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🚨 Major News in Data Engineering! 🚨

Today, two industry-shaking headlines dropped:
1️⃣ Salesforce announces its $8B acquisition of Informatica.
2️⃣ DuckDB releases DuckLake, their open-source lakehouse format!

Join me LIVE as I break down what these moves mean for data engineers, the enterprise stack, and the future of open-source analytics. Bring your questions and hot takes!

🔗 **News Links:**
- DuckLake Announcement: https://duckdb.org/2025/05/27/ducklake.html
- DuckLake Website: https://ducklake.select/
- Salesforce x Informatica: https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/27/salesforce-acquires-informatica-for-8-billion/

👇 Drop your thoughts in the chat: Are you excited about DuckLake? Concerned about consolidation in the data space? Let’s talk!

Join us live next Friday (6/6) at 10pm ET when we talk to  @the-data-coach !
Then on June 13th at 10pm ET when we chat with  @agiledata 's 

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#Salesforce x #informatica  Acquisition
#techcrunch  – Salesforce acquires Informatica for $8B
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/27/salesforce-acquires-informatica-for-8-billion/

Salesforce Investor Relations Press Release
https://investor.salesforce.com/news/news-details/2025/Salesforce-Signs-Definitive-Agreement-to-Acquire-Informatica/default.aspx

Informatica: #1 in Five Markets (IDC market share blog)
https://www.informatica.com/blogs/informatica-ranked-1-in-five-markets-in-new-idc-data-integration-and-intelligence-software-market-shares-report.html

PeerSpot Informatica PowerCenter Reviews
https://www.peerspot.com/products/informatica-powercenter-reviews

LinkedIn – Informatica Salesforce acquisition comments
https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/content/?keywords=Salesforce%20Informatica%20acquisition&origin=GLOBAL_SEARCH_HEADER

#DuckDB & #DuckLake
DuckLake Official Announcement
https://duckdb.org/2025/05/27/ducklake.html

DuckLake Interactive Demo
https://ducklake.select/

DuckDB Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DuckDB

#dbt Labs Blog – DuckDB’s Rise
https://www.getdbt.com/blog/duckdb-modern-analytics/

PeerSpot DuckDB Community Reviews
https://www.peerspot.com/products/duckdb-reviews

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Chris Gambill is a data engineering consultant and educator with 25+ years of experience helping organizations modernize their data stacks. As founder of Gambill Data, he specializes in data strategy, cloud migration, and building resilient analytics platforms for mid-market and enterprise clients. He’s passionate about making real-world data engineering accessible.

Connect with Chris on LinkedIn or learn more at gambilldata.com.