Sam Nasr's guest appearances

Sam Nasr

Developer On Fire

Cross Cutting Concerns Podcast

Azure DevOps Podcast

Ted Neward

Oren Eini

Richard Rodger

Adam Tornhill

Shawn Wildermuth

Eric Elliott

Richard Campbell

Jonathan Mills

Rob Reynolds

Kelsey Hightower

David Giard

Phil Haack

Heather Downing

Matthew Renze

Doc Norton

OwlTail

This week, Sam Nasr returns to the show. Sam is an IT Consultant specializing in .Net, SQL Server, and Azure. He is a Sr. Software Engineer focused on the Microsoft stack of technologies including .Net, SQL Server, Azure. As part of NIS Technologies, he provides consulting services, training, and custom app development to bring more value to business applications. Sam is also a leader at the Cleveland C#/VB .Net user group.   Topics of Discussion: [2:37] Sam talks about getting inspiration from a video featuring Saquib Shaikh, a blind software engineer at Microsoft that developed services that helped him get by day-to-day, which was made public. It was a moving video and it got him into cognitive services, and he started diving more into AI and ML from that point. [4:10] How are AI and machine learning similar? How are they different? [4:15] Do you have to use the Azure services? [6:27] What are some of Sam’s favorite AI or ML products? [8:03] With Azure Cognitive Services, it’s a variety of different services. There are some for language, some for speech, some for vision, and decision-making. [10:19] How do we go from a microphone to a text string? Does that happen on the end device, or do we send the file to Azure? [15:10] What is the testing method for this type of application? [18:09] How does this relate to bot framework? [24:28] What applications does it tend to work best on? [26:50] What does it look like to deploy a new release candidate from environment to environment and then to production? What is the promotion process of an application like this? [30:39] You need to have a good representation of your data. It’s got to be clean and then trained on an appropriate number of records.   Mentioned in this Episode:  Architect Tips — New video podcast!  Azure DevOps Clear Measure (Sponsor)  .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer’s Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon!  Jeffrey Palermo’s YouTube  Jeffrey Palermo’s Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events!   Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.   Sam Naser: GitHub projects  YouTube  Presentations samnasr@live.com    Overview of Cognitive Services:  “Adding Machine Learning to .Net Applications” youtube.com/watch?v=dMHlbZvISUI Build 2016 AI Video

This week, Sam Nasr returns to the show. Sam is an IT Consultant specializing in .Net, SQL Server, and Azure. He is a Sr. Software Engineer focused on the Microsoft stack of technologies including .Net, SQL Server, Azure. As part of NIS Technologies, he provides consulting services, training, and custom app development to bring more value to business applications. Sam is also a leader at the Cleveland C#/VB .Net user group. Topics of Discussion: [2:37] Sam talks about getting inspiration from a video featuring Saquib Shaikh, a blind software engineer at Microsoft that developed services that helped him get by day-to-day, which was made public. It was a moving video and it got him into cognitive services, and he started diving more into AI and ML from that point. [4:10] How are AI and machine learning similar? How are they different? [4:15] Do you have to use the Azure services? [6:27] What are some of Sam’s favorite AI or ML products? [8:03] With Azure Cognitive Services, it’s a variety of different services. There are some for language, some for speech, some for vision, and decision-making. [10:19] How do we go from a microphone to a text string? Does that happen on the end device, or do we send the file to Azure? [15:10] What is the testing method for this type of application? [18:09] How does this relate to bot framework? [24:28] What applications does it tend to work best on? [26:50] What does it look like to deploy a new release candidate from environment to environment and then to production? What is the promotion process of an application like this? [30:39] You need to have a good representation of your data. It’s got to be clean and then trained on an appropriate number of records. Mentioned in this Episode: <a href="http://architecttips.clearmeasure.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Architect Tips</a> — New video podcast! <a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-ca/services/devops/?&amp;OCID=AID736756_SEM_7eul5uID" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Azure DevOps</a> <a href="https://www.clear-measure.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Clear Measure</a> (Sponsor) <a href="https://www.amazon.com/NET-DevOps-Azure-Developers-Architecture/dp/1484253426" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer’s Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo</a> — Available on Amazon! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-ROXy08zc-qTA0-3GAQDLw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Jeffrey Palermo’s YouTube</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/jeffreypalermo?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Jeffrey Palermo’s Twitter</a> — Follow to stay informed about future events! Want to Learn More? Visit <a href="http://azuredevopspodcast.clear-measure.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AzureDevOps.Show</a> for show notes and additional episodes. Sam Naser: <a href="https://github.com/SamNasr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub projects</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU4ffaIzhsvMr_cCt9kjQMw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> YouTube</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU4ffaIzhsvMr_cCt9kjQMw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Presentations</a> <a href="mailto:samnasr@live.com">samnasr@live.com</a> <a href="https://samnasr.blogspot.com/2022/01/overview-of-cognitive-services.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Overview of Cognitive Services: </a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGiaM8jM7xk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Adding Machine Learning to .Net Applications”</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGiaM8jM7xk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">youtube.com/watch?v=dMHlbZvISUI</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jsLsi6MEyk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Build 2016 AI Video</a>

