The document discusses Microsoft's push for cross-platform development. It summarizes recent announcements and releases including the first preview of Visual Studio 2015, .NET 2015 and ASP.NET 5. It also discusses the new free Visual Studio Community edition and .NET being made open source. It provides an overview of Microsoft's approach to cross-platform development using .NET Core and how this enables building apps that can run anywhere.
The United States - Japan Bridging Foundation aims to expand opportunities for American undergraduate students to study in Japan to help prepare them for leadership roles in US-Japan relations. It provides scholarships for students to study abroad in Japan and has awarded over $4 million to 1,276 students since 1998. Students gain skills to become global leaders through experiencing Japanese culture first-hand. The foundation has helped increase the number of American students studying in Japan to over 5,000 annually and aims to strengthen US-Japan ties through cultural exchange.
O Diferencial de uma Estratégia Mobile...e Multiplataforma!Xpand IT
A experiência da Xpand IT em mobilidade é composta por um conjunto de projectos, que não são mais do que “histórias” sobre como implementar mobilidade nas empresas. Todo o saber acumulado ao longo dos anos permite-nos ter uma visão holística do que é um projecto de mobilidade e da importância de ter uma estratégia bem definida.
A evolução da mobilidade ao longo dos últimos anos levantou um conjunto de desafios para as organizações. Entre qual a tecnologia a utilizar até aos dispositivos a suportar, são várias as questões que se colocam – muitas vezes desvalorizando aspectos importantes que podem fazer toda a diferença na forma como uma iniciativa mobile será encarada. Qual é a sua estratégia mobile? Quem são as áreas chave? Quais são os mecanismos existentes na organização para garantir que todos falam a mesma linguagem e que estão alinhados com uma visão de mobilidade comum a toda a companhia? E como se conjuga essa estratégia mobile com os modelos de Governance existentes? Estas são apenas algumas das perguntas com as quais as conversas sobre mobilidade empresarial deveria começar.
A escolha das tecnologias e dos moldes nos quais implementar os projectos continua a ser importante, claro, mas numa segunda fase. E quando se atinge este estágio, está então na altura de perceber o que é melhor para a organização. Desenvolvimento nativo, uma abordagem híbrida ou o velho sonho de desenvolver uma vez para disponibilizar em qualquer plataforma? Quais as vantagens, desvantagens, cenários de aplicabilidade, riscos, investimento associado, entre outros?
A escolha das tecnologias e dos moldes nos quais implementar os projectos continua a ser importante, claro, mas numa segunda fase. E quando se atinge este estágio, está então na altura de perceber o que é melhor para a organização. Desenvolvimento nativo, uma abordagem híbrida ou o velho sonho de desenvolver uma vez para disponibilizar em qualquer plataforma? Quais as vantagens, desvantagens, cenários de aplicabilidade, riscos, investimento associado, entre outros?
Sérgio Viana - Associate Partner & Microsoft Solutions Lead da Xpand IT
We all know that feeling when we’re running out of our favorite product and don’t want to go through the hassle of running to the store or waiting days until it ships. Marketers can easily combat this pain by sending replenishment reminders; a helpful way to assure that a product is refilled before the consumer runs out.
Clients using Windsor Circle’s Replenishment Automator have seen an average Revenue Per Email (RPE) of $1.03, which is 10x the industry average, as well as a 7% lift in total revenue, and 10% lift in conversions.
In this webinar learn how you can use customer data to automate these reminders to get customers back to buy again and again.
Secret Life of a Weather Datum end of project eventlifeofdata
This document outlines the methods and key themes of a research project studying the journey of weather data from its production to its reuse. The project uses case studies and interviews with participants across different parts of the data journey, including weather station operators, climate scientists, and financial data companies. It aims to understand the socio-cultural values and practices shaping how weather data is collected, shared, and interpreted. The methods discussed are interviews, observations, document analysis and digital ethnography. Key themes that emerged include the relationships between people and organizations across space and time along the data journey, the diversity of openness and transparency in different contexts, and the dependency of data infrastructure on cultural values like voluntarism and public service.
Big Data is on every CIO’s mind. It is presently synonymous with open source technologies like Hadoop, and the ‘NoSQL’ class of databases. Another technology that is shaking things up in Big Data is R (www.r-project.org, #rstats). R is an open source programming language and software environment designed for statistical computing and visualisation. The statistical software R is the fastest growing analytics platform in the world, and is established in both academia and companies for robustness, reliability and accuracy. For real big data analyses you have to access your data in your preferred database on the fly. In this talk I will give a short overview about R, the available connection to MongoDB and present some big data analyses using R and mongoDB.
