Berkshire

The BBC is reporting clear sunshine as my current conditions in Berkshire - it’s dark, gloomy and I have the lights on.

🔥 BIG NEWS. BIGGER BADGE. 🔥
We’ve officially achieved #Databricks Elite Partner Status!

To mark the occasion, we did the only logical thing… took our very subtle badge on a walkabout around London.

Next up? A proper celebration at Advancing Analytics HQ. Fancy joining the fun? Give us a holler.

Copilots for everyone!

Excited to be in London today for the @microsoft.com AI Partner training day, representing @advancinganalytics.bsky.social.

Let me know if you’re around today - or at the AI Tour tomorrow!

Catch up in the break!

Standing in the Valley of Fire state park. Red rocks and a blue sky.

Feeling severe withdrawal symptoms from the US. Back for 2 days and the Vitamin D levels are already dropping. 😅

Will AI Replace Data Engineering? - Advancing Spark YouTube video by Advancing Analytics

So, should Data Engineers worry that AI will replace them? @mrsiwhiteley.bsky.social reveals his thoughts on how folks can get ahead on the curve. 🤖

youtu.be/FBLrvoWu5H4

Did you know ℹ️

The Databricks Scotland Meetup has a @Sessionize.com page to submit sessions. 🙌🏻

Come speak to the Databricks community (next event is the 23rd Jan).

Send your session, and the dates you're interested in here: https://buff.ly/4gJacIz

#datacommunity #Databricks

Follow Us! ➕

We're now on Bluesky! For a chance to win one of 20 Exclusive DATA:Scotland PartyCoo magnets, follow us on Bluesky throughout January! https://buff.ly/4a4gy2o

Don't miss out on news, and updates, follow us on all social platforms 💙💚

A fluffy dog in the office

Welcoming our latest recruit to the London office 🐶

We're back after the festive break. Well - some of us at least. Here's to a quiet couple of days before the first weekend of 2025. 😉

While we're on the topic - how long into January is it before it becomes socially unacceptable to wish people a 'Happy New Year'? We're going with sometime next week.

AI-Generated snowy cityscape with mountains in the background and a sunset. Text says "Merry Christmas"

Merry Christmas to all my Bluesky connections 🎄

@fabricfebruary.com

We're logging off for the Christmas and New Year break! Whatever you have planned, Season's Greetings from the entire team at Advancing Analytics! ❄️🎄🎁

It was great fun to produce the @advancinganalytics.bsky.social live event earlier this month. Now, check it out in bitesize chunks!

BDR Role details:

💷 £27-35k + up to 15% company bonus.

🏠 Roles are UK-remote with occasional customer/office visits.

🤝 Work in partnership with Microsoft, Databricks, AWS and more!

ℹ️ Please DM me if you'd like to chat about these roles.

Business Development Representative - Advancing Analytics Business Development Representative 💸Salary: £27,000 to £35,000 (depending on experience). Up to 15% company performance-based bonus.  📍Location: Remote – must be based within the UK. Occasional vi...

🐣 Love tech & sales? This could be for you!

📢 We are hiring 2 business development rep roles at @advancinganalytics.bsky.social! 1 perm & 1 mat cover.

Role 1️⃣ careers.advancinganalytics.co.uk/jobs/5249393...

Role 2️⃣ careers.advancinganalytics.co.uk/jobs/5249333...

(more details in next post)

🎉 The wait is over! SQLBits 2025 is back at ExCeL London from 18-21 June 2025! 📅

Get ready for 4 days of learning, networking & data expertise with the best in the business.

Join THE conference for data pros to grow, connect & share knowledge. We can’t wait to see you! 🙌

#SQLBits2025

🎶 Data + AI Wrapped 2024 is here! 🎶

Expect a mix of unexpected hits, a few chart-toppers, and stats that might just raise an eyebrow. It’s packed with the numbers and moments that defined your year.

Ready to see what made the list? Swipe through below to find out! 👇

A completely green poinsettia

This is our Poinsettia, purchased on 1st December last year (2023). It is no longer red, but has outlived all previous poinsettias by about 11 and a half months. 🎄

Not even emergency lighting in the corridors... that's pretty concerning. Hope you're ok!

Loving my new company - it’s been 7½ months so far - getting stuck in with all things partnerships, community & marketing.

I love working with such intelligent people - a touch of imposter syndrome isn’t always a bad thing! Great to learn more about Data & AI after many years in the Dev ecosystem.

Still feels weird not being at Microsoft having spent my entire professional life there up to last year.

I work for a Microsoft Partner now - which I absolutely love - so kinda speak to Microsoft or deal with their systems all the time anyway. Crazy how much things have changed there in 18 months!

It’s been 16 months since last posted… a lot has happened in that time

- I’d just left Microsoft and did a short stint working for the Green Software Foundation
- In February I was diagnosed with T2 Diabetes. Lost 20kg so far.
- Joined Advancing Analytics in April. Loving it!
- Kept travelling ❤️🌍

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Selfie in a convertible

Panorama of a mountain road

Lineup of cars on the Passo della Stelvio

Looking down the Stelvio pass.

Hello friends old and new! Very much in holiday mode right now.