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Well, it's August, and summer is winding down (at least in the northern hemisphere). I hope that you all had a fabulous July, and that you have been staying safe! Here's what you may have missed last month in the Alteryx Community!
In Case You Missed It
*Community news & announcements.
Community Q&A Session
Last month we had Dean Stoecker participate in a live Question and Answer session around the future role of analytics in the world, and the community brought their A-Game when it was time to ask him their most pressing questions on the subject! We had so many questions, in fact, that Dean didn't have time to answer all of them live; luckily, we have a follow-up blog addressing the questions we couldn't get to in the time allotted, as well as a replay of the live event if you couldn't make it!
ADAPT
Several of our ADAPT Program participants have begun to complete their program, and I couldn't be more thrilled for them! The curriculum is not necessarily easy to master, and this means that they've dedicated themselves to working hard and making sure that they put in the time and effort to finish. Check out our graduates thread here to see what they have to say about the program!
Speaking of ADAPT, we have another great blog by @SusanCS in which she interviews Leeia Isabel (@Leeia_I) about her experience with the ADAPT program. I don't know about you, but my favorite part of community is hearing people's stories and Leeia's is a great one. I highly suggest you give it a read!
Upcoming Training Opportunity
On August 25th, we'll be hosting another live training session, hosted by Kacper Ksieski (@seven). This session will cover preparing your data sets, your go-to toolset, and streamlining and optimizing your workflows. The session is open to all, but will be especially useful for those in the ADAPT program or people just getting started with Alteryx. It will begin at 10AM Eastern, so don't forget to register HERE.
Never. Stop. Learning.
*Alteryx Academy. All the training resources you need.
Check out our newest addition to the Data Science Learning Path - four new lessons on Time Series Forecasting! The course starts with the foundational concepts and guides you through the technical aspects while arming you with the knowledge and skills to build your own models in Designer. It’s sure to become your favorite new series!
Nuts & Bolts
*Alteryx in Practice. Noteworthy Tips & Tricks, blog/KB Articles + other pearls of wisdom.
Can't get enough AMP Engine? Principal engineer @AdamR_AYX's latest series on Engine Works is giving you the hows and whys, including Moore's Law, record packets and the task scheduler.
AMP Engine Technical Deep Dive | Part 1 | Why AMP?
AMP Engine Technical Deep Dive | Part 2 | Key concepts of the AMP Engine
In a video interview, Creativity in Data Science, @SusanCS and @BenMoss talk about how his creative projects came about, and what he sees as the role of creativity in data science and analytics.
Creativity in Data Science: An Interview with Ben Moss, ACE
Alteryx Accessibility PM @A11yKyle celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Read about why this is important, and what we can do, from designing software to changing the way we think about things.
ACE Highlights
All about that ACE
New ACEs joined the ACE Program in July!
July was a month of celebrations: Canada Day, Pecan Pie Day, and Cow Appreciation Day to name a few. But the most exciting day of all was ACE Designation Day! On July 1st, we welcomed our Summer 2020 cohort into the #ACEfamily. You can read all about it here! So glad to have you onboard @AbhilashR, @cgoodman3, @cplewis90 (who recently wrote this blog about how Alteryx changed his career), @fmvizcaino, @Jonathan-Sherman, @PhilipMannering. We’re excited to see the places you’ll go and the impact you’ll make in our community and beyond!
User Group News
*Find Your People, Build Your Network.
Missed out on a meeting? Curious what happens at a user group meeting? Check out the Meeting Recap Index! It has been updated to include recordings and resources from the Atlanta, French Regional, New Jersey, and Leeds user groups.
Register for a user group meeting:
Culture & Events
*Immerse yourself in data and analytics culture.
New episodes | Alter Everything Podcast
In episode 65: Uncomfortable conversations, Tuvy Le, Manager of the Alteryx ACE Program, sat down with her mentor (and frienemy) David Norwood. David is VP of Commercial Sales at Alteryx, was named the 2019 Sales Executive of the Year, and is a funny and warm presence at Alteryx headquarters. Tuvy and David had a chat about how having difficult conversations can ultimately lift people up, and why embracing diverse perspectives on your team is a key ingredient to a rich, fun and successful culture.
Episode 66: The Alteryx AMP Engine: Explained: Alteryx workflows are already fast, but the new architecture behind the Alteryx Engine, Alteryx Multi-threaded Processing (AMP), takes data processing performance to a whole new level. Sr. Manager of Community Content, Neil Ryan, sat down with Principle Engineer, Adam Riley, for a peek behind the curtain of the AMP development process, and a chat about “the why” behind this massive new release that was years in the making.
Data [in the] Sandbox Mini-Series
Summer is wrapping up and if you or any kids in your life need some quick lessons in data and analytics before heading back to school, look no further than our new podcast mini-series, “Data [in the] Sandbox”. The episodes are short, focused on high level overviews of basic (yet crucial) concepts in analytics and data science. They're perfect to share with your kiddos and hey, you might even learn something from them too!
Subscribe to Alter Everything on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, or YouTube to stay in tune with analytics culture on the go. Remember, if listening isn’t your thing, we have the episode transcripts available on Community so be sure to subscribe there as well!
Top Community Contributors
*Our members make community!
Now to close out this edition of Highlights, let's congratulate some of our community members for being here with us and rocking their contributions in the community. Below we've got the top three solution authors and the community members that received the most likes in the month of June. As always, I want to thank everyone in the community for their contributions, but these 6 individuals rose to the top this month!
Top Solution Authors
Most Likes
Well folks, that's a wrap on July! Don't forget to subscribe to Alter.Nation to stay up to date on what's going on!
