An introduction to SDL Studio GroupShare 2014SDL Trados
For teams of translators working in collaboration and using SDL Trados Studio, this is a fantastic way to share Translation Memory, Terminology and Project information. SDL GroupShare 2014 offers a robust and hugely scalable solution for translation teams to work simultaneously on larger projects.
Understanding Office 365 Groups: Ask The ExpertsDux Raymond Sy
AvePoint Presents, Understanding Office 365 Groups: Ask The Experts
More blogs, webinars, and videos about Office 365 Groups for you:
https://www.avepoint.com/office-365-groups/
Presented by:
- Christophe Fiessinger, Microsoft Office 365 Groups Program Manager
- Dux Raymond Sy, Microsoft MVP & AvePoint Public Sector CTO
- Jeremy Thake, Hyperfish VP of Product Technology
Office 365 Groups are shared workspaces where group members can collectively get things done. But how exactly does it work, and how will Office Groups enhance the way you work?
Join our experts for an interactive, question-and-answer session covering:
An overview of what Office 365 Groups are, how they work, and what you get when you set one up
Use cases and customer stories showcasing how you can use Office 365 Groups to power your teams and projects
Prescriptive advice on how your IT and governance teams can manage Office 365 in the era of Office 365 Groups
By the end of our webinar, you will understand what Office 365 Groups are and the impact that activating them can have on your organization.
Following from PowerBreakfast #004 presented by Steven Murawaski on Desired State Configuration (DSC) that is available here. Are you still not convince that you should be looking at DSC right NOW or do you think it is worth waiting for something new or even looking at staying at where you are and how things are working now? In this session, I will generally focus on the Operational side of things which focus on the response that I have received from speaking to various folks at work. On top of that, I will also share on how things may have changed for a group of Developers and/or System Engineers which we have integrate DSC into your daily life.
Webinar: Deploy Microsoft Teams and stay in controlShareGate
In this webinar, Microsoft Regional Director Benjamin Niaulin covers the fundamentals of a successful Microsoft Teams deployment.
Learn tips and tricks to roll out Microsoft's fastest-growing application—all while keeping your tenant tidy and secure.
If you're thinking about migrating from TFS on-premises to VSTS, it's not necessarily a simple decision as to how to get there. During this briefing we discussed some of the considerations that lead you to the right migration path, gotchas that we have encountered, and how we can help you get to VSTS quickly and effectively.
Automating Desktop Management with Windows Powershell V2.0 and Group Policy M...Microsoft TechNet
This session will explore the new Windows Powershell v2.0 features and how to automate administrative tasks in Windows 7. We will examine the new Windows Powershell cmdlets and show you how to remotely manage desktop systems throughout the organization. Then we will use Windows Powershell with WMI to monitor and retrieve system status and execute changes. Finally, we will use Windows Powershell Group Policy Object cmdlets to automate management of Group Policy Objects and the configuration of registry-based settings.
Feedback helps us to build stronger teams, supports more effective problem-solving and collaboration, and ultimately contributes to happier people delivering better products. Without effective feedback, we can spend time focusing on the wrong things, solving the wrong problems, maybe not even knowing about problems in the first place! In my experience, people are generally not confident in their feedback skills. This makes feedback feel risky, vulnerable, scary, even downright anxiety-inducing and so then they give no feedback at all.
Feedback Doesn't Have to Suck. In this fast-paced 20 minute session focused on supercharging your feedback skills, I will help you get a good foothold on where to start. We’ll warm up with an overview of what feedback is, attributes of high-quality feedback, and some “tips and tricks” to getting comfortable with giving and receiving candid feedback that has worked really well for me both as a manager and a team member. You’ll be a feedback champion before you know it!
An introduction to SDL Studio GroupShare 2014SDL Trados
For teams of translators working in collaboration and using SDL Trados Studio, this is a fantastic way to share Translation Memory, Terminology and Project information. SDL GroupShare 2014 offers a robust and hugely scalable solution for translation teams to work simultaneously on larger projects.
