(Didn't realize until I was posting that this was my 100th post...whew!)
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A few months ago we purchased a new "smart" Blu-Ray player and one of its intriguing features was its built-in WiFi with pre-installed Internet apps like Amazon Video, YouTube, Vudu, etc. (Previously we had a 6-year-old "dumb" DVD player that was barely smart enough to eject its tray when you pushed the button).
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Interestingly, the limitations of these pre-installed apps became one of my frustrations as we started to use the player more and more. I wanted to be able to view Pluralsight videos and TED Talks, and my wife wanted to watch Craftsy videos, and lacking customized applications we couldn't do so.
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After some searching on my laptop I found that TED Talks are available on YouTube! Some more digging and I found a few PASS videos as well - and more intensive searching found that almost every single PASS Virtual Chapter has its own YouTube channel where they upload recordings of their presentations!
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Below I have lifted the list of PASS Virtual Chapters (current as of May 2016) and the descriptions provided by PASS. I have gone through YouTube and found the link for each chapter's YouTube channel and listed them below.
(I apologize to any international readers but I have omitted the non-English speaking chapters as I don't have the language skills to properly search for their content.)
Chapter Name | Short Description | Virtual Chapter URL | YouTube Recordings |
Application Development | Training and information for Application Developers | ||
Big Data | Discuss Big Data technologies & Hadoop-based systems | ||
Business Analytics | The PASS Business Analytics Chapter provides virtual train... | ||
Business Intelligence | Connecting BI Professionals globally | ||
Cloud | Enabling cloud knowledge sharing | ||
Data Architecture | Focusing on your data architecture concerns | ||
Data Science | Advanced Analytics, Machine Learning, Data Mining | ||
Database Administration | Forum for discussion on DBA topics | ||
DBA Fundamentals | Rock solid foundations! | ||
Excel Business Intelligence | Helping users achieve excellence in Excel | ||
Healthcare | Connecting SQL Server Pros in the healthcare industry | ||
High Availability and Disaster Recovery | Reduce the risk and impact of system faults and outages | ||
Hybrid | Cover all technologies and solutions that may be integrate... | N/A | |
In Memory VC | Take advantage of the new In-Memory features | ||
Performance | Discuss SQL Server performance-related content | ||
PowerShell | Learn and share best practices around PowerShell | ||
Professional Development | Join the conversation and share resources | ||
Saturday Night SQL | Forum for discussion about BI and Databases | ||
Security | Guidance and education on SQL Server security topics | ||
Virtualization | Improving management of SQL Server in virtual environments | ||
Women in Technology | Forum for discussion of issues pertinent to WIT |
The Virtual Chapter websites listed above do have archives of the recording of their meetings as well, but they aren't centralized and they are only available from a regular web browser as opposed to a custom app on your TV or phone.
There are also several other useful YouTube channels I recommend:
- TED Talks - https://www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksDirector
- TEDx Talks (from local TEDx events) - https://www.youtube.com/user/TEDxTalks
- SQLSentry (vendor tools but also a *lot* of non-brand SQL material) - https://www.youtube.com/user/SQLSentry
- Brent Ozar Unlimited (Weekly "Office Hours" and other training videos) - https://www.youtube.com/user/BrentOzar
- PASSTV (official PASS functions such as videos from Summit) - https://www.youtube.com/user/SQLPASSTV
- TechEd North America (Microsoft's admin/architecture conference) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-B8GuZPEnvFGiSKpjIVKKg
- Ntirety (my employer) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC42FtgrqDGBU27WKqYqwvg
- HOSTING (our parent company) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCavSm--VAVf33w5rn5gQ6mg
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Can't beat free info - it's free, and it's info!
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Hope this helps!
