Presentation I gave at the SORT Conference in 2011. A historical perspective of how family history has evolved over time using mileposts from my own life.
Technology is one of the major factors of change. This can be an opportunity or a threat. For many businesses and industries it is important to recognize the threat. New technology is an opportunity for new companies to enter the market.
In this lecture we look at how technology evolves. We look at some of the theories of how technologies evolves including Moore´s Law and the S-curve.
The document discusses the history and development of personal computers. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, affordable personal computers started becoming available to consumers using integrated circuits. The IBM PC was released in 1981 and graphical user interfaces (GUIs) were introduced in the late 1980s, improving usability. The passage also quotes that access to computers and the internet has become essential for education.
The technology has evolved greatly since humans first created fire, with early tools and houses being created followed by the use of mineral ingots to further develop technology. The industrial revolution then brought machines and factories that increased production, and the digital revolution has since caused rapid technological growth, allowing humans to explore space and study the universe.
The document discusses the evolution of technology. It defines technology as a product created through the application of mental and physical effort to nature to achieve some value. Technology evolves through a process of "combinatorial evolution" where new technologies are constructed from existing technologies, using them as building blocks. The document traces some of the key individuals throughout history that contributed foundational technologies like electricity, wireless communication, and television. It argues that technology evolves and builds upon itself piece by piece through the reuse and combination of methods and components that already exist. There is a concern that the accelerating pace of technological evolution may outpace humanity's ability to manage increasing complexity and potentially lead to dystopian scenarios where machines become intelligent and
A Whirlwind Tour of FamilySearch Resources - 2013 URL Listbakers84
This is the syllabus materials for a presentation I gave at the 2013 BYU Conference on Family History and Genealogy. It gives a high-level overview of available resources on familysearch.org. This document gives links to many pages within familysearch.org. A corresponding presentation showing screenshots has also been uploaded to SlideShare.
A Whirlwind Tour of FamilySearch Resources - 2012bakers84
This document summarizes the resources available on FamilySearch.org, including learning resources like the Research Wiki and Learning Center; ways to search records and trees; methods for volunteering like indexing records; and an overview of the new Family Tree feature, which allows users to build and collaborate on a global family tree by attaching sources. It highlights capabilities like editing relationships, merging duplicate profiles, and reserving temple ordinances online. The document encourages exploring additional training materials on the FamilySearch website to learn how to best utilize these genealogy tools.
Finding 'My Tree' Within FamilySearch Family Tree's 'Our Tree'bakers84
This document discusses FamilySearch Family Tree and finding one's own family tree within the larger collaborative "Our Tree" on FamilySearch. It describes Family Tree as a wiki that allows many users to collaboratively edit profiles and add information. While users want to see and work with just their own family, they are reminded that they share ancestors with many other users on Family Tree. The document provides tips on using relationship charts, maps, memories, and other features to navigate Family Tree and find one's own relatives within the larger context of collaborative genealogical research.
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This is presentation I gave at the 2013 BYU Conference on Family History and Genealogy. It gives a high-level overview of available resources on familysearch.org. A corresponding document with URL links to the pages shown in the presentation has also been uploaded to SlideShare.
Technology is one of the major factors of change. This can be an opportunity or a threat. For many businesses and industries it is important to recognize the threat. New technology is an opportunity for new companies to enter the market.
In this lecture we look at how technology evolves. We look at some of the theories of how technologies evolves including Moore´s Law and the S-curve.
The document discusses the history and development of personal computers. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, affordable personal computers started becoming available to consumers using integrated circuits. The IBM PC was released in 1981 and graphical user interfaces (GUIs) were introduced in the late 1980s, improving usability. The passage also quotes that access to computers and the internet has become essential for education.
The technology has evolved greatly since humans first created fire, with early tools and houses being created followed by the use of mineral ingots to further develop technology. The industrial revolution then brought machines and factories that increased production, and the digital revolution has since caused rapid technological growth, allowing humans to explore space and study the universe.
The document discusses the evolution of technology. It defines technology as a product created through the application of mental and physical effort to nature to achieve some value. Technology evolves through a process of "combinatorial evolution" where new technologies are constructed from existing technologies, using them as building blocks. The document traces some of the key individuals throughout history that contributed foundational technologies like electricity, wireless communication, and television. It argues that technology evolves and builds upon itself piece by piece through the reuse and combination of methods and components that already exist. There is a concern that the accelerating pace of technological evolution may outpace humanity's ability to manage increasing complexity and potentially lead to dystopian scenarios where machines become intelligent and
A Whirlwind Tour of FamilySearch Resources - 2013 URL Listbakers84
This is the syllabus materials for a presentation I gave at the 2013 BYU Conference on Family History and Genealogy. It gives a high-level overview of available resources on familysearch.org. This document gives links to many pages within familysearch.org. A corresponding presentation showing screenshots has also been uploaded to SlideShare.
