Craig Porteous

Husband, Dad | Data Platform MVP | Principal Consultant @AdvAnalyticsUK | DATA:Scotland event founder | He/Him. @[email protected]

[Craig Porteous @CPorteous]

🎉It's Fabric February week!🎉

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 https://t.co/aNKuRgjDDu

[Craig Porteous @CPorteous]

In an effort to drag us all out of emailed zip files, USB sticks, and FTP 😩, 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 @ https://t.co/6yGTQHgAVl

[Data Relay @DataRelay_uk]

🚨 Call for Speakers is OPEN! 🚨

Want to share your expertise at #DataRelay? Submit your session proposal by Feb 12 for events in:
📍 Leeds (Apr 29)
📍 Birmingham (Apr 30)
📍 Bristol (May 1)
👉 Submit on @SessionizeCom https://t.co/Pq7fm9gkYF!
#DataCommunity

[Craig Porteous @CPorteous]

@SQLGene @sessionize They are the most emo! Haha #Coo

[Craig Porteous @CPorteous]

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://t.co/SL0CgbFkmU

#datacommunity #Databricks

[DATA:Scotland @DataScotland]

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! 💚💙

Website: https://t.co/DFjPpQIU1J

[DATA:Scotland @DataScotland]

Follow Us! ➕

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.💙💚

For a chance to win one of 20 DATA:Scotland PartyCoo magnets, follow us on Bluesky throughout January! https://t.co/qpHKUJ65at

[DATA:Scotland @DataScotland]

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 💚💙

#DataScotland2025 #DataCommunity #DataEvent

[Craig Porteous @CPorteous]

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 @ https://t.co/YNMM04fFoe

[DATA:Scotland @DataScotland]

💙💚 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

[Advancing Analytics @AdvAnalyticsUK]

🏷️ Black Friday deal starts TODAY! 🫨

Get 30% off all online courses until 2nd Dec (11:59pm)! Taught by experts with real-world experience.

Use code BLACKFRIDAY24: 👉 https://t.co/DguKHyJdrv

⏳ Hurry, offer ends soon!

#BlackFriday #BigData #TechTraining #ApacheSpark

[Craig Porteous @CPorteous]

@KoprowskiT I've not long finished Children of Time actually. ❤️

[Advancing Analytics @AdvAnalyticsUK]

🚀 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! 👉 https://t.co/8x2DcEqJO8

#AdvancingInnovation #databricks #microsoftfabric

[Data Toboggan @datatoboggan]

Watch the session
Data sharing without the USB sticks - an intro to Fabric External Data Sharing by @CPorteous
Register AMER Edition - https://t.co/54VyIswEna
#MicrosoftFabric #SynapseAnalytics #Datatoboggan

[Advancing Analytics @AdvAnalyticsUK]

🚀 Advancing Innovation: Online – 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 - https://t.co/Juh3UJ1lzu

#DataEvent #databricks #microsoftfabric

[Advancing Analytics @AdvAnalyticsUK]

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? 🤓

Craig's here to talk more about it ⬇️

[New Stars of Data @NewStarsOfData]

This Friday we're hosting the latest batch of 12 new stars!

Head over to https://t.co/e4gYso3gCk and check out the schedule

[Craig Porteous @CPorteous]

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?

[Advancing Analytics @AdvAnalyticsUK]

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 🙌

Watch it here: https://t.co/d4T60KXKyW

[Craig Porteous @CPorteous]

This has waaayyy too much of my face in it but hearing from our attendees is 100% the reason we do this every year 💙💚

[DATA:Scotland @DataScotland]

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 💙💚

https://t.co/BnNNsisbTm

[DATA:Scotland @DataScotland]

We have a #DATAScotland merch shop!🥳

We’ve 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.

👚https://t.co/q4Y2dBFKAu