Conference: DDVUG Herbsttagung 2025

Date: November 27, 2025 - Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Novotel Hannover, Germany

Presentation: Data Vault End-Dating Satellites am Link: Varianten, Optionen und Data Engine Thinking
Speaker: Dirk Lerner

About the presentation: Data Vault End-Dating Satellites on a Link pose a particular challenge in data modeling. This presentation introduces various variants and options for the physical implementation of such structures and uses concrete examples to show how complexity can be significantly reduced during loading.

Starting from the business-logical data model, practical solutions are developed and explained step by step. The presentation concludes with proven recommendations from our book Data Engine Thinking, which enable efficient and maintainable implementation.

About the speaker: Dirk is an experienced independent consultant and managing director of TEDAMOH – the Data Modeling Hub. He is recognized worldwide as an expert in BI and data architectures as well as data modeling and is particularly valued for his work on temporal data – including groundbreaking examples on his blog and in his training courses that highlight the many aspects of time management in data and their solutions.

With a 25-year career focused on data modeling, temporal data, and automation, Dirk has consistently applied these disciplines to create flexible, lean, and extensible architectures.

As a pioneer of Data Vault and FCO-IM in Germany, Dirk has authored various publications and is a highly regarded international speaker at conferences.

About the conference: DDVUG conferences (fall and spring) – The DDVUG (German-speaking Data Vault User Group) holds biannual conferences in the spring and fall to exchange information and experiences related to Data Vault, data warehouse technologies, and related methods.

Brief description:

• Target audience - Users, consultants, manufacturers/suppliers, scientists in the Data Vault environment Data Vault User Group – DDVUG e.V.
• Format - One-day conferences with expert presentations, practical examples, and discussions
• Topics - Data Vault modeling, data warehouse automation, Business Vault, temporal data processing, tooling, and implementation strategies
• Characteristics - Practice-oriented knowledge exchange between experts with many years of Data Vault expertise
• Program - 17. Tagung (Herbsttagung 2025)

The conferences are the central platform of the German-speaking Data Vault community for professional exchange and networking.