Leeds DPaC In-Person Meetup, 14th May: Barney Lawrence & Grace O'Halloran - Free

LEEDS DATA PLATFORM AND CLOUD (LDPaC) IN-PERSON MAY MEETUP
- 14th MAY 2024
Price - Free

Thank you to Accenture for sponsoring and hosting this event.

Join us for our first Leeds In-Person User Group Meeting (LDPaC) for 2024, where you can network, learn, ask a question, and meet other likeminded folks. These events are a really great opportunity to socialise in an informal learning experience.
Remember to tell your friends and the people you work with; make sure you register as soon as you can. We will need to provide a list of names to Accenture before the event, so to ensure there are no issues with access on the day please make sure you have registered.

17.45 - 18:00 Network 🤝

18.00 - 18:30 Drinks & Pizza 🍕

18:30 - 18:40 Intro🎙️

18:40 - 19:30 What's What and Who's Who? Cross System Record Linkage with Fabric and Splink - Barney Lawrence 🔊

Finding records representing the same real-world entity either in multiple sources or duplicated within a single system is a common need when seeking to build a single definitive view of the truth with your data.

Variances in format, changes over time and data entry errors mean connecting our Tom, Dick, and Harries in one system to our Thom, Dirk, and Harriets in another can be challenging.
This session introduces one approach using Fabric notebooks to run Splink, an open-source Python library developed by the Ministry of Justice to implement probabilistic record linkage.
This session will cover the basics of deterministic, fuzzy, and probabilistic matching and then dive in to creating and applying a model to example data and how to analyse the results.
By the time we're done you'll be ready to take what we've learned back home with you and apply it to your own data.

19:30 - 19:40 10-min Break 🥤

19:40 - 20:30 7 Steps to Successfully Setup Azure Private Endpoints - Grace O'Halloran 🔊

If you're working in the cloud, sooner or later you'll come across someone who cries out that the cloud is not secure, that your data is exposed to the internet as a whole. With the right structures in place, this is simply not true… but what are the right structures? How do you go about changing a public-facing PaaS resource into a private resource only accessible from your own networks, whilst still retaining all the benefits of the cloud? This is where private endpoints come in - they're a powerful tool you can use to secure your Azure data estate.

We’ll begin by covering what a private endpoint is and why they make your platform more secure. We’ll then go through my 7 step process to successfully deploy and configure a private endpoint, which includes covering Private DNS Zones, A Records and Virtual Network Links. We’ll also step through a demo of how to deploy and configure a private endpoint, and we’ll wrap up by discussing some common mistakes to avoid when working with private endpoints.

Come and join the Leeds Data Community and start learning and networking! All are welcome!