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DIFFERENT FOR GIRLS A film review by Gerald Tan Copyright 1997 Flying Inkpot
Directed by: Richard Spence Written by: Tony Merchant Cast: Steven Mackintosh (Kim Foyle), Rupert Graves (Paul Prentice), Miriam Margoyles (Pamela), Saskia Reeves (Pamela), Neil Dudgeon (Neil) Produced by: John Chapman Running Time: 92 minutes Rating: ** out of *****
BE WARNED.. BRIT LOVE STORY IN THE OFFING.
Effeminate, mild-mannered Karl is about to take a beatng from a bunch of ruffians at school as he bathes himself under a shower, his genitals tucked between his legs in the manner of a posing transvestite. He is only just saved by Prentice, who appears in all respects barring his protective attitude towards Karl to be your average street-wise punk-in-the-making. The ensuing scene ends up with both boys being ridiculed and then unfairly expelled from the school. They do not see each other for another eighteen yeas.
In that time, Prentice has matured into a somewhat loveable, if brash and bull-heaed goon who screws up his jobs and relationships while gamely clinging onto perennial adolescence via lether jackets, motorcycles and punk rock music. Karl, on the other hand, has grown up to become Kim, a drabby, insecure woman who works as a verse writer for a greeting card company. Chance brings the two together, and love, such as will inevitably blossom in your quirky British romantic comedy, is what this skewed little story is largely about.
If at this point you think you're going to get any cheap laughs with that gender-bending theme (see THE BIRDCAGE, TO WONG FOO..., PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT), you can just go home and brood on your own maladjusted sexuality you low-life deadbeat. Kim is a post-operative transsexual, thank you very much... a new-born woman for all purposes, with confusions and sensitivities that deserve treatment with a touch of delicacy.
Personally, give me those cheap laughs any day. I'd rather enjoy obvious camp than endure the shallow exploration of a soft- hearted transsexual love story. DIFFERENT FOR GIRLS comes up with a promising enough proposition, but does nothing that surpasses the merely workmanlike with it. By refusing to make the audience really uncomfortable with the notion of Kim and Prentice's relation- ship, or at the very least feel uncomfortable for them (Prentice for example, doesn't seem to give hiself all that much grief when he becomes attracted to Kim despite being a fight-picking, beer-drinking, macho kind of guy, and Kim, for all her insecurities and fears is always saved any truly disturbing victimisation in the film), and instead drawing them into a basically wimpy love story, the film manages to lobotomise itself.
Lightweight comedy as it's doomed to be, it could've still have hacked it with the requisitive endearing couple. But this doesn't either, since even Mrs Doubtfire is sexier than Steven Mackintosh's Kim Foyle, and as either sex, he's just plainly a simpering wanker nobody should like. Prentice does though, and that's never explained. But then Rupert Graves gives us so heroic performance as Prentice, the guy who never grew up (and if there is a BAFTA prize for Most Convincing Portrayal of a Rabid Fan at a Buzzcocks' Concert, he should win that too) that I guess there's no reason to explain why he's so screwed up.
 Snide underling at Kim's office gets her come-uppance. Misogynistic police officer who beats up Prentice gets his come-uppance. The couple prevail against a disagreeable society and come together in Kim's apartment. Kim's sister and her impotent sarge-type husband kiss and make up after a tiff (TV movie sub-plot with incidental juxtaposition). And best of all, Kim sheds her insecurities and learns how to ride the motorcycle and wear leathers, making Prentice ride pilion. Awwww. Terrific closure. Happy ending. But just what is it that's differnt for girls anyway? If you figure that one out, let me know.
The Flying Inkpot Rating System: * Wait for the TV2 broadcast. ** A little creaky, but still better than staying at home with Gotcha! *** Pretty good, bring a friend. **** Amazing, potent stuff. ***** Perfection. See it twice.
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Tony Hale Shares What Forky Grew Up to Be
by Anne Victoria ClarkForky himself, also known as the one and only Tony Hale, came by this year’s Vulture Festival to tell us all about the world’s favorite trash toy. But before the big event, he stopped by our video studio to talk to comedian Jamie Loftus about how Forky finally reached his full potential later in life. It turns out there’s exactly one grown-up job that’s perfect for a fork with big wiggly arms. He also shared what it was like to make the leap from Veep to voice acting, and he was even gracious enough to help Jamie’s dad learn who just any celebrities are at all. Seriously. He knows none.


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Vlad Ghinea
Profile
Skilled DevOps Consultant with a strong background in Linux server administration, and over 15 years of IT experience supporting, automating and optimizing deployments in the Cloud or On-Premise. My spare time is spent learning and improving. As an educator I am driven to inspire students to pursue academic and personal excellence.
Experience
Self-Employed
New Orleans, LA
DevOps Consultant
July 2009 - Present
- Significant experience building Fault-Tolerant and High Availability applications using Amazon Web Services (AWS) and with the configuration of various Amazon products
- Infrastructure orchestration using AWS Cloudformation, Terraform and Packer
- Use Ansible as a configuration management tool, to automate repetitive tasks, quickly deploy critical applications, and proactively manage change.
- Extensive experience developing and maintaining custom Ansible collections and roles, including testing (using Molecule)
- Determine and implement AWS IAM roles and policies to adhere to least privilege principle
- Provision and secure regional and multi-regional encrypted AWS storage (S3, EFS) and internal networking using VPC's and subnets
- Create cloud functions to automate event driven tasks (using the Serverless Framework)
- Infrastructure monitoring using Grafana, Prometheus, AWS Cloudwatch, AWS SNS (notifications)
- Configure Version Control using Git (including Github) with GnuPG encryption and signatures
- Container orchestration using Docker, Docker Compose, Docker Swarm and Amazon ECS
- CI/CD using Github Actions, Travis CI or Circle CI pipelines
- Ability to build deployment, build scripts and automated solutions using shell scripting (BASH) Python or Ruby
- Extensive experience developing and maintaining virtualization environments (using Proxmox or VMware ESXi)
- Design and implement network infrastructures using pfSense (VLANs, WireGuard or OpenVPN, HAProxy or Traefik load balancing, DNS resolving, SSL certificates)
- Experience in all phases of the software development life cycle with specific focus on the build and release of quality software
- AWS
- Terraform
- Ansible
- Python
- BASH
- Git
- HTML
- CSS
Tulane University - Theatre Department
New Orleans, LA
Senior Professor of Practice
Jan 2020 - Present
- Teach graduate and undergraduate level classes (including CAD, Advanced Technical Problems, Technical Directing, Project Management)
- Supervise and mentor graduate students to fulfil their degree
- Technical Director and Lighting Designer, with a portfolio of over 50 realized main stage productions
- Track internal/external deadlines, workflow, project costs, coordinating logistics and managing departmental tasks, staff planning & cost analysis
- Collaborate with Producers, Directors, and Design Teams to ensure the timely construction of all productions
- Manage and oversee the day-to-day operations and all aspects of event logistics/planning for main stage productions
- Represent the university and the department, recruit graduate students at USITT conferences (2012-present)
- OEHS Departmental Safety Representative (Jan 2019 - Present)
- Master’s Thesis Committee Member
- Program Review Committee Member (Dec 2021)
Professor of Practice
July 2013 - July 2019
Visiting Assistant Professor
July 2012 - July 2013
- Academic
- Project Management
- Design
- Production
Loyola University - Theatre Department
New Orleans, LA
Adjunct Professor
Aug 2019 - Dec 2019
- Taught CAD software (VectorWorks)
- CAD
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Bucharest, Romania
IT Manager
May 2008 - May 2009
- Installed, configured and operated networking systems, maintained the company's security systems
- Administered telecom infrastructure (Asterisk IP PBX systems)
- Ensured high system availability in a mixed server environment, including Windows and Linux
- Contributed to existing projects and initiatives recommending changes in the methods and procedures of existing business processes
- Maintained all the UNIX, Linux and Windows environments
- Monitoring and capacity analysis using Monit and Nagios.