A Whirlwind Tour of FamilySearch Resources - 2012bakers84
This document summarizes the resources available on FamilySearch.org, including learning resources like the Research Wiki and Learning Center; ways to search records and trees; methods for volunteering like indexing records; and an overview of the new Family Tree feature, which allows users to build and collaborate on a global family tree by attaching sources. It highlights capabilities like editing relationships, merging duplicate profiles, and reserving temple ordinances online. The document encourages exploring additional training materials on the FamilySearch website to learn how to best utilize these genealogy tools.
Finding 'My Tree' Within FamilySearch Family Tree's 'Our Tree'bakers84
This document discusses FamilySearch Family Tree and finding one's own family tree within the larger collaborative "Our Tree" on FamilySearch. It describes Family Tree as a wiki that allows many users to collaboratively edit profiles and add information. While users want to see and work with just their own family, they are reminded that they share ancestors with many other users on Family Tree. The document provides tips on using relationship charts, maps, memories, and other features to navigate Family Tree and find one's own relatives within the larger context of collaborative genealogical research.
A Whirlwind Tour of FamilySearch Resources - 2013 Presentationbakers84
This is presentation I gave at the 2013 BYU Conference on Family History and Genealogy. It gives a high-level overview of available resources on familysearch.org. A corresponding document with URL links to the pages shown in the presentation has also been uploaded to SlideShare.
Presentation I gave at the SORT Conference in 2011. Was generalized from some work I had done with using GPUs to accelerate image processing at FamilySearch.
How to Get More Involved in Your Family History Despite Limited Available Timebakers84
The document provides tips for getting more involved in family history despite limited time by focusing on indexing, adding sources and editing data in the family tree, prioritizing relatives, and utilizing online resources like FamilySearch. It notes that over 1 million images are processed daily and records are being continually added, while emphasizing finding and qualifying direct-line ancestors and their families for temple ordinances.
FamilySearch Family Tree Essentials - Find, Take, Teach Webinarbakers84
The document discusses strategies for contributing to FamilySearch's Family Tree database. It begins by addressing common misconceptions about family history research. The key points are that Family Tree is a collaborative resource where all contributions help, and users can help most by finding new relatives in historical records and adding their profiles, photos and documents to the tree. The document emphasizes that regular, small successes like resolving icons or adding a new memory help extensive genealogical research.
Merging People in FamilySearch Family Tree - Presentationbakers84
This is a presentation originally given at the 2013 BYU Conference on Family History and Genealogy and again with updated content for a presentation at the 2017 BYU Conference on Family History. This presentation helps users become more familiar with and successful using the merge-related features of FamilySearch's Family Tree.
Help! My Family Is All Messed Up on FamilySearch Family Tree!bakers84
For various reasons including the origins of data and the collaborative nature of FamilySearch Family Tree, there are many situations where incorrect data may exist in your family tree. This presentation will help users to learn from an experienced FamilySearch engineer strategies to understand and resolve commonly seen bad data situations.
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There are many powerful tools available on FamilySearch.org. Many features of these tools are not well documented in manuals or easily discovered in the products themselves. This presentation shows some tips and tricks from a FamilySearch engineer to be more productive in using the resources on FamilySearch.org.
I gave this presentation at the 2014 BYU Conference on Family History and Genealogy. While there are some portions of the presentation that are not yet complete, I decided to upload the presentation as is and plan on updating it in the near future with additional information.
Start and Grow Your Family Tree on FamilySearch.org - Presentationbakers84
Presentation at 2016 RootsTech conference. Learn how anyone can use the FREE resources on FamilySearch.org to build their family tree in a collaborative, source-based manner.
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- What is FamilySearch Family Tree?
- What are the benefits of a public tree?
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- Basics on working with others on family tree
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This document summarizes what the author wishes everyone knew about family history. It dispels myths that genealogy is complete or too difficult, noting there is always more to do. The purpose of family history work is to submit names for temple ordinances. The author provides tips on utilizing FamilySearch's resources like Family Tree, indexed records, and hints to find ancestors requiring temple work. Youth are encouraged to participate to avoid temples providing names when families need assistance.
Quand les consommateurs sont de plus en plus enclins à changer de banque (tournants dans leur vie, facilité des démarches et arrivée de la concurrence des pure-players), comment les banques peuvent-elles fidéliser et développer les comptes clients tout en recrutant ? Aujourd’hui, on ne choisit pas une banque « car on aime la marque » mais plutôt car les offres nous correspondent, que l’on a entendu parler d’elle ou qu’un de nos proches y est déjà client.
Alors comment, grâce au digital, réussir à créer cette préférence de marque ? Comment se différencier ? Mais également comment instaurer une relation de proximité entre la banque et ses clients ?
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La chaîne de valeur du secteur bancaire, l'impact des nouvelles technologies et sa transformation numérique.
The document summarizes the evolution of information technology (IT) from the 1970s to present day. It covers the evolution of computers from early mechanical devices like the abacus to modern integrated circuits. It also discusses the evolution of storage technologies from punched cards to cloud storage. Finally, it outlines the evolution of software, including operating systems from UNIX to Windows, programming languages from machine code to artificial intelligence languages, and general software applications.
