In this Data Point, Frank reflects on the impact of data analytics on cancer research and one year of recording data points. In honor of Father’s Day, he left a few bloopers in place.

Summer vacation season is upon on us(at least in the Northern Hemisphere) and Andy is taking some well-deserved R&R at Busch Gardens in Virginia.

However, data never takes a vacation and he notices something new at the Loch Ness Monster ride.

It was two years ago today that I had what I refer to now as my “Blues Brothers moment.” If you’re not familiar with the movie, then this GIF below depicts the seen elegantly enough.

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As promised, here’s the live stream I did from the hotel after day one. I’d like to think my on camera presence has improved since then.

Also here are the links to the two videos I recorded in the Channel 9 Studios:

In this episode, Frank and Andy celebrate one year of podcasting, the origins of “Data Points,” how the show got started, and where it may be headed.

Varigance is poised to release the 2018 version of their toolset: BimlExpress, BimlStudio, and BimlFlex.

BimlHero Andy Leonard has an update!

Frank and Andy are in the same place for the first time in a while and they have a special announcement: the show has reached 50,000 downloads in just under one year.

Thank you for supporting the show. You rock!

Frank caught up with Karen Lopez at the Philly Azure Data Fest to talk rocket science, data, and the perils of developers misusing columns in the schema. We also uncover the meaning of DBA (Don’t Bother Asking) and a super secret flag to make your databases run faster. (Not really)

At the Philly Azure Data Fest, Frank sits down with Tim McAliley to find out where Azure Data Fest started and where it’s headed to next,

Frank and Andy are out and about and if they can’t be in the studio, they are going to bring the studio to where they are in order to keep you up to date on all the data happenings out there.

In this Data Point, Frank is at the Philadephia Azure Data Fest to listen, learn, and record.  He also talks about the recent announcements from the Microsoft Build conference earlier this week.

… and Andy’s delivering training!

From Frank and Andy at Data Driven: “For those about to teach, WE SALUTE YOU!”

Happy Teacher Appreciation Day, teachers! You rock!

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