Understanding Office 365 Groups: Ask The ExpertsDux Raymond Sy
AvePoint Presents, Understanding Office 365 Groups: Ask The Experts
More blogs, webinars, and videos about Office 365 Groups for you:
https://www.avepoint.com/office-365-groups/
Presented by:
- Christophe Fiessinger, Microsoft Office 365 Groups Program Manager
- Dux Raymond Sy, Microsoft MVP & AvePoint Public Sector CTO
- Jeremy Thake, Hyperfish VP of Product Technology
Office 365 Groups are shared workspaces where group members can collectively get things done. But how exactly does it work, and how will Office Groups enhance the way you work?
Join our experts for an interactive, question-and-answer session covering:
An overview of what Office 365 Groups are, how they work, and what you get when you set one up
Use cases and customer stories showcasing how you can use Office 365 Groups to power your teams and projects
Prescriptive advice on how your IT and governance teams can manage Office 365 in the era of Office 365 Groups
By the end of our webinar, you will understand what Office 365 Groups are and the impact that activating them can have on your organization.
Following from PowerBreakfast #004 presented by Steven Murawaski on Desired State Configuration (DSC) that is available here. Are you still not convince that you should be looking at DSC right NOW or do you think it is worth waiting for something new or even looking at staying at where you are and how things are working now? In this session, I will generally focus on the Operational side of things which focus on the response that I have received from speaking to various folks at work. On top of that, I will also share on how things may have changed for a group of Developers and/or System Engineers which we have integrate DSC into your daily life.
Webinar: Deploy Microsoft Teams and stay in controlShareGate
In this webinar, Microsoft Regional Director Benjamin Niaulin covers the fundamentals of a successful Microsoft Teams deployment.
Learn tips and tricks to roll out Microsoft's fastest-growing application—all while keeping your tenant tidy and secure.
If you're thinking about migrating from TFS on-premises to VSTS, it's not necessarily a simple decision as to how to get there. During this briefing we discussed some of the considerations that lead you to the right migration path, gotchas that we have encountered, and how we can help you get to VSTS quickly and effectively.
Automating Desktop Management with Windows Powershell V2.0 and Group Policy M...Microsoft TechNet
This session will explore the new Windows Powershell v2.0 features and how to automate administrative tasks in Windows 7. We will examine the new Windows Powershell cmdlets and show you how to remotely manage desktop systems throughout the organization. Then we will use Windows Powershell with WMI to monitor and retrieve system status and execute changes. Finally, we will use Windows Powershell Group Policy Object cmdlets to automate management of Group Policy Objects and the configuration of registry-based settings.
Feedback helps us to build stronger teams, supports more effective problem-solving and collaboration, and ultimately contributes to happier people delivering better products. Without effective feedback, we can spend time focusing on the wrong things, solving the wrong problems, maybe not even knowing about problems in the first place! In my experience, people are generally not confident in their feedback skills. This makes feedback feel risky, vulnerable, scary, even downright anxiety-inducing and so then they give no feedback at all.
Feedback Doesn't Have to Suck. In this fast-paced 20 minute session focused on supercharging your feedback skills, I will help you get a good foothold on where to start. We’ll warm up with an overview of what feedback is, attributes of high-quality feedback, and some “tips and tricks” to getting comfortable with giving and receiving candid feedback that has worked really well for me both as a manager and a team member. You’ll be a feedback champion before you know it!
VS Liv MSHQ 2022 - Measuring Up! How To Choose Agile Metrics - Dugan.pdfAngela Dugan
How many times have you been asked to deliver on metrics that did not make sense to you, that felt counterproductive to your or the team's effectiveness, or that were seemingly impossible to collect in a sane fashion? Oftentimes, I find that metrics being collected are ones that are easy to collect and report on but are not necessarily the ones that will help the team learn and improve.
When it comes to software delivery, lean and agile practices and methodologies have taken the lead. Metrics have lagged a bit and often rely on very waterfall-style milestones and phase-gates to determine a team's effectiveness. In the spirit of continuous improvement, this session will take a look at the measures we can and should collect from agile teams, why these metrics are relevant and interesting, and how we can use them to help our teams continuously improve.
VS Live 2021 Orlando - vst14 feedback skillsAngela Dugan
Feedback helps us to build stronger teams, supports more effective problem-solve and collaboration, and ultimately contributes to delivering better products. Without it, we can spend time focusing on the wrong things, solving the wrong problems, maybe not even knowing about problems in the first place!
