Workspaces, Capacities, and Domains. We’ll cover the segregation of responsibilities, granular access control, and how to pick and choose the right Capacities for every workload. By the end of this talk, you’ll be ready to design a scalable and secure data platform with Microsoft Fabric.

Medallion for Data Mesh: Exploring Workspace, Capacity, and Domain Design in Microsoft Fabric [EXTENDED TALK / DEEP-DIVE]

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

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Designing a medallion architecture is more than just setting up a few Lakehouses and Data Warehouses. In this session, data architects and engineers learn how to design a medallion architecture with Fabric Workspaces, Capacities, and Domains. We’ll cover the segregation of responsibilities, granular access control, and how to pick and choose the right Capacities for every workload. By the end of this talk, you’ll be ready to design a scalable and secure data platform with Microsoft Fabric.

SQL Resurgence: Unleashing Data Potential with dbt - session

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000

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Join us on an exhilarating exploration of the data landscape as we delve into the phenomenon that is dbt. It has taken the world by storm and is now the most popular data transformation tool. Let’s dive into this new era and witness the renaissance of SQL at the core of data analytics, bringing it back to those who know the data best.

SQL Resurgence: Unleashing Data Potential with dbt - workshop

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000

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NL dbt meetup: From Fabric to Fantastic: How dbt Makes Your Lakehouses and Warehouses Shine

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000

On the 20th of September, I spoke at the NL dbt meetup .

From Fabric to Fantastic: How dbt Makes Your Lakehouses and Warehouses Shine

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000

I gave a session on dbt at the Microsoft Fabric Global Online Conference. If you want to learn more about Microsoft Fabric, get your ticket for this free online event: https://microsoftfabric.global/

Belgium dbt Meetup 7

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000

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I organized the seventh edition of the Belgium dbt Meetup . The meetup was hosted by DPG Media in Vilvoorde.

Belgium dbt Meetup 6

Thu, 06 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

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I organized the sixth edition of the Belgium dbt Meetup . The meetup was hosted by dataroots in Leuven.

SQL Resurgence - Unleashing Data Potential with dbt

Tue, 07 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000

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Speakers:

Rik Pauwels, Tech Lead @ Devoteam - Client-side BI, a new wave in analytics?
Sam Debruyn, Tech Lead @ Dataroots - SQL Resurgence: Unleashing Data Potential with dbt
Lien Bosmans - A data engineer-friendly relational schema for object-centric process mining

Join us on an exhilarating exploration of the data landscape as we delve into the phenomenon that is dbt. It has taken the world by storm and is now the most popular data transformation tool. Let’s dive into this new era and witness the renaissance of SQL at the core of data analytics, bringing it back to those who know the data best. During this talk we’ll get to experience the first steps into dbt and be ready for our first dbt project.

Belgium dbt Meetup 5

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

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I organized the fifth edition of the Belgium dbt Meetup . The meetup was hosted by Digital Hive in Hasselt.

SQL Resurgence - Unleashing Data Potential with dbt on Databricks

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

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I spoke at the Databricks meetup on how you can use dbt with SQL on Databricks to unleash the full potential of your data. The event was held at Cegeka in Antwerp, Belgium.

Speakers:

Sam Debruyn (tech lead data & cloud @ dataroots)
Fabrice Deseyn (data architect & team lead @ Cegeka)

SQL Resurgence - Unleashing Data Potential with dbt

Tue, 12 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

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Speakers:

Sam Debruyn (tech lead data & cloud @ dataroots)
Martijn Bauters (head of data & digital @ Cerba Research)

Belgium dbt Meetup 4

Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

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I organized the fourth edition of the Belgium dbt Meetup . The meetup was hosted by Datashift in Mechelen.

Data Agility Unleashed: A Deep Dive into Microsoft Fabric's Features (dataroots Fabric Event)

Mon, 16 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

I was invited to speak at the dataroots Microsoft Fabric Event in Leuven, Belgium. The event was held at De Hoorn, an old brewery in the city center.

Speakers:

Sam Debruyn (tech lead data & cloud @ dataroots)
Jonas Tundo (CEO @ dataroots)
Priya Sathy (Partner Director of Products @ Microsoft)

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Belgium dbt Meetup 3

Thu, 28 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000

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I organized the third edition of the Belgium dbt Meetup . The meetup was hosted by Astrafy in Brussels.

MotherDuck meetup

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000

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Together with MotherDuck , I organized the first global MotherDuck meetup at dataroots!

Fabric end-to-end use case: Analytics Engineering part 2 - Reports

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 20:59:15 +0200

Welcome to the fifth part of a 5-part series on an end-to-end use case for Microsoft Fabric. This post will focus on the analytics engineering part of the use case.

In this series, we will explore how to use Microsoft Fabric to ingest, transform, and analyze data using a real-world use case. The series focuses on data engineering and analytics engineering. We will be using OneLake, Notebooks, Lakehouse, SQL Endpoints, Data Pipelines, dbt, and Power BI.

Fabric end-to-end use case: Analytics Engineering part 1 - dbt with the Lakehouse

Mon, 11 Sep 2023 09:59:11 +0200

Welcome to the fourth part of a 5-part series on an end-to-end use case for Microsoft Fabric. This post will focus on the analytics engineering part of the use case.

Fabric end-to-end use case: overview & architecture

Mon, 21 Aug 2023 09:59:15 +0200

Welcome to the first part of a 5-part series on an end-to-end use case for Microsoft Fabric. This post will focus on the architecture overview of the use case.

Belgium dbt Meetup 2

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000

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I organized the second edition of the Belgium dbt Meetup . The meetup was hosted by OTA Insight in Ghent.

Analytics Engineering Belgium Meetup 1

Thu, 23 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

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I organized the first edition of the Analytics Engineering Belgium Meetup . The meetup was hosted by Ausy in Leuven.

dbt training

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

I’ve delivered multiple dbt trainings and workshops, both in-person and online. I can help you get started with dbt, or help you take your dbt skills to the next level.

Fabric training programs

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

I’ve been using Microsoft Fabric since early 2023 and have been awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award specifically for Fabric. I have a deep understanding of the platform and its capabilities, and I’m excited to share my knowledge with you. I’ve worked out several training programs that can help you and your team get started with Fabric, or to deepen your knowledge of the platform.