August 25th: Kansas City Data Science Meeting

On 8:18 PM 0 comments

to

  • Helzberg School of Management

    Rockhurst Road, Kansas City, MO (map)
    39.032722 -94.570190

  • Massman Hall Room 250
  • Enabling Advanced Analytics: A Guided Tour of the Hadoop Ecosystem. Bob Wakefield will be walking through the individual Apache Hadoop projects and how to piece them together to create a modern data architecture that opens up new opportunities for analyst. This presentation is an outgrowth of his NoSQL presentation from a few months ago.
    Bob is an IT mercenary with over two decades in industry doing everything from crawling in dark dirty parts of buildings running CAT 5 to helping craft data strategy.

    Matt Habiger will talk about a collection of ideas on how to get predictive models from sandbox to production. Many PA projects fail (or are inefficient) because model builders are unable to actually implement what they've built. Matt will discuss several examples of implementation including how DonorBureau, his employer, has prepared itself to scale for future business growth.


    • Read more...
    edit post

    August 25th: Kansas City Code for America Brigade

    On 8:17 PM 0 comments

    Monday, August 25, 2014

    6:00 PM

  • Luminopolis HQ

    115 W. 18th St., Kansas City, MO (map)
    39.091625 -94.585350

  • We're on Floor 3 of the Bauer Building on 18th. We will try to have the front door open. If locked, please look us up on the phone box and we'll buzz you in.
  • Please note that we will start at 6pm.
    Put your coding skills to work for KCMO! The city has asked the Code for America Brigade for help in developing a tool that will increase engagement between the government and its citizens. This is right up CFA Brigade's alley. Think projects like http://www.smc-connect.org/ from San Mateo County or http://commons.codeforamerica.org/apps/textizen or http://commons.codeforamerica.org/apps/seeclickfix, but something uniquely Kansas City.
    Come meet and work with other civic-minded folks passionate about open government and civic tech! Hack Night is a weekly event hosted by Code for America, so come by and work on a civic project you have already started, start a new project, or collaborate with others on their projects. Bonus: we typically have snacks and booze!
    Be sure and sign up at the national Brigade site: brigade.codeforamerica.org
    And join our Google+ community too!


    • Read more...
    edit post

    August 25th: Kansas City .Net User Group Meeting

    On 8:15 PM 0 comments

    Monday, August 25, 2014

    6:00 PM

    Centriq Training

    8700 State Line Road, Leawood, KS (map)
    Learn how to use Glimpse to reveal what is happening within your ASP.NET MVC and WebForms sites. Instead of forcing you to go line by line inside your code, Glimpse does the work for you by telling you exactly what’s happening with each web request. After releasing Glimpse at Mix11, Glimpse has become a tool that is used daily by tens of thousands of developers around the world. See what features are included out of the box and see how you can easily extend it to suit your needs. For more information on Glimpse, see getglimpse.com.

    Presented By: Mik Molnar
    Nik Molnar is a New Yorker, Microsoft MVP, ASP & Azure Insider and co-founder of Glimpse, an open source diagnostics and debugging tool. Originally from Homestead Florida, Nik specializes in web development, web performance, web API's and community management. In his spare time, Nik can be found cooking up a storm in the kitchen, hanging with his wife, speaking at conferences, and working on other open source projects.
    Sponsored By: PowerIT http://www.power-it.net/


    Read more...
    edit post

    August 20th: HUG Microsoft Access Meeting in Kansas City

    On 7:08 AM 0 comments

    HUG Access SIG Meeting 6:30 pm, August 20, 2014, at JCCC, Regnier Center - 3rd Floor, RC 353

    Beginning Presentation:   Descendant's Database (4 generations)
    Presenter:  Bruce McKeithan

    Description:    How Microsoft Access can be used in a real world application.

    Advanced Presentation:   Using Access to Manage Data; importing and linking to external data sources

    Description:  Have you ever wanted to analyze corporate data when the corporate database doesn't have the tools to assist you? Explore how Access can be used to import and link data to help you with this analysis. Learn how to decide when to import or when to link to an external source with your Access Database.