So if feedback is critical to us growing and thriving, why aren't we all excitedly showering each other with feedback all the time, and BEGGING others to give it to us? In my experience, people are generally not enthusiastic or confident in their ability to give feedback. Feedback usually isn't happening because feedback feels risky, vulnerable, scary, even downright anxiety-inducing.
As a manager, leader, and coach of many teams over the last 20+ years, I can help you get a good foothold on where to start. Even better, I can tell you where the bodies are buried so you avoid some of the mistakes I've experienced over the years too.
In this session, we'll warm up with an overview of what feedback is and is not. We'll also review the qualities of high-quality feedback, as well as the other kinds of feedback so you know the difference. We'll finish off with a quick summary of some "tips and tricks" to getting comfortable with giving and receiving candid feedback that has worked really well for me. You'll be a feedback champion before you know it!
VS Live 2021 VST09 agile team metrics Fast Focus - angela duganAngela Dugan
Are you still relying on the old standbys like percent complete, velocity, and burndown for monitoring the progress of your teams or projects? Those metrics may not be telling you what you think they are! In this fast-paced discussion, we'll talk about some of the pitfalls of commonly used metrics, and make the case for not so commonly used measures that give you the insights that you're really striving for.
You will learn:
Understand the connection between what you measure, your team performance, and product quality
Explanation of how many commonly used metrics will fail to tell you what you really need to know
Familiarity with uncommonly used metrics that will more reliably tell you how well your project or team are really doing
THAT Conference 2021 - Level up your Feedback GameAngela Dugan
Feedback makes the world go around, and let’s be honest, many of us feel pretty unskilled at feedback - both at giving and receiving. As technologists, we thrive on experimenting, learning, and adjusting, which we cannot do without the input and perspectives of others around us.
So if feedback is critical to us growing and thriving, if feedback is truly a “gift”, what’s the deal? Why isn’t everyone wholeheartedly and excitedly showering each other with feedback all the time? In my experience, feedback isn’t happening because feedback feels risky, vulnerable, scary, even downright anxiety-inducing. Feedback is also something we’re not trained to do well if at all. Bad practices like the “feedback sh*t sandwich” is still common practice. It may even feel like a personal and professional bear trap! In this session, we’ll warm up with an overview of what feedback is and is not. We’ll also review the qualities of high-quality feedback, as well as the other kinds of feedback so you know the difference.
That conference tap, tap, tap communicationAngela Dugan
In the 20 or so years since I joined the tech community, I moved from an attitude of "please leave me alone in my cube to code and whatever you do don't talk to me!" to well, giving talks on the importance of communication in the software world. The tools and techniques I've come to know and love have changed over time, but a few things have remained constant.
1) Communicating openly and honestly at all times is HARD
2) Speaking from a place of vulnerability is RIDICULOUSLY HARD
3) Without 1 and 2 you're going to really struggle to be an effective and happy member of ANY software team
OK, there's a 4th thing.
4) The days of working alone in your cube like a hermit are largely over for software folks. It really doesn't have to suck. I swear it doesn’t.
During my brief time with you, I’m going to rumble with some touch topics and share some of my own embarrassing and enlightening stumbles. It will include things like delivering “bad news” to your client/manager/team and feeling good about it, managing conflict with others in healthy and productive ways, and delivering feedback without feeling like you (or the receiver) will vomit. These things are all very possible, and not that hard to master once you have some key tools and insights in your tool belt.
Agile days chicago 2018 - how do you measure up?Angela Dugan
How many times have you been asked to deliver on metrics that did not make sense, that were counterproductive to the team’s effectiveness, or the organization’s effectiveness? Did those metrics seem impossible to collect? Often times, the metrics being collected are the ones that are easy, and focused on individual “productivity”. How do we collect data that drives continuous improvement and promotes an open and trust-filled environment. How does that change at scale?
When it comes to software delivery, lean and agile practices have clearly taken the lead. This session will take a look at the measures we can and should collect across teams and organizations. We’ll dig into metrics that are relevant, interesting, AND useful, and discuss some of the common traps.
VS Live Chicago 2018 - how do you measure upAngela Dugan
How many times have you been asked to deliver on metrics that did not make sense, that were counterproductive to the team's effectiveness, or that were seemingly impossible to collect? Often times, the metrics being collected are the ones that are easy, but not necessarily the ones that matter.
