Data Platform and Cloud - March User Group Meeting

Hosted at: Ithaca Energy offices, Aberdeen

Event Sponsorship: Thank you to Katoni Engineering, an award winning engineering consultancy specialising in the energy sector. They have capabilities across all major engineering disciplines.

Website here: https://www.katoni.com/

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We’re excited to have you join us for an evening of learning, networking, and good company! Here’s what we have planned:
18:00 - Doors Open

• Grab some pizza, meet fellow members, and get settled in!

18:35 - Welcome & Introductions

• A quick hello to kick things off and set the tone for the evening.

18:40 - Lightning Talk (15 minutes)

• Speaker : Jonathan Law
• Topic: Getting started with your data!
  Companies of all sizes have data to make use of! In this talk, we'll look at tooling to get you started on your journey of making that data business ready for analytics - getting it from its source system, loading it into your data warehouse, and then transforming as required! We'll also chat a little about visualising the data, and the tools that are available.

19:00 - Main Presentation (50 minutes)

• Speaker: Abhinav Jayanty

Moneyball: How Data and AI have Revolutionised Analytics in Sports
Data analytics and statistics have not only served as the basis for blockbuster sports dramas but as a key factor in how top teams and athletes in competitive sports dominate the field. Data can assist in making key decisions in real-time, identifying performance gains, tracking an athlete's physical condition, and helping fans engage more with powerful insights.

This session will explore the current level of data analytics in top-level sports such as football, Formula 1, and more, giving you an introductory overview and examples of how tools like Kusto (KQL) and PowerBI can be used to ingest, analyse, and visualise sample sports data in real-time. You'll gain a better understanding of how Microsoft Fabric and Azure's wider data analytics offerings can be leveraged to get the most out of telemetry logs and IoT data for different business use cases.

Join me if you're passionate about data, a sports enthusiast wanting to gain better insights, or even better: both!

19:55 - Closing Remarks & Thank You

• A chance to wrap things up, share feedback, and express our appreciation to everyone.

20:00 - Event Ends

• We’ll bring the evening to a close, but feel free to keep the conversation going!

We look forward to seeing you there!

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