Makena Barickman @makatmsft.bsky.social she/her | PM @ Microsoft working on SQL Server Management Studio | Lover of sunshine, puzzles, traveling, and soup. ✨
Opinions are my own.
Data Toboggan @datatoboggan.bsky.social The slope that enables predictive analytics. A community conference event specializing on Azure Synapse Analytics #DataToboggan Our User Group:
@SlideData https://www.datatoboggan.co.uk/
Jimmy Zelinskie @jimmy.zelinskie.com Cofounded @authzed.com. Exited Red Hat, CoreOS.
I build distributed systems, databases, authorization systems, containers, and businesses. NYC transplant in SF.
Andy Pavlo @andypavlo.bsky.social Database Research @ ClickHouse
Associate Prof. of Databases @ Carnegie Mellon.
Phil Eaton @eatonphil.bsky.social on software infrastructure @theconsensus.dev.
theconsensus.dev
Jordan Lewis @largedatabank.com Sr Director of engineering @ Cockroach Labs.
Brooklyn
Check me out: https://largedatabank.com
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authzed @authzed.com Authorization that scales
👷♂️ Creators of https://spicedb.io
💫 Inspired by Google's https://zanzibar.tech
🧡 YC W21
Read about how OpenAI securely connects enterprise knowledge with ChatGPT by using AuthZed: https://authzed.com/customers/openai
Barak Michener @barakmich.bsky.social 
Prometheus Monitoring @prometheus.io The leading open-source monitoring solution - prometheus.io
CockroachDB @cockroachdb.bsky.social A distributed SQL database designed for speed, scale, & survival.
🪳 Meet CockroachDB: https://cockroa.ch/db
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Alex P @ifesdjeen.bsky.social Distributed and Storage Systems. Apache Cassandra Committer and PMC member. Author of Database Internals. Mountain person. http://databass.dev/
Heidi Howard @heidihoward.bsky.social 
Electrified Filth @ak47.io tylerneely.com
Martin Kleppmann @martin.kleppmann.com Associate Professor at @cst.cam.ac.uk, researching decentralised systems and security protocols. Advisor to the Bluesky team. Wrote “Designing Data-Intensive Applications” (O’Reilly). he/him
Richard Bishop @richardb.bsky.social Distributed systems, databases, and the foundational primitives for better (more robust, efficient, accessible) computing.
Currently at Snowflake building managed Postgres. Formerly Crunchy Data and AWS.
Mark Brown @markjbrown.com I work on the Azure Cosmos DB team.
❤️ Distributed systems and databases.
Helping developers design for infinite scale.
@dbsmasher.com @dbsmasher.com All sorts of SRE things. Breaker of all things. Source of the #botrosd hashtag. Professional finder of problems.
Author of High Performance MySQL 4th edition
Andrew Atkinson @andyatkinson.com Software Engineer, Author, High Performance PostgreSQL for Rails
andyatkinson.com/pgrailsbook
PlanetScale @planetscale.com The database platform built for scale. Postgres and Vitess/MySQL.
https://planetscale.com
Discord: http://discord.gg/pDUGAAFEJx
Status: http://planetscalestatus.com
Carlo Piovesan @carlo.piovesan.io Compiling @duckdb
Hannes Mühleisen @hannes.muehleisen.org I like databases and boats. Co-creator of @duckdb.org, Co-Founder and CEO DuckDB Labs.
Autumn Nash 🎃👻💀🖤 @withenoughcoffee.bsky.social 👩🏾💻🌮🍩💻 🌙🪬🧿Lover of nerd jokes, tacos & ☕️Coffee • Mom • 📚 Reader• Advocates • OpenSource• DevOps• Linux• Security • 🎙Speaker • Java • Databases• MilSpouseCoders Thoughts are my own she/her
https://www.fafo.fm
https://www.withenoughcoffee.com
Seny Kamara @senykamara.com I design encryption algorithms for a living but am a Hip Hop scholar at heart. Former CS professor at Brown & research scientist at Microsoft. I currently lead research at MongoDB. I think about how data, algorithms, power and culture intersect
MariaDB @mariadb.bsky.social We are the company behind MariaDB, the fastest growing open-source relational database. Download MariaDB at http://mariadb.com/downloads.