- Linux
- Network
- Data Processing
- Infrastructure
OgilvyOne
Bucharest, Romania
Desktop Publisher
Jan 2007 - Dec 2007
- Creating and formatting various commercial prints, fliers, adds and catalogues
- Ensured the required printing standards
- Design
Connect Promotion
Bucharest, Romania
IT Manager
Jan 2006 - Dec 2006
- Created internal frameworks to structure IT-related activities and the interactions of IT technical personnel with business customers and users
- Asset Management (Printers, Workstations, Routers, Switches, and Servers)
- Linux
- Network
- Data Processing
- Infrastructure
Education
Master of Fine Arts (2012)
Tulane University, New Orleans, USA
Project Management and Technical Direction
Master of Business Information Systems (2009)
Romanian-American University, Bucharest, Romania
Managerial Information Systems
Bachelor of Business Information Systems (2007)
Romanian-American University Bucharest, Romania
Managerial Information Systems
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- New Orleans, LA
Skills
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Team
- Project Management
- Event Planning
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Cloud
- AWS
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Programming
- Python
- Ruby
- BASH
- HTML
- CSS
- Jinja
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IaC
- Terraform
- Packer
- Cloudformation
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Configuration Management
- Ansible
- Puppet
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Developer Tools
- Git
- Github
- Github Actions
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Containers and Orchestration
- Docker
- Docker Swarm
- Docker Compose
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Monitoring
- Grafana
- Prometheus
- Cloudwatch
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Virtualization
- Proxmox
- VMware ESXi
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Personal
- Calm under pressure
- Excellent communication skills
- Great team player
- Always looking to work collaboratively
- Ability to adapt quickly and effectively
Languages
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RomanianNative
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EnglishC2
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FrenchB1
Diplomas
- Master of Business Information Systems (2009)
- Master of Fine Arts (2012)
Interests
- Science
- Technology
- Education
- Smart Home
- Nature
- Travel


# Core Node JS Debugger -- ## Using core debugger Node.js provides a build in non graphical debugging utility. -- To start the build in the debugger, start the application with this command ```shell node debug filename.js ``` --- ## Example The keyword debugger will stop the debugger at that point in the code. ```js // @file debugDemo.js 'use strict'; function addTwoNumber(a, b){ // function returns the sum of the two numbers debugger return a + b; } var result = addTwoNumber(5, 9); console.log(result); ``` --- ## Command reference ### Stepping - cont, c - Continue execution - next, n - Step next - step, s - Step in - out, o - Step out -- ### Breakpoints - setBreakpoint(), sb() - Set breakpoint on current line - setBreakpoint(line), sb(line) - Set breakpoint on specific line -- To Debug the above code run the following command ```shell node debug debugDemo.js ``` --- ### List of important debugging commands | Command | Description | |---------|------------------------------------------------------------------| | next | Stop at the next statement. | | cont | Continue execute and stop at the debugger statement if any. | | step | Step in function. | | out | Step out of function. | | watch | Add the expression or variable into watch. | | watcher | See the value of all expressions and variables added into watch. | | Pause | Pause running code. | --- ## Useful commands To exit from the debugger interface, type `process.exit()` or `.exit` -- Use `watch(expression)` command to add the variable or expression whose value you want to watch and restart to restart the app and debugging. -- Use `repl` to enter code interactively. The repl mode has the same context as the line you are debugging. This allows you to examine the contents of variables and test out lines of code. Press Ctrl+C to leave the debug repl. --- ## The End


Workers are your building blocks of Asynchronous Task Processing. An empty auto generated worker looks like this:
class BillingWorker < BackgrounDRb::MetaWorker set_worker_name :billing_worker def create(args = nil) # method gets called, when new instance of worker is created. end end
set_worker_name
will set the worker name which can be later used while invoking tasks on the worker.
create
method gets called when worker is loaded for the first time. If you are starting your worker
from rails, you can pass arguments to create
method using:
MiddleMan.new_worker(:worker => :billing_worker,\ :job_key => user_session,:data => current_user.id)
Using Workers
You can invoke random tasks on workers from rails or you can schedule them using config file. Look into Scheduling section for scheduling and Rails Integration section for invoking worker tasks from rails.
Inbuilt instance methods available in your workers:
register_status
: Can be used to store random results from worker which can be later retrieved from rails. For example:register_status(:order_processing => 60)
add_timer
: Look in scheduler sectionadd_periodic_timer
: Look in scheduler sectionthread_pool
: Look belowconnect
: Look in Advanced section. Used to connect to external TCP/IP servers.start_server
: Look in Advanced section. Used to start TCP/IP server from worker.send_data
: Can be used to send objects to master process. You can ignore this method.
Options via class methods :
Following class methods are available for further tuning of workers:
pool_size
: Can be used to control thread pool size. Accepts pool size as integer value.set_no_auto_load
: Can be used to disable auto loading of workers when BackgrounDRb starts. Accepts true or false.reload_on_schedule
: Can be used to enable reloading of worker at scheduled execution time. Accepts true or false.set_worker_name
: Can be used to set worker name. Accepts symbol as worker name.
Following snippet demonstrates their usages:
class HelloWorker < BackgrounDRb::MetaWorker set_worker_name :hello_worker reload_on_schedule true pool_size 10 end
When reload_on_schedule
is true, worker won’t be loaded while BackgrounDRb starts and hence you don’t need
set_no_auto_load
option there.
Using Thread Pool
Remember BackgrounDRb follows event model of network programming, but sad truth of life is not all networking libraries follow this model and hence they make use of blocking IO and threads. BackgrounDRb allows you to run all such tasks concurrently in threads which are internally managed by BackgrounDRb thread pool.
Each worker has access to object thread_pool
which can be used to run task in a thread concurrently.
thread_pool.defer(wiki_scrap_url) { |wiki_url| scrap_wikipedia(wiki_url) }
So whatever task you specify within scrap_wikipedia
is going to run concurrently.
WARNING: You shouldn’t try to use register_status
method from within the block supplied to defer.
Because, if you do that, you can get corrupted result hashes. However, if you are confident,
you should wrap your status_hash ( or whatever data type, you are going to store as a status ) in a
mutex and then use register_status
. It would make sure that, only one thread resisters status at a time.
Storing result/status objects
All workers can log their results with master using register_status
method. This status can be then
queried from rails using ask_status
. For example:
class ProgressWorker < BackgrounDRb::MetaWorker set_worker_name :progress_worker def create @counter = 0 add_periodic_timer(2) { increment_counter } end def increment_counter @counter += 1 register_status(@counter) end end
And using MiddleMan
proxy, you can keep querying the status of progress bar :
MiddleMan.worker(:progress_worker).ask_status
BackgrounDRb comes with a baked in mechanism to write test cases. First make sure that you
have bdrb_test_helper.rb in the test directory of your rails app (run rake backgroundrb:setup
, if you dont have one).
Just put your worker test cases in test/unit directory of your rails application and require the helper. Now, you should be good to go.
require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/../bdrb_test_helper") require "god_worker" context "When god worker starts" do setup do god_worker = GodWorker.new end end
All above helper file does is that it stubs out, relevant worker methods, which really need network IO. There can be methods added, which aren’t stubbed, for all such methods you are encouraged to stub them and send the patch to the backgroundrb mailing list.


Event Location:
Colorado Technical University
4435 North Chestnut Street
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Abstract:
Data obfuscation, also known as data masking, is soon a new legal requirement. Masking is the solution for non-production systems (i.e. DEV, TEST, etc) to greatly reduce the surface area of risk for data breach in your organization. Masking should not be confused with encryption, which is an appropriate solution for production applications. Those who believe that encryption solves all security problems are misled. When done properly, masked data is not noticeable unless you look closely. Masking data well might still be usable for analytic reporting and aggregation, yet utterly useless for revealing confidential data. Masking is important enough that sophisticated software packages have become available. Come learn about the right way to mask non-production data in order to allow the organization to limit possible exposure only to production. Learn what techniques can be used, why, and what factors should be considered when deciding to secure confidential data.
Speaker(s): Tim Gorman,
Abstract:
Bad data comes in many forms: duplicate rows, wrong data type, invalid values, and orphaned or missing foreign keys. Time is wasted cleansing, reviewing and correcting data, not to mention the potential hazards bad data can cause. This introductory presentation will explain the data types and constraints available in SQL Server, and how they can replace or augment business rules that would otherwise be written in application or procedure code. Performance benefits provided by constraints will be demonstrated. We will examine the various system views and procedures that describe constraints and how to use them to document your databases. You will be able to apply this knowledge to your database environments and see significant improvements in data quality, performance, and reliability.
