Data Driven

Jay Kumar presents “Global Application Deployment for Scalability and Availability.” A case study of app deployment in Azure using our PaaS services for high availability and scalability. This session will cover a deployment of a globally available application architecture and best practices. This episode was recorded live at the Azure Data Fest in Reston, VA on Oct 11, 2019. You can watch the entire live stream here: http://franksworld.com/2019/10/11/azure-data-fest-reston-live-stream/

In this special episode, Todd Dube & Julia Barnhart share their real world experiences with Azure Databricks working on a Fortune 500 website. This episode was recorded live at the Azure Data Fest in Reston, VA on Oct 11, 2019. You can watch the entire live stream here: http://franksworld.com/2019/10/11/azure-data-fest-reston-live-stream/

In this Data Point recorded live at Azure Data Fest Reston Fall 2019, Frank talk with Joel Cochran about Azure Data Factory, Billiards, and how there’s no school like the old school. Original show with Joel: http://datadriven.tv/joel-cochran-data-politics-law-school-billiards/

In this Data Point, Frank explains why Amazon is winning the retail game and how you should transform your business to serve customers asynchronously or risk being left behind.

In this Data Point, Andy talks with Bill Wolf about SQL Saturday Pittsburgh, motorcycles, and the local slang.

In this DataPoint, Frank talks with fellow Cloud Solution Architect, Devin Jaswal, about the SQL Trail conference in Richmond, VA and serverless SQL.

In this DataPoint, Frank runs into Matt Kirk on the expo floor at Strata NYC.

Frank is at the Strata NYC conference today working the Microsoft booth. Stop by and say hello!

In this Data Point, Frank talks about his new found respect for the R language.

In this DataPoint, Frank reflects on how useful DataBricks is in a data warehousing environment. That and the importance of coffee after a red eye flight.

This week Frank is on vacation with his family in the North Carolina mountains where gem mining is a popular activity. Ever the data geek, he notes the similarities between data mining and gem mining.

In this episode, Frank and Andy answer some your questions! Show notes coming soon!

In this episode of Data Driven, Frank and Andy catch up with Brent Ozar and have a laugh or two at Silverlight’s expense, NoLock, and playing country music backwards. Links Sponsor: Audible.com – Get a free audio book when you sign up for a free trial! Notable Quotes Season 3 opened with John Lee Dumas aka JLD ([01:30]) Data Soup Summit ([02:00]) Introducting Brent Ozar ([05:00]) “Get out there!” – Brent Ozar ([08:30]) Data work pays better. ([13:45]) Brent started in hotel management ([15:00]) Data is the new oil… but we should avoid spills. ([16:15]) “The job is getting harder, not easier.” ([18:30]) The “Aha” moment and ER analogy. ([21:30]) Brent’s quote voice… ([22:00]) Brent’s “Bad News Doctor” voice ([22:45]) Andy throws NoLock under the bus. Brent helps. ([23:12]) On shrinking databases… ([24:30]) NoSQL ([26:30]) Name-drop: Buck Woody ([28:30]) Name-drop: Scott Hanselman ([29:00]) Ballerina Princess ([32:20]) Brent likes to travel. ([34:45]) “No one comes to me for a good time…” ([36:20]) The data is the choke-point. Again. ([38:30]) On Google Glass ([39:45]) On Past Brent… ([41:00]) Name-drop: Brian Kelley ([41:30]) “We’re published. It’s a license to spell.” ([42:10]) Book Reference: Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom ([43:45]) Social Radar ([44:45]) Regarding iTunes… ([45:00]) Brent is into restaurants. ([46:45]) Andy’s Brent Story… ([48:15]) Brent is here to help. ([50:00]) On paying it forward… ([51:30]) “This looks like an engineer built it” is not a compliment. ([52:30]) Learn more about Brent at BrentOzar.com ([53:00]) A Guide to the Good Life by William B. Irvine ([54:30]) Every Tool’s a Hammer by Adam Savage (@donttrythis)([55:30]) Titan by Ron Chernow ([58:40]) Regarding Midgely… ([1:00:00]) Brent’s Epic Life Quest ([1:02:00]) WordPress Plugins I Use to Sell Training Classes ([1:02:30]) Frank’s New Year starts 1 Nov. ([1:03:15]) Sometimes life resembles a country music song… ([1:04:00]) Frank wrote a book about Silverlight. ([1:05:15]) One day there will be a country song about a self-driving pickup leaving… ([1:06:10])   Transcript (Experimental) The following transcript was automatically generated with AI. Hello and Welcome to data driven the podcast where we explore the emerging field of data science. We bring the best minds in data software engineering machine learning and artificial intelligence now hear your hosts Frank Lavigna and Andy Leonard. Hello and welcome back to data driven the podcasts are we explore the emerging field. Some data science machine learning and artificial intelligence. If you’d like to think of data as the new oil and you can consider us Car Talk because we focus on where the rubber meets Virtual Road and with me as ever on this epic road trip down the information superhighway. Can I fill us up with more data cliches Andy is emulated? How you doing? I’m doing great Frank? How are you? I’m doing alright? I’m doing alright so you had a birthday last week? Thank you yes? Yes, I made another trip around the sun. Yeah, yeah, you know statistics show that the more birthdays. You have the longer you live that you know, I wonder. Though if it’s one of those false. Corollary’s just just not sure is that false positive. I don’t know. I think it’s a useless correlation. I was looking for how describing the same thing just in different terms. That’s true. We’ve sound smart when we throw these words around. I need all the help I can get sound in smaller. I’m just saying so last week. We had the jihadis show kicking off season 3. Let’s see 02 of season 3 and. We’ve had a lot of good feedback with that JLD himself actually treated the. The. The episode. Lydia Oh wow, I was super excited with to hear that. We also announced speaking of super excited. I’m doing a play on super we announced the data Soup Summit and so that’s a virtual summit that were put together data soupsummit.com if I’m correct and coming up in. We’re recording this on the 29th of July 2019 and it’s coming up in just under 16 days interesting concept. Now we’re having people record their sessions an it’s for a couple reasons. One is it’s the middle of the night in some of the places where the authors live so the presenters will be probably be asleep when we’re playing their recording, but we’re setting up forms and stuff like that, for questions and we’re just trying something new, and differentso.com. And if you sign up before August 5th. Then you will get a discount if you use 70% discount if you use the code data driven? And beyond that, you’ll get a 50% discount because we love our list. We absolutely do. They’re the greatest listers

