A free two-day community training event in Oslo on the Microsoft Data Platform, covering data engineering, business intelligence, Azure analytics, and AI, with a Friday training day followed by the main Saturday conference.
Data Saturday Oslo is an annual free community event focused on Microsoft data platform technologies deployed on-premises or in Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud. The format follows the established Data Saturday model: a Friday training day with deeper hands-on workshops, followed by a Saturday main conference with sessions on data management, business intelligence, analytics, and AI. The event is free to attend and organised by community volunteers.
Data Saturday events are part of the global community model formerly known as SQLSaturday, now rebranded under the Data Saturday umbrella. Events run on a zero-ticket-cost basis, funded by sponsor contributions. The Oslo edition has followed an annual late-August pattern and is primarily aimed at practitioners working within the Microsoft data ecosystem.
Yes. Attendance is free. There is no ticket fee for either the Friday training day or the Saturday conference. The event is funded by community sponsors.
Speakers submit through Sessionize (CFP open as of verification). The community volunteer team selects sessions based on relevance and quality. Check datasaturday.no for submission deadlines.
The primary focus is the Microsoft Data Platform, though sessions may include comparisons with AWS and Google Cloud data services. Attendees looking for vendor-neutral or non-Microsoft content would find the programme limited.
The venue is a central Oslo location used for the 2025 edition and assumed for 2026 based on pattern continuity. The address is Chr. Krohgs gate 32, 0186 Oslo. Verify the final venue on datasaturday.no ahead of the event, as community events may adjust location depending on sponsor arrangements.
Data Saturday Oslo is organised by a group of community volunteers with no formal corporate entity behind the event. The Data Saturday model is global and coordinates loosely through the broader SQL/Data Saturday community network. Speakers and content are managed through Sessionize.
For Microsoft data platform practitioners in Norway, this is the most accessible annual training event: free, community-curated, and practitioner-delivered.
Attendance is free. Registration details are managed via datasaturday.no. Given the community model, early registration is advisable as seat capacity at the venue is finite.
Registration details are on datasaturday.no. Free events in this format typically require pre-registration to manage venue capacity.
Not publicly disclosed as of verification. The Data Saturday model is generally in-person only.
Not publicly disclosed as of verification for the 2026 edition. In prior editions, lunch arrangements varied depending on sponsor funding.
| Official website | https://datasaturday.no/ |
| Register | https://datasaturday.no/ |
| Programme | not publicly disclosed as of verification |