Lili Cosic @lilicosic.com 👩🏻💻 Senior Database Engineer @InfluxData working on InfluxDB v3 Enterprise.
I enjoy talking about databases, observability and good food.
Previously @ HashiCorp, Red Hat.
Now in Berlin 🇩🇪 from 🇸🇮
Claire Giordano ✨ @clairegiordano.bsky.social Love sailing ⛵️ in Greece, #PostgreSQL, open source, NH, POSETTE: An Event for Postgres #PosetteConf, chocolate 🐕 labs, my work @ Microsoft, the #TalkingPostgres #podcast—& taking pics with my phone. Not necessarily in that order. Opinions are my own.
Glauber Costa @glaubercosta.bsky.social Former Linux Kernel, ScyllaDB, Datadog - storage, virtualization, low level stuff.
Founder/CEO at https://turso.tech
Felipe Mendes @felipemendes.dev I code and explain computers to people.
“Database Performance at Scale” Co-author
Technical Director at ScyllaDB
My opinions are my own
Sam Lambert @samlambert.com CEO @planetscale.com
Simon Willison @simonwillison.net Independent AI researcher, creator of datasette.io and llm.datasette.io, building open source tools for data journalism, writing about a lot of stuff at https://simonwillison.net/
Charity Majors @charity.wtf cofounder/CTO @honeycombio, co-author of Observability Engineering and Database Reliability Engineering. I test in production and so do you. 🐝🏳️🌈🦄
Shlomi Noach @shlomi-noach.bsky.social Engineer and database geek
v @avi.im breaking databases @tur.so W1 '21 @recursecenter.bsky.social
excited about databases, storage engines and message queues
Paul Dix @pauldix.bsky.social Cofounder & CTO InfluxData, makers of InfluxDB, the open source time series database. Founder of NYC Machine Learning Meetup. Former Ruby on Rails developer and enthusiast (still a fan).
Frederic Branczyk @brancz.com VP of Data Engineering at Dash0. Previously, founder of Polar Signals (acquired by Dash0).
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Lætitia @l-avrot.bsky.social PostgreSQL Influencer, currently working for Docker. Opinions are my own.
Crunchy Data @crunchydata.com Just Postgres www.crunchydata.com
Markus Winand @winand.at SQL Renaissance Ambassador. Author, Trainer, Coach. PhD in Common Sense. Creator of http://use-the-index-luke.com and http://modern-sql.com.
Gwen Shapira @gwenshap.bsky.social Founder of SaaS Developer Community and Nile Database. 
Alex Miller @alexmillerdb.bsky.social Database Papers as a Service
@ me with your DB paper questions or “what do I read for ___” topic requests
DuckDB @duckdb.org DuckDB is an analytical in-process SQL database management system. "DuckDB" and the DuckDB logo are registered trademarks of the DuckDB Foundation.
Philippe Noël @philippemnoel.bsky.social CEO @paradedb.com • H'20 • 🇫🇷🇨🇦
https://philippemnoel.posthaven.com
Pete Naylor @pete-naylor.bsky.social Distributed datastores and indexing are my areas of interest. Extensive experience with DynamoDB at AWS. Now working on the core datastore for Elasticsearch.
Karen Lopez 🇨🇦 @datachick.bsky.social ADGP|Digital Smartiskirt|Vibe Code Data Cleanup Specialist|Data Platform MVP|MCT|Space Exploration fan|VR4 fan|Available for contract projects|Troubled projects turnaround specialist
Rob Sewell He/Him @robsewell.com Big Bearded PowerShell Data Automation MVP x2, Blogger, Speaker, Data Saturdays PSConfEU, dbatools, dbachecks, dbatoolsMoL http://beard.media/book
Chrissy LeMaire @funbucket.dev Dual Microsoft MVP, Inaugural GitHub Star, creator of dbatools, author http://dbatools.io/book and AI for Everyday IT from Manning Publications.
