Walter Calcagno

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Walter E. Calcagno is a data architect and Microsoft MVP in Data Platform since 2019, and a Microsoft Certified Trainer. He is co-founder of WeData, a consultancy focused on Microsoft Fabric and Power BI, and of Unlearni, a digital education venture in analytics. He is the author of "Arquitectura e Ingeniería de Datos" (Anaya Multimedia, 2024), where he defines the frameworks he applies with clients: a seven-layer architecture model, the medallion pattern, Kimball dimensional orthodoxy, and a five-dimension AI Data Readiness assessment. He teaches at Universidad ICESI (Colombia), Platzi, and NamasData (Barcelona), and co-hosts the Spanish-language podcast "La Belleza de los Datos". He works from Santiago, Chile, and has been a volunteer firefighter since 1996. Official Microsoft MVP profile: https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-US/MVP/profile/f57b6f1b-31e0-e911-a9a4-000d3a1362e3