Frank La Vigne, Author at DataDriven

DataPoint Frank Talks to Brian Moran About LUIS, Data Science, and Staten Island

By Frank La Vigne | 01/12/2018

Today, I was in the Chevy Chase office at Microsoft and had the chance to bump into Brian Moran, who has recently joined Microsoft.

Happy 100th Upload

By Frank La Vigne | 01/02/2018

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

By Frank La Vigne | 12/20/2017

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

By Frank La Vigne | 12/12/2017

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…

Audrey Hammonds on Women in Tech, COBOL, and the #SQLFamily

By Frank La Vigne | 12/01/2017 |

In this episode, Frank and Andy catch up with Audrey Hammonds, the other half of the Data Chix duo. Links Sponsor: Audible.com – Get a free audio book when you sign up for a free trial! Sponsor: Enterprise Data & Analytics Notable Quotes Frank’s cold/allergies ([1:00]) Andy is now Enterprise Data & Analytics‘ Chief Data…