When it comes to software delivery, lean and agile practices and methodologies have clearly taken the lead. In the spirit of Kaizen, this session will take a look at the measures you can and should collect from agile teams, why these metrics are relevant and interesting, and how you can use them to help your teams continuously improve.
Chicago Code Camp 2018 - Building strong teamsAngela Dugan
Building the “perfect team” seems like an impossible task these days. Can a truly “cross-functional” team even be built? How do you get introverts and extroverts (yes, they DO exist in IT) to play nice? Seems like these days you practically need a degree in psychology to get this right. But you don’t.
Over the course of my career, I’ve worked with my clients and my company to develop high functioning teams. I’ve found that regardless of focus (software development, marketing, sales), there are patterns to what makes teams successful, and what can hold them back from greatness.
In this talk, I’ll cover a couple of tools for understanding the needs and strengths of your individual team members, identifying strength gaps, and action items for creating a happy and well-balanced team that can get it done!
Dev up 2017 - Half Day Workshop: Getting your agile team unstuckAngela Dugan
Whether you've been working on an agile team for 6 months, or 6 years, the same obstacles tend to arise to trip us up over and over. Maybe your retrospectives feel more like a death march and no one is participating any more, or your daily stand-ups have bloated into 25 team member status meetings, or you have a QA team that feels buried by your fast-paced development team. These situations are unfortunately very common, and they lower team morale, lead to abandoned transformation initiatives, and ultimately your product and customers suffer because of it. But there's a better way! As an agile coach and consultant, I help software organizations stop the bleeding, mature their process, and develop into high functioning agile teams. And to be clear, I've made mistakes as well! I'd like to share with the audience my own experiences, including strategies that succeeded and failed in hopes of leading them down the path to getting their own teams "unstuck". I'll also give attendees an opportunity to share their own challenges, so that we can leverage those strategies to give them ideas for blasting through their own roadblocks.
Learning points:
Recognizing when your process, product, or people have gone off the rails by identifying "smells"
Review some tools and strategies that teams can leverage when they need a cognitive reset to get them back on track
How to apply tools and strategies in your own unique environments.
How many times have you been asked to deliver on metrics that did not make sense, that were counterproductive to the team's effectiveness, or that were seemingly impossible to collect? Often times, the metrics being collected are the ones that are easy, but not necessarily the ones that matter. In some cases, metrics can even have a demoralizing or counterproductive effect on the team!
When it comes to software delivery, lean and agile practices and methodologies have clearly taken the lead. In the spirit of Kaizen, this session will take a look at the measures we can and should collect from agile teams, why these metrics are relevant and interesting, and how we can use them to help our teams continuously improve.
Key Learnings:
Why is it so difficult to identify meaningful metrics in the software world?
What are the best types of quality focused metrics to focus on in an agile organization?
Examples of good, bad, and ugly metrics, as well as how to analyze and interpret them
That conference 2017 - Getting your Agile Team UnstuckAngela Dugan
Whether you've been working on an agile team for 6 months, or 6 years, the same obstacles tend to arise to trip us up over and over. Maybe your retrospectives feel more like a funeral and no one is participating anymore, your daily stand-ups have bloated into 25 team member status meetings, or your QA team is falling farther and farther behind the agile developers and feel like they’ll never catch up with their testing backlog. These are the kinds of issues I see all of the time. They lower team morale, lead to abandoned transformation initiatives, and ultimately your product and customers suffer because of it. But there’s a better way!
As an agile coach and consultant, I have worked with dozens of teams to stop the bleeding, strengthen their relationships, mature their processes, and help them grow into high functioning agile machines. And to be clear, I’ve made mistakes as well! I’d like to share with the audience my own experiences and lessons-learned, including both what succeeded and what failed in hopes to lead you down the path to getting your own team “unstuck”.
Visual Studio ALM and DevOps Tools WalkthroughAngela Dugan
If you're considering moving to Team Foundation Server or Visual Studio Team Services, this deck will walk you through the highlights, of which there are a TON!