Speaker(s): Rob Volk,
Abstract:
Power BI makes accessing data from various sources and building advanced visualizations for analytics easy to do. Behind the scenes Power BI is built on standard technologies and APIs that allow it to be customized in multiple ways to fit in with your environment the way you need it to. In this session we will walk though samples and demos that show how you can extend Power BI with custom visualizations, access custom data sources, embed various Power BI elements in your applications, and be able to push your data into a Power BI report/dashboard. Each of these items take advantage of the Power BI APIs in different ways and we will discuss each and provide the code samples for you to take back and get a head start. This session will be showing code to access the Power BI REST API using C# and NodeJS along with some M for accessing and manipulating custom data sources.
Speaker(s): Steve Wake,
Abstract:
Do you have or are you developing a BI roadmap without Analysis Services? Do you write a lot of SSRS reports with SQL queries, views or stored procedures? Have you heard about Analysis Services but don't know if it's a good fit for you?  Are you thinking about using Power BI? Are your business users hungry for data? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you probably need Analysis Services. In this session we will go over use cases for Analysis Services and highlight the differences and strengths of each flavor of SSAS. We will review typical BI architectures and show how adding Analysis Services can turn your report users into happy and self sufficient data analysts. If you have a data warehouse(or even if you don't) and aren't using SSAS, come learn how SSAS will make your users love you.
Speaker(s): Phillip Labry,
Abstract:
How would you like to learn about using Virtual Reality (VR) to present information? The ability to become immersed and walk around inside of a VR environment is a new and unique way to present and look at information. As data professionals we need to be open to novel displays of data and explore what VR can do that for us that we have not been able to do in the past. VR can provide a way for people to see relationships and interact among data sets which can be difficult for computers to display visually on a flat screen. The Life Cycle of a Query in Virtual Reality is built using Epic Games video game engine called Unreal Engine 4 (UE4). With native support for VR, UE4 has been used for applications beyond just video games. With the commercial availability of affordable VR headsets, data professionals can now create visually compelling environments that were almost impossible or extremely expensive just a few years ago on both PC and mobile devices.
Speaker(s): Todd Kleinhans,
Abstract:
Linux has come to Microsoft! Do you want to gain the knowledge that Oracle DBAs have been using for years to manage their databases on this valuable OS? This session is taught by a multi-platform DBA who specializes in Oracle and SQL Server with almost two decades on Unix/Linux experience. The goal is to give you the most valuable fundamentals and commands that are important to the DBA when managing a database in a Non-Windows environment. We’ll learn: 1. Linux history and concepts. 2. Important differences between systems 3. Crucial commands to get around a. Navigating, searching and managing b. Monitoring, tracing and updating c. Editing and scripting You’ll leave feeling more at ease with Linux and have plenty of content and links to continue the learning after the session!
Speaker(s): Kellyn Pot'Vin-Gorman,
Abstract:
Your databases may not be terabyte-sized yet, but they're probably growing every day. We'll look at lessons learned from working with multi-terabyte, very large databases (VLDBs) in the real world. Topics include storage layout decisions, unique tuning challenges, HA/DR implications, and database restores, along with shoehorning backups, re- indexing and DBCC checks into itty-bitty maintenance windows. As a bonus, many of the techniques also apply to smaller databases and consolidated servers that run hundreds of databases.
Speaker(s): Eric Peterson,
Abstract:
Accessibility is catering for your whole audience, including those with disabilities. According to the US Census Bureau, 19 percent of the of the population had a disability in 2010. Do you know if your reports are designed in an inclusive way such that everyone can use them? This can be especially important if you are making reports for government entities, educational institutions, or the general public. In this session, we'll discuss accessibility standards and regulations of which you may want to be aware, how users with disabilities can consume Power BI reports, and guidance and pitfalls when designing inclusive reports.
Speaker(s): Meagan Longoria,
Abstract:
For many of us data is scattered in many different systems. We almost all have data that someone wants to compare or track but can't without a lot of manual manipulation. So, how do you tie disparate systems together? With a Data Warehouse! In this presentation you will get the skills you need to start building your own. We will discuss the basics of what a Data Warehouse is, the tools needed to create, deploy and manage the Data Warehouse process, and the benefits of using the data you collect to manage operational processes and create data visualizations. After attending this session you will be able to return to your job and amaze people with your ability to show them the power of the data!
Speaker(s): Leslie Andrews,
Abstract:
You already know a thing or two about tuning a SQL query on Microsoft SQL Server. You can read an execution plan and know the most significant red flags to look for. And you have also learned how to track the most important metrics revealed by features like the SET STATISTICS. But you want to take it up another level! First, we will examine using undocumented trace flags to look at the steps of parsing, binding, and query optimization. Second, we will show how SQL Server builds internal memo structures and it interrogates the heuristics of the optimizer search space. Finally, we will discuss a secret trace flag that gives the optimizer more time to produce alternative execution plans for queries that push the boundaries of extreme database processing.
Speaker(s): Kevin Kline,
Abstract:
You know that execution plans can provide you with vital information to tune a query, but just how does that plan get generated? In this session, we will examine details the query optimization process that are not very well known. We will discuss how SQL Server parses a T-SQL statement then and begins applying rules to make it more efficient. Did you know that SQL Server can be coaxed into outputting hidden structures such as parse trees and memos? We'll do just that, and then take it a step further with a unique visualization tool that I have created. With a better understanding of how SQL Server optimizes T-SQL (and sometimes doesn't do it as well as might be hoped), you can write more efficient SQL statements.
Speaker(s): Brian Hansen,
Abstract:
Data science is the new buzz word in the IT community. How many times have you heard the term in recent meetings with your management or development teams? Businesses are looking to data science and advanced analytics to increase their competitive advantage. What does this mean to a SQL Server professional? Data professionals play a key role in the success of a data science project. With your overall knowledge of the data architecture within your enterprise, you are in an excellent position to help with the next advanced analytics project at your company. What are the additional skills needed to improve your role in the next data science project? Learn about the different parts of a data science project and how they relate to the skillset you already have.
Speaker(s): Reeves Smith,
Abstract:
This session will start with performing a basic backup and restore of a database and then discuss the difference between FULL, Differential and Transaction backups. From there I will discuss many of the available options for backups, including backups of specific database files, to multiple files and different restore options. Many DBAs still setup their backups via a GUI and “fire and forget” and don’t think about backups and restores until too late. This session will show you while that works in many cases, for larger or more complex databases, or databases with specialized HA requirements, the out of the box solution may be far from optimal.
Speaker(s): Greg Moore,
Abstract:
The time has come where DBAs can no longer afford to ignore powershell. Not only has it become an integral part of SQL Server, but we’re being asked to do things on a much grander scale than ever before; things that can only be done with powershell. This session will take you from nothing and explain what powershell is all about. I’m going to show you how the more things change the more they stay the same and if you master the basics of powershell in this session, you’ll be able to work with powershell not only in SQL Server, but also at the file system level, in Exchange, IIS, Windows, and anything else. So in this session I’m going to show you the basics you need to get your powershell career started.
Speaker(s): Sean McCown,
Abstract:
Are you considering to move your databases to Amazon Web Services but unsure of your options? Understand the possibilities to leverage Infrastructure as a Service and Platform as a Service and what is the best for cloud solution your situation. Gain insights from years of lessons learned to minimize your maintenance and costs. Discover scaling possibilities for relational and NoSQL databases to petabyte size demands. I will demonstrate how to get started with the basics of managed services and platforms for running databases on AWS. DBAs, hear how to use managed relational databases such as MS SQL Server with minimal administration. Architects, Developers, DBAs, Managers or IT Professionals, discover other cloud options such as managed NoSQL or scaling your own instances with resizable elastic compute cloud. Take home an introduction from in-memory cache to petabyte-scale data warehouse databases in the Amazon cloud.
Speaker(s): Gabriel Villa,
Abstract:
Are you wanting to make more SQL Servers but don't want to invest in more hardware? Then Relational Database Service (RDS) in Amazon Web Services (AWS) maybe the right choice for you. We will begin with creating a server using the Amazon Web Console, explore how to automate installation through Cloud Formation, show how to administrate the service, and walk through advanced features. Whether you are familiar with AWS or are brand new to it, this presentation should at least give you a good overview to decide if RDS is the right service for you.