The document traces the evolution of information and communication technologies from ancient abacuses through modern computers and the internet. It discusses the development of early mechanical calculators and computers using vacuum tubes. The introduction of transistors, integrated circuits, and microprocessors led to smaller, more powerful computers. Significant developments included the first microprocessor in 1971, the IBM PC in 1981, and the introduction of graphical user interfaces. The World Wide Web was developed in 1991, allowing for widespread internet connectivity. The document provides an overview of the key innovations that have shaped the digital age.
A revolução científica na Europa nos séculos XVII e XVIII levou ao desenvolvimento de novas ciências como física, química e medicina através do método científico. Academias, salões e cafés ajudaram a difundir os novos conhecimentos, embora a maioria da população permanecesse alheia devido ao analfabetismo e obstáculos como a inquisição. Novas invenções técnicas e viagens de exploração expandiram o conhecimento do mundo.
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Le digital révolutionne le modèle de distribution bancaire. Certaines banques ont déjà anticipé cette révolution. Découvrez les grands chantiers qui attendent les banques dans ce processus de transformation profonde ...
Helping Genealogists Climb Family Trees June 2008Elise C. Cole
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Bible.org Chinese Ministries provides Christian content online in many languages. In 2011, they directly reached 12-15 million people in over 200 countries, saw a 56% increase in web visitors, and provided thousands of Bible studies translated into 36 languages. They deliver over 35,000 electronic copies of the NET Bible per month. They have created online tools for the Chinese NET Bible including a reader, editor, and comment database. They propose to digitize quality Chinese study materials, lead a translation team, and construct a Christian digital rights management system to distribute co-branded e-publications.
Presentation I gave at the SORT Conference in 2011. Was generalized from some work I had done with using GPUs to accelerate image processing at FamilySearch.
How to Get More Involved in Your Family History Despite Limited Available Timebakers84
The document provides tips for getting more involved in family history despite limited time by focusing on indexing, adding sources and editing data in the family tree, prioritizing relatives, and utilizing online resources like FamilySearch. It notes that over 1 million images are processed daily and records are being continually added, while emphasizing finding and qualifying direct-line ancestors and their families for temple ordinances.
FamilySearch Family Tree Essentials - Find, Take, Teach Webinarbakers84
The document discusses strategies for contributing to FamilySearch's Family Tree database. It begins by addressing common misconceptions about family history research. The key points are that Family Tree is a collaborative resource where all contributions help, and users can help most by finding new relatives in historical records and adding their profiles, photos and documents to the tree. The document emphasizes that regular, small successes like resolving icons or adding a new memory help extensive genealogical research.
Merging People in FamilySearch Family Tree - Presentationbakers84
This is a presentation originally given at the 2013 BYU Conference on Family History and Genealogy and again with updated content for a presentation at the 2017 BYU Conference on Family History. This presentation helps users become more familiar with and successful using the merge-related features of FamilySearch's Family Tree.
Help! My Family Is All Messed Up on FamilySearch Family Tree!bakers84
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There are many powerful tools available on FamilySearch.org. Many features of these tools are not well documented in manuals or easily discovered in the products themselves. This presentation shows some tips and tricks from a FamilySearch engineer to be more productive in using the resources on FamilySearch.org.
I gave this presentation at the 2014 BYU Conference on Family History and Genealogy. While there are some portions of the presentation that are not yet complete, I decided to upload the presentation as is and plan on updating it in the near future with additional information.
Start and Grow Your Family Tree on FamilySearch.org - Presentationbakers84
Presentation at 2016 RootsTech conference. Learn how anyone can use the FREE resources on FamilySearch.org to build their family tree in a collaborative, source-based manner.
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- What is FamilySearch Family Tree?
- What are the benefits of a public tree?
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What I Wish Everyone in the LDS Church Knew About Family Historybakers84
This document summarizes what the author wishes everyone knew about family history. It dispels myths that genealogy is complete or too difficult, noting there is always more to do. The purpose of family history work is to submit names for temple ordinances. The author provides tips on utilizing FamilySearch's resources like Family Tree, indexed records, and hints to find ancestors requiring temple work. Youth are encouraged to participate to avoid temples providing names when families need assistance.
Quand les consommateurs sont de plus en plus enclins à changer de banque (tournants dans leur vie, facilité des démarches et arrivée de la concurrence des pure-players), comment les banques peuvent-elles fidéliser et développer les comptes clients tout en recrutant ? Aujourd’hui, on ne choisit pas une banque « car on aime la marque » mais plutôt car les offres nous correspondent, que l’on a entendu parler d’elle ou qu’un de nos proches y est déjà client.
Alors comment, grâce au digital, réussir à créer cette préférence de marque ? Comment se différencier ? Mais également comment instaurer une relation de proximité entre la banque et ses clients ?
Tout au long de cette étude, Vanksen présente sa vision sur l’utilisation du digital pour le secteur bancaire dans le but d’améliorer à la fois son image de « marque » et son relationnel client, agrémentée d’exemples concrets, français et étrangers.
L'étude des étudiants du MBADMB: la transformation digitale de la banque en France.
La chaîne de valeur du secteur bancaire, l'impact des nouvelles technologies et sa transformation numérique.
