As Microsoft shifts its CI/CD vision towards GitHub, it's time for Data Engineers to take note. Gone are the days where Azure DevOps was the default choice — GitHub Actions is now the beating heart of Microsoft’s DevOps strategy.

In this session, we’ll explore how Data Engineers can harness GitHub Actions to streamline deployments across both code (like SQL and Python) and infrastructure (like Bicep and ARM templates). You'll learn how GitHub’s native CI/CD platform compares to Azure DevOps: What’s familiar (Git, YAML), what’s different (secret handling, approval gates), and where GitHub Actions really shines.

Whether you build pipelines for data platforms or orchestrate infrastructure with code, this talk will equip you with a practical foundation and inspire you to bring modern DevOps practices into your data projects.