Speaker(s): Christopher Wolff,
Abstract:
You’ve been around long enough to pick up on the disdain that the T-SQL community has for cursors, but how do you get away from them? We will take a common business problem and work our way through a few alternative approaches, discussing the strengths and weaknesses of the various approaches and evaluating the performance of each. CTEs, recursive CTEs, and the OVER AND PARTITION BY clause will be covered.
Speaker(s): Cyndi Johnson,
Abstract:
Consistent and predictable performance is critical for any successful deployment of Microsoft SQL Server. All-Flash arrays have been available for years and sub-millisecond response times should be the expectation. Maximize the performance and agility of your environment and learn how to automate and leverage self-service for snapshots of your databases for protection and re-purposing. Test/dev infrastructures can be refreshed from production DBs in minutes rather than hours or days. Stop working harder and slower than you need to be, learn how you can leverage Dell EMC. Whether storage, servers, networking, data protection, converged or hyper-converged… we have you covered.
Speaker(s): Matthew Smith,
Abstract:
Microsoft’s PowerBI is the new hotness. In this session, you will get your hands dirty and dive into PowerBI and create an actual report, with actual data. You will get to learn from examples from what a DBA has done to implement PowerBI in his shop and make his data accessible. As a DBA, we often need to collect and display data in a friendly and interactive fashion. We will play with some PowerShell to collect data from several systems, store this data in an Azure DB in the Cloud, then point PowerBI at this data to display and interact with said data. You will learn a little about PowerShell, Azure SQL DB, PowerBI, and how to make these work for you.
Speaker(s): TJay Belt,
Abstract:
Biml (Business Intelligence Markup Language) is a programming language for creating business intelligence objects. It is a simple XML that can be extended with small nuggets of C# or VB code to automatically generate SQL scripts, SSIS packages and SSAS cubes. It will allow you to turn tedious repetitive tasks into reusable scripts - no more drag-and-dropping! Using Biml will significantly cut down development time, reduce errors and improve quality of your code. In this session, you'll find out everything you need to know to start with Biml development. Our focus will be on SSIS solutions.
Speaker(s): Yuliya Quintela,
Abstract:
Come see Microsoft's Power tools demonstrated for advanced analytics and hear about Microsoft's embrace of Open Source and the Hadoop platform. We'll also present on Microsoft's tools for handling Big Data, such as the Parallel Data Warehouse and HDInsights.
Speaker(s): David Patrick,
Abstract:
The most effective T-SQL support feature comes installed with every edition of SQL Server, is enabled by default, and costs no overhead. Yet, the vast majority of database administrator underutilize or completely neglect it. That feature's name is "comments". In this session, Microsoft Certified Master Jennifer McCown will demonstrate the various commenting methods that make code supportable. Attendees will#160;learn what’s important in a header comment, use code blocking to edit code, build a comprehensive help system, and explore alternative comment methods in stored procedures, SSIS packages, SSRS reports, and beyond. These methods help prevent errors and reduce troubleshooting.
Speaker(s): Jennifer McCown,
Abstract:
How do you design a SQL Server 2017 infrastructure in order to meet specific Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point Objective (RPO) service levels? There are many aspects to consider, from technology choices and licensing, to policies and procedures. This session outlines and compares the various HA/DR technologies available in SQL Server 2017, showing how you can combine them to design and build a solution to help meet your HA/DR goals. This session also teaches you how to formulate policies that enable effective use of technology in your organization.
Speaker(s): Glenn Berry,
Abstract:
Visualizing data on maps; simple, right? Depending on your requirements visualizing data on a map may not be as straightforward as you’d imagine. There are a lot of great mapping libraries available that can accommodate most scenarios out of the box. But what happens when you want something that isn’t so out of the box? You customize it. In this presentation, we will create a vector map of the United States using a very popular JavaScript library D3.js and bring data to the map.
Speaker(s): Adam Durazo,
Abstract:
A general discussion about storage and how it affects DBA's. We will discuss how to monitor for performance as well. We will also discuss what DBA's need to consider when talking to their storage administrators.
Speaker(s): Marsha Pierce,
Abstract:
Join Tim Weigel for a discussion of four ways you can keep track of how your data is changing: Change Data Capture, Change Tracking, Temporal Tables, and good ol' fashioned triggers. Tim will present a quick overview of each method, including use cases and positives and negatives.
Speaker(s): Tim Weigel,
Abstract:
ETL (Extract, Transform and Load) is the backbone of any data project and can be upwards of 70% or more of the effort. The tools you have access to allow you to make progress in a hurry. However, are you implementing best practices and techniques that will scale to the demands you need? Or will you be refactoring far too quickly than you should to meet performance requirements? Gain helpful insights from decades of lessons learned and walk away with best practices you can implement in your own ETL solution.
Speaker(s): Marc Beacom,
Abstract:
Everyone wants a dream job that they enjoy going to each week. However finding that job, and getting yourself hired can be hard for most people. Steve Jones will give you practical tips and suggestions in this session that show you how to better market yourself, how to get the attention of employers, and help improve the chances that the job you want will get offered to you. Learn about networking, blogging, and more.
Speaker(s): Steve Jones,
Abstract:
If you’ve looked at the cloud, you’ve realized the large number of options you have to implement a complete cloud analytics solution. You have the ability to deploy dashboards, data ingestion and integration and advanced analytics to the cloud that will empower data-driven decisions for your organizations. This talk will discuss and review options you have to run Cloud Analytic Solutions from the three major cloud providers – AWS, Azure and Google Cloud Platform.
Speaker(s): Marc Beacom,
Abstract:
You will learn R data structures such as vectors, matrices, lists and data frames; how to work with variables; common data transformations; and lastly how to leverage R's graphical capabilities.
Speaker(s): Jeff Renz,
Abstract:
If you aren't using database projects you should be and if you aren't using any source control well..... NOW IS THE TIME. We'll review basic functionality and purpose of both and walk through how they work together. Let's talk about the type of foundation pieces you need to pay attention to and how to organize this into team and agile work. Lots of tips and tricks to remove the often experienced headaches that developers have experienced with implementing both of these items.
Speaker(s): Leslie Weed,
Abstract:
SQL Server 2016 and PolyBase can connect directly to HDFS on Isilon, eliminating the need for additional traditional big data infrastructure. This presentation will cover an overview of PolyBase, Isilon, a SQL Server/Isilon big data architecture and query performance test results comparing SQL Server PolyBase to Hortonworks.
Speaker(s): Matthew Smith,
Abstract:
Embedding analytics into your application can provide several benefits including improved customer engagement, additional data revenue, and product differentiation. We'll take a look at how to embed analytics using Power BI and cover a step wise approach to embedding, expected costs, gotchas, alternatives and a demo.
Speaker(s): Rajesh Chawla,
Abstract:
The Cloud, streaming data, big data, self-service, machine learning, AI and the internet of things. Clearly we’re not in Data Management Kansas anymore. Data Modelers and Architects have been reacting to wave after wave of demands from these communities with new technologies and methodologies but too often remain grounded in outdated concepts of data management principles. Data Positioning is an evolution of this thinking, allowing Data Managers to deliver value today and in the future.
Speaker(s): Scot Reagin,
Abstract:
Need more SQL but you have run out of hardware on premises? How about SQL in the cloud? In this session we will discover what Azure is with a high level overview of Azure and we will dive into two of Azure’s Data offerings, Azure SQL Database (SQL Server) and Azure SQL Datawarehouse (PDW). We will walk through setting up an Azure environment for the first time and how to deploy and use Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Datawarehouse. We will also discuss things like what is IaaS, PaaS and SaaS
Speaker(s): Mark Moore,
Abstract:
Full LIVE build-out of a 3-node SQL Server 2017 Availability Group, on Linux, using native clustering tools! We'll have some things already prepped due to time constraints, but we'll cover general configuration of the operating system, installing SQL Server, and finish with an controlled failover of SQL Server using native Linux utilities. We'll talk about each step along the way.
Speaker(s): Dave Walden,
Abstract:
The challenge of developing a predictive model is the secret sauce that data science practitioners strive to achieve. While sophisticated predictive models can be game changers that give you a competitive edge, they must be nurtured and closely watched to ensure they perform as expected. This session shows attendees how to build a framework and develop a data model that handles prediction logging, prediction performance management, and analysis. A case study will show predictions can degrade and ultimately fail, further emphasizing the importance of tracking their performance.
