Shan Patel’s Post

Really great evening with the Snowflake team Snowflake Computing HQ yesterday. Great to meet so many individuals with the same mindset as myself. Fascinating insights from Peter Aubrey about Snowflake being much more than a Data Warehouse. The key features are constantly developing and it’s great to see all the new features being added to make Snowflake even better. I can’t wait to start putting everything I’ve learnt into practice. Looking forward to the next session! #snowflake #data #datawarehouse #tahola

In a month’s time, me and Reena Patel will be doing a 5k walk in Victoria Park, Leicester for Cancer Research UK. We’ve been building a 2 mile walk into our daily routine every day and it’s worked wonders for our minds and health! We’ll be walking a little faster than we were in this picture and hoping it is dry that day too! Thank you to everyone that has already donated, any further donations are hugely appreciated, every penny counts in the battle against cancer! https://lnkd.in/eA9zVReQ Oh and Thanks to Nina Mistry for the photography! #cancerresearch #cruk #raceforlife

This is such a great video, I mean the scene from the movie was awesome, relating it to data = Genius! Everything Dylan Anderson says is so true - big data is only meaningful if it's filled with quality data! #quality #dataquality #bigdata

This is such great news for Tahola and all of our customers. We’re continually working to make sure we’re on top of all new cyber security developments to protect us, our clients and their data and achieving the Cyber Essentials Plus status certification demonstrates our commitment to safeguarding data at the highest standard!   #cybersecurity #data #protection #achievement

Are you looking for a platform that can help you save time and effort when you’re budgeting or forecasting?   We work closely with Jedox which helps you plan ahead by predicting future income and expenses, allowing you to make smart decisions to achieve your financial goals. You can create detailed budgets based on historical data and future projections   It’s pretty user-friendly, making it accessible for businesses of all sizes. Whether you're a small startup or a big company, streamlining your budgeting process, reducing manual errors, and increasing efficiency should be at the top of your agenda.   If you’re a Finance Director or department looking to plan for the future, and make informed decisions to drive growth and profitability, have a chat with our team about Jedox and how we can help you implement it.   #jedox #forecasting #planning #budgeting #accounting #financedirector

This weekend we visited the F1® Arcade in Birmingham and it was a great experience.   The points system was really fascinating, I got 1850 points even if I did lose a few points when Reena Patel drove into me and flipped my car over!   I’d love to know how the system worked, how many points I got for overtaking all the other drivers, how I lost points and how I came in overall against all the other drivers that day – I’d have a field day with all that data, if only they sent us all the scores and points breakdown after the day!   We ended up spending a few hours there and having some cocktails and snacks, it was a good day overall.     Seeing the replays would be an eye opener too – the crash Reena Patel caused was apparently spectacular!!   #data #formula1 #racing #experience #analysis #dataanalysis #race  

100% agree with Reena Patel Our daily walks help with keeping us fit and making sure we're stepping away from the screen. It's too easy to get lost in work and hours fly by which is great from a work perspective but not for your health or mental health. I encourage you all to take regular breaks, put the laptop to sleep, put the phone on DND and get outside for some fresh air! #mhaw #mentalhealthawarenessweek

Power BI and Qlik Reporting are both powerful business intelligence (BI) tools, but they have some differences in functionality and target audience.   Power BI, developed by Microsoft, is known for its user-friendly interface and seamless integration with other Microsoft products like Excel and Azure. It's great for businesses that heavily rely on Microsoft technologies and want a quick setup with robust visualisation capabilities. Power BI works well for small to large enterprises across various industries, providing easy-to-understand insights through interactive dashboards and reports. Its strength lies in its affordability and accessibility for businesses already invested in the Microsoft ecosystem.   Qlik Reporting, on the other hand, offers a more advanced data analytics platform with associative data modelling, allowing users to explore data relationships dynamically. It's best suited for organisations that require complex data analysis and have large datasets from multiple sources. Qlik's strength lies in its ability to handle complex data sets and perform advanced analytics, making it ideal for industries like finance, healthcare, and manufacturing.   In my opinion, Power BI is best for businesses looking for easy-to-use BI tools with seamless Microsoft integration, while Qlik Reporting is ideal for companies needing advanced analytics capabilities and complex data handling. If you need a hand deciding what’s right for you, give me a shout.   #reporting #powerbi #qlik #Microsoftreporting #analytics #data

I often get asked about Snowflake and how it can help my customers but it can be an absolute minefield if you’re not a data geek like me… To make it easier to take in, Imagine you have a huge library with lots of books, each containing different types of information. Now, picture Snowflake as a super-smart librarian who not only organises all these books but also helps people find exactly what they need quickly and efficiently. In traditional libraries (or data warehouses), you might have to search through lots of different shelves and sections to find the books you want. But with Snowflake, it's like having a magical library where the librarian instantly knows where every book is and can bring it to you with just a few clicks. Snowflake organises data in a way that makes it easy to store and access, just like the librarian organizes books in a library. It's also really good at handling lots of people looking for information at the same time, so you don't have to wait in line to get what you need. So, in summary, Snowflake is like a super-efficient, organised librarian for your data, making it easy for businesses and companies to store, manage, and access their information whenever they need it. #snowflake #datawarehousing #datawarehouse

Earlier this year, my wife Reena Patel signed me up for a charity walk. I make regular donations to charity but haven’t done a charity event since the Tough Mudder event in 2016 and that didn’t end so well for me... Anyway on July 14th 2024, me and my lovely wife will be taking part in the Cancer Research Race for Life. 1 in 2 people will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Every single pound you donate makes a difference to Cancer Research UK’s groundbreaking work. Help us make a difference this year by making a donation, every penny counts! https://lnkd.in/eA9zVReQ