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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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Martin McMillan
Who Gets to Plant in the Gold Layer?
A well-built Gold layer should be the first place we look for an answer. Agreed definitions,...

2nd November, 2026

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Ust Oldfield
After the Standing Ovation: The Topology of Productionising Built-On...
A while ago I wrote about a Built-On Databricks prototype: a multi-tenant analytics product...

23rd October, 2026

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Platforms Don't Make Money. Products Do.
Why Data as a Product Has Become a Board-Level Conversation Over the past decade, enterprises...

27th August, 2026

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Ust Oldfield
Built-On Databricks: Delivering Multi-Tenant Analytics
Recently, I've been working with a customer to flesh out what Built-On Databricks could look...

20th May, 2026

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Ust Oldfield
Your Data Governance Is Failing. The Catalyst Framework Can Help You...
Many organisations invest heavily in data infrastructure, analytics platforms, and AI...

29th September, 2025

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Ust Oldfield
Beyond Dashboards: How Conversational AI is Transforming Analytics
Despite billions invested in data infrastructure, most organisations still struggle with a...

25th July, 2025

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Ust Oldfield
Why Your Databricks Metrics Views and Power BI Aren't Seeing...
Databricks is rapidly changing how organisations manage data and analytics. At the Data and AI...

17th July, 2025

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Ust Oldfield
From Noise to Narrative: Making Sense of Data Products
Last month, we went live with our latest Ask Me Anything (AMA) session - this time diving deep...

9th July, 2025

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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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Adam Lammiman
Artifact vs. Process: How to Reduce Risk When Migrating Legacy...
Introduction When you first start your career in data or software engineering there is what I...

14th April, 2025

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