Speaker(s): Carlos Bossy,
Abstract:
This session dives down and looks at the important items on data pages of clustered, non-clustered, and unique non-clustered indexes using the DBCC Page command. It will also look at the effect of row data compression on clustered and non-clustered indexes. In all demos we will try to ascertain how the SQL Server® optimizer might use them and also strive to gain some insight from a performance advantage. Its purpose is mainly to try and understand how SQL Server implements indexes, their underlying structure, and where performance benefits might lie from a layman’s viewpoint. Session is 80% demos.
Speaker(s): Mike Byrd,
Abstract:
How do you get what you need to be a DBA... or anything for that matter? Well, this session is built around giving you not only great resources to help bridge those knowledge gaps... but is a great place to have an open discussion regarding ideas around education, certification, and how to build your own testing environments. Expect me to try and pry a conversation out of this room.
Speaker(s): William Barnes,
Abstract:
Dynamic SQL is a scripting language that helps you design flexibility into your code. It allows you to design solutions, pass parameters and allows you build a single query on values passed. Dynamic SQL has both pros and cons to it's design, but can also be a helpful tool. This presentation will walk through the steps of building dynamic tables, aggregating data in a pivot format and give you the first steps of writing a Dynamic Query. There are hundreds of task that will benefit from the use of Dynamic SQL. From parameter based searches to building dynamic SELECT statements at run time.
Speaker(s): Steven Tidwell,
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LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kekline/
Contact: http://blogs.sentryone.com/author/kevinkline
Kevin Kline is a database and industry expert serving as Principal Program Manager at SentryOne, the industry leading SQL Server database tools vendor. A Microsoft SQL Server MVP since 2003, he is a founder and former president of PASS. Kevin is an author of many books, blogger, columnist, and popular international speaker. Kevin’s best known book is the best-selling SQL in a Nutshell and contributes monthly to Database Trends Applications magazine. He tweets at @kekline and blogs at http://Blogs.SQLSentry.com/Author/KevinKline.
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/tjaybelt/
Contact: http://tjaybelt.blogspot.com
TJay Belt is an outdoorsman at heart who enjoys riding dirtbikes, waterskiing, boating, playing racquetball and spending time with his family. When he can't be out playing, TJay loves to tinker with databases. TJay has been an IT professional for over a decade and a half. Currently serving as a Senior Database Administrator with Imagine Learning. TJay has progressed through several roles in his database career including developer, data guy, database developer, database analyst and DBA.
Contact: http://www.midnightdba.com/dbarant
Sean McCown is a Certified Master with 23 years of experience in databases. He is also founder and co-owner of the MidnightDBA.com website, where he records free SQL Server training videos. He also writes the popular Minion Maintenance suite, the most configurable maintenance solution on the planet.
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/todd-kleinhans/0/920/981
Contact: https://toddkleinhans.wordpress.com/
Todd Kleinhans has been using SQL Server since the last millennium. He has served in different roles across many industries but he's mainly been a DBA. When not in virtual reality, he likes to speak at PASS sponsored events and volunteers in various groups like PASS, DSSUG, Colorado Virtual Reality and is the President of Denver/Boulder Unreal Engine group. He is on Twitter: @toddkleinhans and blogs at https://toddkleinhans.wordpress.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/public-profile-settings?trk=prof-edit-edit-public_profile
Contact: https://glennsqlperformance.com/
Glenn works as a Principal Consultant for Dr. DMV, LLC in Elizabeth, CO. He was a Data Platform MVP from 2007-2017, and he has a whole collection of Microsoft certifications, including MCITP, MCDBA, MCSE, MCSD, MCAD, and MCTS, which proves that he likes to take tests. His expertise includes DMVs, high availability, hardware selection, performance tuning, and Azure SQL Database. He is also an Adjunct Faculty member at University College - University of Denver, where has been teaching since 2000. He has completed the Master Teacher Program at Denver University - University College. He is heavily involved in the SQL Server community, and is a frequent speaker at user groups, SQL Saturdays, and the PASS Community Summit.
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kekline/
Contact: http://blogs.sentryone.com/author/kevinkline
Kevin Kline is a database and industry expert serving as Principal Program Manager at SentryOne, the industry leading SQL Server database tools vendor. A Microsoft SQL Server MVP since 2003, he is a founder and former president of PASS. Kevin is an author of many books, blogger, columnist, and popular international speaker. Kevin’s best known book is the best-selling SQL in a Nutshell and contributes monthly to Database Trends Applications magazine. He tweets at @kekline and blogs at http://Blogs.SQLSentry.com/Author/KevinKline.
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/yuliya-quintela-profile
Yuliya is a consultant and developer for Business Intelligence Solutions. She has experience in various areas including Education, Finance, Telecommunications, and Software Technology into model data, visualize and deliver critical information to solve complex business decisions using Microsoft data platform and business analytics. She is an active member of the Business Intelligence and SQL Server community in Denver and a member of the Colorado SQL PASS chapter user group. She specializes in SQL Server 2016 Reporting and Integration Services and holds professional certifications including MCSE for the Data Platform.
LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/timothyweigel
Contact: http://timweigel.blogspot.com/
I’m an accidental DBA turned full-time DBA, and I’ve been working with SQL Server since 2010. I’ve worked with SQL Server installations ranging from single Express instances all the way up to global enterprise deployments. I’m never going to run out of things to learn!
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/christopher-wolff/11/a07/458
Contact: http://sqlred.blogspot.com/
Chris Wolff has been a developer, report writer, and an admin in Microsoft and SQL Server Space since SQL Server 2000 in industries such as telecommunications, green energy, money transfers, and online accounting. He has been an active member of the Denver SQL User Group since 2011 and enjoys learning new things about computers. His interests includes video games, movies, and enjoying time with his wife and 2 kids.
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/reevessmithiii/
Contact: http://reevessmith.wordpress.com
Reeves Smith, owner and principal architect of Macer Consulting, is passionate about applying data technologies that empower organizations. Reeves wields his knowledge and experience to lead, design, architect, and teach, working with both data center and business project teams. He approaches every project by first understanding the organization’s business challenges, and then developing a unique approach that targets those business needs accurately and effectively. Reeves Smith has more than 20 years of experience working on the SQL Server stack. He is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and Microsoft Certified Master, and regularly delivers technical presentations at international, regional, and local conferences and user groups.
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/way0utwest
Contact: http://www.voiceofthedba.com/
Steve Jones is a Microsoft SQL Server MVP and has been working with SQL Server since version 4.2 on OS/2. After working as a DBA and developer for a variety of companies, Steve co-founded the community website SQLServerCentral.com in 2001. Since 2004, Steve has been the full-time editor of the site, ensuring it continues to be a great resource for SQL Server professionals. Over the last decade, Steve has written hundreds of articles about SQL Server for SQLServerCentral.com, SQL Server Standard magazine, SQL Server Magazine, and Database Journal.
LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/cjdatawhisperer
Contact: https://cyndijohnson.net
Cyndi's been in tech for over 13 years. She earned her bachelor's degree in Secondary Education-Mathematics from University of Nevada Reno, but has never "taught". She worked as an application developer for a small tech company in Boise for 6 years, before focusing purely on SQL Server database development. She currently works full time for a tech company in Utah while doing some freelance work on the side. She enjoys sharing her technical knowledge, learning new things, reading, yoga, and weight lifting.
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/marcbeacom
Contact: https://datalere.com/author/marc-beacom/
Marc Beacom, Managing Partner at Datalere, leverages over two decades of experience to better the data landscape for clients, along with nearly a decade of building and managing productive teams. Marc has led architecture and developed data integration strategies for dozens of Colorado based companies and organizations. Marc maintains an active presence in the Colorado community by volunteering and serving on nonprofit boards, speaking and running user groups.
Leslie Weed is currently a Data and BI Architect with RevGen Partners in Denver, CO. She has been a SQL Professional specializing in Business Intelligence, data analytics, systems implementation, integration, and solutions delivery for the last 20ish years, including a variety of Enterprise Data Warehouses in various industries.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjreagin
Contact: http://sensibledataintegrations.com/blog/
TDWI Certified Business Intelligence Professional Certified Data Vault Data Modeler More than thirty years of technology experience serving in a wide variety of roles including: Software Designer, Solution Architect, and Operations and General Manager. Experience designing and implementing complete analytic solutions for organizations of many sizes and in diverse industries. Business intelligence specific experience encompasses all aspects of Enterprise Information solutions including: Information Quality, Enterprise Data Warehousing, Business Analysis Data Marts, and comprehensive visualization applications.