The document discusses Microsoft's push for cross-platform development. It summarizes recent announcements and releases including the first preview of Visual Studio 2015, .NET 2015 and ASP.NET 5. It also discusses the new free Visual Studio Community edition and .NET being made open source. It provides an overview of Microsoft's approach to cross-platform development using .NET Core and how this enables building apps that can run anywhere.
The United States - Japan Bridging Foundation aims to expand opportunities for American undergraduate students to study in Japan to help prepare them for leadership roles in US-Japan relations. It provides scholarships for students to study abroad in Japan and has awarded over $4 million to 1,276 students since 1998. Students gain skills to become global leaders through experiencing Japanese culture first-hand. The foundation has helped increase the number of American students studying in Japan to over 5,000 annually and aims to strengthen US-Japan ties through cultural exchange.
O Diferencial de uma Estratégia Mobile...e Multiplataforma!Xpand IT
A experiência da Xpand IT em mobilidade é composta por um conjunto de projectos, que não são mais do que “histórias” sobre como implementar mobilidade nas empresas. Todo o saber acumulado ao longo dos anos permite-nos ter uma visão holística do que é um projecto de mobilidade e da importância de ter uma estratégia bem definida.
A evolução da mobilidade ao longo dos últimos anos levantou um conjunto de desafios para as organizações. Entre qual a tecnologia a utilizar até aos dispositivos a suportar, são várias as questões que se colocam – muitas vezes desvalorizando aspectos importantes que podem fazer toda a diferença na forma como uma iniciativa mobile será encarada. Qual é a sua estratégia mobile? Quem são as áreas chave? Quais são os mecanismos existentes na organização para garantir que todos falam a mesma linguagem e que estão alinhados com uma visão de mobilidade comum a toda a companhia? E como se conjuga essa estratégia mobile com os modelos de Governance existentes? Estas são apenas algumas das perguntas com as quais as conversas sobre mobilidade empresarial deveria começar.
A escolha das tecnologias e dos moldes nos quais implementar os projectos continua a ser importante, claro, mas numa segunda fase. E quando se atinge este estágio, está então na altura de perceber o que é melhor para a organização. Desenvolvimento nativo, uma abordagem híbrida ou o velho sonho de desenvolver uma vez para disponibilizar em qualquer plataforma? Quais as vantagens, desvantagens, cenários de aplicabilidade, riscos, investimento associado, entre outros?
A escolha das tecnologias e dos moldes nos quais implementar os projectos continua a ser importante, claro, mas numa segunda fase. E quando se atinge este estágio, está então na altura de perceber o que é melhor para a organização. Desenvolvimento nativo, uma abordagem híbrida ou o velho sonho de desenvolver uma vez para disponibilizar em qualquer plataforma? Quais as vantagens, desvantagens, cenários de aplicabilidade, riscos, investimento associado, entre outros?
Sérgio Viana - Associate Partner & Microsoft Solutions Lead da Xpand IT
We all know that feeling when we’re running out of our favorite product and don’t want to go through the hassle of running to the store or waiting days until it ships. Marketers can easily combat this pain by sending replenishment reminders; a helpful way to assure that a product is refilled before the consumer runs out.
Clients using Windsor Circle’s Replenishment Automator have seen an average Revenue Per Email (RPE) of $1.03, which is 10x the industry average, as well as a 7% lift in total revenue, and 10% lift in conversions.
In this webinar learn how you can use customer data to automate these reminders to get customers back to buy again and again.
Secret Life of a Weather Datum end of project eventlifeofdata
This document outlines the methods and key themes of a research project studying the journey of weather data from its production to its reuse. The project uses case studies and interviews with participants across different parts of the data journey, including weather station operators, climate scientists, and financial data companies. It aims to understand the socio-cultural values and practices shaping how weather data is collected, shared, and interpreted. The methods discussed are interviews, observations, document analysis and digital ethnography. Key themes that emerged include the relationships between people and organizations across space and time along the data journey, the diversity of openness and transparency in different contexts, and the dependency of data infrastructure on cultural values like voluntarism and public service.
Big Data is on every CIO’s mind. It is presently synonymous with open source technologies like Hadoop, and the ‘NoSQL’ class of databases. Another technology that is shaking things up in Big Data is R (www.r-project.org, #rstats). R is an open source programming language and software environment designed for statistical computing and visualisation. The statistical software R is the fastest growing analytics platform in the world, and is established in both academia and companies for robustness, reliability and accuracy. For real big data analyses you have to access your data in your preferred database on the fly. In this talk I will give a short overview about R, the available connection to MongoDB and present some big data analyses using R and mongoDB.