In the post-Amazon economy, all brick and mortar retailers are struggling. Some have outright failed and others on the brink. However, there are a few outliers that refuse to go down without a fight and are actually innovating. In this DataPoint, Frank notes one that has actually turned physical location to its advantage by helping Amazon process returns!

As we begin season 3 of Data Driven, Frank and Andy wanted to bring it back to the guy who inspired the entire show: John Lee Dumas. Although not yet quite a household name, JLD as he’s known to his fans, is the host of Entrepreneurs on Fire, an award winning podcast where he interviews inspiring Entrepreneurs who are truly ON FIRE. With over 2000 episodes, 1 million + listens a month, and seven-figures of annual revenue, JLD is just getting started. Not to stop there, the Data Driven dynamic duo want to bring the heat and turn up the tech intensity levels to 11 with a virtual summit that covers everything data from soup to nuts. To that end, we are launching the Data Soup Virtual Summit. And are souper excited to give Data Driven Listeners a Discount (70% until Aug 5, 2019; 50% afterwards). Back in the day – Richmond .Net Users Group, now Azure Richmond, and Richmond SQL Server Users Group. Rick and Morty Tech Intensity John Lee Dumas! Entrepreneurs on Fire Age of the Entrepreneur movie Think and Grow Rich movie Pat Flynn – Smart Passive Income Love this: “What gets measured gets managed.” – Peter Drucker EOFire.com “Data is either part of your business plan or part of your going-out-of-business plan.” – Frank Announcing Data Soup Summit – a new virtual summit! Featuring: Reza Rad, author of Pro Power BI Architecture Nick Harris Cathrine Wilhelmsen, co-author of The Biml Book Tim McAliley Dr. Leila Etaati, author of Machine Learning with Microsoft Technologies Register before 15 Aug 2019 and save! 365 Data Science – our first Data Soup Summit sponsor! We are honored to announce 365 Data Science is sponsoring Data Soup Summit! The Dunkin Donuts *DataPoint* raw footage from the DataDriven Facebook page.   Transcript (Experimental) The following transcript was automatically generated with AI. Hello and Welcome to data driven the podcast where we explore the emerging field of data science. We bring the best minds in data software engineering machine learning and artificial intelligence now hear your hosts Frank Lavigna and Andy Leonard. Hello and welcome back to data driven the podcast where we explore the emerging fields of data science machine learning and artificial intelligence is you like to think of data as the new oil then you can consider a scar talk ’cause. We focus on where the rubber meets the road and on with me on this epic road trip. Down the information superhighway as he has been from day one. Season one episode, one episode zero actually we started zero. I take your room with me is Andy Leonard, whose has gone from data engineer to chief data engineer to you had another really data philosopher that’s what it was yeah, started with data philosopher back in today right which is very cool by the way well. I appreciate that Frank it kind of went with the beard and back then. I had the unbreaded version of the beard. And so you know, I still call myself so go ahead go ahead. Now, because I still call myself a date a philosopher at DILM Suite, which is kind of like an offshoot of Edna. They consulting company. I kept the title enterprise DNA for those not in the know not Edna like Dame Edna thanks. Yes, not the insurance company but enterprise data and analytics and. Yeah, we are I work there Frank works at Microsoft. Yep, which wasn’t the case during the whole podcast journey actually. Uh I had been riffed for Microsoft ’cause. They basically said move to Seattle or else and I rejoined. But 18 months ago. Awesome has it been that long wow well April so. Yeah, well still fit OK 15 months, he was 89 since the job opportunity was like first presented to me. Right right so it’s been an interesting it’s been interesting journey. I’m now they changed our titles for this upcoming fiscal year. Microsoft fiscal year goes from July 1st to June 30th. I am now a cloud solution architect. Congratulations. I. I like that title better because it’s easier to explain it party. My cloud solution architect oh OK, it’s cloud its architect. Where before I was a technology solutions professional which? Requires a bit of a follow-up sentence or 2 well it’s vague. Yeah, it is vague so. It’s nice to have something that is. Yeah, it’s funny ’cause throughout my tenure at Microsoft. I’ve always had those kind of weird hard to explain titles like evangelist. Right you right straight folks like you and gathered 99% of our listeners. We get we know what Evangel says right writing, but to normal people. They don’t necessarily like what like televangelists right like like religious religious right? That’s not quite like that, Well, you weren’t although some would argue maybe it is. Well II know you’ve always had a passion for community for those who don’t know that I don’t know that we’ve ever told the back story Frank. Back story you a