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LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/mike-byrd/1/aa0/bbb
Contact: http://logicalread.solarwinds.com/?s=byrd, www.TSQLMentoring.com and SQLServerCentral.com
Former rocket scientist and USAF Fighter Pilot -- now a SQL Server geek (24 years)! Past opportunities include free-lance technical writer for PC Magazine, Senior Software Manager for government sponsored munitions effectiveness committee, and insurance company CTO. Currently senior database engineer consultant for several Austin companies. Presenter at many SQL Saturdays over last 6 years in United States, Europe, and Australia. Specialize in SQL Server performance tuning; database (OLTP OLAP) architecture; trouble-shooting; teaching TSQL (Basic through Advanced). Video presentations (for local SQL Server user groups or SQL Saturdays) can be found at http://usergroup.tv/videos/category/speaker/mike-byrd
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-volk-134ba81
Contact: http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/robv/
Rob Volk is a SQL Server DBA in the Metro Atlanta area since 2001. He also moderates and answers the forums on SQLTeam.com. While an old-time cranky DBA, he no longer considers quot;business intelligencequot; an oxymoron or quot;the cloudquot; as merely atmospheric moisture, and is delightedly dipping his toes into both of these new oceans, and loves to do things in new and and unusual ways.
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/adamdurazo
Adam Durazo, Senior Consultant / Developer at Datalere, leverages over a decade of development experience in the medium to small business space, developing on and in any environment to get the business task done. Adam has successfully architected and developed many SAAS applications and is familiar with taking a product from conception to release, including the growing pains of success.
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/marcbeacom
Contact: https://datalere.com/author/marc-beacom/
Marc Beacom, Managing Partner at Datalere, leverages over two decades of experience to better the data landscape for clients, along with nearly a decade of building and managing productive teams. Marc has led architecture and developed data integration strategies for dozens of Colorado based companies and organizations. Marc maintains an active presence in the Colorado community by volunteering and serving on nonprofit boards, speaking and running user groups.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/leslie-andrews-csm/9/491/b89
Contact: https://www.lace.technology/blog
Leslie Andrews is an IT professional with almost 20 years of experience working with databases, designing databases, as well as designing and developing applications against those databases. 2018-2019 Idera ACE.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-moore-795876a?trk=hp-identity-name
Contact: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/markm
Mark Moore is a Cloud Solutions Architect working for Microsoft in North Texas. Mark has been with Microsoft for 25 years serving in various roles in Services and Sales. Prior to Microsoft Mark worked at Digital Equipment Corporation serving Federal and Government customers in San Antonio, Texas. Mark currently resides with his Wife (Deanne) in the DFW area.
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifermccown
Contact: http://www.MidnightDBA.com/Jen
Jen McCown is CEO of MinionWare, LLC; a Microsoft Certified Master for SQL Server; and an independent consultant. She is Senior Editor at MidnightDBA.com, where she creates training videos, the DBAs at Midnight webshow, blogs, reviews, and podcasts. Jen is a member, volunteer, and speaker in PASS, and the PASS Women in Technology Virtual Group.
With over 20 years of experience in large, high performance, mission critical environments, Dave brings a wealth of knowledge and experience. While his primary focus is the data platform, Dave has deep expertise in other fields, including Cloud (Private/Public/Hybrid), Storage, Virtualization, Compute and Networking. Dave also has deep experience in the Big Data space, having worked in technologies such as Hadoop, Data Lake, Cosmos DB and MongoDB. Dave is a international speaker on SQL Server related topics, most recently on SQL Server on Linux.
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mattfsmith/
Delivery consultant w/ Dell EMC.
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifermccown
Contact: http://www.MidnightDBA.com/Jen
Jen McCown is CEO of MinionWare, LLC; a Microsoft Certified Master for SQL Server; and an independent consultant. She is Senior Editor at MidnightDBA.com, where she creates training videos, the DBAs at Midnight webshow, blogs, reviews, and podcasts. Jen is a member, volunteer, and speaker in PASS, and the PASS Women in Technology Virtual Group.
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/b5lurker
Contact: http://blog.wakebi.com
Steve Wake is currently the Principal BI Developer at Brown and Caldwell and has experience in consulting, advertising, media, manufacturing, retail, charities, telecommunications and financial services organizations using the full on-premises Microsoft BI stack. Recent experience with the Azure services: Analysis Services, Logic Apps, Data Factory, Databricks, Snowflake and Power BI. Steve is also very involved in the SQL community, speaking at events around the world.
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin/in/carlosbossy
Contact: http://www.carlosbossy.com
Carlos Bossy (MCTS, MCP BI, CBIP) is a data and cloud analytics architect with 25 years of experience in software and database development. As a principal of Datalere, Carlos focuses on developing BI, Data Science, and Advanced Analytics solutions, including modeling data warehouses and delivering predictive models, integration, and visualization. He has developed warehouses and BI solutions for a variety of industries and state agencies, including health insurance, solar energy, foster care, telecom, and manufacturing.
Contact: http://www.tf3604.com
Brian is a database administrator at Children International in Kansas City. He has been working with SQL Server technologies since 1998, including roles in report development, application development and database administration.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sqlcodemonkey
Contact: https://www.sqlcodemonkey.com
I am currently the Technical Lead for Client custom projects. I have been writing SQL Code starting in SQL 7. Over the years I have put on many hats, DBA, Developer, Web Developer, C#, VB.NET, Cold Fusion and Java. But at the end of the day, I prefer to write SQL. Local Chapter Leader for the South Montgomery County SQL Server User Group in Montgomery County, Texas.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregdmoore
Contact: https://blog.greenms.com
Greg Moore is a graduate of RPI. There, he majored in CompSci, but probably spent as much time hiking, canoeing, caving and rock-climbing as he did studying. He started working with SQL Server 4.21a in 1995 and has survived numerous upgrades. He's been a Director and later VP of IT at several startups including PowerOne Media, TownNews and Traffiq and now consults. These days, when he's not busy with playing with SQL Server or spending time with his family, he can often be found underground caving or teaching cave rescue with the NCRC. While his focus is on the operations side of DBA, his interests include DR, performance and general IT problem solving. He is the author of: IT Disaster Response: Lessons Learned in the Field.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellynpotvin
Contact: http://dbakevlar.com
Kellyn Pot’Vin-Gorman is a member of the Oak Table Network and an Idera ACE and Oracle ACE Director alumnus. She is a Data Platform Architect in Power BI with AI in the EdTech group at Microsoft. Kellyn is known for her extensive work with multi-database platforms, DevOps, cloud migrations, virtualization, visualizations, scripting, environment optimization tuning, automation, and architecture design. Kellyn has spoken at numerous technical conferences for Oracle, Big Data, DevOps, testing, and SQL Server. Her blog (http://dbakevlar.com) and social media activity under her handle, DBAKevlar, is well respected for her insight and content.
Contact: http://phillip.labry.com
Phillip Labry is a Senior BI Consultant and Trainer with over 20 years experience in SQL Server and over 30 in IT. He has been lucky enough to work on data projects spanning telecom, banking, retail, law enforcement, health care, insurance, financial services and energy sectors. As a national consultant he provides training and builds solutions utilizing the full MS BI stack. He is an active member of the Madison, WI PASS chapter and speaks at events in the USA and Canada.
Contact: http://www.craftingdata.com
I have been working with computers since my father bought me a Commodore 64 to play with many years ago. Since then, I have worked with data in a variety of ways including modeling, replication, federation, integration and governance. I like using data to solve problems that make a difference, whether it's a business decision or a technical challenge. My focus and joy is using Power BI the myriad of Azure services to deliver data where it's needed.
