@azuredatafool.bsky.social thanks for the repost 🙌🏻

Your Power BI estate is probably bigger than you think. Reports get copied, models multiply and workspaces grow. Power BI Sentinel gives you the visibility to understand what exists, what’s being used and how it all connects. www.powerbisentinel.com/xray #PowerBI #DataGovernance

An honour to attend a Parliamentary reception celebrating apprenticeships at the House of Lords. Thanks to Amazing Apprenticeships & Edge Foundation. 📚 500+ schools and 50,000+ students reached 💷 Apprenticeship hiring grant for SMEs doubled to £2K 🤝 £100m committed to apprenticeship brokerage

I'm delighted to share that I've been shortlisted for the Inspiring Women in Tech West Midlands 100 List 2026 by #WITBHAM 🎉 Fingers crossed for the final Top 100, to be celebrated during WITBHAM Week 2026! 👏

Come and find @purplefrogdata.bsky.social at Big Data London on stand K50 behind our friends @pbisentinel.bsky.social Got my purple shoes ready! We are experts in Data Analytics, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI and AI - come and say hi! 👋🏻 #bigdataldn #bigdataldn2026 #bigdatalondon #bigdatalondin2026

What an incredible few days at @gtiaofficial.bsky.social ChannelCon in San Diego! 🌞 Being surrounded by such a vibrant, global community of channel leaders is always energising: ideas, connections, shared passion for pushing our industry forward never gets old. #GTIA #ChannelCon #ShareTheVibe

"It really could be you." Congratulations again to @holliewhittles.bsky.social #MBE, who recently shared her journey with students at Telford College, encouraging the next generation to believe there's a place for them in business and technology. Read more 👇 telfordcollege.ac.uk/2026/07/23/i... 💜

Honoured & humbled to share that I’ve been awarded an MBE for services to business, female entrepreneurship, & skills🎖️ This is for every conversation, every door held open, every person encouraged to back themselves. Thank you to everyone who has been part of the journey 💜

I had a fun day today hosting the @fsb-uk.bsky.social Business Bootcamp 🎤 Loved being the MC to introduce some inspirational business speakers through the day Lots of time also for positive networking, good food & knowledge sharing ☺️ #businessbootcamp #shropshire #shropshirebusiness #fsbshropshire

It’s been an honour to be part of The Maple Review 🍁 I’m looking forward to the report launch which so many entrepreneurs, businesses & organisations such as FSB have given their valuable insight into Following the report, I’m hoping to see positive change & more entrepreneurship throughout the UK

Great to be part of the AI panel at IT Nation today discussing what AI actually means for MSPs and businesses right now. #ITN26 A few actionable takeaways from me on the panel: 🔹 Start with internal knowledge 🔹 Embed AI into workflows 🔹 Focus on efficiency and insight

This week @holliewhittles.bsky.social has been speaking at The IT Nation, joining the panel “From GPT to P&L: Making AI Work in Real #MSP Operations” and delivering her session “Smarter Insights, Safer AI.” Industry progress happens when leaders share what actually works with #AI🐸 #ITN26

We’re very happy to have such a great @gtiaofficial.bsky.social UK & Ireland community and I’m proud to work alongside Chair Dan Scott & Chair Emeritus Hannah Lloyd plus our Executive Council 🌍 Thank you @computerweekly.bsky.social for this article 🎤 www.computerweekly.com/microscope/n...

Honoured to have spent this evening at Number 10 Downing Street, representing @fsb-uk.bsky.social Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivered an address on AI possibilities and reflecting on progress 1 year on from the AI Opportunities Action Plan I also had the pleasure of meeting Larry the Cat 🐈

I’m looking forward to 2026 and continuing to be vice-chair of the of the UK and Ireland Executive Council for @gtiaofficial.bsky.social GTIA - Global Technology Industry Association 👍🏻 #WeAreGTIA #ShareTheVibe

Really enjoyed co-hosting the #FSBbigNetwork virtual networking meeting this morning with David James Bell bringing together hundreds of #smallbusinesses across the UK and beyond! Great fun way to start the festive season 🎄 @fsb-uk.bsky.social

A new piece on our #ApprenticeshipsWork Supporting stories page from @holliewhittles.bsky.social at Purple Frog Systems about how effective younger apprentices have been there and about Hollie's own journey. www.edge.co.uk/apprenticesh...

