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26 May 2016

#Kscope16 Blog Hop: #BigData and #AdvancedAnalytics Sessions Not to Miss

You are attending #KScope16 right?

Me too.

But there are so many sessions to choose from (mine included), which do you pick? How do you pick?

Well, I (and my fellow bloggers) are here to help you out with a Blog Hop. We are going to give you our top picks for for each track. In this post, I will give you my picks for the Big Data and Advanced Analytics track.

Big Data and Advanced Analytics Sessions

Why did I pick that this track? Really because it is a necessary adjunct to BI and Data Warehousing. In fact I find it hard to imagine that these two really won’t merge over the next few years (at my company, Snowflake, it really has already). Every company that is investing in BI/DW is also finding that they need to deal with Big Data too. And Advanced Analytics is, to me, the logical extension to BI.

So after looking at the agenda, really most of the sessions are of interest to me (sigh). But in reality I am sure I will not be able to attend them all, so here are my top 5 picks to see at KScope16:

  1. How to Build an Internet of Things Data Pipeline presented by Rex Eng
  2. Oracle Big Data Discovery: Extending into Machine Learning and Advanced Visualizations presented by Mark Rittman
  3. Introduction to Apache Kafka and Real-Time ETL presented by Gwen Shapira
  4. Getting Started with a Data Discovery Lab: You Don’t Have to Go Big to Gain Big presented by Kathryn Watson
  5. Getting Started with Oracle R and OBIEE presented by Kevin McGinley
 Why those? Simply because they hit on all the top issues and topics that see being discussed (or written about) in the field, and I need to get a better grip on these things:
  • IoT – it is here already
  • Machine Learning – I am pretty clueless about this one so far
  • Kafka – ETL/ELT in the cloud
  • Data Discovery – the next step beyond BI
  • R – the language of choice for data scientists

And I actually know all of but one of the presenters, so am sure they will be very informative and lively talks.

The rest of the blog hop:

Thanks for attending this ODTUG blog hop!

Looking for some other juicy cross-track sessions to make your Kscope16 experience more educational? Check out the following session recommendations from fellow experts!

I hope this gives you some great ideas on what to see at KScope16!

See you in Chicago.

Kent

The Data Warrior

P.S. Don’t forget to make time to attend my Morning Chi Gung sessions down by the river to get each day started right with a clear mind and strong heart. Look for signs at the hotel.

 

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11 Apr 2016

Agile Amped Interview

Last week I had a great time speaking and networking at the 1st every Agile Alliance Tech conference (#AATC2016), which was held at the newly renovated Marriott Crabtree.

The conference was a great success (IMHO), with some very interesting talks about TDD (Test Driven Development), Pair Programming, and Mob Programming (new to me!) among others. And of course my talk on Agile Data Engineering. You can catch up on all the action by reading the Tweet stream on #AATC2016.

While there I had the honor of being interviewed about my thoughts related to agile, data warehousing, and data vault. (And of course I mentioned Snowflake too!). The interview was hosted by SolutionsIQ and is now included in their online library of video podcasts about agile topics, called Agile Amped (a FREE resource).

Here is the interview:


Here is a direct link to the interview on the SolutionsIQ site.

Thanks to SolutionsIQ and Neville Poole for doing the interview and to Agile Alliance for inviting me to speak.

Agile On!

Kent

The Data Warrior

P.S. Keep your eyes open for #AATC2017 as I am pretty sure we will do this again next year!

P.P.S. Before the conference I gave another interview where I talked about why we need Agile Data Engineering.

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02 Feb 2016

The Data Warrior Speaks 2016: Updated

As expected, I have been booked to speak a few more places this year.

Here is my updated speaking schedule as of today:

RMOUG Training Days 2016 – February 9-11 in Denver, CO (I have 2 hour deep dive on Feb 9th). Register here.

TDWI Nashville – March 8th in Nashville (of course). I will be discussing how to apply Agile Methods to Data Warehousing. You can get more details (soon) and sign up here.

Tampa Analytics Professionals – March 22 at the St Pete College Epicenter. Again talking about how to apply Agile Methods to Data Warehousing. You can get details and sign up here.

Agile Alliance Technical Conference 2016 – April 7-9 at the Raleigh Marriott Crab Tree Valley in Raleigh, North Carolina. I will present Agile Data Engineering: Introduction to Data Vault Data Modeling on Thursday April 7th. The Super Early Bird and Early Bird rates are still available. Register here.

Enterprise Data World – April 17-22 at the Sheraton Marina in San Diego, California. Register early for discounts. My talk here will be Agile Data Warehousing: Building a Virtualized ODS.

Data Science Maryland Meetup – May 16th (Tentative). I expect to be talking about how to apply Agile Methods to Data Warehousing.Keep your eyes on the meetup page for details and to sign up.

World Wide Data Vault Consortium (WWDVC) – May 25-28 in Stowe, Vermont. I am now confirmed to speaking at WDVC for the 3rd time! And this year, Snowflake Computing will also be a sponsor. My talk this year will be Agile Data Warehousing: Building a Virtualized ODS with Oracle SDDM. Register here soon as this event has limited space.

ODTUG KScope16 – June 26-30 in Chicago, IL. Register early and be sure to book the hotel! My talk this year will be Data Warehousing in the Real World. I will also be running my annual Morning Chi Gung sessions.

And that is the first half of the year. I have nothing confirmed yet for the 2nd half, but am sure something will pop up.

Stay tuned.

I look forward to see y’all at one of these events.

Kent

The Data Warrior

P.S. I will also be working the Snowflake booth at both the Gartner BI and Analytics Summit this March in Dallas, and the HIMSS event in Las Vegas at the end of February. Stop by and say “hi” if you will be at either of these events.