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Essentials of Automations: The Art of Triggers and Actions in FMESafe Software
In this second installment of our Essentials of Automations webinar series, we’ll explore the landscape of triggers and actions, guiding you through the nuances of authoring and adapting workspaces for seamless automations. Gain an understanding of the full spectrum of triggers and actions available in FME, empowering you to enhance your workspaces for efficient automation.
We’ll kick things off by showcasing the most commonly used event-based triggers, introducing you to various automation workflows like manual triggers, schedules, directory watchers, and more. Plus, see how these elements play out in real scenarios.
Whether you’re tweaking your current setup or building from the ground up, this session will arm you with the tools and insights needed to transform your FME usage into a powerhouse of productivity. Join us to discover effective strategies that simplify complex processes, enhancing your productivity and transforming your data management practices with FME. Let’s turn complexity into clarity and make your workspaces work wonders!
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
Observability Concepts EVERY Developer Should Know -- DeveloperWeek Europe.pdfPaige Cruz
Monitoring and observability aren’t traditionally found in software curriculums and many of us cobble this knowledge together from whatever vendor or ecosystem we were first introduced to and whatever is a part of your current company’s observability stack.
While the dev and ops silo continues to crumble….many organizations still relegate monitoring & observability as the purview of ops, infra and SRE teams. This is a mistake - achieving a highly observable system requires collaboration up and down the stack.
I, a former op, would like to extend an invitation to all application developers to join the observability party will share these foundational concepts to build on:
In his public lecture, Christian Timmerer provides insights into the fascinating history of video streaming, starting from its humble beginnings before YouTube to the groundbreaking technologies that now dominate platforms like Netflix and ORF ON. Timmerer also presents provocative contributions of his own that have significantly influenced the industry. He concludes by looking at future challenges and invites the audience to join in a discussion.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Sudheer Mechineni, Head of Application Frameworks, Standard Chartered Bank
Discover how Standard Chartered Bank harnessed the power of Neo4j to transform complex data access challenges into a dynamic, scalable graph database solution. This keynote will cover their journey from initial adoption to deploying a fully automated, enterprise-grade causal cluster, highlighting key strategies for modelling organisational changes and ensuring robust disaster recovery. Learn how these innovations have not only enhanced Standard Chartered Bank’s data infrastructure but also positioned them as pioneers in the banking sector’s adoption of graph technology.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
Why You Should Replace Windows 11 with Nitrux Linux 3.5.0 for enhanced perfor...SOFTTECHHUB
The choice of an operating system plays a pivotal role in shaping our computing experience. For decades, Microsoft's Windows has dominated the market, offering a familiar and widely adopted platform for personal and professional use. However, as technological advancements continue to push the boundaries of innovation, alternative operating systems have emerged, challenging the status quo and offering users a fresh perspective on computing.
One such alternative that has garnered significant attention and acclaim is Nitrux Linux 3.5.0, a sleek, powerful, and user-friendly Linux distribution that promises to redefine the way we interact with our devices. With its focus on performance, security, and customization, Nitrux Linux presents a compelling case for those seeking to break free from the constraints of proprietary software and embrace the freedom and flexibility of open-source computing.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Dr. Sean Tan, Head of Data Science, Changi Airport Group
Discover how Changi Airport Group (CAG) leverages graph technologies and generative AI to revolutionize their search capabilities. This session delves into the unique search needs of CAG’s diverse passengers and customers, showcasing how graph data structures enhance the accuracy and relevance of AI-generated search results, mitigating the risk of “hallucinations” and improving the overall customer journey.
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
Unlocking Productivity: Leveraging the Potential of Copilot in Microsoft 365, a presentation by Christoforos Vlachos, Senior Solutions Manager – Modern Workplace, Uni Systems
PHP Frameworks: I want to break free (IPC Berlin 2024)Ralf Eggert
In this presentation, we examine the challenges and limitations of relying too heavily on PHP frameworks in web development. We discuss the history of PHP and its frameworks to understand how this dependence has evolved. The focus will be on providing concrete tips and strategies to reduce reliance on these frameworks, based on real-world examples and practical considerations. The goal is to equip developers with the skills and knowledge to create more flexible and future-proof web applications. We'll explore the importance of maintaining autonomy in a rapidly changing tech landscape and how to make informed decisions in PHP development.
