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My Data Journey So Far

Posted on November 9, 2017December 20, 2017 by mrpaulandrew

For my first blog post on this clean new site lets start with something personal and reflective. Your career is a journey along a path. But unlike most journeys (with a SatNav) your career isn't defined from the start and the path often changes several times. Lots of metaphors can follow here regarding smooth roads, … Continue reading My Data Journey So Far →

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mrpaulandrew

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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.

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