Nebraska SQL from @DBA_ANDY: Catching Up on The #SQLPASS Virtual Chapters

(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	http://appdev.sqlpass.org/	https://www.youtube.com/user/PASSappdev
Big Data	Discuss Big Data technologies & Hadoop-based systems	http://bigdata.sqlpass.org/	https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkOKmMW_LEsACOqE8C1RWdw
Business Analytics	The PASS Business Analytics Chapter provides virtual train...	http://bavc.sqlpass.org/	https://www.youtube.com/user/PASSBAVC
Business Intelligence	Connecting BI Professionals globally	http://bi.sqlpass.org/	https://www.youtube.com/user/PASSBIVC
Cloud	Enabling cloud knowledge sharing	http://cloud.sqlpass.org/	https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbM9EKPyh6G6F4gK_YOaC8Q
Data Architecture	Focusing on your data architecture concerns	http://dataarch.sqlpass.org/	https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoYaPVyNHzpt2cT6ZuO5APw
Data Science	Advanced Analytics, Machine Learning, Data Mining	http://datascience.sqlpass.org/	https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqB3xWdwjA9soFV6EOu7qfg
Database Administration	Forum for discussion on DBA topics	http://dba.sqlpass.org/	https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN-UYSZ3yERcsNVOcMGlrgg
DBA Fundamentals	Rock solid foundations!	http://fundamentals.sqlpass.org/	https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfo-suRFU3sBL5eOOv4XOVg
Excel Business Intelligence	Helping users achieve excellence in Excel	http://excelbivc.sqlpass.org/	https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCXBjWCPexQTTGs-eChtmYA
Healthcare	Connecting SQL Server Pros in the healthcare industry	http://healthcare.sqlpass.org/	https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcLgVdylvd1Xonb6zoaqeWw
High Availability and Disaster Recovery	Reduce the risk and impact of system faults and outages	http://hadrvc.sqlpass.org/	https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXM_bmBuTEln3K4GHeuBAQ
Hybrid	Cover all technologies and solutions that may be integrate...	http://oracle.sqlpass.org/	N/A
In Memory VC	Take advantage of the new In-Memory features	http://imvc.sqlpass.org/	https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTHLNg5xR_-2YJWTaJoqI2Q
Performance	Discuss SQL Server performance-related content	http://performance.sqlpass.org/	https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvLXc2p2itK-Na0ndF7CxBg
PowerShell	Learn and share best practices around PowerShell	http://powershell.sqlpass.org/	https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFX97evt_7Akx_R9ovfiSwQ
Professional Development	Join the conversation and share resources	http://professionaldevelopment.sqlpass.org/	https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDP2iCgt7rRu6zyvxwz4uug
Saturday Night SQL	Forum for discussion about BI and Databases	http://saturdaynightsql.sqlpass.org/	https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBWJHarYauw_-Wpv90cdGOQ
Security	Guidance and education on SQL Server security topics	http://security.sqlpass.org/	https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC77XLfCsUex0Rvt4M22xYig
Virtualization	Improving management of SQL Server in virtual environments	http://virtualization.sqlpass.org/	https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbX5pO6ligM2gyoQZW9i3Nw
Women in Technology	Forum for discussion of issues pertinent to WIT	http://wit.sqlpass.org/	https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe2KECKcaYV37kDarDLhL6A

What I like to do is to "subscribe" to each of the relevant channels and that makes it easy for me to receive content on our Blu-Ray player (as well as on the YouTube app on my Android).

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: