This blog is a little different from my usual technical ranting and something that is very much personal to me. Additionally, for me, it’s about taking a moment for self reflection as I embark on the next phase of my journey. Reflection and a humble appreciation for all the people that I've met along the … Continue reading A Sum Of All The Parts – Personally Unpacking the Cloud Formations Logo
Answer: No But, lets prepare for it in terms of the technical capabilities we line up in our existing data architecture.... Continue reading here: https://www.cloudformations.org/post/should-i-wait-for-microsoft-fabric
Relaunching Cloud Formations Ltd As of 27th June 2023 I left the comfort of Avanade behind and decided to be brave. With my co-founders (mostly called Dan) we are relaunching Cloud Formations as a fully fledged Data & AI consutlancy. I say relaunch because a year or so previously you may recall I started out … Continue reading The Next Chapter In My Career
Bringing the Data Platform Workspace and the Power Platform workspace Together Over the last 18 months or so I've been watching and supporting the development of Microsoft's new Software as a Service (SaaS) offering that has now been named at MSBuild 2023 as Microsoft Fabric. As a Microsoft MVP I've be aware of this offering … Continue reading What Is Microsoft Fabric? My Point of View
The data experts exchange and family friendly conference For the third time now we turned the annual SQLBits conference into a trip for the whole family. Why? Well, maintaining a work/life balance is always a challenge, so whenever possible making community events into long weekends and trips away with the family is a great opportunity … Continue reading SQLBits 2023
Data Product Infrastructure as a Service Another blog post inspired by a recent conversation with my lovely Norwegian colleagues where I was asked about the creation of a data sandbox to support a customer engagement. Having done this before it seemed like a good enough reason to share my knowledge and experience with the community … Continue reading Creating a Data Sandbox
Something a little different for this post... I was asked to put together a set of interview questions that could be used on a cohort of data engineering candidates with a varied level of experience. This seemed like a good thing to blog for the wider community to review and feedback on. Please also accept … Continue reading Data Engineering Interview Questions
Is the Data Mesh dead or have we been using it without realising? The Gartner Hype Cycle for Data Management 2022 curve (shown below) is now a well-known picture in certain circles of the data community. It seems the trolls love to point out the relatively low position that Data Mesh has on this curve … Continue reading Building a Data Mesh Architecture in Azure – Part 16 – Dead or Alive?
Addressing Hype, Problems Faced & Common Misconceptions As I continue my day job supporting customers in their journey towards a true data mesh architecture, I've started to see a series of common questions. Or a set of common problems that I get asked. Frequently asked questions (FAQ's) if you like 🙂 For clarity, I am … Continue reading Building a Data Mesh Architecture in Azure – Part 15 – Frequently Asked Questions
My MSIgnite UK Spotlight Session 2022 Abstract The drive to stay ahead of the competition is greater than ever. With this comes a new wave of demand for data, in a resilient, reliable, and easily accessible form. In this session we’ll address the growing requirement for this capability head on, aligning our understanding on what … Continue reading Can Azure Data Analytics unlock better business decisions?
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