The document summarizes the evolution of information technology (IT) from the 1970s to present day. It covers the evolution of computers from early mechanical devices like the abacus to modern integrated circuits. It also discusses the evolution of storage technologies from punched cards to cloud storage. Finally, it outlines the evolution of software, including operating systems from UNIX to Windows, programming languages from machine code to artificial intelligence languages, and general software applications.
The document traces the evolution of information and communication technologies from ancient abacuses through modern computers and the internet. It discusses the development of early mechanical calculators and computers using vacuum tubes. The introduction of transistors, integrated circuits, and microprocessors led to smaller, more powerful computers. Significant developments included the first microprocessor in 1971, the IBM PC in 1981, and the introduction of graphical user interfaces. The World Wide Web was developed in 1991, allowing for widespread internet connectivity. The document provides an overview of the key innovations that have shaped the digital age.
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How Technology is Changing Our Faith & Worship: Whether We Know it Or NotAdam Walker Cleaveland
So many churches today are feeling the pressure to become "relevant" and "hip" and use as much technology as possible in the midst of worship. We will discuss reasons why you should and shouldn't use new forms of media in your church's worship. We'll also look at the ways in which the technology of our times can actually not only change the practices of our churches, but our theology as well - and whether that's a good thing or not. Finally, we'll look at some examples of practical ways that you can faithfully use technology in your worship gatherings.
Temple and Family History Plan - 5th Sunday LessonJimmy Smith
This is a presentation I put together to introduce the Temple and Family History Plan for our ward in a 5th Sunday lesson.
Please note, on slide 3, that the column headings are missing. They should say Crawl, Walk, Run, and Fly, like in the image at the top of my webpage:
https://jimmysmith.org/religion-morality/ward-temple-and-family-history-plan/
Slides used for the 2012 Diocese Of Youngstown's Office of Religious Education Evangelization and Catechesis conference day at St. Michael in Canfield -- similar to the 2012 Women's Spirituality Day workshop "Prayer: There's An App for That!"
This document provides guidance on conducting research for a Latin American arts topic, including developing a research strategy starting broadly and narrowing the topic, identifying keywords, evaluating online sources, and utilizing library resources such as the catalog, databases, and interlibrary loan to find books and journal articles. It also reviews citation management and getting additional research assistance.
FamilySearch is the largest genealogy organization in the world and provides the largest free genealogy website. It gathers, preserves, and shares genealogy records from around the world to help people learn about their family history through free online access to resources and research assistance available at over 4,500 family history centers worldwide. FamilySearch offers a vast collection of digital genealogy records, family trees, research guides and classes, and tools for indexing records to expand free access to historical records.
This document provides guidance for starting a Faith and Environment group in a congregation. It recommends gathering interested people, focusing on an environmental topic, and discussing project ideas. Key initial steps include setting meeting dates and contacts. Successful group activities include an Earth Day leaf commitment drive, a blessing of the animals service, and hosting speakers on wildlife habitats or local food. Resources recommended are videos from the HOPE Conference, the Greening Your Congregation handbook, and utilizing experts within the congregation. Contact information is provided for the Bishop's Committee on the Environment for additional support.
Artificial Intelligence and the Coming Revolution of Family History - Present...bakers84
This document summarizes a presentation about how artificial intelligence and machine learning will revolutionize family history research. It discusses how the major family history websites are using these technologies to accelerate the digitization and indexing of historical records. While automated indexing produces records faster, it also introduces errors that users will need to correct. The presentation envisions a future where billions more records are published using artificial intelligence, enabling new types of records to be indexed and making global records more accessible. Users are encouraged to continue contributing through traditional indexing while embracing technologies that will transform access to family history information.
Regional Cohort Gatherings March 14 & 15, 2012Jason Condon
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CFF21 Course 1: Designing a Faith Formation Networklkehrwald
This document outlines plans for designing a faith formation network. It discusses researching target audiences, building the network design based on identified needs, and generating programming ideas. The network would include different content areas like caring relationships, rituals and milestones, prayer and spiritual formation. Programming ideas are generated by addressing important needs from the research through both existing and new programs utilizing various environments and digital strategies. An example season of programming is then planned by populating the content areas with current and redesigned programming.
The document discusses how the amount of available information on the internet, estimated to be over 400 billion pages, far exceeds people's ability to consume and process it. It also notes several challenges posed by the internet age, including issues of information volume, filtering, siloed data sets, accuracy, and privacy. The remainder of the document proposes ways an organization like a church could utilize various internet technologies and strategies to enhance worship experiences, communicate its message, build community, provide educational resources, and facilitate commerce activities to serve its members and mission.
Pizza and genealogy - RRLC presenationLarry Naukam
This document provides an overview of genealogical research resources on the web. It discusses starting your research with yourself and working backwards, noting all facts found along the way. Various source types are mentioned, including census records, military records, yearbooks, directories, libraries, and indexes to original records. Both online and physical resources are discussed. The advantages and disadvantages of online resources are provided. The document stresses evaluating evidence and not accepting all information at face value. It also mentions genealogy software and forms for keeping records organized.