This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
3. TFS Should Be PLANNED to ensure:
Effectiveness
Flexibility
Scalability
4. TF Server
Project
Collection 1
Team Project
C
Master team
Sub-Team 1 Sub-Team 2
Project
Collection 2
Team Project
A
Team Project
B
Web Team
Mobile Team
5. TPC = Collection of *tightly related*
Team Projects
TPC = SQL Database
Can be backed up and restored
individually
TPCs are a Hard Boundary for
Sharing and Visibility!
Create only as many TPCs as
absolutely necessary
6. No sharing of:
Work Items
Source Code
Queries
Reports
Build Controllers
Team Project Collections CANNOT be renamed*
7. TF Server
Project
Collection 1
Team Project
C
Master team
Sub-Team 1 Sub-Team 2
Project
Collection 2
Team Project
A
Team Project
B
Web Team
Mobile Team
8. Team Project <> “Project”
TP = Logical “view” of data
Team Projects Contain
1 Process Template
1 set of Roles/Permissions
1 SharePoint portal (optional)
1 Reports site (optional)
Create only as many TPs as necessary
9. TPs can be broken into “Teams”
Work Items Visible Across TPs
Source code Visible Across TPs
Reports Scoped Across TPs
Queries Scoped Across TPs
No ability to backup and restore*
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee748449.aspx
10. No sharing of:
Work Item Templates and Definitions
Work Item Categories
Build Definitions
Areas and Iterations
Work Items cannot be MOVED to another Team project
Team Projects CANNOT be renamed
11. Consideration Recommendation
Codebases are being shared New or Same Team Project
Database level artifact isolation required New Team Project Collection
Organizational portfolio management needed ONE Team Project
Desire to minimize administration New or Same Team Project
Ability to easily scale due to database growth New Team Project Collection
Need to hand off code/project to client New Team Project Collection
Need a new process template or SCM (TFGit) New Team Project
12. Absolute minimum TFS administration overhead
Easy sharing of code, work items, builds, etc.
Allows for organizational portfolio management in TFS
Great in theory, complicated in practice
Very deep hierarchies of Areas and Iterations
Builds folder may get unwieldy
All users must agree on a process (not always easy)
Security can be VERY complex if isolation is required
13. TF Server
Project
Collection 1
Team Project
C
Master team
Sub-Team 1 Sub-Team 2
Project
Collection 2
Team Project
A
Team Project
B
Web Team
Mobile Team
14. Named group of users
Provides narrowed scope for
viewing work items and status
Can be used to secure access to
Team Project artifacts
Each team has their own planning
tools and views
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh528603.aspx
15. Areas used to categorize
WIT
Map to Teams
Control Content on Team
Backlogs
User Defined
Securable
16. Used to Schedule WIT
Attach to Product & Sprint
Backlogs
Map to Backlogs
User Defined
Securable
17. Pros
Teams can be categorized into sub-teams
Teams are allocated their own, isolated backlogs
Cons
Teams cannot be shared across Team Projects
Teams are flat user lists
>100 users will not be loaded by Team Explorer
19. Agile, CMMI, Scrum included
Many free 3rd Party options
Customize to match YOUR process
Defines:
Who is on your team?
What can people do?
How should they do it?
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms400752.aspx
22. Work Item Type Definitions
Work Item Categories
Work Item Links
Queries
Reports
Lab Settings
Build Settings
Portal Settings
Process Guidance
Source Control Settings
23. Backlog Work Item Types
Quick-Add Settings
Default Columns & Widths
Feedback Work item attributes
Work Item Categories
Meta-states
Weekend days
Work Item Colors
24. Don’t customize before using OOB first!
Yes you can customize. But SHOULD you?
Keep changes additive whenever possible
Don’t customize only at the Team Project level (or be prepared for
large consulting bills at upgrade time)
Keep a “sandbox” TPC for piloting customizations
Apply a dev process to releasing and testing customizations
Always version your changes in SCM
25.
