My Tech Community Activity

I am consolidating below my contributions to the tech community in data, AI, and cloud technologies on Azure. This post highlights my blog contributions, speaker engagements, certifications, and community involvement. Blog Posts I actively write on my Medium blog, @techgeorge, that I started in September 2024. Some of the articles are also featured in Dev Genius and other Medium publications. techgeorge @ Medium techgeorge @ LinkedIn Audience stats Medium: around 500 monthly reads. Audience LinkedIn: 1500 followers Latest Blog Posts: Building a Simple LLM-Powered LinkedIn Profile Search with Profile Data Extraction and Chain of Thought Reasoning (Pinned in Dev Genius) - AI agent's iterative search refinement (Feb 2025) Medium link to the blog post How to Deliver 4 hrs AZ-104 Azure Administrator Hands-On Training to 100 Participants Without a Hitch - Hands-on lab-driven training session (Feb 2025) Medium link to the blog post Unlocking Granular Cost Tracking in Azure Databricks Using System Tables - Cost optimization insights for Databricks (Jan 2025) Medium link to the blog post Using SHAP on Databricks to Explain Machine Learning Predictions - Machine learning interpretability(Jan 2025) Medium link to the blog post Why Using Azure Application Gateway as a Router Across Regions is Problematic (and Why Azure Front Door is Better) - Azure networking best practices (Jan 2025) Medium link to the blog post The Hidden X-Ray Hack: Data Leakage in Machine Learning - Data leakage prevention (Dec 2024) Medium link to the blog post Understanding Triggers with Databricks Spark Structured Streaming - Streaming data architecture (Nov 2024) Medium link to the blog post Managing Databricks User Permissions with Unity Catalog and Cluster Policies - Databricks governance (Nov 2024) Medium link to the blog post How to Integrate Databricks with Azure Key Vault Using RBAC Instead of Access Policies - Secure secret management (Oct 2024) Medium link to the blog post When the Unbreakable Breaks: Lessons from Building a Modern Data Analytics Platform - Failures in resilient architectures (Oct 2024) Medium link to the blog post Meet e6data: Bridging the Gap Between Databricks and Snowflake - Comparative analysis of Databricks and Snowflake (Sep 2024) Medium link to the blog post Notable Speaker Sessions Microsoft Reactor London (Jun 2024) Season of AI: LLM with Langchain and Databricks on Azure Databricks Meetup Zürich (Nov 2024) Azure Community @ Axpo (Topic: 4 hrs Az-104 Azure Administrator Training Feb 2025) Medium link to the blog post Community Engagements Databricks Champion in Germany Active in Microsoft Reactor London Databricks Meetups in Germany & Switzerland Azure Community in Switzerland and Axpo Solutions Certifications Microsoft Azure Certifications: DevOps Engineer Expert Azure Administrator Associate Azure Security Engineer Azure Data Engineer Associate Azure Data Fundamentals Databricks Certifications: Data Engineering Associate Data Engineering Professional Awards: Databricks Champion (2024) Contact & Achievements Customers Map

Feb 14, 2025 - 18:17

I am consolidating below my contributions to the tech community in data, AI, and cloud technologies on Azure. This post highlights my blog contributions, speaker engagements, certifications, and community involvement.

Blog Posts

I actively write on my Medium blog, @techgeorge, that I started in September 2024. Some of the articles are also featured in Dev Genius and other Medium publications. techgeorge @ Medium
techgeorge @ LinkedIn
Audience stats Medium: around 500 monthly reads.
Audience LinkedIn: 1500 followers

Latest Blog Posts:

Building a Simple LLM-Powered LinkedIn Profile Search with Profile Data Extraction and Chain of Thought Reasoning (Pinned in Dev Genius) - AI agent's iterative search refinement (Feb 2025)
Medium link to the blog post

How to Deliver 4 hrs AZ-104 Azure Administrator Hands-On Training to 100 Participants Without a Hitch - Hands-on lab-driven training session (Feb 2025)
Medium link to the blog post

Unlocking Granular Cost Tracking in Azure Databricks Using System Tables - Cost optimization insights for Databricks (Jan 2025)
Medium link to the blog post

Using SHAP on Databricks to Explain Machine Learning Predictions - Machine learning interpretability(Jan 2025)
Medium link to the blog post

Why Using Azure Application Gateway as a Router Across Regions is Problematic (and Why Azure Front Door is Better) - Azure networking best practices (Jan 2025)
Medium link to the blog post

The Hidden X-Ray Hack: Data Leakage in Machine Learning - Data leakage prevention (Dec 2024)
Medium link to the blog post

Understanding Triggers with Databricks Spark Structured Streaming - Streaming data architecture (Nov 2024)
Medium link to the blog post

Managing Databricks User Permissions with Unity Catalog and Cluster Policies - Databricks governance (Nov 2024)
Medium link to the blog post

How to Integrate Databricks with Azure Key Vault Using RBAC Instead of Access Policies - Secure secret management (Oct 2024)
Medium link to the blog post

When the Unbreakable Breaks: Lessons from Building a Modern Data Analytics Platform - Failures in resilient architectures (Oct 2024)
Medium link to the blog post

Meet e6data: Bridging the Gap Between Databricks and Snowflake - Comparative analysis of Databricks and Snowflake (Sep 2024)
Medium link to the blog post