In this course you will learn the what, why, how, when and where around non-relational (NoSQL) database technologies. Here you will understand the different types of NoSQL data storage options that are in popular use now. These include graph databases, such as Neo4j and Freebase; key-value stores such as DynamoDB and Cassandra, document data stores such as MongoDB and column data stores such as Hadoop. You will learn about and work with both locally hosted versions of these data stores as well as cloud-based versions. Importantly, you’ll understand when to use which type(s) of data stores to best suit your business requirements.

Course Objectives

1) Understand the capabilities (and limitations) of NoSQL databases
2) See an example of each type of NoSQL database
3) Understand basic query technologies for NoSQL data stores by working with Hadoop (working with MapReduce, Pig and HIVE)
4) Get hands-on experience installing, querying and performing basic administration with MongoDB

Course Prerequisites

This course is specifically designed for working SQL Server professionals (both developers and DBAs). Comparative examples (i.e. NoSQL vs. RDBMS) will be used extensively to facilitate faster learning.

Sample

Take a look at this 5 minute video to get a preview of the hands-on portion of the class – ’5 Minutes to Getting Started with MongoDB’

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One of Microsoft’s key advantage and strength is the ability to deliver and maintain developer friendly and productive development tool, such as the Visual Studio family of development tools. With Windows Embedded Compact, you can develop real-world application from the Visual Studio IDE.

If you are already familiar with the Visual Studio development environment, coding in C++, C# or Visual Basic, you already have the basic knowledge which you can leverage to develop Windows Embedded application.

About the Presenter:Samuel Phung has worked in the technology field for more than 20 years. In the early 1990s, he led a financial database software team, developing software for the banking industry. Later he led a software team developing Windows-Based telephony application for a venture capital-funded startup. He started to work in the embedded computing field in the late 1990s and engaged with the Windows Embedded product team, starting with Windows NT 4.0 Embedded. He has been working with Windows Embedded Compact (formerly known as Windows CE), since version 2.12 was introduced. Samuel authored two books about Windows Embedded Compact, “Professional Microsoft Windows Embedded CE 6.0” in 2008 and “Professional Windows Embedded Compact 7” in 2011. Samuel enjoys working with technology, actively engages with the academic community, and received the Windows Embedded MVP recognition from Microsoft since 2005. As part of his involvement in the academic community, Samuel actively works with university teaching professionals in the United States, Asia, Europe and other regions to adopt Windows Embedded technology as part of their teaching curriculum.

As part of his Windows Embedded community activities, Samuel maintains a personal website: www.embeddedpc.net, to provide information resources related to Windows Embedded. In 2010, he initiated the Embedded101 Windows Embedded community portal, www.embedded101.com.

Meeting Agenda
* 6:00p Mixer/Networking/Pizza
* 6:30p Presentation Starts
* 8:00p Raffle

Directions: Park in parking structure at 570 E Huntington Dr, Monrovia, CA 91016 . Meeting is across the street in 605 E Huntington Dr. Once parked, use the overhead walk way to get to the building. The meeting will be right inside the door after the walk way.

About the Presenter:Seth Juarez has a Master’s Degree in Computer Science where his field of research was Artificial Intelligence specifically in the realm of Machine Learning. He is a Technical Evangelist for DevExpress where he specializes in data analysis and shaping in conjunction with their reporting toolset. When he is not working in that area, he devotes his time to an open source Machine Learning Library specifically for .NET that is intended to simplify the use of popular supervised and unsupervised learning models.

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As developers, you keep hearing a lot about HTML5, but many don’t know what it actually means or is truly capable of. If you want to learn about it, your choices are limited. The HTML5 Web Camp is an opportunity to connect with designers and developers and show you what’s possible, and how you can start using it today. Space is limited.

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If you’re a student, interested in attending DevCamp (Phone Camp, particularly), we’d love to have you join us for a night of preparation and pizza! We want to be sure you have all the tools you need to be successful with the professional developer community.

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About the Presenter:Jeremy Clark works for BiTKOO, a company specializing in Authorization Management (never write another line of authorization code). After hours, he puts together demos and technical articles for JeremyBytes.com, a website focusing on .NET technologies. Other times he can be found shredding on a plastic guitar to Guitar Hero. He lives in Anaheim, CA with a seedling redwood tree and his cats, Amanda and Toby.

