Career – Welcome to the Blog of Paul Andrew

The Next Chapter In My Career

Posted on July 7, 2023 by mrpaulandrew

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 →

Are you an MVP in the making?

Posted on July 31, 2019July 31, 2019 by mrpaulandrew

Hi friends, just a casual reflective post from me. Within the data platform community you get to meet so many great people who are true experts in their respective fields. This made me wonder how many people are still out there that are truly the most valuable professionals? These people might be valuable to their … Continue reading Are you an MVP in the making? →

Another Career Milestone – Joining Altius

Posted on June 20, 2019July 29, 2019 by mrpaulandrew

Today marks another milestone in my career as I leave Adatis after a really excellent 18 months and start my next challenge with Altius. Through our brilliant data platform community, my growing reputation has given me the privilege of choosing my next employer. Something that I feel incredibly humbled by, as I have been approached … Continue reading Another Career Milestone – Joining Altius →

Moving On

Posted on February 28, 2018March 17, 2020 by mrpaulandrew

The English Version It is with a heavy heart that I am announcing my departure from Purple Frog Systems. It has been just shy of 2 wonderful years with the Shropshire based company, but it is now time to move on to pastures new. I joined Purple Frog Systems in March 2016 following an intense … Continue reading Moving On →

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.