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Welcome to the Advancing Analytics blog. We’re a bunch of data and AI specialists who build modern platforms and make messy data behave.

You'll find a trove of posts and video here, focused on AI and machine learning, data engineering and analytics. Our blogs are all based on what we’re seeing in the real world - with lessons learned from the sharp end of delivery. 

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Advancing Spark Data Science
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Tori Tompkins
Will Koalas replace PySpark?
One of the first of many big announcements at the 2020 Spark and AI Summit was the official...

5th July, 2020

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Anna Wykes
Working with Data Schemas and Models in Scala: Case Classes
This is the third of my blogs in the Scala Parlour Series, in which we explore Scala, and why...

2nd July, 2020

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Chief Data Officer
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Simon Whiteley
Understanding Azure Synapse Analytics
You might have seen that I’ve been pretty busy recently, digging into the new Azure Synapse...

15th June, 2020

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Anna Wykes
Scala For Big Data Engineering – Monads
This is the second of my blogs in the Scala Parlour Series, in which we explore Scala, and why...

4th June, 2020

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Engineering
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Simon Whiteley
Azure Synapse Analytics - Microsoft's Flagship Lakehouse Now in...
Today’s the day! There’s much buzz & excitement as we FINALLY get to see Azure Synapse...

18th May, 2020

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Hidden Layer
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Tori Tompkins
Selecting the right Recommendation System
Introduction Putting the right products in front of your customers at a time they are...

12th May, 2020

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Data Engineering
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Anna Wykes
Scala For Big Data Engineering – Why should you care?
The thought of learning Scala fills many with fear, its very name often causes feelings of...

22nd April, 2020

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Training
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Terry McCann
Practical Azure Databricks & Practical Azure Data Factory (May 2020...
We have partnered up again with our good friends at Orange Man in Denmark to deliver our Azure...

5th February, 2020

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Chief Data Officer
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Simon Whiteley
The Data Lakehouse – Dismantling the Hype
That’s right, we’ve entered a new decade, it’s time for a new buzzword to define what we’re...

4th February, 2020

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Terry McCann
Microsoft Gold Partners!
We are kicking off 2020 by announcing that we are now Gold Partners for both Data Platform and...

3rd February, 2020

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