When: Thursday 20th November 2025 Time: arrive for 5:45pm with talks starting from 6pm start prompt. Location: Ecosurety, 2nd Floor, 4 Colston Ave, Bristol ​ BS1 4ST

Complimentary drinks & pizza provided by our sponsor Method Resourcing Solutions.

Session 1 - Metadata-Driven Orchestration with Microsoft Fabric - Matt Collins Metadata-driven processing is something of a golden standard when it comes to analytics platforms. We’ll use this session to showcase an orchestration framework in Microsoft Fabric that relies on metadata to create a clean environment with parameterised pipelines, notebooks, and other objects, while considering the future-proofing a framework like this provides.​

About Matt Matt is a Senior Analytics Consultant working on end-to-end Data Platform solutions with the Microsoft Azure tech stack. He currently works at Cloud Formations, currently focusing on Data Engineering in both product development and delivery.

Session 2 - Do you really need a Data Lakehouse? Separating Hype from Business Need - Craig Porteous The Lakehouse promises to blend the best of data lakes and warehouses, but is it the right move for your organisation?​ Join this session to discuss practical decision criteria to help you determine whether a Lakehouse approach fits your goals or if your data platform is already doing everything you need.​

About Craig Craig is a lifelong learner with a passion for creative problem-solving. He shares his expertise and insights with the data community through talks, video content, and bringing people together with the DATA:Scotland event.

We all look forward to seeing you there!!