Sam Nasr on Azure AI & ML - Episode 185

In this episode, Jeffrey is excited to be joined by his guest, Sam Nasr! Sam is an IT Consultant and a Sr. Software Engineer with a deep focus on the Microsoft stack of technologies (.Net, SQL Server, Azure). In his role of 12+ years at NIS Technologies, Sam provides consulting services, training, and custom app development to help bring more value to business applications. He is also incredibly passionate about giving back to the community and speaks at many events, conferences, and user groups; writes articles; and is always keeping on top of new technologies. He also serves as a leader at the Cleveland C#/VB .NET user group.   Together, Jeffrey and Sam discuss the ins and outs of SQL Server for developers, highlight the current state-of-the-art practices, what it looks like in 2020 to build a SQL Server database, and the go-to resources you should be looking at.   Topics of Discussion: [:38] Be sure to visit AzureDevOps.Show for past episodes and show notes. [1:02] About The Azure DevOps Podcast and Jeffrey’s offer to speak at virtual user groups. [1:13] Clear Measure is hiring! Be sure to check out the link in the show notes. [1:39] About today’s guest, Sam Nasr! [2:13] Jeffrey welcomes Sam to the podcast. [2:19] Sam shares some career highlights and speaks about his current role. [3:46] Sam shares his philosophy on teaching and learning. [7:34] Sam’s mindset around SQL Server for developers and a brief history of it. [10:44] Sam elaborates on the ins and outs of building on SQL Server. [14:20] Can you do file tables through Entity Framework? [15:12] Sam explains another cool feature of SQL Server: temporal tables. [17:00] A word from Azure DevOps Podcast’s sponsor: Clear Measure. [17:32] Are temporal tables suited for time-based analytical queries?  [19:42] What do you need to do to get the temporal features added on? [20:46] Sam speaks about one of his favorite conferences: SQLSaturday! [22:18] The current state-of-the-art practices that Sam is employing for building the database, testing the database, and deploying changes. [24:12] What does it mean in 2020 to build a SQL Server database? [26:34] There’s a lot of choices to make when it comes to databases. Sam shares his insights on these choices, the NoSQL movement, and what developers should be looking at and considering. [29:54] Jeffrey and Sam shares some final words on the benefits and ease-of-use of SQL Server. [32:17] Jeffrey thanks Sam for joining the podcast and Sam shares some go-to resources to check out after the show!   Mentioned in this Episode:  Azure DevOps Clear Measure (Sponsor)  .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon!  bit.ly/dotnetdevopsebook — Click here to download the .NET DevOps for Azure ebook!  Jeffrey Palermo’s Youtube  Jeffrey Palermo’s Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! The Azure DevOps Podcast’s Twitter: @AzureDevOpsShow Sam Nasr’s LinkedIn Sam Nasr’s GitHub NIS Technologies  SQL Server  T-SQL Entity Framework  SQL Azure SQLSaturday  Entity Framework Code-First MongoDB  Azure Cosmos DB Meetup.com   Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

