Microsoft MVP & MCT Expertise

Transform Your Data into
Strategic Advantage

We help organisations cut reporting time from days to minutes, build production-ready data pipelines, and adopt AI — with expert advisory, hands-on training, and dedicated offshore teams across the Microsoft Data & AI stack.

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What We Do

Three Pillars of Excellence

From strategic guidance to technical execution and global talent — we deliver measurable business outcomes across the data lifecycle.

Advisory

Get a clear data strategy that aligns to your business goals — not just a technology wishlist. Our advisory engagements have helped 30+ startup founders make confident platform decisions and enterprises avoid costly migration mistakes.

  • ✓ Data & AI Strategy Development
  • ✓ Microsoft for Startups Advisory (30+ Founders)
  • ✓ Cloud Architecture Reviews
  • ✓ Technology Roadmapping
  • ✓ Platform Assessment & Selection
  • ✓ Governance & Compliance Planning

Training

Get your team production-ready on Microsoft data platforms in days, not months. Our MCT-led workshops combine real-world scenarios with certification prep so your people ship with confidence.

  • ✓ Microsoft Fabric Workshops
  • ✓ Azure Data Engineering Bootcamps
  • ✓ Power BI Masterclasses
  • ✓ Custom Corporate Training
  • ✓ Certification Preparation Programs

Offshoring

Scale your data engineering capacity without the hiring lag. Our vetted offshore teams in the Philippines deliver to Australian standards and integrate into your workflows — at a fraction of the cost of local hires.

  • ✓ Dedicated Data Engineering Teams
  • ✓ AI Prompting & Agentic Development (GitHub Copilot, Claude, Gemini)
  • ✓ Managed Development Services
  • ✓ 24/7 Support Operations
  • ✓ Quality-Assured Delivery
  • ✓ Flexible Engagement Models
Training & Workshops

Get Your Team Certified and Shipping Faster

Delivered by a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and Microsoft MVP. Teams leave our workshops ready to build — not just prepared for exams.

Intermediate – Advanced

Microsoft Fabric End-to-End (DP-600)

Comprehensive training on Microsoft Fabric covering Lakehouse architecture, Data Factory pipelines, Notebooks, Dataflows Gen2, warehousing, and Real-Time Intelligence.

2–3 Days Data Engineers & Analysts From $2,500/person
Beginner – Intermediate

Azure Data Engineering Bootcamp (DP-203)

Build production-ready data pipelines on Azure using Data Factory, Databricks, Synapse, and Azure SQL. Covers medallion architecture, security, and monitoring.

3–5 Days Developers & Engineers From $3,200/person
All Levels

Power BI Masterclass (PL-300)

From DAX fundamentals to advanced data modelling, row-level security, and deployment pipelines. Learn to build enterprise-grade reports and dashboards.

1–2 Days Analysts & Business Users From $1,200/person
Advanced

Azure AI & OpenAI Integration (AI-102)

Hands-on training on integrating Azure OpenAI, building RAG applications, prompt engineering, and deploying AI solutions with Azure AI Foundry and Semantic Kernel.

2 Days Developers & Architects From $2,200/person
Beginner

Azure Data Fundamentals (DP-900)

Certification preparation covering core data concepts, relational and non-relational data on Azure, and analytics workloads. Ideal entry point for data careers.

1 Day All Roles From $800/person
Intermediate

Custom Corporate Training

Bespoke training programs tailored to your organisation's tech stack, skill gaps, and business objectives. We design, build, and deliver end-to-end learning journeys.

Flexible Duration Your Teams Custom Quote
Virtual / Remote
On-Site Delivery
Group & 1-on-1
Certification-Aligned
Technology
Microsoft Ecosystem

Deep Microsoft Ecosystem Expertise

We live and breathe Microsoft technologies — from modern data platforms to AI services and analytics.

Microsoft Fabric

Microsoft Fabric

Lakehouse, Data Factory, Real-Time Intelligence

Azure Synapse Analytics

Azure Synapse

Enterprise Analytics & Data Warehousing

Azure Databricks

Azure Databricks

Apache Spark & ML Workloads

Microsoft Foundry

Microsoft Foundry

AI Agent Development & Orchestration

Azure OpenAI

Azure OpenAI

GPT, Embeddings & AI Integration

Power BI

Power BI

Business Intelligence & Reporting

Azure Data Factory

Azure Data Factory

ETL/ELT & Data Orchestration

Azure DevOps

Azure DevOps

CI/CD, MLOps & DataOps

Azure Solutions Architect Expert Azure DevOps Engineer Expert Fabric Analytics Engineer Fabric Data Engineer Azure Data Engineer Azure AI Engineer Power BI Data Analyst Azure Administrator
4+

Years Delivering Results

Since 2021, helping organisations transform their data capabilities across industries and continents.

Microsoft MVP
O'Reilly Author

Why Organisations Choose Datachain

We combine deep technical expertise with practical business acumen to deliver outcomes — not just outputs.

Microsoft MVP-Led

Work directly with a recognized Microsoft Most Valuable Professional — your projects benefit from insider platform knowledge and early access to new features.

