IndyPASS presentation October 18th, 2011

A complete BI solution in about an hour!

 

In this presentation I’ll cover how to collect data from multiple SQL Servers using SQL Server 2008 Integration Services (SSIS).  Then we will use SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) to report detail on that data.  After that we will use SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) to create a KPI. Finally we’ll present that KPI on a dashboard via a web page.  The goal of this presentation is to show how seamless the Microsoft Business Intelligence products are.  If you’ve only used a few of these products, you’ll appreciate seeing them together all at once.  Code will be provided.

 

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The WoundVision Solution Video

 

WoundVision put together this great video.  I just wanted to share.  A lot of people ask me about where I work.  Here’s the super bowl commercial version of WoundVision.

What’s on my Zune?

The other day in front of about 100 of my closest friends, I was asked about what podcasts I listen to.  I was at the monthly IndyNDA meeting.  I drew a complete blank.  My Zune was in the car.  So here is what is currently synced.

 

• .NET Rocks! - .NET Rocks! is a weekly talk show for anyone interested in programming on the Microsoft .NET platform. The shows range from introductory information to hardcore geekiness.
• Deep Fried Bytes - Deep Fried Bytes is an audio talk show with a Southern flavor hosted by technologists and developers Keith Elder and Chris Woodruff. The show discusses a wide range of topics including application development, operating systems and technology in general. Anything is fair game if it plugs into the wall or takes a battery.
• The Smackdown - Developer Smackdown was started in early 2009 by Clark Sell and Mark Nichols. They published our first show that June and have tried to publish at least 2 shows a month since. To date they have seen positive growth quarter over quarter.
• The Thirsty Developer - A podcast with Microsoft Developer Evangelist, Dave Bost and Clark Sell.
• This Developer’s Life – A podcast where stories are told about things technical and not so technical.  It’s hosted by Rob Conery and Scott Hanselman.

 

You’ll also notice This American Life.  It’s not a developer podcast but still entertaining.  I try to keep myself well rounded but stay away from all the politics that are in so many podcasts these days.

 

I didn’t write the descriptions for these podcasts.  Like a script junkie, I copied and pasted them from Bing.

We're looking for a full-time Web Developer

 

http://woundvision.com

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/woundvision/

 

 

Apply here: http://cb.com/WoundVisionJob

 

Description

 

Searching for dynamic, team oriented, software engineers who would like to be a part of a groundbreaking healthcare company. WoundVision is a startup healthcare IT company that is introducing new wound care technology that will assist facilities with early wound detection and intervention. This position will be helping to build and continually improve the WoundVision iNSIGHT software that will be used in hospitals, nursing homes, LTAC facilities, and homecare.

 

 

Requirements

• 5+ years overall experience
• team experience developing large scale data driven commercial Internet web sites using Microsoft technologies
• Require C# in ASP.Net/IIS environment (.Net 3.5/4.0)
• Must have strong SQL skills, LINQ experience, and be familiar with the MS SQL Server environment
• Strong browser side skills including JavaScript, JQuery, Silverlight, XML, etc.
• Production experience with Telerik RadControls (ASP.Net, AJAX, Reports)
• Familiar with the Team Foundation Server environment
• Experience with web services
• Experience developing medical software a big plus

XNA and Silverlight

Recently I was asked to give an XNA talk to a WPF/Silverlight user group.  I jumped at the chance.  It was interesting trying to think of XNA and the web.  There is a great library called Silversprite that helps make XNA work on the web, so the heavy lifting is already done.  It uses some code from MonoXNA, which I’ve already spoken about in the past. 

XNA, in my humble opinion, is the best framework for game development.  Hopefully my opinions, experiences, and not my coding skills were of great use to the guys up in Cleveland.  It’s a great user group and if you are ever up in northern Ohio you should check it out. 

http://www.clevelandwpf.info/

AT&T Finally Delivered!

 

I received the February and March updates to my Samsung Focus today.  I did have to use the recover tool to get the February update to start.  I got the dreaded time out message.  I guess resetting some settings is all that was needed.  I did not jailbreak my phone so I’m not sure why the recovery tool was necessary, but the tool checks several things.

 

So far, I like the way copy and paste is working.  My Google accounts do seem to be syncing better and the live tiles are more lively.  Especially the People tile, it’s now blinking more often.  I think that has to do with the better Facebook support.  I’m on Twitter more though, so native support for that would be nice to have in the next update.

 

All in all the update experience was wonderful, Microsoft did their job.  AT&T, not so much.

Where’s my phone update?

 

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/features/update-schedule-usa.aspx

 

I have a Samsung Focus.  If you look at the chart and details (as of today April 4th) I should get my February update 10 days to several weeks after AT&T gets thru testing.  AT&T isn’t done with testing at the time of this blog post.  So the February update should be called the June update and the March update could be called the July update.

 

I’m glad I don’t have a brick.  I’m glad I don’t have an Android 2.* and need to figure out if I can spend money on an app because it might actually not work on my version on the 2.x operating system.  I’m glad I don’t have an iPhone 4 with the bigger GBs and the cracked screens.

 

But how much different is copy and paste on the AT&T network than another network?  The Samsung update is in network testing right?  Or maybe that is just smoke and there is a bigger fire.  Tell me there is fire and I’ll not want the update. Otherwise quick puffing smoke my way with an update schedule.