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18 Dec 2015

Data Warrior Agenda for 2016

Hard to believe 2015 is almost over.

It was a very busy year for me:

All of that has entailed a lot of air miles! This year I have visited:

  1. Denver (several times!)
  2. Salida, Colorado
  3. Hollywood, Florida,
  4. Raleigh, NC
  5. Charlotte, NC (thanks to Lynn Winterboer for that one!)
  6. San Francisco
  7. Redwood City, California (Oracle HQ)
  8. Austin (drove this one)
  9. Minneapolis/ St Paul (thanks to Redpill Analytics mostly)
  10. Kansas City, Missouri
  11. Portland, Maine
  12. St Albans, Vermont
  13. Stowe, Vermont
  14. San Mateo, California (HQ for Snowflake Computing)

And that was just work related! Family trips took me to:

  1. Galveston (beach!)
  2. South Padre Island, TX (more beach!)
  3. Road trip to Central NY:
    1. Joplin, Missouri
    2. Hannibal, Missouri (Mark Twain museum)
    3. Chicago (to see robots at the Museum of Science and Industry)
    4. Sandusky, Ohio (just to sleep)
    5. Fulton, NY (to see my dad)
    6. Old Forge, NY (summer vacation in the mountains!)
    7. Huntsville, Alabama (NASA Rocket Center!)
  4. Who knows – the year is not over yet!

Speaking in 2016

2016 will be very busy with the new job for sure. I am already booked for a bunch of events. Here they are so far:

Data Day Texas – January 16 in Austin, TX

TDWI Webinar – Dymstyfying Elastic Data Warehousing (with Philip Russom) – January 26th

BIWA Summit – January 26-28 at Oracle HQ

RMOUG Training Days 2016 – Febuary 9-11 in Denver, CO (I have 2 hour deep dive on Feb 9th). Register early for discounts.

Enterprise Data World – April 17-22 in San Diego. Register early for discounts (by the end of the year for the best rate).

ODTUG KScope16 – June 26-30 in Chicago, IL. Register early and be sure to book the hotel!

Also likely speaking at World Wide Data Vault Consortium (WWDVC) – May 25-28 in Stowe, Vermont (TBD)

And many more to come! (watch my twitter feed for updates)

Hopefully I will see you at one or more of these events!

Wishing a safe a joyous holiday season!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Kent

The Data Warrior



 

						

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							The Data Warrior Goes to Oracle Open World 2015 (#OOW15)
						

						
Yes boy and girls, it is that time of year again. Time for the BIG show in San Francisco – OOW15


I will as usual, attend, but only for a few days this year (been away from home too much).


My Talk


I will be presenting my session Worst Practices in Data Warehouse Design (UGF9985) on Sunday at 10:00 AM in Moscone South, room 274 (courtesy of ODTUG!).  This will be a quick one as I only have 45 minutes to do a one hour talk. Yikes!


If you will be in SF by Sunday, be sure to come by and say “hi.”


Morning Chi Gung?


As usual, I will try to gather some folks near either Union Square or maybe by Yerba Buena Gardens for a little morning relaxation with some Chi Gung (Qigong) . Most likely around 7 AM for 30 minutes. Probably Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday, Follow me on twitter @kentgraziano and look for #MorningChiGung #OOW15 for final time and location.


Monday for sure though, I will be doing a shortened session on the beach at the 4th Annual OOW SF Bay Swim around 9:15 AM or so. Nothing like a little chi movement to warm you up before and after jumping in the bay.


The Rest of My Schedule


Much shorter than usual but here is what I plan to see so far:






Session Title
Session Code
Date
Start Time
End Time
Room




Oracle Database 12c-Data Redaction
UGF1513
10/25/2015
8:00
8:45
Moscone West-3011




Oracle Business Intelligence Best Practices: the Bad, the Worse, and the Really Ugly
UGF7409
10/25/2015
9:00
9:45
Moscone South-301




Worst Practices in Data Warehouse Design (ME)
UGF9985
10/25/2015
10:00
10:45
Moscone South-274




Oracle Database Security: Frustrating the Patient Intruder
UGF10016
10/25/2015
11:00
11:45
Moscone South-274




Improving Analytics: Experiences Testing Oracle Database In-Memory 12c Feature
UGF9936
10/25/2015
13:30
14:15
Moscone South-303




Fennia Two Years in Production with Oracle Exadata
UGF5105
10/25/2015
14:30
15:15
Moscone South-305




Managing the Changes in Database Structures (Heli)
UGF6317
10/25/2015
15:30
16:15
Moscone South-306




Oracle OpenWorld Welcome Keynote
KEY10818
10/25/2015
17:00
19:00
Moscone North-Hall D




Oracle OpenWorld Monday Keynote Swim The Bay!


KEY10819
10/26/2015
9:00
10:00
Moscone North-Hall D The Dolphin Club






Oracle SQL Developer Tips and Tricks (Jeff Smith)
CON8721
10/26/2015
16:00
16:45
Moscone South-304




Database Development for the Cloud and On Premises (Kris Rice)
CON8779
10/26/2015
17:15
18:00
Moscone South-304






Other Fun Stuff


Along with the educational sessions is of course the opportunity to network with folks. I expect I will be doing that as much as possible. There is the annual Oracle ACE dinner, and who know what else. I am sure I will find plenty to keep me busy.


Since I arrive early for the Oracle ACE Directors annual briefing at HQ, I know I will be downtown Friday evening and all day Saturday. Drop me a note if you will be there too and want to hang out and see some of the sites and eat some top notch grub.


Cheers.


Kent


The Data Warrior

						

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