Creator of @mutesky.app 🏳️🌈
Totally into AI, SQL Server and PowerShell.
📍 Very North of France
Els @geekingthething.bsky.social Queer nonbinary trans human | they/them | makes sql server and powerbi go brrrrrr | hoarder of books | me/cfs
Joey D'Antoni @joeydantoni.com Data, cloud, writer, speaker, cyclist, oenophile, joeydantoni.com, column redmondmag.com, he/him
Daniel Hutmacher @dhma.ch Swiss/Swedish, Data Platform MVP.
@dhmacher on other platforms.
My work: strd.co
My blog: sqlsunday.com
Call for Data Speakers: @callfordataspeakers.com
Data Saturday Stockholm: @datasatsto.se
I just want to use your SQL Server tonight.
Rie Merritt @justrie.bsky.social Mom, Feminist, Liberal, Southern girl, She/Her
Will not be tolerating your foolishness today
MVP Lead Data Platform, #MVPBuzz #FabCon
Jes Chapman @grrlgeek.bsky.social Adventurer. Runner. Foodie. Bookworm. Coffee snob. Beer and bourbon lover. Data nerd. Dog and cat hooman.
Work at Microsoft/have my own opinions.
Base camp Louisville, KY.
she/her
Justin Dearing @zippy1981.bsky.social Dad. Husband. Landlord. Programmer. Karataka. Cyclist. Today is a good day to die.
Ben Weissman (he/him) @bweissman.bsky.social Dad. Data Platform MVP. Speaker. Author. Biml Hero. Redgate Ambassador. Barkeeper @DataGrillen. Owns more than 1 pair of glasses.
Meagan @mmarie.bsky.social Data consultant working on data engineering, analytics, and data viz stuff. Mildly obsessed with my dog. Owner of an ultralight travel trailer. Taker of mediocre photos of nature things.
Eugene Meidinger @sqlgene.com Data training for busy people.
Reitse Eskens @2meterdba.bsky.social MVP | MCT | Azure | Fabric | SQL Server | Photography | Learning | Teaching | Blogging | PowerShell | Speaker | He/Him | Mostly harmless
Wolfgang Strasser @wstrasser.bsky.social Data Consultant at ACP CUBIDO,
Data Platform MVP
Music, Nature, Family
#DataCommunityAT #MicrosoftFabric #MicrosoftPurview
"Power BI 4 Dummies" 
dbatools 🚀 @dbatools.io Community driven SQL Server PowerShell module. Works on Windows, Linux and macOS.
Deborah Melkin @dgmelkin.bsky.social @sqlbek.bsky.social’s food taster | #sqlfamily | Microsoft MVP, Data Platform | #Redgate100 | singing girl | she/her | just my opinions 
Brett Miller @millerb.co.uk Shite Reliability Engineer, Microsoft MVP, Devcontainers Evangelist
Mostly talk about Tech, Music & NUFC
I have no idea what I'm doing 🤷♂️
📍 Hexham, Northumberland
Michael Washington @adefwebserver.com Microsoft MVP - BlazorHelpWebsite.com - BlazorData.net - AIStoryBuilders.com (He/Him) - #Blazor - 💙- #Resistance - #NoICE
Monica Morehouse (Rathbun) @sqlespresso.bsky.social Consultant at Denny Cherry and Associates Consulting @dcacco , Microsoft Data Platform MVP, MCSE, vExpert, Leader @HamptonRoadSSUG Meetup, and International Speaker. SQL Performance Tuning is fun.