About the Presenter:After graduating Beloit College with a degree in Computer Science, Tony has worked the insurance, medical and financial fields for 10 years. He has a focus on server side technologies for developing scalable systems. He also has interests in functional programing techniques with F#, Linq and Monads. When not behind a computer he can be found running or rock climbing. He has a blog at http://tonyabell.com

Abstract: Working with Mercurial in a team
Mercurial is a cross-platform, distributed revision control tool for software developers. Mercurial’s major design goals include high performance and scalability, decentralized, fully distributed collaborative development, robust handling of both plain text and binary files, and advanced branching and merging capabilities, while remaining conceptually simple. This discussion will give an introduction to Mercurial, as well as the client tools fully integrated in Visual Studio, and various work flows that can be used with Mercurial in your team.

About the Presenter:C.J. Wang has had a lifetime love affair with computers. Computers are his number one passion, as well as his career. He has 10 years experience directing a team of IT professionals in providing innovative IT solutions for healthcare clinicians. He has hands-on experiences in the design, development, and implementation of clinical systems. C.J. also works as a technical consultant for various government grants and industries. He is interested in software development life cycle, configuration management, and user experience design. When not busy perfecting computer solutions, C.J. enjoys volunteering at the local history museum, reading novels, and exploring his interests in graphic design, photography and traditional Chinese medicine.

About the Presenters:Nuri Halperin: Principal for +N Consulting Inc (Santa Monica, CA), Nuri brings over 15 years of development and leadership experience in internet, E-Commerce and corporate space. He currently serves as Solution Architect focusing on .Net technologies and platforms. Nuri has successfully championed initiatives in ASP.NET, database, data mining, E-commerce, integration projects and custom component development for specific business needs. In recent years Nuri has been active in the coding community, providing training, mentoring and contributing to the coding community, focusing on cutting edge technologies, C# and core framework programming. His passion for efficient computing and his SDLC perspective bring a unique and valuable contribution to every project he engages in. http://www.plusnconsulting.com

Steve Bearman is an independent software developer with his company, Suzy B Studios. He innovates and develops web and client software for all sectors from science and engineering through business and finance–especially the thorny, complex problems where architecture, algorithms, mathematics, innovation, and performance are critical. Always available to help develop software, he often leads development teams. Along the way he has managed both marketing and operations for a manufacturing corporation, taught graduate computer science, and published technical papers dealing with data. He has a special fondness for good algorithms and appropriate technology.

About the Presenter:Muhammad Nabeel is a Senior Consultant with in depth knowledge of key frameworks and patterns used in .NET enterprise scale applications. He has been developing using Microsoft technologies for last 12 years. His passion is to keep searching for perfection in technology and reading. He lives in Corona, CA and loves hiking. He can be reached through his blog at: mnabeelkhan.blogspot.com

Meeting Agenda
* 6:00p Mixer/Networking/Pizza
* 6:30p Presentation Starts
* 8:00p Raffle

Directions: Park in parking structure at 570 E Huntington Dr, Monrovia, CA 91016 . Meeting is across the street in 605 E Huntington Dr. Once parked, use the overhead walk way to get to the building. The meeting will be right inside the door after the walk way.

When: Wednesday, Novermber 9, 2011 – 1:30 – 4:30 PM

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The industry is in a state of flux. What does that mean for your software projects today and tomorrow?

Will your skills be outdated? Will your current investment become obsolete? What should you focus on right now?

And what will become important a year or two down the road? Will there be .NET in the future? And what other

technologies do you need to learn?

This free event attempts to answer these questions and more, by taking an unbiased look at current and future

development with .NET and other relevant Microsoft technologies. This includes Visual Studio 2010 technologies

as well as an in-depth look at what is coming in the next version of Visual Studio (“VS11″) and Windows 8.

Join Markus Egger, Microsoft RD and one of the longest running MVPs, for an afternoon of free information. CODE

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well as feedback we receive from CODE Magazine readers. This is NOT marketing hype! We will tell you which

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Topics Include:

Windows 8

Metro” Development

The impact of Windows 8 on today’s development effort

The future of C# and VB

The future of HTML and JavaScript

The future of C++

WPF, Silverlight, and other XAML technologies today and tomorrow

Architecture to serve the needs of modern applications

The need for SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) today and tomorrow

HTML 5, CSS3, and JavaScript

ASP.NET MVC, Razor and jQuery

“Visual Studio Async”

Windows Phone 7 and other mobile devices and more!

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About the Presenter:Mohammad Jalloul is a software engineer at Myspace Inc., a social entertainment Web site where he’s responsible for integrating TFS into the different business processes and leveraging it to increase efficiency and productivity. Prior to that, he worked in Redmond in the Developer Division at Microsoft on an internal tool called Gibraltar. He can be reached through his blog at mohammadjalloul.com.