In this DataPoint, Andy teases some details on Data Driven Season 3, which is set to launch Tuesday, July 23rd along with another special project that we’ve been working on.

Recently, Amazon announced that it will spend $700 Million (USD) to retrain its employees. Why are they doing this? Simple: automation. They know that a displaced workforce would be bad political mojo at a time when the giant is facing increasing calls for regulation, even potential anti-trust action. Anti-trust laws in the US were made largely in reaction to the Standard Oil Company and its founder John D. Rockefeller. In this DataPoint, Frank notes how Jeff Bezos just may be the Rockefeller of our day.

Frank and Andy are in the same place for the first time in a while, so they meet up to plan season 3 of Data Driven.

I’m at an OpenHack today learning about Knowledge Mining.

In this Data Point, Frank marks the two year anniversary of Data Driven’s launch and talks about the future.

In this Data Point, Andy ponders the ethics of lying to the machines, how that adds bias, and what the consequences may be.

In this Data Point, Andy discusses our recent interview with Anders Schneiderman, What’s it going to take for neglected communities to come back to life? How are workers going to be retooled? What’s the practical application here?

In this episode, Frank and Andy talk to Anders Schneiderman (LinkedIn), founder of Makers All and author of a report titled How to Help Communities Transform Emerging Tech So They Can Shape Their Destinies.

Quick DataPoint today to make you aware that Kent Bradshaw – a data scientist who works with me at Enterprise Data & Analytics – and I are delivering a free webinar titled Loading Medical Data with SSIS Wednesday 17 Apr 2019 at [12:00] PM EDT.

In this Data Point, Frank talks about a new offering: the Chatbot Workshop as well as his journey from bot-skeptic to bot-evangelist. Here’s the book I referenced in the DataPoint

Andy has been working on a way to test SSIS package execution in Windows containers using the SSIS Catalog. That’s a lot of moving parts, which made for a lot of blog posts. Watch the video from the Data Driven TV Facebook page: Read the series at andyleonard.blog: Part 0 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Enjoy! :{>

In this Data Point, Frank ponders the wider impact on jobs and businesses related to self-driving cars that are not immediately obvious. From driving schools to truck stops, everyone will feel the change. The question then becomes: how can we prepare the workforce for the impending upheaval in the job market? Will teaching to the test cut it? Or are we going to have to make learning play and play learning? Show Notes: Workforce Show interview with Frank on “Breaking the AI Code”

In this DataPoint, Frank discovers that Chuck E. Cheese is tracking game playing statistics with the use of RFID cards and how to look up your own data with their in store kiosks.  

