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Lots of companies have heard about Tableau, a top-rated business intelligence product acquired by Salesforce. Their products include Tableau Public, Tableau Desktop, Tableau Server and Tableau Online – all viable business intelligence tools. But there are lots of other attractive Tableau alternatives that make good use of business data assets through cloud-based and self-service business intelligence.
Which Competitors have the Best Software like Tableau?
Here is a list of Tableau competitors that have gotten the highest scores from our business intelligence software user community:
SAP BusinessObjects
As a major provider of enterprise technology, SAP offers its own business intelligence platform, BusinessObjects, which is one of the strongest Tableau software competitors. BusinessObjects is designed to provide real-time business intelligence from any source while streamlining decision-making processes by putting data in accessible formats.
SAP stresses that its platform is able to "personalize" and customize the acquisition of data in ways that better reach customers. With ad-hoc reporting, multidimensional analysis and in-memory solutions with SAP's HANA architecture, there's a lot of functionality built into BusinessObjects that's attractive to customers.
SAP BusinessObjects provides interactive visualization features. These enable end-users to create their own BI content using an easy-to-use interface. The solution allows users to visualize, mash up, manipulate and explore a wide range of data, although it requires prerequisite knowledge of the tool. The solution offers different types of customization as per users' requirements.
This BI software, like Tableau, offers some great solutions to everyday problems. QlikSense, Qlikview's guided analytics tool, helps guide decision-making through the use of compiled data.
QlikView provides an interactive dashboard experience to its users. The solution enables business users to freely explore and find connections, patterns and outliers in data without having to model those relationships in advance. The solution is very user-friendly but prerequisite knowledge is required to get the most out of it. It also offers multiple customizable features as well as dashboards.
Users can utilize the new Nprinting reporting and analytics feature for accessible, polished visualization reports. Qlikview customers also have the option to track and formulate data via customized dashboards for all the tools from the Office suite.
IBM Cognos
IBM's Cognos Analytics is another popular business intelligence software similar to Tableau for enterprise customers. As a self-service BI tool, Cognos features web-based delivery and any-device functionality. Users can create online and offline reports that can provide information even when systems are down.
IBM Cognos BI provides interactive data visualizations that enable users to more easily identify performance issues and apply corrective actions. IBM Cognos Mobile also supports interactive visualizations such as animations and graphics. The solution is very user-friendly and required maintenance can be kept at a minimum. Cognos BI offers a customized version of the suit as per the user's requirements.
Cognos can help you with departmental data silos and make information transparent across an entire enterprise system. Handling elements like supply chain and inventory, it allows companies to handle materials more intelligently and make use of diverse data sources.
Oracle Analytics Server
Oracle, another software like Tableau, also offers competitive intelligence platforms. Oracle tools feature visual analysis tools with rapid in-memory processing drawn from diverse data sources. Users can also take advantage of Oracle's voice-recognition feature and seamless analytics for both web and on-premise systems.
Oracle BI supports enterprise visualization functionality. It allows users to select a "recommended visualization" that provides custom guidance on the basis of data sets and the intent of analysis. The solution helps generate data-driven insights and data visualizations tailored specifically to analyst's requirements.
The solution offers a customizable platform and features which can vary per user requirements. Oracle has also worked to allow for an easy installation and management.
Sisense BI is a robust platform that provides interactive BI reports with customizable dashboards. The solution offers a customizable interface to meet user's unique requirements. It automatically recommends charts or graphs on selecting a relevant set of data. This BI software, like Tableau, provides an option to present data in various charts and animations. Sisense also supports automated geocoding based on address data.
Sisense ensures compliance with regulations using a data-driven approach. The solution enables tracking logins, dashboard and widget usage. Users can also import data along with information on the user and their associated timestamp. In addition, the solution helps monitor threats and support consulting requirements of the client by providing complex data analysis.
This BI tool facilitates visualization of multiple sets of data sources on a single dashboard. The solution allows users to drill down to the most granular raw data across all data sources. It is integrated with statistical language enabling data to be passed between databases and the system to execute predictive statistical functions.
Dundas BI
With Dundas BI software, users can import and export data to any device, as well as connect relational databases, MS Excel, web services, and other formats. New version features include new data transformation tools, data generators, quick filters, and scaling modes.
