October 2024 DFW Alteryx User Group Meeting!

[Deanna]

Hi, Maveryx!  Just a reminder to please join us for our October meeting, which will be held virtually by Zoom on Friday, October 25th, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central time, and will feature some excellent guest speakers!

We are privileged to start the meeting with Scott Anderson, Lead Product Strategist at Alteryx, and he will present a Product Roadmap and Vision for the platform.  We look forward to hearing about the latest features and all the many benefits recently added!

Our next guest speaker will be Mike Fratoni, @mikefratoni , Analytics Consultant at Data Prep U.  Mike's presentation is "Harnessing Python in Alteryx: Advanced Techniques for Intermediate Users", and he has provided this great overview:

"Take your Alteryx skills to the next level by integrating Python into your workflows. In this session, we’ll explore how Python can extend the capabilities of Alteryx, allowing for more advanced data manipulation and customization. You'll learn how to incorporate Python scripts for tasks such as complex calculations, advanced data transformations, and custom visualizations, all while keeping your workflows efficient and repeatable. This presentation is ideal for intermediate Alteryx users looking to expand their automation and analysis toolkit with Python integration."

For more information about Data Prep U, and all the excellent Alteryx services they offer, please visit https://www.dataprepu.com

To complete this list of innovative speakers, we will feature Michael Keiffer, CPA P.C., @mkeiffer , who is an independent consultant and instructor - as well as one of our newest Alteryx ACEs!  Michael's presentation will focus on potential fraud analytics and showcasing the Find and Replace, Fuzzy Duplicates and the REGEX functions, specifically demonstrating how to look for duplicates on addresses and different techniques for possibly matching addresses across different datasets.  In addition, he will show how to harmonize/normalize addresses with the Find and Replace Tool and how to expand duplicates testing by using the Fuzzy Duplicates Tool.  To round out this exciting presentation showcasing Alteryx from an ACE analytics point of view, Michael plans to show a workflow built using Python to help perform fuzzy matches on address fields!

To RSVP, please click "Register" at the top right of our calendar events page at Dallas/Fort Worth Alteryx User Group October 2024 ... - Alteryx Community .  Zoom meeting details will be sent to you upon registration.

Thanks to each of our presenters for an engaging lineup of topics for this upcoming meeting!  Join us to get the chance to ask questions about the product and roadmap, learn intermediate to advanced skills in utilizing Python within Alteryx, and get to know one of the newest ACEs and his Alteryx expertise!  We are looking forward to seeing you there!

@Deanna and the DFW Alteryx User Group Leadership Team

[Deanna]

Hi, DFW Alteryx User Group members!  Thank you to everyone who was able to join us for our October virtual meeting; we had an extended session, with many excellent guest speakers!

We were privileged to have Scott Anderson, Lead Product Strategist at Alteryx, provide an in-depth view of the Product Vision and Roadmap for the next release(s).  With the roadmap containing some forward-looking statements, that portion of our meeting was understandably not recorded; for those who attended, though, we were able to learn about many cool new topics and features!  Thank you, Scott, for joining our meeting and taking the time to show us what is planned for the future!

Next, Mike Fratoni, Analytics Consultant at Data Prep U, showed us some innovative ways to utilize Python in Alteryx with intermediate and advanced-level techniques.  It was great to see Mike use the Jupyter notebook in action within the Python tool, and to give our members the chance to ask detailed questions.  Mike, we appreciate the insight and deep dive into combining Python with Alteryx!

One of our newest ACEs, Michael Keiffer, presented ways to use the Find and Replace, Fuzzy Match, and RegEx tools within fraud analytics.  He also added some Python into the mix and showed us how it can be used to match address fields.  Thank you, Michael, for a fascinating tour of techniques and new ways of approaching the topics!

The meeting recording is available at this link: 

https://community-alteryx.zoom.us/rec/share/OsTBMWl-yMe9Qm3DncUNS0Yf_MdBgwPzuiR4kxvxyV1vK8LjG7Z8htqZ...
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Thanks again to each of our guest speakers, and you are welcome back anytime!  Hope to see everyone at the next meeting!

@Deanna and the DFW Alteryx User Group Leadership Team