Matt Gordon @sqlatspeed.bsky.social Data & AI architect by trade, racing driver by hobby. Microsoft Data Platform MVP. Opinions mine. Audere est Facere. (He/him)
Rob Farley @robfarley.com Outside of data consulting through @lobsterpot.com.au, I do comedy (sometimes musical!) and I work as Santa.
I was rob_farley on Twitter
Markus Ehrenmüller-Jensen @mehrenmueller.bsky.social Microsoft Data Platform #MVP, #datacommunityAT, project lead, data engineer, teacher, author, speaker, @SavoryData
Dr Greg Low @greglow.bsky.social Long term Microsoft Data Platform MVP and RD
Scott Stauffer @sqlsocialite.bsky.social DW/BI/Data Consultant over a decade.
Currently working w/ Microsoft Fabric.
Microsoft Data Platform MVP Alumni.
Volunteer Puppy Raiser for BC Guide Dogs.
🐕🦺🦮
Tim Mitchell @tmitch.net Professional data geek: SQL, ETL/ELT, SSIS, SSRS, ADF, Python, data architecture. Former Microsoft Data Platform MVP (2010 - 2022). Digital privacy advocate. Ally. Amateur photographer. Coffee and craft beer snob. Blogs at TimMitchell.net.
William Durkin (he/him) @williamdurkin.com UK born, DE based, co-owner https://datamasterminds.io | Grillmeister https://DataGrillen.com | Co-organizer New Stars Of Data, Dativerse, Data Left Unattended and Data Moshpit
Andy Yun @sqlbek.bsky.social @dgmelkin.bsky.social's Personal Chef | Pure Storage FSA | SQL Server Dev/DBA | Conference Speaker | Dog Lover | Foodie | Novice Guitarist
Koen Verbeeck @koenv.bsky.social BI pro and tattooed #sqlserver geek. Data warehousing. Former Data Platform MVP. Punk rock fan. Married & father of 2. He/him @koen@dataplatform.social.
Dustin Mueller @sqlcheesecake.bsky.social I’m this guy who likes to do stuff. Liberal AF (will literally punch Nazis). Interests include SQL Server, baseball, food, coffee, travel, people, & dogs (and almost never in that exact order).
Andy Cutler @andycutler.bsky.social http://linktr.ee/andycutler Data Platform Consultant. http://serverlesssql.com Company: http://datahaibi.com YouTube: http://youtube.com/@andycutlerdata
Victoria Holt @victoriaholt.bsky.social Data & AI Governance Lead. Passionately curious about Data & AI, Databases & Systems Complexity. Honorary Research Fellow. Microsoft #DataPlatform #MVP (She/Her)
Warwick Rudd @warwickrudd.bsky.social Founder of SQL Masters Consulting, Microsoft Data Platform MVP, Snowboard enthusiast, Rugby Enthusiast
Hope Foley @hopefoley.bsky.social Work for Microsoft as Data & AI Technical Specialist, big fan of doing fun things with data, mom, wife, general mover and shaker, and princess of Nerdistan
Justin Bird 🏴 @justinjbird.com The digital projection of my mental self.
Organises @retrodata.live and @dataweekender.com runs a @codeclub.bsky.social, director of @swiftanalytics.uk.
swfta.uk/justin
David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social Microsoft Data Platform MVP. Self-proclaimed geek. Infrastructure & data enthusiast. Founder of Onyxpected Labs & Heraflux Technologies.
