MFG/PRO Southeastern and Midwest User Group Presentations
Missed Progress Guru Mike Lonski's two talks about virtualization and the enhanced HELP function within MFG/PRO? Download his presentations slides now to learn more about both topics!
Need More Info about Enhanced HELP Function within MFG/PRO?
Learn about some tools to make a printed manual that exactly matches an electronic format of the same information and then how to link that information, in a context-sensitive way, directly into your application. You'll also see how developers can work with documentation and support personnel so that your next application has its help as a plan and not an afterthought.
Learn to Harness the Power of Virtualization
In this talk, Mike Lonski defines virtualization in terms of the typical IT or MIS manager, describes how it works and why it is useful, and then provides examples of uses and tools that make the benefits of virtualization obvious and reachable for everyone who must manage even a single server.
Exchange 2007 Presentations
"Moving on Up: Smaller Servers and Bigger Performance"
Discover the pros and cons as well as the steps to a successful, smooth port from a legacy UNIX to a modern, Intel-based Windows or Linux, with the least downtime and cost, in Doug's Lucy talk. He presented this at Progress Exchange, 2007, June 10-13 in Phoenix, Ariz. Just read Tom Bascom's review:
"Doug talked about how inexpensive modern x86 servers are comparable in performance to the very expensive proprietary servers of just a few short years ago...if you've got an older proprietary server that is supporting a modest number of users (say a few hundred or less) then you can probably save a *lot* of money and get a really big performance boost by switching. Especially if you're paying annual maintenance on that old proprietary system. (And you can buy the new server from the old vendor if name brand support is critical.) Great session Doug!"
- Tom Bascom, Greenfield Technologies
"Getting to 24X7 - Reduced Downtime within Your Budget"
Doug Lucy also presented this at Exchange 2007. Lucy covers RAID levels, moving to online backups, monitoring and notification, planned downtime, clustering and more. Download the complimentary PDFs including the data contact sheet, 24X7 checklist and user log-in diagram!
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PUG Meeting Presentations
Storage Areas: Fact and Fiction
Scott Dulecki delivered this talk at the Fall PUG 2006 Series. Here is an overview:
One of the most interesting and extensive changes made to the V9/V10 database was the addition of Storage Areas. However much fiction exists about the benefits of Storage Areas. This session will give you the bottom line on the advantages as well as the disadvantages of Storage Areas. Also covered will be related topics such as Monitoring Storage Areas, Records per Block, the Table and Index Move Utility, table level Dumping and Loading, and more.
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Transactions and Scoping: Reining in the Octopus
Scott Dulecki presented this talk at the Fall PUG 2006 Series. Here is an overview:
Projects aren’t the only things that can suffer from scope creep... transactions do it all the time! But just like projects, carefully managed programs can eliminate the majority of scope creep and help you write something once instead of tweaking it for weeks. This session will review basics of scoping with examples and pitfalls that you can use.
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Allegro's Presentations
Incredible ROI: Leveraging Open Source
Doug Lucy, president at Allegro, shows you how Open Source works, what it provides, the pitfalls to watch out for and how to best harness the value and power without risking precious time or money. Learn about some available applications (ERP, CRM, CMS, PIM, CM, etc.), where to find them, how to determine which packages will survive, implementation strategies, integrating with existing systems, and more.
"Protecting Against Bad Backups"
The system just crashed and you discover the backups haven’t worked in months. How can you prevent this? Learn the best backup practices in Doug Lucy’s “Protecting Against Bad Backups," as published in the MFG/PRO Midwest User Group’s Fall 2006 Newsletter.
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Porting to Linux or Windows Server
Doug Lucy delivered this original presentation during the MFG/PRO Midwest User Group conference in September 2006. This presentation examines the benefits, pros and cons, costs and steps necessary to execute a smooth, productive, successful port with the least downtime and expense. Topics include: cost and performance comparisons, how Progress performs on Intel vs. RISC, vendor selection, support quality, how to move printers, users, scripts and data, and more.
"Pick An Index, Any Index..."
Michael Lonski, author of Coding Smart and Allegro's vice president of research and development, has delivered this original presentation at several conferences including Progress Exchange. It has sometimes left even Progress veterans in awe and taught them different things about indexing. Here is an overview:
The core of an application is the database and its indices are at the core of accessing the database. Knowing the ins and outs of the database engine index rules can make or break an application's performance. With the increase in dynamic programming models, the ability to properly select indices and, more importantly, prove which ones are being used is paramount. From the COMPILE listing and the INDEX-INFORMATION method to new OpenEdge 10 logging features, you'll learn how to predict and prove index usage and take back control of your applications.
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"Zen and the A.R.T. of Progress Coding"
Steve Lichtenberg, Sr., software engineer at Jenark Business Systems, Inc. wrote this presentation, which Michael Lonski presented at the conference. Here is a brief overview:
Re-architecting, refactoring, transformation... whatever it is called, you are still trying to modernize existing code. While there are tools available that will help in the process, it can still be daunting. Complete re-writes are time consuming and costly. Using the concept of elegance, we'll show you how to simplify your code, making it easier to maintain and be more flexible in the long term. The techniques demonstrated during this session allow for a gradual transformation to a better built and easier managed application.
More Information
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