A Faith Forming Congregational Culture part 2lkehrwald
This document discusses the concept of faith formation networks as a new model for faith formation in the 21st century. It proposes reimagining faith formation as a network of relationships, content, experiences and resources that is digitally-enabled and blends online and in-person settings. Some key aspects discussed include offering a variety of faith formation content and experiences to meet different needs; providing multiple environments for participation; and utilizing digital tools and media. It also covers different models for how faith formation can be delivered through networks, including using online content to enhance in-person programs, flipping programs to deliver content online and have in-person application, programs that are mostly or fully online, and an individualized faith formation network approach.
Mary Wilkins Jordan, Assistant Professor, Simmons College GSLIS (MA)
What is Q Method? Not widely known in the library field yet, this is a research method that lets you reach out to patrons in a new way to get their opinions on your services, materials, and/or programming. After developing a set of ideas you want to get feedback on from your community, you might be tempted to try sending out a survey and asking people to rate everything on a scale from one to five. But this is boring! And the results are ultimately not as useful as they could be in helping you to make decisions. Q Method is a forced-ranking process, where your patrons have to make decisions about things they like more and like less. Then you run everything through a statistical program, and end up with reams of interesting and useful data you can use to impress your stakeholders with all your evidence-based decision making!
http://youtu.be/9hiV_cAYCAk
http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/bigtalk/
The Coming Explosion of Records at FamilySearch Syllabusbakers84
Syllabus for the 2018 BYU Conference on Family History and Genealogy. While record hinting has greatly increased the number of record sources attached to persons in FamilySearch Family Tree, many records are still only available as images and are not yet indexed to be searchable. This is especially true for non-English records. This presentation shows how FamilySearch is working to provide more findable, relevant, curated records for gathering multi-generational families from around the world by using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other cutting edge technologies to greatly accelerate the number of historical records available to patrons.
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Introduction of Cybersecurity with OSS at Code Europe 2024Hiroshi SHIBATA
I develop the Ruby programming language, RubyGems, and Bundler, which are package managers for Ruby. Today, I will introduce how to enhance the security of your application using open-source software (OSS) examples from Ruby and RubyGems.
The first topic is CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures). I have published CVEs many times. But what exactly is a CVE? I'll provide a basic understanding of CVEs and explain how to detect and handle vulnerabilities in OSS.
Next, let's discuss package managers. Package managers play a critical role in the OSS ecosystem. I'll explain how to manage library dependencies in your application.
I'll share insights into how the Ruby and RubyGems core team works to keep our ecosystem safe. By the end of this talk, you'll have a better understanding of how to safeguard your code.
Session 1 - Intro to Robotic Process Automation.pdfUiPathCommunity
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In this session, we shall introduce you to the world of automation, the UiPath Platform, and guide you on how to install and setup UiPath Studio on your Windows PC.
📕 Detailed agenda:
What is RPA? Benefits of RPA?
RPA Applications
The UiPath End-to-End Automation Platform
UiPath Studio CE Installation and Setup
💻 Extra training through UiPath Academy:
Introduction to Automation
UiPath Business Automation Platform
Explore automation development with UiPath Studio
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Essentials of Automations: Exploring Attributes & Automation ParametersSafe Software
Building automations in FME Flow can save time, money, and help businesses scale by eliminating data silos and providing data to stakeholders in real-time. One essential component to orchestrating complex automations is the use of attributes & automation parameters (both formerly known as “keys”). In fact, it’s unlikely you’ll ever build an Automation without using these components, but what exactly are they?
Attributes & automation parameters enable the automation author to pass data values from one automation component to the next. During this webinar, our FME Flow Specialists will cover leveraging the three types of these output attributes & parameters in FME Flow: Event, Custom, and Automation. As a bonus, they’ll also be making use of the Split-Merge Block functionality.
You’ll leave this webinar with a better understanding of how to maximize the potential of automations by making use of attributes & automation parameters, with the ultimate goal of setting your enterprise integration workflows up on autopilot.
Discover top-tier mobile app development services, offering innovative solutions for iOS and Android. Enhance your business with custom, user-friendly mobile applications.
For the full video of this presentation, please visit: https://www.edge-ai-vision.com/2024/06/temporal-event-neural-networks-a-more-efficient-alternative-to-the-transformer-a-presentation-from-brainchip/
Chris Jones, Director of Product Management at BrainChip , presents the “Temporal Event Neural Networks: A More Efficient Alternative to the Transformer” tutorial at the May 2024 Embedded Vision Summit.
The expansion of AI services necessitates enhanced computational capabilities on edge devices. Temporal Event Neural Networks (TENNs), developed by BrainChip, represent a novel and highly efficient state-space network. TENNs demonstrate exceptional proficiency in handling multi-dimensional streaming data, facilitating advancements in object detection, action recognition, speech enhancement and language model/sequence generation. Through the utilization of polynomial-based continuous convolutions, TENNs streamline models, expedite training processes and significantly diminish memory requirements, achieving notable reductions of up to 50x in parameters and 5,000x in energy consumption compared to prevailing methodologies like transformers.
