July 2021 – Welcome to the Blog of Paul Andrew

Using Mermaid to Create a ProcFwk Pipeline Lineage Diagram

Posted on July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 by mrpaulandrew

The other day Kamil (@NowinskiK) messaged me on Teams asking if I liked Mermaid's 🙂 I prepared myself for a conversation about which was better; the fish half being on top vs on the bottom. Ha! Of course not!! Kamil was actually referring to the... Javascript based diagramming and charting tool that renders Markdown-inspired text … Continue reading Using Mermaid to Create a ProcFwk Pipeline Lineage Diagram →

The 5 Year Microsoft MVP Milestone

Posted on July 27, 2021 by mrpaulandrew

When logging into my MVP profile to update community activities etc I still have to do a double take when seeing the bookmark image (on the left). Specifically, the 'Number of MVP Awards' sub heading, reading 5. Five consecutive years I've been given this great award from Microsoft as a Most Valuable Professional. Smug face … Continue reading The 5 Year Microsoft MVP Milestone →

Teams Meeting Phrase Bingo

Posted on July 23, 2021 by mrpaulandrew

What are the most common phrases that everyone tends to use during Teams meetings, things people only say when you join a call? Just for fun, here is my top 10 list. I'll just quickly share my screen. You're on mute.Can you hear me?Can you see my screen?You're breaking up.You've got your hand raised.Sorry, Teams … Continue reading Teams Meeting Phrase Bingo →

About Me

mrpaulandrew

Paul (AKA @mrpaulandrew) is the Founder & CTO of Cloud Formations, a specialist data consultancy based in the UK. With nearly 20 years’ experience designing and delivering Microsoft data architectures, Paul leads a passionate team of engineers, supporting businesses small and large with scalable cloud platforms. Business value delivered through data insights. Over the years, Paul has covered the breadth and depth of design patterns and industry leading concepts, including Lambda, Kappa, Delta Lake, Data Mesh and Data Fabric. Paul is also a Microsoft Data Platform MVP, director for the Data Relay community conference, East Midlands user group leader, book author and mentor. In addition to the day job(s), Paul is a father of three, husband, foodie, runner, blood donor, geek, Lego, and Star Wars fan! Lastly, Paul confesses to enjoying a Ramstein playlist when given half a chance to do some coding for a customer project.