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  • Alex Presented at Bristol Fabric & Power BI User Group

    December 24th, 2024 in Community, Microsoft Fabric, News, Power BI

    On December 19th, Alex travelled from The Frogplex to Bristol to present a session at the Bristol Fabric & Power BI User Group. The focus of his presentation was on Power BI Composite and Advanced Models . The session explored how to effectively leverage these advanced techniques to handle large datasets within the Power BI environment. This includes combining diverse datasets into a single report through composite models, directly querying…

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  • Hollie Shapes the Future of Tech at CompTIA Year-End Summit

    Hollie Shapes the Future of Tech at CompTIA Year-End SummitDecember 18th, 2024 in Just For Fun

    Hollie, the HR and Information Security Director at Purple Frog, recently returned from an invigorating week in Arizona, where she attended the CompTIA year-end planning meeting. CompTIA Community members’ global gatherings provided an excellent networking and collaboration platform. During the event, Hollie engaged deeply with colleagues from around the world, sharing ideas and exchanging insights to influence the trajectory of the…

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  • SQLBits Comes to Telford: A Day of Data-Driven Discussions

    SQLBits Comes to Telford: A Day of Data-Driven DiscussionsNovember 8th, 2024 in Community, Just For Fun, News

    Yesterday, we had the pleasure of hosting the incredible Kate, the Marketing Manager at SQLBits at the FrogPlex! It was a fantastic opportunity to connect with a passionate member of the tech community and discuss all things data. We spent the day sharing stories, insights, and future plans for data conferences. Kate’s enthusiasm for the data community was infectious, and we’re excited to continue these inspiring conversations. A big…

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  • FabCon Europe from a Community Point-of-View

    October 2nd, 2024 in Blog, Community, Fabric, Uncategorised

    A community hub at a data conference serves as a vital central point for building connections, collaboration, and innovation among attendees. The Community Lounge at FabCon Europe in Stockholm was a great example of this. It was a hive of activity across the entire event. Microsoft’s community staff, MVPs, volunteers and members all came together to provide an entertaining way to network and ensure the right people are signed up to the right…

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  • FabFest: Why I Decided to be an Organiser

    FabFest: why I decided to be an organiserSeptember 12th, 2024 in AI, Artificial Intelligence, Blog, Microsoft Fabric

    Hopefully, you have seen that Joe Billingham, and I have organised a one-day event in Birmingham called FabFest. It will be on the 3rd of October at Millenium Point in Birmingham and will feature a full day of exciting talks on Fabric and AI. It’s looking to be a great day and tickets are going fast so sign up here if you haven’t already. Why did we want to organise FabFest? Before Joe and I produced the idea to go ahead and organise…

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  • Purple Frog Hops to CompTIA Spotlight Awards!

    Purple Frog Hops to CompTIA Spotlight Awards!July 1st, 2024 in News

    The Purple Frog Systems team dressed to impress in their finest black-tie attire as they headed to the prestigious CompTIA Spotlight Awards at the Macdonald Burlington Hotel. The anticipation in the room was palpable as the team eagerly awaited the announcement of the winners. Hollie, HR, and Infosec Director, was a finalist for the Advancing Women in Technology Leadership Award. The competition was intense, with many deserving candidates vying…

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  • Fabric’s 1st Birthday at Bristol User Group!

    June 2nd, 2024 in Just For Fun, News

    Last week, Laura embarked on an inspiring journey to Bristol to deliver a highly anticipated talk celebrating the first year of Microsoft Fabric. The event drew a diverse crowd of tech enthusiasts, industry professionals, and community members eager to reflect on Fabric’s journey and future. Laura’s presentation was an insightful look at the evolution of Fabric, from its Day 1 release to the latest developments following FabCon and…

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  • Judging the Shropshire Chamber Business Awards

    Judging the Shropshire Chamber Business AwardsMay 19th, 2024 in Community, News

    Hollie, a seasoned professional in the world of business and Purple Frog Systems’ HR/InfoSec Director, embarked on an exciting journey as she took on the role of a judge for the prestigious Shropshire Chamber Business Awards on May 14, 2024. With her keen eye for detail and passion for recognising excellence, she dove into the task of evaluating the shortlisted candidates for the trailblazer category. Accompanied by fellow judges, Andrew…

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  • SQLBits 2024: Learning about people at a technical event

    SQLBits 2024 Learning about people at a technical eventMay 3rd, 2024 in Blog, Community

    It has been a hot minute since I attended a SQLBits conference. It’s a techie event! I’m not technical. Project Managers must surely be classed as ‘persona non-grata’. Last year the team went, and I took a holiday. All those people in one place and guess which one of us came back with Covid? Typical. So, this year, trying to reduce my chances of a fourth bout, and with more ‘non-technical’ sessions available at the conference, it…

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  • The Power of Contribution: Why Creating Content Matters in the Data Community

    The Power of Contribution Why Creating Content Matters in the Data CommunityFebruary 7th, 2024 in Blog, Community, Other

    Many people, including me up until a year or so ago, believe that between the documentation, videos, blog posts and experts delivering sessions on specific tech, that there is no room or necessity for them to create content or teach. This is simply not the case! So, in a world seemingly saturated with learning material, why should you bother creating more? Different Perspectives How often have you read a blog post, not really understood it, read…

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