26. Checkout template artifacts being edited
Download core template (unless change is specific to TP)
Edit template items
If editing on server using Power Tools, make sure to export change to
local copy of process template
Upload changes to sandbox Team Project and verify
Upload change to “production” Team Project and verify
Upload Process Template to TPC (overwrite existing)
Check in template
27. TFS Structure and Anatomy
Managing TFS Templates
Managing TFS Security
Other TFS Admin Tools
Configuration and Maintenance Best Practices
28. Team Foundation Server Instance
Team Foundation Server Team Collection
Team Foundation Server Team Project
Team Foundation Server Teams
Team Foundation Web Access
SharePoint Site Collection
SharePoint Sites
Reports Server
TFS group security and permissions can be found here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/vstudio/ms252587.aspx
SharePoint security here: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-server-help/manage-membership-of-sharepoint-groups-HA101794106.aspx?CTT=5&origin=HA101794118
Pre-defined roles for SSRS can be found here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/ms157363.aspx
29.
30.
31. TFS Permissions Managed via Admin Console and Web
Permissions Limited to Team Projects
Permissions Inherited via Group Membership
SharePoint Permissions Managed via Central Admin and SharePoint Site Security
Permissions can be scoped to Collection or Site
Permissions Inherited via AD Group Membership
Reporting Permissions Managed via Reports Server Site
Permissions can be scoped to Server or Project Folders
Permissions Inherited via AD and/or SharePoint Group Membership
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms253094%28v=vs.110%29.aspx
32. Permissions are usually* inherited from group membership.
Permissions can be allow, deny, or “not set”.
For almost all permissions, deny trumps allow.
If permissions are not explicitly set to allow, they are implicitly denied unless an allow has been
inherited via group membership (“inherited allow”).
If a user belongs to multiple groups, and ANY one group has a specific permission set to deny, that
user will not be able to perform tasks that require that permission (“inherited deny”).
TFS, TPC, and TP Administrator level permissions CANNOT be edited.
*With build, version control, and work item related artifacts, explicit permissions that are set on a particular object override those that are inherited from
the parent objects. This allows you to do things like allow a user access to a root source control folder, but deny them access to one of that folder’s
branches.
33. Area: Area-level permissions are specific to a single project's users and groups.
Iteration: Iteration-level permissions are specific to a single project's users and groups.
Work Item Query: Work item query permissions are specific to the queries and query folders that
you create. You can set permissions on queries and folders that are created under Team Queries to
enable or restrict access.
Build: Build-level permissions are specific to a single project's users and groups. You can set build
permissions at the team project level, and you can also set permissions for specific build definitions
(ex: locking down production deployment build scripts).
Version Control: Version control permissions are specific to source code files and folders.
Team: When a team is created, the team group is added to the TFS “Contributors” group for the
team project, by default. So when you add a team member, that person is also added to the
Contributors group by virtue of being a member of your team.
36. Now an OOB Feature with TFS 2013
Backups up any/all TFS related databases
Nightly, Manual or Custom
Full, Differential, Transactional
Allows for TPC-level Restore
Notifications Available
37.
38.
39. TFS Power Tools: TFS extensions for managing TFS resources
and providing advanced capabilities.
CodePlex Add-Ons: community based, often authored by
Microsoft employees, not officially supported
Visual Studio Gallery: similar to CodePlex, officially supported by
Microsoft
Third-Party Plug-ins: usually free, extends TFS capabilities
40. TFS Power Tools:
Check-in Policy Add-on Pack
Process Editor
Best Practices Analyzer
CodePlex/VS Gallery
TFS Admin Tool
Team Project Manager
Community Build Manager
Third-Party Tools
Attrice Sidekicks
Other - TFS Operational Intelligence Reporting
41. Add-Ons
Code Analysis
Custom Path
Forbidden patterns
Work Item Queries
Found in TFS Power Tools:
http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/f0
17b10c-02b4-4d6d-9845-58a06545627f
46. Free TFS Analyzer Tool:
View team project activities
View and edit SCM settings
View branch hierarchies
View and edit security group and settings
View and edit build templates
View and edit build definitions
Compare templates
View and edit process configuration
http://teamprojectmanager.codeplex.com/
49. Visualization and Admin Add-On for
TFS:
Workspaces
Security and Permissions
Code Review
SCM History and Labels
http://www.attrice.info/
50.
51. Activity Log
Every command that every user has executed against TFS for the last 14 days.
