Husband, Dad | Data Platform MVP | Principal Consultant @AdvAnalyticsUK | DATA:Scotland event founder | He/Him. @cporteous@techhub.social
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3 Feb 2025
πIt's Fabric February week!π
I'm speaking at #FabricFebruary on Thursday the 6th Feb. I'll be exploring the how, why, and when you should bring #MicrosoftFabric and #Databricks together...and the answer isn't just "it depends"...promise!
Full agenda at fabricfebruary.com
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16 Jan 2025
In an effort to drag us all out of emailed zip files, USB sticks, and FTP π©, I'm speaking at #SQLKonferenz on Tues 25th Feb about "Data sharing without the USB sticks - an intro to smart Data Sharing". Join me for better ways to share data
Tickets @ buff.ly/3zw8cCP
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8 Jan 2025
π¨ Call for Speakers is OPEN! π¨
Want to share your expertise at #DataRelay? Submit your session proposal by Feb 12 for events in:
π Leeds (Apr 29)
π Birmingham (Apr 30)
π Bristol (May 1)
π Submit on @SessionizeCom sessionize.com/data-relay-20β¦!
#DataCommunity
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9 Jan 2025
Did you know βΉοΈ
The Databricks Scotland Meetup has a @Sessionize.com page to submit sessions. ππ»
Come speak to the Databricks community (next event is the 23rd Jan).
Send your session, and the dates you're interested in here: buff.ly/4gJacIz
#datacommunity #Databricks
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8 Jan 2025
We are THRILLED to announce the return of Data Masterminds as our first exhibiting sponsor at DATA:Scotland 2025!
We only invite sponsors relevant to our community so make sure you check them out and say hello on the day! ππ
Website: buff.ly/4j6PlAy
ALT The DATA:Scotland logo with the Data Masterminds logo showing them as an Exhibitor sponsor
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8 Jan 2025
Follow Us! β
We're making the move to Bluesky so you'll see us post less and less here. Don't miss out on news, and updates.ππ
For a chance to win one of 20 DATA:Scotland PartyCoo magnets, follow us on Bluesky throughout January! buff.ly/4a4gy2o
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6 Jan 2025
HAPPY NEW YEAR from the DATA:Scotland team! Like us, we hope you're ready for a new year of learning in the data community! Stay tuned for news on this year's event and don't forget to follow us on all platforms ππ
#DataScotland2025 #DataCommunity #DataEvent
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20 Dec 2024
2025 is heating up already!
I'm speaking at #FabricFebruary in Oslo on the 6th Feb. I'll be exploring how, why, and when you should bring #MicrosoftFabric and #Databricks together...and the answer isn't just "it depends"...promise!
Follow me on Bluesky @ cporteous.bsky.social
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13 Dec 2024
ππ Save the date - #DataScotland is back for 2025!
Mark your calendars with Friday 12th Sept 2025, and get ready for the return of Scotland's data community event. We're already hard at work planning an amazing event for 2025, stay tuned for more updates!
#Data #DataCommunity
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27 Nov 2024
π·οΈ Black Friday deal starts TODAY! π«¨
Get 30% off all online courses until 2nd Dec (11:59pm)! Taught by experts with real-world experience.
Use code BLACKFRIDAY24: π hubs.la/Q02ZHztc0
β³ Hurry, offer ends soon!
#BlackFriday #BigData #TechTraining #ApacheSpark
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7 Nov 2024
π Ready to stay ahead in Data & AI?
Join us online Dec 3rd for hands-on strategies, real-world insights, and the latest trends - keeping you at the forefront of Data & AI.
Reserve your spot! π hubs.la/Q02Xhq9L0
#AdvancingInnovation #databricks #microsoftfabric
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6 Nov 2024
Watch the session
Data sharing without the USB sticks - an intro to Fabric External Data Sharing by @CPorteous
Register AMER Edition - buff.ly/4f6rPB6
#MicrosoftFabric #SynapseAnalytics #Datatoboggan
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4 Nov 2024
π Advancing Innovation: Online β Dec 3, 2024
Join our virtual Data & AI conference for insights on building data trust, practical applications, and a live expert panel discussing the latest trends.
Reserve now - hubs.la/Q02WKb8G0
#DataEvent #databricks #microsoftfabric
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1 Nov 2024
If you're already using #Databricks, you're probably familiar with #UnityCatalog. But did you know that you can now easily shortcut your Unity Catalog tables into #Fabric using the new Mirrored #Azure Databricks Catalog item type? π€
Craig's here to talk more about it β¬οΈ
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Craig Porteous retweeted
23 Oct 2024
This Friday we're hosting the latest batch of 12 new stars!
Head over to newstarsofdata.com/speakers and check out the schedule
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2 Oct 2024
It's just me for this one and after picking my top 10 there was still so many more I wanted to talk about.
What's your favourite announcement? Or what were you expecting but didn't see?
2 Oct 2024
We are just back from the first European Microsoft Fabric Community Conference and there were way too many announcements for us to cover. So, Craig is here to share his top 10 announcements from #FabConEurope π
Watch it here: hubs.la/Q02RQpB_0
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23 Sep 2024
This has waaayyy too much of my face in it but hearing from our attendees is 100% the reason we do this every year ππ
23 Sep 2024
DATA:Scotland 2024 was a MASSIVE success! Whether you want to reminisce on a great day of learning, or see what you missed out on, check out our highlights vid to hear about what the event means to our team, sponsors, speakers, and attendees ππ
buff.ly/47FZ9fw
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20 Sep 2024
We have a #DATAScotland merch shop!π₯³
Weβve had quite a few designs over the years for our volunteer t-shirts so we thought it was about time to share them with you!
We'll be sending all profits from our merch shop to charity! More details to come.
πbuff.ly/3TxgFwz
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Craig Porteous retweeted
13 Sep 2024
We're at DATAβ:Scotland! ππ
Come and say hi to our team at our (frankly huge π³) stand! We'd love to chat with you about all things data AI.
#DataScotland #DataCommunity #AI #Data
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Craig Porteous retweeted
5 Sep 2024
We're at DATAβ:Scotland next week! π
We'll have a stand where you can chat to our team (and maybe win some Lego π) as well as 3 incredible sessions from our team.
Johnny goes into more detail about what these sessions are...
#DataScotland #dbtcloud #spark #delta
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