    Jim Watkins is a senior developer for Heritage Computer Consulting & Services, Inc. Jim has been developing solutions for clients since Access was introduced in 1992. HCCS is a 23 year old Computer Consulting firm located in Overland Park, Kansas specializing in providing custom solutions to real world challenges for their clients.

    Drawing:
    One $10 Gift Certificates from Amazon.   Sponsored by: Heartland User's Group

    Book: Access 2013 All-in-One for Dummies
    Gain access to Access and discover a great way to store, organize, and share information.

    Give-away drawing for HUG members only.  Sponsored by: Heritage Computer Consulting & Services, Inc.

    Upcoming Meetings: September 17, 2014 – RC 353, October 15, 2014 – RC 374

    Arlene Watkins
    President/CEO Heritage Computer Consulting & Services, Inc.10104 W 105th St. Overland Park, KS 66212      


    Read more...
    edit post

    September 8th: Mobile Monday Kansas City Meeting

    On 7:15 AM 0 comments

    to

  • Sprint Accelerator

    210 W. 19th Terr., Kansas City, MO (map)
     

    • According to recent reports, bank branch visits are down but deposits are up.  How can this be? Because banking apps are among the most heavily used apps in the world.  
    Come, learn and listen to the Digital Head of Mobile for H&R Block, Andrew Dextraze, share his thoughts on what its like to design, build and support apps that scale across thousands of users and what is in store for the future of Digital Finance.


    Read more...
    edit post

    August 23rd: Cowtown Computer Congress - MySQL in Kansas City

    On 5:16 PM 0 comments

    to

  • DeVry University

    11224 Holmes Road, Kansas City, MO (map)
    38.922878 -94.583649

  • Installation tips and tricks and SQL primer.
    Bring a laptop and we will go over how to install MySQL and then go over some basics of how to use it to store data and drive applications.
    Class is free, donations are always accepted to help us pay for rent and supplies.
    Please RSVP asmodianx@gmail.com to reserve your spot!
    NOTE:  CCCKC class is held in Room 115 inside DeVry University.


    • Read more...
    edit post

    August 21st: Kansas City SQL Server User Group Meeting - Service Broker with Nathan Heaivilin

    On 10:35 AM 0 comments

    Next Thursday Nathan Heaivilin will be presenting:  Service Broker and Why you should care!

    Please RSVP for free here (please be sure to register if you're reasonably sure you can make it, as we use this list for food and door prizes):   http://kcssug.eventbrite.com
    Topic:
    Service Broker was introduced in SQL 2005. However, so few people understand how powerful this tool can be and what it can be used for. In this session we will cover this, when to use it, how to develop it, and how it can make your life as a Developer and as a DBA much easier. Basically, why you should care about an asynchronous database
    About Nathan:
    Nathan is a DBA with Epiq Systems and when asked, claims he's just a guy with a few years of experience, who was helped by the community, and is paying it forward.  Oh, and he enjoys Slurpee’s.
    Please note, this will be an evening meeting at the Cerner Riverport Campus, drinks and food will be available.
    Meeting Schedule for Thursday, August 21st, 2014:

    • 6:00 - 6:10 - Greeting and Housekeeping
    • 6:10 - 7:30 - Presentation
    • 7:30 - 7:40 - Door Prizes and wrap up
      We look forward to seeing you all soon!
      Location:
      Cerner Riverport Campus
      6177 NE Birmingham
      Kansas City, MO  64117

      UPCOMING EVENTS
      September 9th -  24 Hours of PASS BI Edition
      Free online training by some of the same speakers that will be at the Summit.
      September 13th -   Kansas City SQL Saturday
      A full day of free SQL Server training right here in Kansas City, plus a great lunch for only $10.
      November 4-7 - PASS Summit 2014
      If you're planning to attend the Summit this year use the following code to benefit your local chapter and get $150 off your registration.
      Discount code: USNCS25

      KC SQL Server User Group web site: http://kansascity.sqlpass.org/


      Read more...
      edit post

      Blog Archive

      Followers