Integration with BrainChip’s Akida neuromorphic hardware IP further enhances TENNs’ capabilities, enabling the realization of highly capable, portable and passively cooled edge devices. This presentation delves into the technical innovations underlying TENNs, presents real-world benchmarks, and elucidates how this cutting-edge approach is positioned to revolutionize edge AI across diverse applications.
inQuba Webinar Mastering Customer Journey Management with Dr Graham HillLizaNolte
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In this webinar, we explored essential aspects of Customer Journey Management and personalization. Here’s a summary of the key insights and topics discussed:
Key Takeaways:
Understanding the Customer Journey: Dr. Hill emphasized the importance of mapping and understanding the complete customer journey to identify touchpoints and opportunities for improvement.
Personalization Strategies: We discussed how to leverage data and insights to create personalized experiences that resonate with customers.
Technology Integration: Insights were shared on how inQuba’s advanced technology can streamline customer interactions and drive operational efficiency.
This talk will cover ScyllaDB Architecture from the cluster-level view and zoom in on data distribution and internal node architecture. In the process, we will learn the secret sauce used to get ScyllaDB's high availability and superior performance. We will also touch on the upcoming changes to ScyllaDB architecture, moving to strongly consistent metadata and tablets.
"$10 thousand per minute of downtime: architecture, queues, streaming and fin...Fwdays
Direct losses from downtime in 1 minute = $5-$10 thousand dollars. Reputation is priceless.
As part of the talk, we will consider the architectural strategies necessary for the development of highly loaded fintech solutions. We will focus on using queues and streaming to efficiently work and manage large amounts of data in real-time and to minimize latency.
We will focus special attention on the architectural patterns used in the design of the fintech system, microservices and event-driven architecture, which ensure scalability, fault tolerance, and consistency of the entire system.
In the realm of cybersecurity, offensive security practices act as a critical shield. By simulating real-world attacks in a controlled environment, these techniques expose vulnerabilities before malicious actors can exploit them. This proactive approach allows manufacturers to identify and fix weaknesses, significantly enhancing system security.
This presentation delves into the development of a system designed to mimic Galileo's Open Service signal using software-defined radio (SDR) technology. We'll begin with a foundational overview of both Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and the intricacies of digital signal processing.
The presentation culminates in a live demonstration. We'll showcase the manipulation of Galileo's Open Service pilot signal, simulating an attack on various software and hardware systems. This practical demonstration serves to highlight the potential consequences of unaddressed vulnerabilities, emphasizing the importance of offensive security practices in safeguarding critical infrastructure.
"Choosing proper type of scaling", Olena SyrotaFwdays
Imagine an IoT processing system that is already quite mature and production-ready and for which client coverage is growing and scaling and performance aspects are life and death questions. The system has Redis, MongoDB, and stream processing based on ksqldb. In this talk, firstly, we will analyze scaling approaches and then select the proper ones for our system.
Freshworks Rethinks NoSQL for Rapid Scaling & Cost-EfficiencyScyllaDB
Freshworks creates AI-boosted business software that helps employees work more efficiently and effectively. Managing data across multiple RDBMS and NoSQL databases was already a challenge at their current scale. To prepare for 10X growth, they knew it was time to rethink their database strategy. Learn how they architected a solution that would simplify scaling while keeping costs under control.
Northern Engraving | Modern Metal Trim, Nameplates and Appliance PanelsNorthern Engraving
What began over 115 years ago as a supplier of precision gauges to the automotive industry has evolved into being an industry leader in the manufacture of product branding, automotive cockpit trim and decorative appliance trim. Value-added services include in-house Design, Engineering, Program Management, Test Lab and Tool Shops.
Connector Corner: Seamlessly power UiPath Apps, GenAI with prebuilt connectorsDianaGray10
Join us to learn how UiPath Apps can directly and easily interact with prebuilt connectors via Integration Service--including Salesforce, ServiceNow, Open GenAI, and more.
The best part is you can achieve this without building a custom workflow! Say goodbye to the hassle of using separate automations to call APIs. By seamlessly integrating within App Studio, you can now easily streamline your workflow, while gaining direct access to our Connector Catalog of popular applications.
We’ll discuss and demo the benefits of UiPath Apps and connectors including:
Creating a compelling user experience for any software, without the limitations of APIs.
Accelerating the app creation process, saving time and effort
Enjoying high-performance CRUD (create, read, update, delete) operations, for
seamless data management.
Speakers:
Russell Alfeche, Technology Leader, RPA at qBotic and UiPath MVP
Charlie Greenberg, host
AppSec PNW: Android and iOS Application Security with MobSFAjin Abraham
Mobile Security Framework - MobSF is a free and open source automated mobile application security testing environment designed to help security engineers, researchers, developers, and penetration testers to identify security vulnerabilities, malicious behaviours and privacy concerns in mobile applications using static and dynamic analysis. It supports all the popular mobile application binaries and source code formats built for Android and iOS devices. In addition to automated security assessment, it also offers an interactive testing environment to build and execute scenario based test/fuzz cases against the application.
This talk covers:
Using MobSF for static analysis of mobile applications.
Interactive dynamic security assessment of Android and iOS applications.
Solving Mobile app CTF challenges.
Reverse engineering and runtime analysis of Mobile malware.
How to shift left and integrate MobSF/mobsfscan SAST and DAST in your build pipeline.