While grabbing coffee at a recently renovated McDonald’s, Frank ponders the future of work: both low-skill and higher skill work. There’s going to be no hiding from this: we are truly on the Eve of Disruption, where AI will impact everyone everywhere. It’s not all gloom and doom and there might be a strategy to survive and even thrive now and in the next economy.

In this episode, Frank and Andy talk to two guests, Ronald Schmelzer and Kathleen Walch, co-founders of Cognilytica and co-hosts of the AI Today podcast. Links Sponsor: Audible.com – Get a free audio book when you sign up for a free trial! Notable Quotes Cognilytica is amazing!([04:00]) All chatbots are dumb – for now. ([09:00]) Machine Learning vs. Machine Reasoning ([11:30]) The DIKUW Pyramid ([11:55]) More about Knowledge Graph… ([14:00]) More about Common Sense… ([15:00]) On generalization ([16:05]) ML and the Elephant in the Room ([16:22]) Movie reference: Guardians of the Galaxy ([17:00]) How did the AI Today podcast get started? ([18:00]) AI Today podcast with Dragos Margineantu, AI Chief Technologist at Boeing ([19:44]) Is AI retro? ([22:50]) Movie Reference: Short Circuit ([23:30]) Did you find data or did data find you? (0[25:00]) Tech Breakfast DC ([28:30]) AOL plug ([31:25]) What’s your favorite part of your current gig? ([32:00]) More about pseudo-AI… ([33:45]) Shout-out to Brent Ozar (just not by name) ([38:00]) When I’m not working, I enjoy ___? ([39:45]) I think the coolest thing in technology is ___? ([41:12]) Bubble programming language ([42:15]) I look forward to the day when I can use technology to ___. ([45:00]) “Don’t overshare…” ([46:30]) The loneliest people ([47:00]) Warning: Do not watch movies while driving. ([48:30]) Also, eating tacos while driving is difficult. ([49:00]) “Lefties are alright…” – Kathleen ([49:30]) Ron may be a pool shark. ([51:30]) Ron and Kathleen write for TechTarget and Forbes. ([53:00]) Ron’s book recommendation: Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution ([56:00]) Kathleen’s book recommendation: My Not-So-Perfect Life ([57:00]) Kathleen’s other book recommendation: The Glass Castle ([57:40]) You can glamp at Sandy River in Farmville ([1:00:00])

Frank and Andy mix things up a bit and talk about running R in SQL Azure, becoming Anti-Fragile, Appalachia, and how they got blocked by a big time blogger. Links Sponsor: Audible.com – Get a free audio book when you sign up for a free trial! Notable Quotes Andy and Frank agree The Expanse is well-written. ([02:00]) Frank’s super-secret conference… wasn’t. ([04:00]) You should definitely check out Franks World ([04:30]) Keep up with Azure Data Fest on Twitter ([05:00]) AI Super-Powers ([05:20]) Frank and Andy “learned a lot” when we tried to land a “big fish”… ([05:40]) … and were blocked on Twitter ([06:15]) (It’s all Andy’s fault. Frank’s Twitter block was collateral damage.) ([06:30]) Frank is a Microsoft AI Ambassador ([07:15]) Check out the show with Ronald Schmelzer and Kathleen Walch on AI, Enterprises, and Startups ([08:00]) Shoutout to Milena Rodban and her show on Geopolitical Risk, Cybersecurity, and Tennis ([08:30]) Milena’s LinkedIn article ([09:15]) DIVE DIVE DIVE ([10:00]) “R-uh” ([10:45]) Kent’s show ([11:00]) Frank has another certification: AI ([11:15]) “No brakes on the F train…” ([12:00]) Frank has 36 certifications in the past 2.5 years ([12:30]) COBOL mentioned… ([13:00]) Regarding “SELECT *…” ([14:15]) More information about Azure Data Explorer ([15:30]) On dataframes… ([17:30]) Setting up R in Azure ([18:00]) Frank writes the Artificially Intelligent column at MSDN magazine ([20:00]) Learn more about Azure Databricks ([23:30]) Graeme Malcolm is an awesome presenter! ([26:00]) Frank totaled his car in December 2018 ([26:30]) More information on Honda Adaptive Cruise Control ([28:00]) Frank’s role – as a driver – has changed. ([31:12]) Book Recommendation: Anti-Fragile ([35:30]) Frank’s brush with “Ponch” ([36:50]) Interesting article about combination of tolerances ([38:50]) Andy shares thoughts on the economics of self-driving trucks ([43:00]) Frank shares thoughts on the shifting role of a driver in self-driving trucks ([45:30]) “Learn how to code” is not particularly helpful ([47:00]) AFAF == “Anti-Fragile As Frank” ([47:30]) Upcoming show with Anders Schneiderman, who has not (yet) blocked us on Twitter ([50:00]) “Disruption is now the norm.” ([51:30]) Mr. T predicts pain. ([53:30]) Frank’s *DataPoint* Be Playful With Your Data, but Judicious With Your Time ([54:30]) “Potpourri episode” ([55:55]) Book reference: Skin in the Game by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (@nntaleb) ([56:15]) Book references: The 10X Rule and Be Obsessed or Be Average by Grant Cardone (@GrantCardone) ([57:15]) Nassim Taleb is writing an Incerto. ([58:00]) “You’re not that guy. I’m that guy.” – Amos Burton ([1:00:00]) More love for The Expanse… ([1:01:00]) Love for Star Trek: Deep Space 9 ([1:01:30]) Love for “Stargate: Galactica” (Stargate Universe) ([1:02:30])

