Dive into Data meetup #19

Join us for the 19th edition of Dive into Data – get inspired and explore the latest breakthroughs in data engineering and AI!

• When? 04/12/2025, 17:30
• Where? SoftServe Office, Lubicz 23, 31-503 Kraków, 5th floor

Talk #1 "Data Was the Oil — Compute is the Refinery: From Economics to Engineering — Featuring a Live Multi-GPU Demo?" 

For years, we said “data is the new oil.” But in today’s AI economy, real value comes from compute — the power to turn that data into intelligence. Without scalable, high-performance processing, even the largest datasets remain raw and unused.

In this session, we’ll explore how NVIDIA GPUs have become the refinery of the digital age, converting raw data into working AI models and fueling a surge in AI-driven innovation and market value. We’ll look at the economic and technical forces shaping this shift: from GPU supply and demand to the rise of compute as the new currency of AI. The session will wrap up with a live multi-GPU demo, showing in real time how large-scale GPU systems process data, build insights, and demonstrate why compute, not just data, defines the next frontier of intelligence and impact.

Talk #2 "Delta Lake Performance Behind the Scenes: From Partitioning to Liquid Clustering" 

Discover how to make your Delta Lake pipelines faster and more efficient! This session covers key optimization techniques—from compaction, partitioning, and vacuuming to advanced strategies like Z-Ordering, Bloom Filter indexes, and Liquid Clustering. Learn how to reduce I/O, speed up queries, and keep your data tables lean and performant.