Must Know Postgres Extension for DBA and Developer during MigrationMydbops
Mydbops Opensource Database Meetup 16
Topic: Must-Know PostgreSQL Extensions for Developers and DBAs During Migration
Speaker: Deepak Mahto, Founder of DataCloudGaze Consulting
Date & Time: 8th June | 10 AM - 1 PM IST
Venue: Bangalore International Centre, Bangalore
Abstract: Discover how PostgreSQL extensions can be your secret weapon! This talk explores how key extensions enhance database capabilities and streamline the migration process for users moving from other relational databases like Oracle.
Key Takeaways:
* Learn about crucial extensions like oracle_fdw, pgtt, and pg_audit that ease migration complexities.
* Gain valuable strategies for implementing these extensions in PostgreSQL to achieve license freedom.
* Discover how these key extensions can empower both developers and DBAs during the migration process.
* Don't miss this chance to gain practical knowledge from an industry expert and stay updated on the latest open-source database trends.
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2. Thinking vs. Doing
• According to a 2008 BYU study
– 95.9% of members think that doing family history
is very important
– 84.6% of members spend less than one hour per
month doing family history
3. Mission Statements
Family History Department
• Free spirits from spirit prison
• Broaden member participation
• Prepare the foundations of the book
Product Engineering Division
Create, deploy, and manage technology solutions that
accelerate the freeing of spirits, turning of hearts, and
order in the records
4. Words of Wisdom from Mom
“Computers were invented to do genealogy.”
Ruth Ann Baker (aka Ben’s Mom)
5. Areas of Acceleration
• Growth in the number of temples
• Technological innovations
• Technology applications to family history work
6. 1950-51
• Ben’s Dad was baptized at age 23
• Endowed in Logan Temple a year after baptism
– Did a lot of temple ordinances in Logan
• 8 Temples worldwide NO temples in California
• Computers took up entire rooms, could only store
kilobytes of data and perform thousands of operations/sec
• We sat and hand copied (maybe typed) our family data
unto our pedigree charts.
• Church had been microfilming records for 12 years (1938)
7. 1976
• Ben was born
• 16 temples worldwide
• Home personal computers beginning to appear
(Ex. Apple II, Atari 800)
• 5¼ inch floppy disk introduced
• The Family History Library was in the Church Office Building
• Granite Mountain Records Vault completed in 1963
• Still hand copying/typing our family data unto our pedigree
charts and using card catalogs to find records.
8. 1984
• Ben was baptized at age 8
• 32 Temples worldwide
• IBM PC-AT and Apple Macintosh introduced
• Hard disk drives appearing – a few MB for
thousands of dollars
• PAF 1.0 for MS-DOS was released
• Family History Library not quite finished (1985)
9. 1995-1997
• Ben on mission
• 47-50 temples worldwide, including
Bountiful
• Digital imaging of records hasn’t quite
begun (1998) – Still using
microfilm/paper
• Internet beginning to be widespread
10. 2000
• Ben graduated from college
• 102 Temples worldwide - exceeding President
Hinckley’s challenge
• CDs (700MB) and DVDs (4.7 GB) popular
• PAF 5.0 released (Windows)
• Genealogical databases often on CDs/DVDs or library
databases
11. 2005
• 122 Temples worldwide
• First beta release of
new.familysearch.org
• Cloud storage and
computing appearing
• Facebook was a year old
12. 2011
• 134 temples, 12 under construction 14 announced
• Genealogy on prime time TV
• Publicly-traded genealogy company
• Facebook apps to link families
• FamilySearch YouTube channel
• Over 60,000 FamilySearch research wiki articles
• Over 1,000,000 registered users on new.familysearch.org
• Hundreds of millions of images and 2 billion names now available
• Collections worldwide in several languages
• Cloud storage (petabytes of data)
• 200 cameras worldwide digitizing more original documents
13. Future
• Integration of “new” FamilySearch
(tree) with familysearch.org
(searching for records/viewing
images)
• Linking from person in tree
to/from original sources
• All 2.4 million rolls of microfilm
will be digitized – much of it
indexed and searchable
• More social media collaboration
• ???
15. Technological Growth
• Storage Capacity – kilobytes to petabytes
• Processing Power – thousands to trillions of
operations per second
• Availability – physical archive to home
• Connectedness – worldwide online
community
16. My-Tree-itus to The Book
Working together in Our Tree
• Reduces temple duplication
• Minimizes research re-work
Pre-1984 1984 1999 2005
My Tree Our Tree The Book
18. Church’s Family History Websites
• http://www.familysearch.org
• Searching for digitized family history records
• http://new.familysearch.org
• Building your portion of the family tree and preparing
ancestor’s names for temple ordinances
• Will be integrated with the main site in a year or so
• http://indexing.familysearch.org
• Launch place to help build indexes of records
• Other services – blogs, wiki, courses, etc.