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidepatrick
Contact: http://www.madsharepoint.com
Dave has been developing database applications for over 25 years. An MCT since 2001, he has taught many classes from Intro to Visual Interdev to Advanced SharePoint Development. Dave runs two user groups, the Maryland and Pennsylvania Microsoft Developers User Group, www.mapamdug.com, and MAD SharePoint, www.madsharepoint.com. Dave does SharePoint training and development for DSA, Inc., a DoD contractor that does great work for the Army over at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Dave is also an MVP.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marsha-pierce-1a020a2
Marsha Pierce lives in Nashville, TN. She studied Computer Science, Mathematics, and French at Belmont University. She has 23 years of experience as a DBA, which means she has broken and fixed a lot of stuff. Before joining Pure Storage, she was an architect at HCA and Asurion. She is passionate about DevOps, Storage, Performance Tuning, and Standardization.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabevilla
Contact: https://extofer.wordpress.com/
Gabriel is a skilled leader, architect, and technical expert focusing primarily on Microsoft technologies and is passionate about open-source technologies for integration, automation, and development. Gabriel’s versatility extends from systems, data and development and leverages hybrid/SaaS/Cloud integration, proven software engineering platforms, and best-of-breed data management and business intelligence solutions. Originally from El Paso, Texas, Gabriel lives in Colorado Springs with his wife and kids, where he is an Architect for RevGen Partners, volunteers in the tech community and enjoys the Colorado outdoors.
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mattfsmith/
Delivery consultant w/ Dell EMC.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timgorman
Contact: http://evdbt.com
Tim Gorman is a senior technical consultant for Delphix who securely enables masked data virtualization to increase the agility of IT development and testing while ending decades of security risk in SDLC. Tim has co-authored six books on data warehousing and database administration, has performed technical review on eight more books, and has an author#39;s page on Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/Tim-Gorman/e/B00BKCTO5E).
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jeff-renz/29/82a/aa4
Contact: http://www.revgen.com
Jeff Renz is a Senior Architect at RevGen Partners, currently working as the design architect and implementation lead on several projects for a Fortune Top 50 company. Jeff has worked with SQL Server and BI for 15+ years and has 10 years’ experience with data warehouse design and implementation. In addition to consulting, he is joining the University of Denver adjunct faculty and is expected to begin teaching in the ICT program starting in June. He received his bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, his master’s degree in Operations Research from Colorado School of Mines, and will be graduating from the Harvard Business Analytics Program in December.
Eric Peterson is a consultant specializing in database architecture with experience in demanding Fortune 100 company environments. He has a Computer Science degree complemented with an MBA, which meshes well with his jobs integrating business information with the systems that process it. He has worked with SQL Server since its inception and was an instructor of SQL courses at a national technical training company. He also speaks are regional SQLSaturday events.
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/meaganlongoria/
Contact: http://datasavvy.me
Meagan Longoria is a business intelligence consultant with Denny Cherry Associates, and lives in Denver, Colorado. She is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP. Meagan spends a lot of time thinking about how to use data integration, DAX, and data visualization techniques to make data useful for people. She enjoys sharing her knowledge and experiences at conferences and user group meetings, as well as through her blog (DataSavvy.me).
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After 2 years in the social networks i came to the conclusion that they are useless for us.
We don't get more attention because we are there, we don't get more ideas because we are there.
We only have more work because we are there.
So anybody have anything against it or does it just not matter?
I talk about Twitter, Facebook, G+, own Subreddit.
My idea is to focus all feedback in one place, here on getbblog.
PS: I'm obiously no friend of all social sites.
Feedback summary of this thread
* Some are for keeping just twitter - For feedback - This contactform was currently used very rare - About 10 serious questions or conversations - Pretty much useless
* Some are for keeping some sites for promotion - As listed previously we have a total direct access from social sites of max. 2% from all site visitors - Pretty much useless
* Some are for removing all because they don't care about social networks
Meaurk
Global Moderator
I totally agree with you, but when you do that, maybe you should enhance the forum on getbblog even more for other stuff. Make getbblog an even better community. :-)
Amkhatar
Theme Developer
Hi,
I agree... imho Facebook is dead for brands pages, in addition i think your audience don't use facebook
G+ could be interesting in terms of SEO...what you don't need.
Subreddit is unknown in France.
If you had to keep only one, it will be twitter, interesting for a direct contact with your target (if you already are a twitter user)
Meaurk
Global Moderator
And in addition to Amkhatar you could setup a 'Webcare' team for questions asked on Twitter. :-)
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BrainFooLong
Administrator
Topicstarter
BrainFooLong
Administrator
I be also not for twitter. Communication should only happen here.
dapil
Plugin Developer
I kind of agree with Amkhatar that we should keep one social network (probably Twitter, maybe FB) because people often do not want to sign up on other pages. I agree with the main point of the post.
Topicstarter
BrainFooLong
Administrator
Well, to the point of registering.
I see it in a different way - People that really want to say something will register - Its easy with one click register via Twitter, FB, Battlelog - People that just want to flame, doesn't register for just that.
This is how it currently work here on getbblog - We are mostly free of spam or flamers. We get only relevant feedback and suggestions.
We don't get a really helpfull feedback on any of the social sites, including twitter.
Since our twitter account exist, i can count the helpfull ideas or bug reports on one hand.
Same on facebook.
That's just my point of view, if most here say "hey, just keep twitter" than ok, we keep it.
Just want to make clear to positives and negatives of the social stuff.
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Krayziesoldier
Krayziesoldier
Just a thought, but maybe the social networks arent just for feedback.
I know still quite some battlefield players who never heared of bblog at all or maybe heared of it but dont know what it does.
Getting more users, means more feedback. Maybe the social networks are good to show what the product is?
Edit:
So i was curious and asked a random friend:
You 11:01
just a question, do you know better battlelog?
Friend 11:10
better battlelog ?
You 11:10
yes
Friend 11:10
don't understand
in wich way better battlelog
You 11:11
its and addon for battlelog www.getbblog.com
Friend 11:11
?
oh. I use bf4stats.com
You 11:12
bf4stats is intergrated in bblog
Friend 11:13
yes, but some better stat to gain som fast track points, like do this and you get a service star
I try getbblog :-)
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BrainFooLong
Administrator
@Krayziesoldier
Sure, social networks are not just for feedback - Many use it for product advertisment - Big companies, etc...
But to show what the product really is should at first happen on the product homepage itself, or not?
The best place for us to show that we exist is on the battlelog forums, were we already have sticky threads in english and german.
Also my goal is not really to getting more attention to BBLog - We already have a solid userbase - My goal is to reduce the work for all team members because we all do it in our free time.
Krayziesoldier
Then you should ditch all socials. Since then its just for current users and they know their way to here already its seems.
ArnoldLayne
Translator
Never!
No reason to do it. But Social sites are just to promote this tool.
Twitter,Facebook and G+ ( better than others because Google rules the www)... twitter and facebook is like Orkut.
But if G+ down still is a Google tools
Better BattleLog support is here (
http://getbblog.com/
)
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BrainFooLong
Administrator
ArnoldLayne wrote:
Never!
No reason to do it. But Social sites are just to promote this tool.
Twitter,Facebook and G+ ( better than others because Google rules the www)... twitter and facebook is like Orkut.
But if G+ down still is a Google tools
Better BattleLog support is here (
http://getbblog.com/
)
I'm not sure what this mean. Are you for social sites or against it?
Dendari
Translator
Do they require too much work? If not, why remove BBlog from there? IMHO they're good places to promote the addon even more. If the time spent on the social sites is too much and it's not worth it then yeah remove bblog, otherwise I wouldn't remove it.
ArnoldLayne
Translator
Just use social sites to promote.
getbblog.com news can be posted on social sites too.
Personally i don´t care cause i don´t like social sites.
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BrainFooLong
Administrator
Dendari wrote:
Do they require too much work? If not, why remove BBlog from there? IMHO they're good places to promote the addon even more. If the time spent on the social sites is too much and it's not worth it then yeah remove bblog, otherwise I wouldn't remove it.
To be honest, it doesn't require that much work.
But it's splits up the "contact" points to BBLog.
Also it forces me to have an account on every of this sites :)
The promotion power of our social site presentations is very limited.
Just some facts
0,9% of all visitors coming from facebook - And i guess that are all that already know BBLog :)
0,2% from twitter
nearly nobody from G+ or our subreddit.
Why remove BBLog from this sites?
To have just one contact point, the official site.
To reduce the obviously useless work on social sites.
