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Posts by Frank La Vigne

*DataPoint* Still Alive

Yes, Andy and I are still alive and we’re doing well. 2018 has started off like gangbusters for us both. Andy is going full bore in his consulting business and I’ve been big into Big Data, between delivering five online courses on Hadoop for WintellectNOW. There is a new episode in the hopper and it…

Happy 100th Upload

In this episode Frank and Andy celebrate a huge (yuge?) milestone, 100 uploads since launching in late May 2017. Links Sponsor: Audible.com – Get a free audio book when you sign up for a free trial! Sponsor: Enterprise Data & Analytics Notable Quotes It’s show #100! ([01:30]) On pop filters ([03:30]) On Azure.gov ([04:30]) Spiderman reference…

*DataPoint* The Magic of IoT

Noted science fiction author, Arthur C. Clarke once noted that “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” If you want to see this in action, then head no further to the nearest place you can play MagiQuest. Players are given an RFID enabled wand and go on a scavenger hunt to obtain “enchanted items.” When…

Amanda Lange on Games, Data, and Scanning Brainwaves

In this episode, Frank and Andy chat with Amanda Lange, technology evangelist at Microsoft, games journalist, and data aficionado. Links Sponsor: Audible.com – Get a free audio book when you sign up for a free trial! Sponsor: Enterprise Data & Analytics Notable Quotes Frank is working on a Wintellect on Azure Gov ([1:30]) Amanda’s site…