Data Driven

In this episode, Frank and Andy talk to Anders Schneiderman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/anders-schneiderman-1030525/ (LinkedIn)), founder of https://makersall.org/ (Makers All) and author of a report titled https://makersall.org/ (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 https://entdna.com (Enterprise Data & Analytics) – and I are delivering a free webinar titled https://andyleonard.blog/medical-data-webinar (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 https://www.facebook.com/DataDrivenTV/ (Data Driven TV Facebook page): Read the series at https://andyleonard.blog (andyleonard.blog): https://andyleonard.blog/2018/12/ssis-docker-and-windows-containers-part-0-getting-started/ (Part 0) https://andyleonard.blog/2019/03/ssis-docker-and-windows-containers-part-1-why/ (Part 1) https://andyleonard.blog/2019/04/ssis-docker-and-windows-containers-part-2-executing-ssis-v0-1/ (Part 2) https://andyleonard.blog/2019/04/ssis-docker-and-windows-containers-part-3-adding-the-ssis-catalog/ (Part 3) https://andyleonard.blog/2019/04/ssis-docker-and-windows-containers-part-4-adding-an-ssis-catalog-attempt-2/ (Part 4) https://andyleonard.blog/2019/04/ssis-docker-and-windows-containers-part-5-deploying-to-the-ssis-catalog/ (Part 5) https://andyleonard.blog/2019/04/ss

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: https://soundcloud.com/theworkforceshow/frank-la-vigne (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 https://www.cognilytica.com (Cognilytica) and co-hosts of the https://www.cognilytica.com/category/podcasts/ (AI Today podcast). Links http://thedatadrivenbook.com () Sponsor: http://thedatadrivenbook.com (Audible.com) – Get a free audio book when you sign up for a free trial! Notable Quotes https://www.cognilytica.com/ (Cognilytica) is amazing!([04:00]) All chatbots are dumb – for now. ([09:00]) Machine Learning vs. Machine Reasoning ([11:30]) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIKW_pyramid (The DIKUW Pyramid) ([11:55]) More about https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_Graph (Knowledge Graph)… ([14:00]) More about https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonsense_knowledge_(artificial_intelligence) (Common Sense)… ([15:00]) On generalization ([16:05]) https://www.quantamagazine.org/machine-learning-confronts-the-elephant-in-the-room-20180920/ (ML and the Elephant in the Room) ([16:22]) Movie

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 http://thedatadrivenbook.com () Sponsor: http://thedatadrivenbook.com (Audible.com) – Get a free audio book when you sign up for a free trial! Notable Quotes Andy and Frank agree https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3230854/ (The Expanse) is well-written. ([02:00]) Frank’s super-secret conference… wasn’t. ([04:00]) You should definitely check out http://www.franksworld.com/ (Franks World) ([04:30]) Keep up with https://twitter.com/azuredatafest (Azure Data Fest) on Twitter ([05:00]) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0795DNWCF/ (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 ([0

In this episode Frank and Andy talk with https://www.milenarodban.com/ (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 http://thedatadrivenbook.com () Sponsor: http://thedatadrivenbook.com (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, https://www.milenarodban.com/ (Milena Rodban), is a Geopolitical Risk Consultant and Simulation Designer at https://versprite.com/ (VerSprite Security).([03:30]) “Geo-political flux” ([06:20]) An article on

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, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07L3MFRLZ?ref_=pe_2196150_146773810 (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! https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=w_bl_sl_s_ap_web_7141123011?ie=UTF8&node=7141123011&field-brandtextbin=Data+Driven (Data Driven T-Shirts on Amazon) https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=w_bl_sl_s_ap_web_83450031?ie=UTF8&node=83450031&field-brandtextbin=Data+Driven (Data Driven T-Shirts on Amazon.co.uk)  

Last night, I spoke at https://www.meetup.com/DC-Emerging-Technologies-DC-EMT-IoT-AI-3D-Printing/ (the DC Emerging Technologies Meetup) at the Gensler office on K Street on https://www.meetup.com/DC-Emerging-Technologies-DC-EMT-IoT-AI-3D-Printing/events/256071277/?rv=wm1&_xtd=gatlbWFpbF9jbGlja9oAJDExMWU5OWY4LTRkMzAtNDUwZi1hNWMwLWZkNTVhZGNlNDU2Zg&_af=event&_af_eid=256071277 (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 https://github.com/Microsoft/computerscience/tree/master/Labs/Deep%20Learning/200%20-%20Machine%20Learning%20in%20Python (running a hands-on-lab) showing off the basics of the data science process: ingestion, processing, analysis, and visualization. #2Hosts2Coasts