In this episode Frank and Andy talk with Milena Rodban, a Geopolitical Risk Consultant and Simulation Designer, which might be the best job title ever. Milena discusses the importance of data and the often overlooked security aspects around data, especially when set against the backdrop of complex business and security environments. Links Sponsor: Audible.com – Get a free audio book when you sign up for a free trial! Notable Quotes Frank and Andy wax rhapsodic about the term “information superhighway.” ([00:45]) Andy has been busy working on new releases at DILM Suite. ([01:50]) Frank has been to super-secret conference… ([02:15]) Happy Birthday, Frank! ([03:00]) Our guest, Milena Rodban, is a Geopolitical Risk Consultant and Simulation Designer at VerSprite Security.([03:30]) “Geo-political flux” ([06:20]) An article on the risk posed by Huawei. ([07:00]) Information on the 2018 Atlanta cyber-attack. ([10:15]) Regarding the challenges of identifying Black Swan events using machine learning… ([12:30]) Milena design simulations that surface internal organizational patterns and expose information vectors. ([14:30]) Are bad actors using automation? ([16:30]) What happens when bad actors begin using AI? ([17:10]) Automation reduces the cost / attack. ([17:40]) Milena asks, “Is there a listening device in use?” when she enters a home. ([19:15]) “The same way you would ask a doctor, ‘What are the side-effects of this medication?’ we should be thinking about the side-effects of introducing this technology into my home.” ([20:20]) Frank: “So it’s a good time to be a bad guy.” Milena: “It’s definitely an easy time to be a bad guy.” ([24:00]) “We have quite enough history to tell us things that things will go wrong and they will go wrong spectacularly if you’re not prepared.” ([25:50]) Milena answers: “What’s a good first step for organizations and people interested in being more mindful of security?” ([26:00]) Did Milena find this field or did this field find her? ([28:20]) Milena tweeted the hashtag #BanDataTorture for a while.([29:10]) More information about Enigma ([31:30]) On predicting the future from the past… ([32:45]) Lots of admiration for Nassim Nicholas Taleb ([33:33]) Milena mentions The Gray Rhino by Michele Wucker ([33:44]) What’s your favorite part of your current gig? ([34:50]) Milena enjoys playing tennis and appreciates IBM’s efforts to data mine the sport. ([35:50]) The coolest thing in technology is connecting with others. ([36:10]) “I look forward to the day when I don’t feel like I want to throw my laptop out the window!” ([37:15]) Milena enjoys scuba diving. ([38:00]) Learn more about Milena Rodban on LinkedIn and at VerSprite.com. ([38:40]) Milena’s writing may be found at her (excellent) website: MilenaRodban.com ([38:45]) For more information about Milena’s upcoming book, Geopolitical Flux, follow the Twitter for @Geopolitical Flux. ([38:55]) Milena recommends The Tyranny of Metrics by Jerry Z. Muller. ([39:10]) Milena is currently reading The Leadership Lab by Chris Lewis and Dr. Pippa Malmgren. ([39:30]) Get a free audio book and support DataDriven – visit thedatadrivenbook.com! ([40:30])

This week, Frank is at (near) Microsoft’s headquarters just outside Seattle, Washington, attending internal, possibly even secret, training. In this impromptu Data Point, he chats with fellow attendees about AI, Ethics, and the ever-present Unintended Consequences of technological advancement.

