Data Platform and Cloud - November User Group Meeting

This meeting of the Aberdeen Data Platform and Cloud user group held at the Ithaca Energy offices in Aberdeen. The agenda for the evening is as follows.

18:00 - Doors open - Networking & Pizza

18:35 - Introductions

18:40 - Lighting Talk (15 mins)
From Clicks to Code: My Journey with Terraform in Azure - Arrash Nekonam
In this lightning talk, I'll share my personal journey transitioning from manual, click-up infrastructure setups in Azure to harnessing the power of Terraform for seamless migrations and the evolution from IaaS to PaaS. I'll discuss the challenges I faced, the lessons learned, and the best practices that helped streamline our cloud operations. Join me to discover how Terraform transformed our approach to Azure deployments and how it can revolutionize yours in just 15 minutes
19:00 - Main Talk (50 mins)

Microsoft Fabric & Data Mesh: beyond the buzz words! - Barry Smart (Director of Data & AI at endjin)
Barry Smart is Director of Data & AI at endjin, a UK remote-first technology consultancy. Building on his experience in roles as a Software Engineer, Enterprise Architect, and CTO he will share practical insights from the front lines implementing cloud native, modern data architectures.

Microsoft Fabric & Data Mesh: beyond the buzz words! How does Microsoft Fabric align with Zhamak Dehghani's influential Data Mesh principles? Barry will aim to cut through the marketing to provide practical insights into both Microsoft Fabric and Data Mesh.

Hands-on demo: how open source tools can help solve real-world data challenges. Barry will provide a practical example of how a "data contract" (a key component of the Data Mesh principle "data as a product") can be defined and enforced using open source Python packages.

Join us for a practical session that bridges theory, the latest technologies and architecture patterns with concrete examples you can apply in your own organization.

19:55 - Thanks & Close

20:00 - End