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Really enjoyed the @gtiaofficial.bsky.social Year End Planning Meeting which was in Fort Lauderdale this year. Leaders from all over the globe flew in to learn, collaborate and #ShareTheVibe Looking forward to getting stuck in 🙌🏻

Honoured to be invited to the launch of the #AI #Skills Report for the UK Workforce at The British Academy today. There are several tools in the report to support AI adoption and workforce upskilling: 💡 AI Skills Framework 💡 AI Skills Adoption Pathway Model 💡 Employer AI Adoption Checklist

We are committed to championing modern work experience that works for all young people; equitable, meaningful, and fit for the future. Together #LetsMakeItWork #PledgeLMIW @holliewhittles.bsky.social

I never previously used that other thing, hence me being late to the party. Better late than never. Anyway, to avoid this post being spam, here's a CFS link for @msdatagroupbrum.bsky.social sessionize.com/Microsoft_Da... We're still virtual, submissions from anywhere and everywhere are welcome.

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Looking for a place with the answers to your #AI & #data questions? Check out the @gtiaofficial.bsky.social Data & AI Guidebook, shaped by @holliewhittles.bsky.social & @thedatarhino.bsky.social, helping organisations innovate and grow responsibly. 📘Read here: gtia.org/hubfs/GTIA%2... #WeAreGTIA

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Loved being at @gtiaofficial.bsky.social ChannelCon EMEA Conference this week, I was lucky enough to meet Sir Bob Geldof but also Sir Stephen Fry who is very tall, really engaging and just lovely. We launched our #data and #AI guidebook, grab your copy here: gtia.org/hubfs/GTIA%2...

What a way to end @gtiaofficial.bsky.social ChannelCon EMEA. Inspired and in awe to meet Sir Bob Geldof this evening. Do you remember Live Aid? I remember recording it onto VHS! 🎥 #WeAreGTIA

Great #apprenticeship opportunities for anyone looking to get into the film industry 🎥 nfts.co.uk/apple-tv-uk-...?

Enjoying exhibiting Power BI Sentinel at #FabConference25 in Vienna Also excited to launch our new #AI module which is automated AI enhanced documentation over #PowerBIDax #PowerQuery #SQL If you want to find out more talk to @purplefrogalex.bsky.social or any of the team 🙌🏻

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Standing room only for my talk on #DataGovernance at #FabConference25 Exciting day when we launched our new AI enhanced automated documentation capability in @pbisentinel.bsky.social The Confluence plugin seems incredibly popular! Pop by our stand for a demo and to find out more!

Meanwhile, @holliewhittles.bsky.social and Peter Cheese from @cipd.bsky.social emphasised the importance of essential digital skills. These foundational, essential skills are simply not getting the love that higher level technical skills are getting through the industrial strategy.

Pleasure to represent @fsb-uk.bsky.social on the panel today for the launch @thefabians.bsky.social report: 'Levying-Up - How to make the growth and skills levy work'. fabians.org.uk/publication/... #Apprenticeships #Skills @cipd.bsky.social @fionaaldridge.bsky.social @joedromey.bsky.social

Excited to be here at @gtiaofficial.bsky.social ChannelCon conference in Nashville We have the inaugural global leadership committee meeting today I’ll be there as vice chair of the UK & Ireland Executive Council alongside our fab chair Dan Scott 🇬🇧 #WeAreGTIA #GTIAChannelCon #ChannelCon2025

Ending this week feeling grateful, it’s taken me a week to process the fact that I won 2 awards at @gtiaofficial.bsky.social UK & Ireland Spotlight Awards 🏆 Community Leadership 🥈 Advancing Women in Tech It’s meant so much to win amongst community friends, mentors & leaders #WeAreGTIA