In this episode, Jeffrey is excited to be joined by his guest, Sam Nasr! Sam is an IT Consultant and a Sr. Software Engineer with a deep focus on the Microsoft stack of technologies (.Net, SQL Server, Azure). In his role of 12+ years at NIS Technologies, Sam provides consulting services, training, and custom app development to help bring more value to business applications. He is also incredibly passionate about giving back to the community and speaks at many events, conferences, and user groups; writes articles; and is always keeping on top of new technologies. He also serves as a leader at the Cleveland C#/VB .NET user group. Together, Jeffrey and Sam discuss the ins and outs of SQL Server for developers, highlight the current state-of-the-art practices, what it looks like in 2020 to build a SQL Server database, and the go-to resources you should be looking at. Topics of Discussion: [:38] Be sure to visit <a href="http://azuredevops.show/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AzureDevOps.Show</a> for past episodes and show notes. [1:02] About The Azure DevOps Podcast and Jeffrey’s offer to speak at virtual user groups. [1:13] Clear Measure is hiring! Be sure to check out the link in the show notes. [1:39] About today’s guest, Sam Nasr! [2:13] Jeffrey welcomes Sam to the podcast. [2:19] Sam shares some career highlights and speaks about his current role. [3:46] Sam shares his philosophy on teaching and learning. [7:34] Sam’s mindset around SQL Server for developers and a brief history of it. [10:44] Sam elaborates on the ins and outs of building on SQL Server. [14:20] Can you do file tables through Entity Framework? [15:12] Sam explains another cool feature of SQL Server: temporal tables. [17:00] A word from Azure DevOps Podcast’s sponsor: Clear Measure. [17:32] Are temporal tables suited for time-based analytical queries?  [19:42] What do you need to do to get the temporal features added on? [20:46] Sam speaks about one of his favorite conferences: SQLSaturday! [22:18] The current state-of-the-art practices that Sam is employing for building the database, testing the database, and deploying changes. [24:12] What does it mean in 2020 to build a SQL Server database? [26:34] There’s a lot of choices to make when it comes to databases. Sam shares his insights on these choices, the NoSQL movement, and what developers should be looking at and considering. [29:54] Jeffrey and Sam shares some final words on the benefits and ease-of-use of SQL Server. [32:17] Jeffrey thanks Sam for joining the podcast and Sam shares some go-to resources to check out after the show! Mentioned in this Episode: <a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-ca/services/devops/?&amp;OCID=AID736756_SEM_7eul5uID" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Azure DevOps</a> <a href="https://www.clear-measure.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Clear Measure</a> (Sponsor) <a href="https://www.amazon.com/NET-DevOps-Azure-Developers-Architecture/dp/1484253426" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo</a> — Available on Amazon! <a href="http://www.lulu.com/shop/jeffrey-palermo/net-devops-for-azure-ebook-edition/ebook/product-24094762.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> bit.ly/dotnetdevopsebook</a> — Click here to download the .NET DevOps for Azure ebook! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-ROXy08zc-qTA0-3GAQDLw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Jeffrey Palermo’s Youtube</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/jeffreypalermo?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Jeffrey Palermo’s Twitter</a> — Follow to stay informed about future events! <a href="https://blog.stevensanderson.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Azure DevOps Podcast’s Twitter: @AzureDevOpsShow</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/samsnasr/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sam Nasr’s LinkedIn</a> <a href="https://github.com/SamNasr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sam Nasr’s GitHub</a> <a href="http://www.nistechnologies.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NIS Technologies</a> <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/sql-server/sql-server-downloads" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> SQL Server</a> <a href="https://searchsqlserver.techtarget.com/definition/T-SQL#:~:text=T%2DSQL%20(Transact%2DSQL)%20is%20a%20set%20of,row%20processing%20and%20declared%20variables." rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> T-SQL</a> <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/ef/core/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Entity Framework</a> <a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-ca/free/sql-database/search/?&amp;ef_id=CjwKCAiAirb_BRBNEiwALHlnDy-4ikSAc3OW2rxx0t2xmtHJ03C3wAH2o2ruiDixjraMkz8BBkm5dhoCylYQAvD_BwE:G:s&amp;OCID=AID2100017_SEM_CjwKCAiAirb_BRBNEiwALHlnDy-4ikSAc3OW2rxx0t2xmtHJ03C3wAH2o2ruiDixjraMkz8BBkm5dhoCylYQAvD_BwE:G:s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> SQL Azure</a> <a href="https://www.sqlsaturday.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SQLSaturday</a> <a href="https://www.entityframeworktutorial.net/code-first/what-is-code-first.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Entity Framework Code-First</a> <a href="https://www.mongodb.com/2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MongoDB</a> <a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-ca/services/cosmos-db/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Azure Cosmos DB</a> <a href="https://www.meetup.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Meetup.com</a> Want to Learn More? Visit <a href="http://azuredevopspodcast.clear-measure.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AzureDevOps.Show</a> for show notes and additional episodes.

