Colorado is ranking well in best places to build a biz!

I came across this article in the Denver Business Journal which re-casted a Forbes article on the best places to build and maintain a business for 2009.

Five Colorado cities rank high on Forbes’ 2009 best-places-for business list

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Five Colorado cities made the top 40 of Forbes magazine’s latest list of the best places for business and careers, with Fort Collins ranked No. 2, Denver at No. 14 and Boulder at No. 20.

Also in the upper reaches of Forbes’ 2009 evaluation of 200 U.S. metro areas: Colorado Springs, at No. 10; and Greeley, at No. 37.

Forbes evaluated the 200 largest U.S. metro areas, those with a population of 241,000 or more, on 11 criteria, using data from economic research firm Moody’s Economy.com. Among the criteria were cost of doing business, cost of living, job-growth trends, crime rates and cultural attributes.

Two measurements were added this year to reflect the times: projected job growth and fewest subprime mortgages as a percentage of total originations over a three-year period.

Denver’s highest rankings were for number of colleges (15th), educational attainment (20th) and culture and leisure (21st).

The city’s lowest rankings were for cost of living (133rd) and cost of doing business (130th).

Forbes recently ranked Denver No. 8 on its “Top 30 Most-Wired American Cities.”

Second-place Fort Collins ranked in the top 15 of U.S. cities in four categories: Educational attainment of its population (sixth place), past income growth (ninth), fewest subprime mortgages (10th) and projected job growth (13th).

Its lowest rankings were for number of colleges (158th), despite the fact that it’s the home of Colorado State University, and for culture and leisure opportunities (135th).

Here are the top 20 cities on the 2009 “best places for business and careers” list:

• 1. Raleigh, N.C.
• 2. Fort Collins
• 3. Durham, N.C.
• 4. Fayetteville, Ark.
• 5. Lincoln, Neb.
• 6. Asheville, N.C.
• 7. Des Moines, Iowa
• 8. Austin, Texas
• 9. Boise, Idaho
• 10. Colorado Springs
• 11. Albuquerque, N.M.
• 12. Oklahoma City
• 13. Wilmington, N.C.
• 14. Denver
• 15. Huntsville, Ala.
• 16. San Antonio, Texas
• 17. Seattle
• 18. Winston-Salem, N.C.
• 19. Charlotte, N.C.
• 20. Boulder

DBTA Post-Event Coverage of DataRage...

Embarcadero Finds DataRage Virtual Event Answers Real Need

Embarcadero Technologies recently held DataRage, three days of online technical sessions and a virtual trade show targeted at DBAs, data architects, database developers, security experts, and other database professionals, and found that the virtual approach was the right one for the times, according Greg Keller, chief evangelist, at the company. The online event was held March 17 through March 19.
Embarcadero’s CodeGear Group, the tools group purchased from Borland last year and now integrated within Embarcadero, has held “CodeRages” in recent years, but this was Embarcadero’s first “DataRage” online educational and technical seminar for database professionals.

DataRage included sessions covering Embarcadero products such as DBArtisan, Performance Center, Rapid SQL, Change Manager, ER/Studio, DB Optimizer. It also included topics related to the roles as data architects, developers and DBAs, and technologies such as Oracle, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Embarcadero InterBase, IBM DB2 and others, as well as sessions on CodeGear products.
“The experiment that we had here worked in that we wanted to provide this free level of deep technical information over three days. People need that and they are willing to spend parts of their days to join in, and yet they are not able to expend budget to travel to these things,” Keller tells 5 Minute Briefing.

Embarcadero had “very seriously” considered doing a face-to-face version of the event at the end of last year, but decided to postpone it, while instead trying a virtual version of the event. Although not a “massive surprise,” Keller says the level of participation for the virtual conference was a “sheer validation of our efforts.” There were between 1,000 and 2,000 registrants, with an average of roughly 200 attendees per session, he states.
Of all the sessions, the best attended were the modeling-related sessions, says Keller. “You have a lot of developers that truly are wearing multiple hats now.” Many of the attendees' organizations are under considerable strain, and have gone through headcount reductions, he observes. “Many of these folks are forced and required now from an application development standpoint to learn more and dip deeper into the world of the database so the training was perfectly timed for them.”

From Embarcadero's viewpoint, says Keller, “We consider this to be an overwhelming success, mostly for our customers who are able to get some great free training and content.” Looking to future, he adds, Embarcadero is considering a combined CodeRage and DataRage virtual conference for Q3 2009. Replays of the DataRage sessions are now available on the Embarcadero site.

DataRage Replays now Live!

Not able to make it to DataRage? Not to worry!
The recorded versions of all the sessions are now available for replay.

Hey, we all get busy. If you missed any of the live DataRage sessions, the session recordings are now available. Watch them on the Web or download them to watch later.  And don't forget to refer them to your colleagues.

After three years of CodeRage success, DataRage was our first data management-focused virtual education conference.  It was also a great success. Over a thousand database professionals registered and attended the sessions held March 17^th through the 19^th.  Feedback from attendees on the content and expertise of the luminaries who presented was overwhelmingly positive.

