Data Driven

In this Data Point, Frank reflects on the impact of data analytics on cancer research and one year of recording data points. In honor of Father’s Day, he left a few bloopers in place.

Summer vacation season is upon on us(at least in the Northern Hemisphere) and Andy is taking some well-deserved R&R at Busch Gardens in Virginia. However, data never takes a vacation and he notices something new at the Loch Ness Monster ride.

It was two years ago today that I had what I refer to now as my “Blues Brothers moment.” If you’re not familiar with the movie, then this GIF below depicts the seen elegantly enough. https://giphy.com/gifs/blues-brothers-clarity-nBQefMWjqdLc4 (via GIPHY) As promised, here’s the live stream I did from the hotel after day one. I’d like to think my on camera presence has improved since then. Also here are the links to the two videos I recorded in the Channel 9 Studios: https://channel9.msdn.com/Series/FWTV-on-9/Decoding-Brainwaves-with-Azure-Machine-Learning?term=fwtv%20on%209 (Decoding Brainwaves with Azure Machine Learning) https://channel9.msdn.com/Series/FWTV-on-9/Getting-Started-in-the-Decoding-Brain-Signals-Competition (Getting Started with the Brainwave Decoding Competition)

In this episode, Frank and Andy celebrate one year of podcasting, the origins of “Data Points,” how the show got started, and where it may be headed.

https://varigence.com (Varigance) is poised to release the 2018 version of their toolset: https://varigence.com/bimlexpress (BimlExpress), https://varigence.com/bimlstudio (BimlStudio), and https://varigence.com/bimlflex (BimlFlex). https://varigence.com/Partners/BimlHeroes (BimlHero) Andy Leonard has an update!

Frank and Andy are in the same place for the first time in a while and they have a special announcement: the show has reached 50,000 downloads in just under one year. Thank you for supporting the show. You rock!

Frank caught up with Karen Lopez at the Philly Azure Data Fest to talk rocket science, data, and the perils of developers misusing columns in the schema. We also uncover the meaning of DBA (Don’t Bother Asking) and a super secret flag to make your databases run faster. (Not really)

At the Philly Azure Data Fest, Frank sits down with Tim McAliley to find out where Azure Data Fest started and where it’s headed to next,

Frank and Andy are out and about and if they can’t be in the studio, they are going to bring the studio to where they are in order to keep you up to date on all the data happenings out there. In this Data Point, Frank is at the Philadephia Azure Data Fest to listen, learn, and record.  He also talks about the recent announcements from the Microsoft Build conference earlier this week.

… and Andy’s delivering training! https://andyleonard.blog () From Frank and Andy at Data Driven: “For those about to teach, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtMGoU9NcMo (WE SALUTE YOU)!” Happy Teacher Appreciation Day, teachers! You rock! :{>

Andy ran into Kathi Kellenberger at SQL Saturday Albuquerque to talk about her career change, Breaking Bad, and loving your job.

Andy ran into  Jason Brimhall, certified Data Master, about high volume transactions, big data, and how DBAs fit into the Data Science picture.

Andy speaks with https://datasavvy.me (Meagan Longoria) about the importance of creating accessible reports in PowerBI, SQL Pass and more.

Andy may not be the one who knocks, but he is in Albuquerque for SQL Saturday. He runs into DBA extraordinaire as to how DBAs fit into the Data Science ecosystem and why they say no to developers so often. https://giphy.com/gifs/knock-breakingbad-6tI9xjrMlbRgk (via GIPHY)

With Andy travelling around and Frank starting a new job, Frank and Andy have not had a lot of studio time lately. So, they are bringing the studio to you by creating more Data Point shows, which bring you some of the brightest minds they run into out in “the wilds of Data Science” as well as their thoughts and insights on the spot wherever they go. Where possible, Frank uses his ninja editing skills to filter out background noise and make the listening experience as pleasurable as it is educational.

http://datadriven.tv/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/AcuriteWeatherStation.jpg () A few years ago, Andy collected local weather data from his farm near Farmville Virginia and posted it online. Why? To see if he could. Even though the old weather station ceased working years ago, he still uses the data in SSIS training courses he delivers. It was time for a new weather station, so Andy picked up this https://www.acurite.com/environments/weather-stations.html (Acurite) model. He plans to use it to conduct data science and data engineering experiments. Why? To see if he could. To get things started, Andy set up the Acurite software to append readings to a CSV file every 12 minutes. He then grabbed a copy of the https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-use-azcopy (AzCopy command-line utility) Andy decided to run the Acurite software and AzCopy on a very old Windows 7 machine (with only 2GB RAM). Why? To see if he could. It works. Andy built a command line for AzCopy that performs a data trans

In this DataPoint, Frank talks about the term “Data Estate” in front of an actual estate.

Andy is suffering from seasonal allergies but the allergy meter says pollen is low. What gives? Outliers. That’s what. Here’s the bar chart to which Andy refers: http://datadriven.tv/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20180423FarmvillePollen.jpg () Here’s a pollen heat map: http://datadriven.tv/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/PollenAndy2.jpg ()

After attending http://datadriven.tv/datapoint-frank-talks-brian-moran-global-azure-bootcamp/ (the Global Azure Bootcamp) with my son, I decided to drop in and see what bargains there were at the nearby Toys R Us. I have fond memories of going to Toys R Us when I was a kid. However, I’ve noticed a distinct decline in the store over the last few years. Given the state of their business, I know I am not the only one to see this once great retailer fall from grace. It was a weird feeling walking through a store I had fond memories of and picking through its carcass like a vulture feasting on roadkill. Naturally, the pundits will point the blame of Toys R Us at Amazon, but is that fair? Is it accurate? Well, kind of. http://www.businessinsider.com/bezos-explains-his-dreaded-one-character-emails-2018-4 (Jeff Bezos recently talked about his “one character” emails that forwards) to his senior managers when he fields a complaint from the public. These emails not only strike fear into the hearts

In this DataPoint, Frank talk to Brian Moran about Global Azure Bootcamp, Databricks, AI, and life at Microsoft. As this is Mr. Moran’s third appearance, this makes him Data Driven’s first ever threepeat guest.