Sam Nasr on SQL Server for Developers - Episode 122

Sam Nasr is all about getting involved with user groups. Show Notes:  Cleveland C#/VB.Net User Group (meetup) SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) Hyland Software Xamarin Dev Days Central Ohio .NET Developers Group (CONDG) Tech Elevator Code School NextPlex Meetup.com Sam was kind enough to provide his email address in the podcast  Sam Nasr is on Twitter. Want to be on the next episode? You can! All you need is the willingness to talk about something technical. Theme music is "Crosscutting Concerns" by The Dirty Truckers, check out their music on Amazon or iTunes.

Sam Nasr is all about getting involved with user groups. Show Notes: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.meetup.com/Cleveland-C-VB-Net-User-Group/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cleveland C#/VB.Net User Group</a> (meetup)</li> <li><a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/reporting-services/create-deploy-and-manage-mobile-and-paginated-reports" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SQL Server Reporting Services</a> (SSRS)</li> <li><a href="https://www.hyland.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hyland Software</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.xamarin.com/dev-days" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Xamarin Dev Days</a></li> <li><a href="http://condg.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Central Ohio .NET Developers Group</a> (CONDG)</li> <li><a href="https://www.techelevator.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tech Elevator</a> Code School</li> <li><a href="http://nextplex.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NextPlex</a></li> <li><a href="http://meetup.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Meetup.com</a></li> <li>Sam was kind enough to provide his email address in the podcast</li> </ul> <a href="https://twitter.com/SamNasr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sam Nasr is on Twitter</a>. <a href="http://crosscuttingconcerns.com/Want-to-be-on-a-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Want to be on the next episode?</a> You can! All you need is the willingness to talk about something technical. Theme music is "Crosscutting Concerns" by The Dirty Truckers, check out their music on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001GXVJ5A/ref=dm_ws_ap_tlw_alb1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a> or <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/loose-in-the-joints/id291787809" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>.

Podcast 065 - Sam Nasr on User Groups

    Guest:Sam Nasr @SamNasr  Full show notes are at https://developeronfire.com/podcast/episode-151-sam-nasr-the-joy-of-user-groups

Guest: <a href="http://clevelanddotnet.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sam Nasr</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/SamNasr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SamNasr</a> Full show notes are at <a href="https://developeronfire.com/podcast/episode-151-sam-nasr-the-joy-of-user-groups" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://developeronfire.com/podcast/episode-151-sam-nasr-the-joy-of-user-groups</a>