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BrainFooLong
Administrator
So - To sum the feedback up
* Some are for keeping just twitter - For feedback - This contactform was currently used very rare - Pretty much useless
* Some are for keeping some sites for promotion - As listed previously we have a total direct access from social sites of max. 2% from all site visitors - Pretty much useless
* Some are for removing all because they don't care about social networks
Dendari
Translator
Well with those low numbers of people coming from the social sites I agree to remove them too.
ArnoldLayne
Translator
The point is :
"How to increase users and views from Social sites?"
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BrainFooLong
Administrator
ArnoldLayne wrote:
The point is :
"How to increase users and views from Social sites?"
In my opinion, social sites doesn't help you in this point when you have your official profiles there.
Social sites will help when a product becomes hyped, or more "viral" when we say it in the social slang.
And make a product hyped doesn't work when you plan it, it must happen.
I don't want hype BBLog, i'm happy with it, as it is :)
Nano
Global Moderator
I don't mind to stop posting/interacting with social networks, but i don't think we need to remove from them.
Just put in inactive/private (have this option there?) and point in about/description that we just see our foruns.
I think that people Like pages/Follow Users but don't interact too much, but when they want to know anything about it, they search in social networks first.


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See ResumeGrowing up, whenever I was asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, I always said, “to be either a scientist and an inventor”. Now those are two extremely vague job titles for a 10-year-old to wrap their head around, but I was insistent on that. I did not know what I would specialize in as a scientist, or even any great ideas to become the inventor of. Once I got older and more experience in life, I assumed that both of those aspirations were out of touch and un-achievable. However, I was given an opportunity to act as Director of Operations for a small to medium size business in 2017. This helped me realize that my original aspirations were not too off base and that I just needed to define what it meant to be a scientist and an inventor.
Through my experience as a Director of Operations, I learned what it truly meant to run a business and the subtle intricacies of staff dynamic, workplace culture, and the importance of tech in any field. My very first task at this new position was to get everything they were currently using for workflow to a digital form. The business at the time did not have much money since all profits were going back into base operating functions, so these solutions needed to be made from scratch and in-house. After a lot of trial and error I was able to piece together multiple web-based applications that digitized all timesheets, employee information and tracking, job orders and general workflow, and much more. Through this success, I realized that I was not too far off my childhood goal of inventing and becoming a scientist.
I was later given an opportunity to leave my job and pursue what I found along the way; coding and web-based application development. Coding allowed me to take an idea that I had and put it into a physical form, even if it is just a basic calculator. This fulfilled my desire to invent. It also allowed me to try different ideas and theories for applying an idea to a through trial and error. This then fulfilled my aspiration of becoming a scientist even if not directly.My biggest take away so far, is that your childhood aspirations may not go away, but simply show up in different ways. I was lucky enough to find mine through business operations and coding. I love being able to put some text into a code editor and see it come to life on a computer, phone, or even a TV. It feels like magic every time I do it. I am currently learning HTML, CSS, JavaScript, C#, React, and .NET and am sure that my love of creating will continue to grow through coding and web-development.
I was a Director of Operations of a small to medium business in Portland. I was onboarded early on and implemented most, if not all policies and procedures. I did a small amount of coding and project management at my previous job as well as work with the City of Portland’s Dev-Team on developing a new internal application. I also took a class in intermediate Excel and that sort of became my gateway drug to coding.
However, I abruptly left my job due to a moral obligation to myself and the rest of my future career. I always loved and looked forward to the times in my job I got to work on applications and with the dev-team and thought that now would be a good time for a career shift. I knew a few previous students of Epicodus that always spoke highly of it and recommended that I attend. I had a two-month break between Epicodus and when I left my job, so I took an online bootcamp through Udemy.com to get more familiar with the syntax. I finished the bootcamp on the Sunday before class at Epicodus started and now I am here.
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Completed LL Conversion of a Grammar
Completed LR Conversion of a Grammar
There are three options to transform a grammar to an automaton: "Convert to PDA (LL)", "Convert to PDA (LR)", and "Convert Right Linear Grammar to FA". Any restricted grammar may be transformed to a PDA by either the LL or LR algorithm, while converting a grammar to an FA requires a right-linear edu.duke.cs.jflap.grammar. Every production in a right-linear grammar has on the right hand side at most one variable, which is to the right of any terminals.
The grammar to PDA interfaces (both LL and LR) are shown above. In the LL converter, each production on the left side of the window corresponds to a loop transition on the middle state of the automaton. By selecting productions in the left hand side, if the corresponding transition has already been created it is highlighted. A small checkbox next to each productions reveals if it has been created yet.
In these sorts of converters, each production in the grammar corresponds to a transition. There is an automaton editor in which a user enters transitions normally. If the transition the user enters does not correspond to any production, she is notified and the transition is removed. Other controls are available as well:
All required transitions are added.
This will take all selected productions in the left table and add the corresponding transition.
This will check if anything remains to be done. If something remains, the user is informed. If nothing remains, the user is informed to this effect and is then allowed to export the resulting PDA.
Once all the transitions that need to be added are added, and the user has checked whether she is done yet, the user may export and use this newly built automaton with this control.


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What are Britain's pro-EU Liberal Democrats promising in election?
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s pro-European Union Liberal Democrats launched their manifesto on Wednesday, setting out the policies they would put into place if they are elected to government on Dec. 12.
The party is in third place in opinion polls and expected to fall a long way short of forming their own majority government. But if there is no clear winner they may have a key role in deciding what policies a minority government can implement.
Their central policy was emblazoned across the front of the manifesto’s yellow and orange patterned cover: “Stop Brexit, build a brighter future”
BREXIT
The party wants to stop Brexit and has said if it is elected with a majority it will revoke Article 50. If it is not, it will fight for a second referendum with an option to stay in the EU.
It says stopping Brexit will generate a “remain bonus” of 50 billion pounds over the next five years because the economy will grow faster than it would have done outside the EU. It plans to use that money to invest in public services and tackling inequality.
ECONOMY
- Invest 130 billion pounds in infrastructure over the next five years, including public transport upgrades, broadband, housing, schools and hospitals.
- Ensure overall national debt continues to decline as a share of national income
- Protect the independence of the Bank of England and keep the inflation target of 2%
TAX
- Increase corporation tax to 20%
- Simplify business taxation
- Replace business rates system
- Implement reforms to stop multinationals shifting profits
BUSINESS
- Allow the public to share in the profits made by tech companies in the use of their data
- Extend the scope of the existing public interest test when considering approving foreign takeovers.
EDUCATION
- Free childcare for children of working parents from age 9 months, and free childcare for every child aged 2-4
- 20,000 more teachers
- A 4.6 billion-pound cash injection for schools next year and 10 billion pounds a year more for schools by 2024/25
ENVIRONMENT
- Invest in renewable power so at least 80% of UK electricity is generated from renewables by 2030
- Ban fracking
- Ban non-recyclable single-use plastics
- Moratorium on the development of net new UK runways
HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
- increase income tax by 1% to raise an extra 7 billion pounds a year to spend on health and social care
- Introduce a levy on tobacco companies
- Minimum unit pricing for alcohol
- A levy on gambling companies
- Decriminalize abortion across the UK while retaining the existing 24-week limit and legislate for access to abortion facilities within Northern Ireland


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Tributary is an experimental environment for rapidly prototyping visualization code. The environment provides several libraries useful for this kind of coding, as well as a simple interface for live code editing.
Tributary is @enjalot's digital laboratory. Much of the design is @mrejfox's vision. Contributors include bollig and ejfox. Power users that shape the projects direction include @syntagmatic, @bausofthenauf, @ptvan and @poezn
Tributary is possible thanks to much harder work done by other people. We started with Gabriel Florit's implementation of concepts introduced in Bret Victor's Inventing on Principle talk. Mike Bostock makes much of Tributary possible with his excellent d3.js library. The use of gists to drive the code comes from his bl.ocks.org project.


We use Google’s speech recognition (accuracy ~ 92%) to do a basic speech-to-text conversion. But you can use any other
Leova’s NLP AI works like speaking to a travel agent – it is conversational, you can go back and fix parts of your flight and you can speak naturally and without keywords (watch a demo)
When the speech recognizer makes a mistake, Leova tries to fix it using machine learning
If you’re trying to confuse Leova, you probably will succeed. So would a 5th grader J. The smarter version of Leova is a much much much more expensive deployment


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