19. End “Temple Welfare”
Have had 68% increase in individuals
submitting at least one name of family member
to the temple since launch of new
FamilySearch
20. Indexing
http://indexing.familysearch.org
Makes it possible to easily find
people in records
Anyone can help – great for youth
21. End User Experience
“I found out a year ago that I have a terminal illness. I
don’t feel well enough to leave my apartment very
often, so I have very few opportunities to serve as I
would like. Someone in the ward suggested that I try
indexing.What a glorious experience it has been! I find
that I feel a lot better when I am sitting at my
computer doing indexing. At times the spirit is very
strong, and the veil seems very thin. I have indexed
84,000 names during the last ten months, and I hope
to do many, many more.Thank you for giving me this
opportunity to serve.”
22. State of Family Member Submission
• Typical ward at 2.7% for
year
• Red = person sitting in
sacrament meeting who
has submitted name to
temple
23. Increasing Member Temple Submissions
• Ward has structured
program
• Monthly ward council
reports
• New members assigned
• Class > 3 months
• 3+ consultants
24. End User Experiences
I was able to find my long lost Grandmother my parents could never find. We were able
to seal her to my Dad and his family in the temple. What a glorious experience!
Searching takes less time than in the archive, is better quality, and I can do it on the
couch at home. I love being able to view actual census records.
I have found my beloved Czech ancestors. I am in tears. This is a miracle! I had no idea
that the church had permission to film in the Czech Republic.
I have spent 30 years researching, and because of this program, I have accomplished
more in the last few months than in all 30 years.
25. Never Forget the Dead
“I make these plain statements, so that my
children, or my children’s children, can trace their
genealogy of our dead . . . I felt the responsibility
of looking after the dead, as the last words of my
father were “Thomas, never forget the dead.” I
say the same to my posterity, until all the dead
have been redeemed.”
Thomas Briggs, (aka Ben’s 3rd great grandfather)
Editor's Notes
Top left image – Church Media Library (CU061228_sm01_OquirrhMtn.eps)Top right image – screenshot I created from new.familysearch.orgBottom left image –Church Media Library (41285.tif)Bottom middle image – Church Media Library (80514.tif)Bottom right image – Church Media Library (AV100223cah107.jpg)
I hope to inspire some of you to actually do more family historyI don’t claim to be great at this myself – my life experiences and current job have given me unique perspectiveChurch has put out great book about doing temple and family history work – is free (showing importance) on online distribution center
Mission of FHD and Product Engineering division directly from department meeting slidesTrying to save whole human family – need technology to accelerate
Remember hearing this often when younger and even occasionally nowNot 100% true – other reasons computers were invented, but definitely necessary to accelerate family historyMaybe only inspiring to me, but wanted to review a bit of a timeline of some areas of acceleration
Top right image – From my personal collection (picture of my father)Bottom left image – Church Media Library (41285.tif)
Top right image – Church Media Library (MCCT28comp.jpg)Bottom left image – Church Media Library (AV080107_cah067.jpg)
Top right image – Church Media Library (80514.tif)Bottom left image – Church Media Library (106834A.jpg)
Top right image – Church Media Library (samuelped.tif)Bottom left image – Church Media Library (AV080117cah153.jpg)
Bottom left image – Church Media Library (CU50168_2005cr.jpg)Bottom right image – Church Media Library (AV060818_cah1125.jpg)
Top right image – screenshot I created from new.familysearch.org
Learned a new term when I came to church – petabyte14 TB/daySo many things not enough room for pictures
Top image – Church Media Library (Birth_Record.tif)Bottom image – Screenshot I created of new.familysearch.org
Top left image – Church Media Library (CU061228_sm01_OquirrhMtn.eps)Bottom right graph – created by me
Left image – Church Media Library (samuelped.tif)2nd image from left – Church Media Library (AV060818_cah1125.jpg)3rd image from left – screenshot I created from www.familysearch.org4th image from left – screenshot I created from new.familysearch.orgMy-Tree-itus started way back when we only had forms to use. Each sheet was yours. If anyone else wanted it they had to hand copy. It wasn’t until the 80’s when we got a photocopy machine.Then PAF came along and it was a great step forward in collaboration and helping us work together. We still had our own stuff but we could share the paf file. But genealogy research was still mostly an individual endeavor. Different people were struggling to find ancestors that were already found by someone else.Next we moved to www.familysearch.org so we could share genealogies in an effort to reduce research duplication. It helped, but not everything was sourced so a lot of the data was just opinions.Now we have new.familysearch.org. We put all of the submitted genealogies into the database and released it in an effort to reduce ordinance and research duplication. But we didn’t give you tools to do Our Tree. It was still a bunch of My Trees.
Graph on top – I personally createdLeft image – Church Media Library (CU040624_ceo03.tif)2nd image from left – Church Media Library (CU040405_bkf010.jpg)3rd image from left – Church Media Library (CU040422-005.jpg)Goal is to put the tools in front of members to do family history at homeRiverton Family History Center was an experiment that exceeded expectations – place to go for training and help
Going to focus on new FamilySearch, a bit on indexing
Top left image – Screenshot I created of a portion of new.familysearch.orgTop right image – Image from personal collection (my grandmother)Bottom image – Image from my personal collection (my great-grandfather, grandmother and great-uncle)
My 9-year old has even done indexing (and wants to)Left image – Screenshot I created from indexing.familysearch.org