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“Truly informative. I’ve come away from Data Mesh Live with plenty of ideas to expand our use of data products and implementing a data mesh. 10/10”-- Data Architect attending Data Mesh Live, 2025
What is Data Mesh Live and is it for me?
Data Mesh Live is a conference for architects, technical leaders and decision makers on a journey from traditional big data architectures to distributed data management approaches.
Data Mesh is a social-technical approach which:
- Treats data as a product
- Considers domains as a primary concern
- Applies platform thinking to create a self-serve data infrastructure
- And introduces a federated data computational model of data governance.
Well-known experts and senior data leaders will share their tactics and strategies for designing modern data systems.
Why shouldn’t I just go to a large data conference?
Many large data conferences whizz through dozens of different topics and skim the surface of most. You can end up leaving knowing a little bit about a lot.
Data Mesh Live in contrast is two full days of poking and prodding at a fundamental challenge most data leaders face: how to manage and scale data systems in the face of evolving business demands.
This conference will help you leverage ideas like data products, data contracts, and federated data governance to help you meet this challenge.
Should I attend Data Mesh Live if I’m new to learning about the approach?
Yes. You will meet a community of other data leaders, architects and practitioners on the same journey facing similar challenges. Expect to pick up tips on how to reduce organisational silos, improve data quality at source, address governance issues, and much more. We will assume you are already feeling the pain of centralised data systems and are invested in a new way of managing data at scale.
Will there be hands-on workshops?
If you’re serious about implementing Data Mesh concepts into your daily work, consider attending one of our hands-on training classes right before the conference.
Who are the organisers?
Data Mesh Live is organised by Aardling, a software consultancy focused on strategy, system design and architecture. Aardling has been providing Data Mesh training and consulting since 2019, working with large enterprise companies such as Microsoft, The Guardian, Morgan Stanley, and Standard Bank. To learn more about how we can help your team, get in touch.
Who is curating the line-up?
Data Mesh Live is 100% community curated. Unlike many data conferences, which are just pay-to-speak with no open call for papers, we're working with Tom De Wolf, Data Mesh expert at ACA Group and organiser of the Data Mesh Belgium Meetup to bring you a line-up of senior Data Mesh practitioners and leaders.