Bradley Ball @sqlballs.com Father of 4, Sr. TPM at #Microsoft, Comic Book aficionado, I ❤️ roller coasters. cohost aka.ms/TftF/youtube Opinions are my own. 🧵’s @sqlballs
JamesDBartlett3 @jamesdbartlett3.bsky.social Principal Data Engineer @ #P3Adaptive | Opinions mine
{he/him} 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Blog: https://DataVolume.xyz
#ADHD #DefendEquality
#PowerShell #Python #MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI #SQL #DataDojo #CommunityOfPractice #MusicProduction #SoundDesign #Bitwig
Štěpán Rešl @stepanresl.bsky.social Lead technical consultant @ DataBrothers
Data Platform #MicrosoftMVP ~ #PowerBI & #MicrosoftFabric 🏳️🌈
🌐 Links:
Blog: www.datameerkat.com
GitHub: https://github.com/tirnovar
Pragati @pragati1187.bsky.social 🏆Microsoft Data Platform MVP | 🚎 DataWeekender Organiser 🎖Superuser at Microsoft Fabric Community | 🔊 Speaker | 📊Manager at Avanade
L_ N___ @sqlhandle.bsky.social no-no-nobody’s fault but mine. database scientician, virtue signaler. he/him
Peter Shore @pshore73.bsky.social Husband, Father, attempting to follow Christ, polynerd, sports fan.
He/Him
Bernat Agulló @agullobernat.bsky.social Esbrina Partner and Microsoft Data Platform MVP
Power BI fanatic and data lover in general
If you are a Microsoft MVP please add bluesky to your MVP Profile too! #MVPbuzz
Ryan Booz @ryanbooz.bsky.social @PostgreSQL and DevOps Advocate @Redgate.
Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz NZ | business intelligence & data visualisation | usually making stuff in/for #PowerBI | #Deneb & #HTMLContent owner/developer | MS data platform MVP | he/him |
- https://coacervo.co
- https://deneb.guide
- https://html-content.com
Marco Russo @marcorus.bsky.social Consultant, speaker, book writer, mentor. Business Intelligence with Power BI, Analysis Services, and Power Pivot. Other info on sqlbi.com
Daniel (DBABulldog) Taylor @dbabulldog.bsky.social Global Data & AI Cloud Solution Architect @Microsoft. Ask me about what CMF can do for you? One Tenacious DBA. Enjoy the mountains, Celtic/highland games, video games & time with the family. Opinions my own. He/Him
https://youtube.com/@Tales-from-the-Field
Thomas LeBlanc @powerbidude.bsky.social Data Platform MVP | Power BI Dude | SQLSatBR | Baton Rouge User Groups
Kasper de Jonge @kjonge.bsky.social Program manager at the @Microsoft Fabric CAT team
Kasper On BI show on Youtube, Spotify and Itunes.
Tweets are my own.
Simon Whiteley @mrsiwhiteley.bsky.social CTO & Co-Owner of Advancing Analytics, Speaker & Consultant. Spark Nerd. Londoner, foodie & gamer! Microsoft MVP. Databricks Beacon. He/Him.
Kevin Kline @kekline.bsky.social Data management expert, author of "SQL in a Nutshell", grandpa to 4, dad to 7, husband to 1, master gardener, indie rock enthusiast. xNASA, xDoD, xDeloitte, xAWS. All opinions are my own.
Marc Lelijveld @marclelijveld.bsky.social 
Mikey Bronowski @mikeybronowski.bsky.social Husband | Dad | SQL DBA | MCT | Microsoft Data Platform MVP | ⚽️💻 | He/Him |
@SotonDataCloud user group leader
I shoot birds sometimes http://MikeyBronowski.com
Erwin de Kreuk @erwindekreuk.bsky.social Lead Data and AI | Data Platform MVP | Speaker | InSpark
#Azure #Microsoft #DataFactory #Synapse #Purview #DevOps #MicrosoftFabric
#DataIntegration #DataGovernance #DataProcessing
#SQLFAMILY @we_are_inspark
Paul Andrew @mrpaulandrew.bsky.social Director & Co-Founder of CloudFormations.org | Technical Data Architect, Engineer, Speaker, Blogger, Mentor, Author, Host of EastMidlandsData.com | Microsoft MVP | Creator of procfwk.com now CF.Cumulus | Star Wars fan | Husband | Father
Shannon Lindsay @shan-gsd.bsky.social 📈🧙♀️🧹data, BI, and human connection. learner, organizer, and nature lover.