Just Added! Short-Subject Videos
To assist with your efforts to efficiently design, build and run database-driven software applications, we created shorter subject "videos on demand". They are available now, alongside the longer-form live session recordings. We think you'll find them helpful!

Join The Embarcadero Developer Network
Both the full-length and short-subject DataRage videos are available for live streaming viewing or download via the Embarcadero Developer Network (EDN), our community-driven site for knowledge sharing and collaboration.

Registration for EDN is easy and once you’re in you’ll have access to the site’s key resources and features such as its knowledge bases, blogs, forums and you'll be enabled to provide content as well!

Again, thanks for your interest in DataRage. We look forward to seeing you at our next on-line educational conference!

Greg Keller
Chief Evangelist – Database Tools
Embarcadero Technologies, Inc.

 

DataRage replays will be up this week....

I've had a ton of emails , Twitter DMs, Skype calls, you name it, asking when the replays of the DataRage sessions will be available. So I can cover this in one broadcast: we're working on getting everything finalized in both streaming and downloadable media formats by week's end. An emailer to all those that registered will be broadcast to tell you where to grab them (they'll be on the EDN).

Thanks again for joining us!

DataRage Day 1 - Complete!

Well folks, Day one of Embarcadero Technologies' DataRage conference is officially under our belts! We had and OUTSTANDING attendance rate, with registrations now measured in 4 digits!! Sweet!

The sessions on database tools and software development approaches when working against relational databases was outstanding. A few bugs to work out with LiveMeeting but all in all great content, great presenters and great questions.

Tomorrow's session lineup is equally as great as today's. Joe Maguire's presentation as well as a few of our customer's are super compelling if you code SQL or design data(bases) for a living.

Lastly, I'm tweeting like a banshee durin the presentations so foloow the going's on!

Rage on....

TechWeb Announces Winners of the 19th Annual Jolt Product Excellence & Productivity Awards

TechWeb Announces Winners of the 19th Annual Jolt Product Excellence & Productivity Awards:

Change Manager and J Builder were nominated as Productivity Award Winners at this years Jolt Awards!

Data Modeling Panel Discussion | Enterprise Data World

So, I got myself elected to be part of a panel at Enterprise Data World in Tampa in April. My bud Chris Bradley from British Petroleum will be leading this discussion along with my main data evangelist on the interwebs, Karen "@datachick" Lopez and some other compatriots to the cause. It looks pretty interesting. The panel will discuss opinions on how to keep data modeling relevant today. I love to be contentious so we'll see what I come up with and I am very bullish on making data modeling 'real' for the masses. In other words, moving the practice from out of the ivory tower of enterprise academia and enable it as a main stream practice...not unlike making a PowerPoint to articulate a point.....just using REAL metadata to do it with!

Datarage | Greg Keller doesn't do ads....

I'm not an ad guy and I shouldn't play one on TV. But this is an advert for the online conference I'm helping run for database professionals...e.g. data architects, DBAs, developers, and so on. DataRage will offer free education on topics like database optimization, data architecture and database design, change management processes, development against relational databases, and so on. We'll also be doing power user training on Embarcadero's well known database and application development tools. But, I digress, and allow you to hear my adver-rant below...

All systems go for Data Rage...now check your PC!

DataRage the free on-line training and educational conference for database administrators, architects and database developers is almost here. Response to the event has been terrific! And the conference is still getting better. In fact, an exciting new speaker that has just been added.

Joe McGuire-Burton Group
Joe has just been added to the speaker line up! We're excited about his discussion on modeling approaches and on weighing the differences between generalized and specific data modeling. He'll also cover all things helpful to data architects and developers who are looking for more productive – and proactive – ways to solve data storage design challenges before they become issues that must be fixed; always a costly endeavor.

Read Joe’s abstract and review the full conference schedule here. We're updating the agenda and adding presentations almost daily!

You’re ready, but is your PC ready for DataRage?
DataRage will be entirely broadcast using Microsoft’s LiveMeeting. Here are some handy links to ensure you have all the LiveMeeting prerequisites you need to optimize your viewing and interactive participation experience!

Don’t have Live Meeting?
Click here to install Windows Live Meeting 2007.

Already have LiveMeeting?
Click here to check your system to ensure your current LiveMeeting configuration is ready for DataRage!

DataRage! We're Live!! Registration is OPEN

Q: What's DataRage?

A: DataRage is three days of 100% online technical sessions focused on database development and data management issues which you can attend from wherever you like to log in. It’s bringing you top industry speakers, technologists, and industry practitioners to present on a wide variety of database-related topics, a raging confluence of conveniently-delivered information you can’t get anywhere else. And it’s free!

DataRage is designed for you. It features both advanced and introductory education and training sessions from leading experts to help you with the latest thinking and tips on:

• Data modeling and database design techniques
• SQL optimization and database development strategies
• Database change management and administrative processes
• Productivity tips & tricks with industry leading products
  • ER/Studio®, DBArtisan®, DB Optimizer™, Rapid SQL®
• …And more!

Q: How Do I Register?

A: Easy! Simply click the button below to sign up for any or ALL of the education and training sessions.