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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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Aimee Johnson
Get Started with Databricks File Arrival Triggers in S3
A common problem in Data Engineering is trying to time the ingestion of data as soon as it is...

30th June, 2025

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Terry McCann
Databricks Data & AI Summit Announcements 2025
We’re back from a packed week in San Francisco – and what a week it was. Last week saw the...

16th June, 2025

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Engineering Databricks
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Grace OHalloran
Serverless Egress Control: How to Secure your Azure Databricks...
Introduction Ever since Databricks Serverless became Generally Available (GA) for Notebooks...

12th June, 2025

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Engineering Data Strategy Agile
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Adam Lammiman
A Stitch In Time: Understanding seams in software system migration
In my first article I talked about legacy systems and the problems many businesses face. I...

19th May, 2025

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Ust Oldfield
🚀 Making the Move: What Power BI Customers Need to Know About...
Thanks to everyone who joined our first-ever AMA on the transition from Power BI Premium to...

16th May, 2025

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Ust Oldfield
Smarter Supply Chains Start Here: The Data Product Advantage
Despite years of progress, the gap between data collection and actionable insights remains a...

9th May, 2025

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Fabric Real Time Intelligence KQL
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Ed Oldham
(Real) Time After Time: Getting started with Real Time Intelligence...
I’ve recently been studying to take the new DP-700 Fabric Data Engineering Associate Exam. In...

6th May, 2025

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Aysha Hamisi
Semantic Model Refresh in Fabric: Beyond the Defaults
Overview In Power BI there are multiple ways to refresh an import mode semantic model from...

2nd May, 2025

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Chris Williams
Consultancy Lessons from Philosophy - Ancient Greece
Introduction During my years in the data industry and consultancy, I've encountered many tough...

29th April, 2025

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Engineering DevOps Databricks Learning Developer
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Jordan Witcombe
Stop Wasting Time on Databricks Deployments: Master Asset Bundles...
In the fast-paced world of data engineering, efficiency and coherence are paramount....

25th April, 2025

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