In this Data Point, Frank explains why you should be playful with your data and judicious with your time in this unusually philosophical Data Point

In this episode of Data Driven, Frank and Andy talk to Trey Johnson about ETL, Data, and fixing up old cars.  

In this DataPoint, Andy reflect on software development, SSIS Catalog Compare, and his philosophies on testing software. Also, if you want to grab a cool SSIS t-shirt, get it from Amazon today for $19 . You get some sweet geeky swag and your purchase helps fund the show.

In this free excerpt from Andy’s Fundamentals of Azure Data Factory course, Andy shows off some of his prowess with ADF with our listeners.

In this Data Point recorded at a Costco during the post-holiday shopping season, Frank explains his algorithm for determining that magical point when a lot of data becomes “Big Data.” Given the constant advances in storage technologies, that borderline is a moving goalpost that’s hard to measure. Or is it?

In case you’re wondering, why it’s been quiet here, Frank had a car accident last Monday and, in this Data Point, shares his hastened desire for self-driving cars. Also a cameo by a dog. Normal schedule should resume shortly.

In this Thanksgiving episode of Data Driven, Frank and Andy reflect on the two years since the inception of Data Driven at a humble Dunkin Donuts in Gaithersburg, MD.   Support the show! Data Driven T-Shirts on Amazon Data Driven T-Shirts on Amazon.co.uk  

Last night, I spoke at the DC Emerging Technologies Meetup at the Gensler office on K Street on Applied AI: Use cases of AI in business and government. It was a really great conversation and an awesome meetup with some very smart people.

While Andy and Tim are living it on at the PASS Summit in Seattle, Frank was at the University of Virginia today running a hands-on-lab showing off the basics of the data science process: ingestion, processing, analysis, and visualization. #2Hosts2Coasts

Andy catches up with what he’s been up to at the PASS 2019 Summit, SQL Server 2019, and driving late at night.

In this DataPoint, roving reporter Tim McAliley explains what he’s been up to on the last day of PASS 2018.

Andy is at PASS 2018 waiting for the Day 2 Keynote to start.

PASS 2018 is this week in Seattle, Washington. Andy is on site and he even has a booth for Enterprise DNA! Rumor has it that there’s even a Data Driven logo on the booth! We are also excited to have Timothy McAliley as our very first “roving reporter” covering events and happenings all around the conference. Be sure to like us on Facebook to stay up to date and have access to all the bloopers we make while recording DataPoints!

Hurricane Florence hit the US East Coast nearly seven weeks ago, yet the cleanup is on going and many people’s lives are still not back to normal. In this DataPoint, Andy talks about the importance to remembering that there are people behind the statistics and data we gather. Frank’s Thoughts: What prompted me to think about this was how in the first few years after 9/11, I had shared my photos of the event with a researcher at NIST. In email exchange, I remember explaining to him that I would send him more data after I attended “another memorial service, third one this week.” He wrote back snarkily, “you know a lot of dead people.” To which I replied, “I knew a lot of people in the Towers.” He wrote back quickly, apologizing how his excitement for data collection got the better of him and he never really thought about the people who died and that he’s not just researching a fire, but a mass murder. That interchange stuck with me and, as I saw parallels between our excitement about “Andy Weather,” I thought it would be a teachable moment.It also helped that he was down in NC to volunteer to help the people whose lives have been upended by the storm. Andy’s Thoughts: Frank is spot on. It’s easy to get wrapped up in the numbers and forget that the numbers represent lives. Hurricanes are massive storms. The damage they cause takes months and years to fix. Some of the damage – like lives lost or permanently altered – is irreversible. That’s easy to overlook in some moments and – often – requires a paradigm shift in thinking for data driven people (like me). We should strive to help others at every opportunity – especially those recovering from disasters – because we are the only “us” we’ve got. It’s data. But it’s not just data.  

In his session from Azure Data Fest Reston 2018, Frank explores reinforcement learning. As an added bonus, Andy (who’s holding the camera) chimes in now and then.

In this keynote session from Azure Data Fest 2018 Reston, Data Driven’s very own Andy Leonard discusses and demonstrates migrating SSIS to Azure Data Factory Integration Runtime.

In this keynote from the Azure Data Fest 2018 in Reston, Mark Brown dives deep into Microsoft Azure’s globally distributed database, Cosmos DB. He covers concepts then dive into specific features and capabilities that make this database the key to building global applications and services in the cloud.