A free community event on the Microsoft data platform at Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg in Sankt Augustin, held on 11 July 2026 for its 11th edition, covering data management, cloud architecture, analytics, business intelligence, and AI across 5-6 parallel tracks, with optional pre-conference workshops on 10 July.
Data Saturday Rheinland is an annual free community event for professionals working with the Microsoft data platform, part of the global Data Saturday series. The 2026 edition is the 11th held at Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg (H-BRS) in Sankt Augustin near Bonn. The event covers data management, cloud analytics, Azure data services, business intelligence, and AI across 5-6 parallel tracks. Pre-conference workshops are held on 10 July. The event is organised jointly by Datamonster e.V. UG Rhineland and the H-BRS university. Admission is free.
The 2026 edition takes place on 11 July at the Campus Sankt Augustin of Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, Grantham-Allee 20, 53757 Sankt Augustin. Pre-conference workshops are held on 10 July. The CFP is open. Speakers are not confirmed as of the verification date. The event continues the established format of 5-6 parallel session tracks covering the Microsoft data and AI platform ecosystem.
Data Saturday Rheinland is a free annual community event for Microsoft data platform professionals, held at Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg in Sankt Augustin. The 2026 edition is the 11th and takes place on 11 July. It runs 5-6 parallel tracks and is organised by Datamonster e.V. UG Rhineland in partnership with H-BRS.
Data Saturday is a global series of free community events for data professionals, originally initiated by the SQL Server and Microsoft BI community. Events are independently organised by local community groups and unified under the Data Saturday brand and website (datasaturdays.com).
The main conference on 11 July is free. Pre-conference workshops on 10 July may have separate registration requirements or a fee. Check the official event page for details.
Data Saturday Rheinland is a community event primarily serving the German-speaking data professional community. Sessions are expected to be in German, though some English-language sessions may be available. Check the published programme for session language annotations.
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Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg (H-BRS) is a public university of applied sciences with campuses in Sankt Augustin, Rheinbach, and Hennef. The Campus Sankt Augustin is at Grantham-Allee 20, 53757 Sankt Augustin, approximately 12 km south of Bonn and 30 km south of Cologne. It is accessible by S-Bahn from Cologne and Bonn (S19 line, Sankt Augustin station, then bus or walking distance). Parking is available on campus.
Datamonster e.V. UG Rhineland is a community organisation of data and BI professionals in the Rhineland region of Germany. The organisation has co-hosted Data Saturday Rheinland at H-BRS for all eleven editions. It operates on a volunteer basis and is part of the broader Data Saturday community network. Further information is at https://datasaturdays.com/Event/20260711-datasaturday0084.
Eleven free community events at a university venue without a commercial backer is a minor infrastructure achievement: Data Saturday Rheinland runs because the Rhineland Microsoft data community wants it to, not because anyone is making money from it.
The main conference on 11 July is free. Registration is available at https://datasaturdays.com/Event/20260711-datasaturday0084. Pre-conference workshops on 10 July may require separate registration; check the event page for details. CFP is open for speaker submissions.
Campus Sankt Augustin is at Grantham-Allee 20, 53757 Sankt Augustin. By public transport, take the S19 S-Bahn from Cologne or Bonn to Sankt Augustin station, then a short bus or walking connection to campus. By car, the campus is accessible from the A59 motorway. Parking is available on campus.
The main conference on 11 July is free. Pre-conference workshops may have a separate fee; check the official event page.
The CFP is open. Submit via the Data Saturday platform at https://datasaturdays.com/Event/20260711-datasaturday0084.
| Official website | https://datasaturdays.com/Event/20260711-datasaturday0084 |
| Register | https://datasaturdays.com/Event/20260711-datasaturday0084 |
| Programme | not disclosed |