JIRA is an issue tracking tool that allows users to prioritize, assign, track, report on and audit issues. It is a customizable platform that can be used for software bugs, helpdesk tickets, user stories, change requests and other tasks. JIRA improves productivity by streamlining issue tracking and coordination, and improves quality by ensuring all tasks are fully documented and followed through to completion. It provides features like sub-tasks, versions, search capabilities, reporting, configuration options and workflows to support various use cases including service desks, project management, agile development and more.
Grow Customer Retention with Predictive Marketing and User-Generated ContentWhatConts
This document discusses how businesses can improve customer retention and unlock untapped revenue from existing customers through predictive lifecycle marketing and user-generated content. Specifically, it introduces predictive lifecycle triggers that use customer data to automate personalized communications, and how businesses can leverage user-generated content collected from customers. The document also shares case studies of companies that saw increased revenue and retention rates of 12-20% through these techniques. It concludes by recommending that established companies with sufficient resources consider implementing these strategies to gain a competitive advantage.
The document discusses Jonathan Marmor's upcoming presentation on exfm's use of MongoDB. It will cover what exfm does, which includes having a browser extension that turns websites into playlists. It will then discuss how exfm uses MongoDB, including an overview of its environment, data models, server architecture, management tools, and future plans. It will also cover Jonathan's upcoming Monthly Music Hackathon in NYC.
The document discusses the rise of NoSQL databases as an alternative to traditional relational databases. NoSQL databases are non-relational and are designed for massive scale and flexibility. They achieve horizontal scalability through lack of joins and lightweight transactions. Key features that vary across NoSQL products include data model (key-value, column-oriented, document-oriented), consistency model, and distribution/query methods. NoSQL is influenced by concepts like CAP theorem and eventual consistency.
The document provides information about Creative, an infrastructure consulting firm that specializes in network, compute, storage, and virtualization services. It details Creative's certifications and partnerships with technology vendors like Cisco, highlights its experience in various industries, and lists some notable customers. The document also describes Creative's methodology for project management, communication, design, and delivery of Cisco data center and software-defined networking solutions.
Data meets Creativity - Webbdagarna 2015Webrepublic
How to use data to improve advertising and marketing, how to automate marketing without loosing the human touch and how to also establish a culture of analysis and optimization. This presentation will guide you through the most important trends in the field and present actionable examples that you can use in your everyday marketing.
(Commented version of my talk at Webbdagarna 2015 in Stockholm)
Included Cases:
- British Airways #lookup
- Nike+ "Outdo You in 2015" (AKQA, McBess)
- AdWords Scripts / Realtime Weather Data
- AdWords Scripts / Traffic Connection Data
- Data driven Newsletter Campaign (Remarketing)
- 3D printed AdWords Reporting (Vision Award)
Design: Alessandra Angelucci
3 Leadership Frameworks are presented (Leadership Styles; Authentic Leadership; and Cynefin) with applications on to 4 different leaders bearing in mind coaching within the 3 domains of leadership (the challenge leaders need to tackle; the context leaders operate in; and what the leaders bring into the equation).
Youtube presentation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-NI5jyzX7U
This was my assignment in my Leadership and Organisational Coaching module.
How MongoDB has empowered the business to rapidly respond to market conditions.
By Michael Frost, Web Solution Architect at Flight Centre Ltd. Presented at MongoDB Sydney, 2012.
This document provides an overview of big data and its potential impact on the travel industry. It discusses how big data involves not just large volumes of data but also a variety of unstructured data sources and fast-moving data streams. While travel companies have long had access to large amounts of structured transaction data, big data represents an opportunity to also leverage unstructured data from sources like social media and call centers. The document outlines some of the new technologies that have emerged to manage and analyze big data, as well as challenges the travel industry faces in adopting big data approaches. Early adopters in the online travel sector are highlighted as pursuing big data initiatives to improve processes like revenue management, travel distribution, and enhancing the customer experience.
Strongly Typed Languages and Flexible SchemasNorberto Leite
We like to use strongly type languages and used them along side with flexible schema databases. What challenges and strategies do we have to deal with data coherence and format validations using different strategies and tools like ODMs versioning, migrations et al. We also review the tradeoffs of such strategies.
The document discusses PowerPivot for SharePoint. It provides details on how PowerPivot works, including how the PowerPivot workbook is rendered. It describes components like PowerPivot Services and Analysis Services. It also covers installing and configuring PowerPivot for SharePoint farms.