End-to-End Capability

Strategy, training, and engineering under one roof — no juggling multiple vendors or losing context between handoffs.

Cost-Effective Scaling

Add dedicated data engineers to your team at up to 60% lower cost than local hires, managed to the same quality standards.

Global Delivery

Serving clients across Australia, Asia-Pacific, and beyond with flexible engagement models.

Real Results

How We've Helped Organisations Like Yours

From legacy migrations to AI adoption — here's what our engagements deliver in practice.

Enterprise Retail

Legacy Data Warehouse to Microsoft Fabric in 8 Weeks

A national retailer with 200+ stores was running critical reporting on a 12-year-old on-premise SQL Server warehouse. Reports took 6–8 hours to generate, and the infrastructure was nearing end-of-life. We migrated their entire analytics estate to Microsoft Fabric with a lakehouse architecture.

Outcomes Delivered

95% Reduction in report generation time (8 hours to 25 minutes)
40% Lower annual infrastructure costs vs. on-premise
8 wks From kickoff to production deployment
Microsoft Fabric Data Factory Power BI Lakehouse
Fintech Startup

Real-Time Transaction Pipeline for Fraud Detection

A Series A fintech needed to process millions of daily transactions in near real-time for fraud scoring. Their existing batch pipeline had a 4-hour lag — unacceptable for compliance requirements. We designed and built a streaming analytics pipeline on Azure with sub-second latency.

Outcomes Delivered

<1s Transaction processing latency (down from 4 hours)
3M+ Daily transactions processed reliably
Zero Compliance incidents since deployment
Azure Event Hubs Databricks Azure SQL Azure Functions
Government Agency

Upskilling 200+ Staff to Drive Self-Service Analytics

A state government department relied on a central IT team for all reporting requests — creating a 3-week bottleneck for business units needing data. We designed and delivered a multi-cohort Power BI training program that turned business analysts into self-service report builders.

Outcomes Delivered

200+ Staff trained across 6 business units
70% Reduction in ad-hoc reporting requests to IT
85% PL-300 certification pass rate among participants
Power BI DAX Data Modelling Row-Level Security
Solutions & Accelerators

Pre-Built Solutions to Get You There Faster

Don't start from scratch. Our accelerators and packaged solutions compress months of work into weeks — built from real-world delivery experience.

Accelerator

Fabric QuickStart

Pre-built lakehouse templates, medallion architecture patterns, and Data Factory pipelines to get Microsoft Fabric deployed in production in weeks instead of months.

  • ✓ Bronze/Silver/Gold lakehouse templates
  • ✓ Pre-configured Data Factory pipelines
  • ✓ Power BI semantic models & starter dashboards
  • ✓ Governance & security baseline
2–4 Weeks Any Industry
Accelerator

AI Readiness Assessment

A structured 2-week engagement to evaluate your organisation's AI maturity, identify high-value use cases, and produce an actionable roadmap — so you invest in AI with confidence.

  • ✓ Current-state data infrastructure audit
  • ✓ AI use case identification & prioritisation
  • ✓ Technology gap analysis
  • ✓ 90-day implementation roadmap
2 Weeks All Sectors
Packaged Solution

Modern Data Platform

End-to-end migration from legacy on-premise systems to a fully managed cloud data platform on Azure or Microsoft Fabric. Designed for organisations ready to retire aging infrastructure.

  • ✓ Source system assessment & migration planning
  • ✓ Cloud architecture design & provisioning
  • ✓ Data pipeline development & testing
  • ✓ Parallel-run validation & cutover support
6–12 Weeks Enterprise
Packaged Solution

Managed Offshore Data Team

A dedicated, fully managed team of data engineers and developers integrated into your workflows. Ideal for organisations that need ongoing capacity without the overhead of direct hiring.

  • ✓ Vetted engineers with Microsoft platform expertise
  • ✓ Australian project management & quality oversight
  • ✓ Integrated into your tools (DevOps, Teams, Jira)
  • ✓ Flexible scale — 2 to 10+ engineers
Ongoing From 2 Engineers
Leadership

Meet the Founder

Michael John Pena

Michael John Peña

Founder & Principal Consultant

Data & AI Director at Playtime Solutions

A technologist with over a decade of experience specializing in Microsoft data platforms, cloud architecture, and AI. Michael has helped organisations across industries harness the power of their data through modern cloud-native solutions. He leads a team of data engineers and developers across Australia and the Philippines, and is a published author with O'Reilly Media and an active contributor to the global Microsoft data community.

★ Microsoft MVP ★ Microsoft Certified Trainer ★ O'Reilly Author ★ Microsoft for Startups Advisor ★ 8+ Microsoft Certifications
Azure Data Fundamentals book cover by Michael John Pena - O'Reilly Media

Published with O'Reilly Media

Our founder co-authored Azure Data Fundamentals, a comprehensive guide to building modern data solutions on Microsoft Azure. This book reflects the depth of real-world knowledge we bring to every engagement.

Microsoft Foundry Azure Storage Azure SQL Microsoft Fabric Data Architecture
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