TFS Job Monitoring
TFS Background Job Agent schedules and queues jobs within TFS
Total Run Time - How long jobs take to Execute
Number of Jobs Run - Number of times jobs are run and status
Average Run and Queue Time - Number of jobs executing at a particular time, average time that they waited
in the queue, and average run time
Job Queue - which jobs are currently queued, their priorities and when they are expected to start.
55. Follow recommended hardware and software guidelines:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd578592.aspx
Don’t skimp on hardware if you don’t have to!
56. Apply all security updates. ‘Critical’ updates should be applied within
48 hours
Be on the latest TFS release
Be on the latest edition of SQL that is supported by the TFS version.
Be on Enterprise edition for high-scale environments.
Be on the latest OS release supported by the combination of SQL +
TFS
Be on the latest supported drivers for your hardware
57. Collect a performance baseline for a representative period of time
• Helps to identify bottlenecks
• Serves as a useful diagnostics tool in the future
• A collection over a 24 hour period on a weekday @ 1-5min intervals
to a local file should be sufficient. Don’t know which counters to
collect? Download the PAL tool and look at the “threshold files” for
“System Overview” on all your servers, “SQL Server” on your data
tier servers, and "IIS" and ".NET (ASP.NET)" for your application tier
servers.
58. Ensure antivirus exclusions are correct for TFS, SQL and
SharePoint (KB2636507)
Ensure firewall rules are correct
Ensure page file settings are configured for an appropriately
sized disk
Ensure memory dump settings are configured for Complete
memory dump
Don’t run SQL or TFS as a local administrator
59. For HA scenarios, configure 2+ application tiers in a load balanced
configuration
Ensure that SQL Page Compression is enabled for up to a 3X storage
reduction on tables other than tbl_Content (if running on SQL Enterprise or
Data Center Edition)
Check that SOAP gzip compression is enabled (vastly improved user
experience response times for work item operations)
Disable / monitor the IIS Log files so they don’t fill the drive:
%windir%system32inetsrvappcmd set config -
section:system.webServer/httpLogging /dontLog:"True" /commit:apphost
60. Change the TFS App Pool Idle Timeouts from 20 minutes to 0 and disable
scheduled recycling to prevent app-pool recycle during business hours
Implement a TFS Proxy Server and make sure people use it
Especially impactful for build server!
Even if no users are remote it reduces the requests/sec load on the ATs
Enable SMTP settings and validate that they work (we commonly see issues
where SMTP server won’t relay as the TFD service account)
Set TFS’s NotificationJobLogLevel = 2 to get full errors for any event
notification jobs that fail
61. Periodically run the BPA included with the Team Foundation Server Power Tools.
Periodically review the activity log and job monitoring sections of the TFS
“Operations Interface” at http://yourserver:8080/tfs/_oi/
Check for heavy users using Execution Time reports from the Performance report
pack and tbl_Command in the TPC databases.
Check build retention policies to ensure stale build logs and results and drops are
being cleaned up.
Clean-up tbl_Content by running the Test Attachment Cleaner tool.
Clean-up unused workspaces and shelvesets. (Workspace and Shelveset sidekicks
rock for this!)
62. Clean-up unused work item tracking fields (witadmin listfields /unused).
Check Cube and Warehouse health using Admin report pack.
Check work item tracking metadata size, and clean up constants / global list sizes
(automatic cleanup in 2012.2). Look at the file/folder sizes in
%localappdata%MicrosoftTeam Foundation4.0Cache.
Evaluate work item tracking fields that are set to reportingtype=’dimension’. Do they
really need to be in the cube? If not, set them to ‘detail’
Evaluate if you have custom work item tracking fields that are used in many work
item queries and would benefit from being indexed. (witadmin indexfield /index:on).
Check tbl_EventSubscriptions for invalid email and SOAP subscriptions. Use TFS
2012 web access as an admin to view ‘All Alerts’ and delete them
63. Monitor disk space usage on the build agents
Monitor queue time for the builds, spin up more agents as needed
Clean up the Builds folder on build agents to remove old workspaces
Backup the Symbols share regularly
Backup the Builds Drop folder regularly
Exclude Builds, Symbols, Drop, Team Explorer Cache from Anti-
virus real time scanning
TFS Build Manager Extension:
http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/73bf2d8e-aec6-406c-
8e7f-1c678e46557f