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A climber’s journey into coding - how problem-solving, persistence, and passion connect adventures on the rock to data analytics.

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From British Army service to data analytics, read one veteran’s journey of resilience, learning, and career transition into tech.

Director, Wayne, gives a personal reflection on stress, resilience, and mental health - using sand castles as a powerful metaphor for coping, loss, and support.

Learn how to connect Python to a local SQL database and use Plotly to create interactive, professional data visualisations with charts and tables.

Learn Python basics, JSON, and network analysis with a fun Middle Earth example using NetworkX.

Discover how James Lancashire transitioned from outdoor adventure instructor to data consultant at Butterfly Data through the SAS STEP programme, gaining key analytics skills and industry-recognised badges.

Discover how Butterfly Data uses SAS AI and machine learning to help businesses detect and prevent fraud in real time.

Discover what it’s like to transition from R to SAS for data analysis. A personal account exploring SAS’s tools, IDE, coding style, and how it compares to R and Python in real-world data work.

Fraud is a £190bn threat. Discover how AI, data-sharing, and cross-sector cooperation can combat organised financial crime.

Analysing international cricket scores since 2005, from ducks and nervous nineties to comparing performance of top batsmen. Insights and data-driven trends revealed.

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Discover how learning Scratch provided a foundation in programming concepts, building skills for coding, data analysis, and problem-solving in a consultancy environment.