JIRA is an issue tracking tool that allows users to prioritize, assign, track, report on and audit issues. It is a customizable platform that can be used for software bugs, helpdesk tickets, user stories, change requests and other tasks. JIRA improves productivity by streamlining issue tracking and coordination, and improves quality by ensuring all tasks are fully documented and followed through to completion. It provides features like sub-tasks, versions, search capabilities, reporting, configuration options and workflows to support various use cases including service desks, project management, agile development and more.
Grow Customer Retention with Predictive Marketing and User-Generated ContentWhatConts
This document discusses how businesses can improve customer retention and unlock untapped revenue from existing customers through predictive lifecycle marketing and user-generated content. Specifically, it introduces predictive lifecycle triggers that use customer data to automate personalized communications, and how businesses can leverage user-generated content collected from customers. The document also shares case studies of companies that saw increased revenue and retention rates of 12-20% through these techniques. It concludes by recommending that established companies with sufficient resources consider implementing these strategies to gain a competitive advantage.
The document discusses Jonathan Marmor's upcoming presentation on exfm's use of MongoDB. It will cover what exfm does, which includes having a browser extension that turns websites into playlists. It will then discuss how exfm uses MongoDB, including an overview of its environment, data models, server architecture, management tools, and future plans. It will also cover Jonathan's upcoming Monthly Music Hackathon in NYC.
The document discusses the rise of NoSQL databases as an alternative to traditional relational databases. NoSQL databases are non-relational and are designed for massive scale and flexibility. They achieve horizontal scalability through lack of joins and lightweight transactions. Key features that vary across NoSQL products include data model (key-value, column-oriented, document-oriented), consistency model, and distribution/query methods. NoSQL is influenced by concepts like CAP theorem and eventual consistency.
The document provides information about Creative, an infrastructure consulting firm that specializes in network, compute, storage, and virtualization services. It details Creative's certifications and partnerships with technology vendors like Cisco, highlights its experience in various industries, and lists some notable customers. The document also describes Creative's methodology for project management, communication, design, and delivery of Cisco data center and software-defined networking solutions.
Data meets Creativity - Webbdagarna 2015Webrepublic
How to use data to improve advertising and marketing, how to automate marketing without loosing the human touch and how to also establish a culture of analysis and optimization. This presentation will guide you through the most important trends in the field and present actionable examples that you can use in your everyday marketing.
(Commented version of my talk at Webbdagarna 2015 in Stockholm)
Included Cases:
- British Airways #lookup
- Nike+ "Outdo You in 2015" (AKQA, McBess)
- AdWords Scripts / Realtime Weather Data
- AdWords Scripts / Traffic Connection Data
- Data driven Newsletter Campaign (Remarketing)
- 3D printed AdWords Reporting (Vision Award)
Design: Alessandra Angelucci
3 Leadership Frameworks are presented (Leadership Styles; Authentic Leadership; and Cynefin) with applications on to 4 different leaders bearing in mind coaching within the 3 domains of leadership (the challenge leaders need to tackle; the context leaders operate in; and what the leaders bring into the equation).
Youtube presentation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-NI5jyzX7U
This was my assignment in my Leadership and Organisational Coaching module.
How MongoDB has empowered the business to rapidly respond to market conditions.
By Michael Frost, Web Solution Architect at Flight Centre Ltd. Presented at MongoDB Sydney, 2012.
This document provides an overview of big data and its potential impact on the travel industry. It discusses how big data involves not just large volumes of data but also a variety of unstructured data sources and fast-moving data streams. While travel companies have long had access to large amounts of structured transaction data, big data represents an opportunity to also leverage unstructured data from sources like social media and call centers. The document outlines some of the new technologies that have emerged to manage and analyze big data, as well as challenges the travel industry faces in adopting big data approaches. Early adopters in the online travel sector are highlighted as pursuing big data initiatives to improve processes like revenue management, travel distribution, and enhancing the customer experience.
Strongly Typed Languages and Flexible SchemasNorberto Leite
We like to use strongly type languages and used them along side with flexible schema databases. What challenges and strategies do we have to deal with data coherence and format validations using different strategies and tools like ODMs versioning, migrations et al. We also review the tradeoffs of such strategies.
The document discusses PowerPivot for SharePoint. It provides details on how PowerPivot works, including how the PowerPivot workbook is rendered. It describes components like PowerPivot Services and Analysis Services. It also covers installing and configuring PowerPivot for SharePoint farms.