A modern tale delivered by Cap’n  Mike Veitch
Even pirates  are now on  a database
Enter Name Search Pirate Locator Current Ship
Enter Name Search Jack Sparrow Current Ship Pirate Locator
Enter Name Search Jack Sparrow Current Ship Pirate Locator
Enter Name Clear Jack Sparrow Black Pearl Current Ship Pirate Locator
Enter Name Search Current Ship Pirate Locator
Enter Name Search Davy Jones Current Ship Pirate Locator
Enter Name Search Davy Jones Current Ship Pirate Locator
Enter Name Clear Davy Jones Flying Dutchman Current Ship Pirate Locator
 
Ok to find a few locations
Ok to find a few locations If we knew all the pirates?
Ok to find a few locations If we knew all the pirates? Getting 10…
Ok to find a few locations If we knew all the pirates? Getting 10…  100…
Ok to find a few locations If we knew all the pirates? Getting 10…  100… 1000…
Ok to find a few locations If we knew all the pirates? Getting 10…  100… 1000…  We need automation
Enter Name Search Pirate Locator Current Ship
Enter Name Search Pirate Locator Current Ship Fill in the search box Cap’n Veitch
Enter Name Search Pirate Locator Current Ship Press the button Cap’n Veitch
Enter Name Search Pirate Locator Current Ship Copy the response Cap’n Veitch On Shore Leave
Enter Name Search Pirate Locator Current Ship 1 2 3 Repeat this process for a list of pirates
Automation Solutions
Automation Solutions browser cut and paste (lots of)
Automation Solutions browser cut and paste (lots of) Browser based software (Javascript)
Automation Solutions browser cut and paste (lots of) Browser based software (Javascript)  Server based software (PHP, perl etc)
Automation Solutions browser cut and paste (lots of) Browser based software (Javascript)  Server based software (PHP, perl etc) SaaS  - Software as a Service company
 
 
 
A simple question How many Brava members are in each ward in Brent?
Distribution of BRAVA Members in London Borough of Brent 7 2 19 20 9 10 17 18 14 3 10 17 4 6 6 22 17 6 4 5 33
How is done?
How is done? Who the Brava members are
How is done? Who the Brava members are The address of each member
How is done? Who the Brava members are The address of each member  The mapping of address to ward
How is done? Who the Brava members are The address of each member  The mapping of address to ward Count members in each ward
 
 
 
 
 
 
276 Organisations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loop through a list of postcodes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
276 Organisations in Brent
276 Organisations in Brent
276 Organisations in Brent What happened to  the other 27?
Distribution of BRAVA Members in London Borough of Brent 7 2 19 20 9 10 17 18 14 3 10 17 4 6 6 22 17 6 4 5 33
 
 
 
 

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Editor's Notes

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