Florida 2018 - 23rd to 26th April, 2018
Event Schedule: Sessions for April 25th
Registration
Wed 08:00 AM
International Spectrum registration. Open during the full conference hours.
IT Security Revisited - Update for 2020
Wed 09:00 AM
Hackers & Spammers & Zombies -Oh MY!
Choosing your battles and mounting your defense against the latest cyber-threats. A critical session for any IT department, Susan provides an understanding of the new Security threats and solutions.
Fundamentals: MultiValue Dictionaries
Wed 09:00 AM
If you use MultiValue Retrieval in any aspect of your job (end-user or developer) you need to understand what is happening in your file dictionaries. During this session you will learn how to read and write dictionaries, understand the various dictionary structures and how they process. We will cover what each line of the dictionary does, how to convert data and create calculated dictionaries.
The PICK A and S type dictionaries will be covered in this session, as well as the corresponding INFORMATION I-Type dictionary items.
Python Primer with MultiValue Integration
Wed 09:00 AM
Get an Introduction to Python programming. This session will cover syntax and structures and how they relate to languages you already know.
Using and Integrating Modern Frameworks and Tools with your MultiValue - Bootstrap, TypeScript and JavaScript
Wed 09:00 AM
Bootstrap can help you build a responsive website and speed your web development. This session will help you understand how to leverage this framework to build mobile-first projects and show integration with your MultiValue data driving changes to the look of the website.
Intro to Virtualization MultiValue Servers
Wed 10:00 AM
So you want to virtualize some computers in your enterprise. You don’t know where to start? Join Kevin King in this session to discuss and see what it takes to setup a VMWare and VirtualBox Hypervisor, and how to administrate them.
Simply Implementing Universe Web Services
Wed 10:00 AM
Attend this hands on demonstration of implementing Universe RESTful Services. Discussions on best practice for communication to the web service, step by step creation of a web service, and real live examples will be provided.
Use Outlook? Make a Outlook Addin to show MV Data
Wed 10:00 AM
If you use Outlook, then you should have a task window that displays each email’s customer information without the user having to look it up in your MultiValue Application. Lean how to create and use addins to extend outlook to be more useful to your business.
PROC is dead, Long Live PROC! This session will cover PROC; how it is used, and how it is structured.
MultiValue Benchmarking
Wed 11:00 AM
Benchmarking has been a topic that’s been floated around for several years, but nothing really has been provided to the MultiValue Community to use. This session will talk the advantages and pit-falls of benchmarketing, and provide an example of running a TPC-C benchmark against a MultiValue database.
Implementing Universe Encryption
Wed 11:00 AM
Encryption in your data isn’t just an option any more. There are many Regulation and Compliance issues that affect business applications these days. This session will cover not just the "how to" setup and implement database encryption, but best practices for implementing encryption, PCI Compliance, and Health compliance.
Let’s face it, many of our MultiValue IT departments are going to be looking at personnel turnover in the next 5-10 year. Succession Planning is business/corporate term for planning ahead.
Succession Planning is similar to a Disaster Recovery Plan, in that, it is an exercise to takes you through how the transaction of personnel affects the business and how to make it as smooth as possible.
Lunch
Wed 12:00 PM
On your own for lunch.
Using ODBC with MultiValue Databases
Wed 01:30 PM
All the current databases have an option to access your MultiValue data using ODBC, but each one does it different. Learn how each database handles ODBC mapping to MultiValue data and see live examples and applications that use ODBC to access your MultiValue data. Don't limit yourself, or your users, by not understanding the one of the common tools that comes with your existing system.
Indexing in UniVerse - Efficiencies and Pitfalls
Wed 01:30 PM
It is easy to add an index to a UniVerse file to increase performance, but are you aware of the system performance issues of doing this? Don’t want to wait for a select to run during month-end processing? Create a trigger. Want instantaneous retrieval of sales history based on region, date, dollar amount and phase of the moon? Create a trigger.
This session will talk about the pros and cons of adding indexes to UniVerse files, and different ways to address them.
We have been exporting our data into Excel for years. CSV and Tab Delimited files are the normal, but as Excel advances and implements more security, we are getting requires to generate native Excel files. This session will take you through different ways to create and enhance your exports to be more friendly to Excel.
Intro to MultiValue Administration - UniData
Wed 01:30 PM
Are you new to MultiValue? This session is for people that need to understand how to administrate MultiValue databases and frameworks.
- Connecting and Logging In
- Common Programs and Commands
- File Types and Storage
- Introduction to the Query Language
- Creating New Programs
Indexing in UniVerse - Efficiencies and Pitfalls
Wed 02:30 PM
It is easy to add an index to a UniVerse file to increase performance, but are you aware of the system performance issues of doing this? This session will talk about the pros and cons of adding indexes to UniVerse files, and different ways to address them.
Create and Populating PDF Documents
Wed 02:30 PM
PDFs have become an preferred document exchange method for emails and archival storage. This session will show you different ways to create PDF documents and how to merge your MultiValue data into existing PDF documents.
Exploring the Power of I-Types
Wed 02:30 PM
This session, broadly applicable to QM, UniVerse and Unidata looks at the power of I-type dictionary items. Starting with simple expressions and working through to examples of using the multi-valued functions, we will see how I-types can provide elegant solutions to some apparently complex problems.
Closing Conference Party (Wednesday)
Wed 05:00 PM
Unwind after a busy week of informative sessions with our Closing Party.
The Closing Conference party is a tradition at International Spectrum. It gives attendees a last chance to talk with each other and with vendors, before heading back to work to apply the information gain at the week of sessions.
Enjoy the food and drinks, and party the night away.