Dundas BI is a strong solution that supports drilling down/up, filtering, sorting, changing levels, re-visualizing, zooming-in/out, expanding and collapsing of data sets. The solution also offers several customizable features and dashboards making it user-friendly.
Dundas positions its software as a quick self-service BI solution and gives users a choice of single-click in-memory or on-the-fly data analysis. This tools innovation is a large part of its appeal and showcasing aggregate data sets, including creative multi-dimensional pie charts. Drag-and-drop functionality helps save time when putting slideshows together, documents and so on.
Microsoft Power BI
Microsoft also offers one of the best alternatives to Tableau. Microsoft Power BI provides interactive dashboard capabilities, customizable reports and powerful analysis.
Microsoft Power BI provides a simple and intuitive platform that is customizable. Additionally, it helps users interact with data and develop interactive visualizations in real time.
Using desktop and mobile tools, Microsoft Power BI allows customers to import data from programs like Excel spreadsheets, SQL servers, on-premise documents and Hadoop clusters. It allows users to transform and clean data, then work with lifecycle processes to visualize data in an ordered way.
Microstrategy's platform connects desktops, mobile and other systems with a powerful suite of tools and services. Microstrategy Analytics links Big Data, cloud data and the contents of relational databases to deliver information to users. Then it visualizes that data via a range of charts and mapping views.
This solution supports advanced predictive analytics through its native algorithms and scoring functions. The solution also supports integration with third-party data mining and open-source statistical tools via MicroStrategy SDK. Microstrategy allows users to analyze social media data across platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Google Drive, Dropbox, etc. You can also build custom web reporting applications by using MicroStrategy SDK. This BI application provides real-time data exploration and forecasting on multiple as well as single business questions.
Microstrategy Enterprise Analytics & Mobility provides a user-friendly interactive interface enabling users to discover patterns, trends and relationships hidden in raw data with a suite of intuitive and interactive data discovery tools. With a powerful metadata repository, Microstrategy catalogs and stores business information for users to retrieve and apply at a later time.
Domo's Centerview offers powerful Tableau competition enabling visual representation of data to identify patterns, trends and correlations. The solution has a card builder offering simple drag-and-drop functionality, plus, it is very user-friendly and easy to use.
Domo Centerview provides platform customization to offer the right data insights for unique users. The solution also has a visual ETL application built into the product, which can be integrated with GPS tracking data that can be represented in the form of maps. This BI tool provides an extensive range of charts to create meaningful data visualization.
Domo enables collaboration via multi-entity comparison on multiple metrics. The solution allows users to explore multiple predictive models along with what-if scenario analysis to offer adequate prescriptive actions. Domo's Centerview integrates with Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, etc. to provide easy access to social media data and helps visualize all the data in one intuitive dashboard. The solution provides real-time updates to users, enabling powerful reporting on one platform.
Another BI resource that's getting a lot of attention comes from Birst, a lesser-known name among Tableau competition but one that promises to disrupt the business intelligence space. With a high score from Gartner for Governed Data Discovery use cases, Birst promotes a range of BI designs to enhance agility and get clear data results while providing a safe space for collaboration.
This Tableau alternative provides graphic benchmark tools enabling users to compare metrics and data to other projects, companies or industries. Birst BI allows users to utilize different sources to analyze current and past information in order to predict future events. The solution integrates with Birst Snap, an integration tool by SnapLogic. Together they provide insights by merging social and web data across Twitter, Facebook and Google Analytics with operational systems for visualization of social media sentiment.
The solution helps create over 30 different chart types including heat maps and geo-maps. The solution is enabled with single query analysis as well as in-memory analysis and statistical analysis. The solution also provides real-time data analysis with trend indicators and is embedded with Machine Learning.
Birst BI provides an extensive library of interactive visualizations which allows users to explore data in various formats. Birst has a simple user interface and can be customized per customers' requirements. With a User Data Tier built on a multi-tenant cloud architecture which constitutes a platform that supports collaboration, Birst Automated Data Refinement (ADR) refines data to create a Unified Business Model.
Birst Infinite Connectivity Framework helps companies hook up diverse sources of incoming data, from CRMs to databases to Hadoop to spreadsheets.
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The Final Verdict
All of these Tableau competitors have unique strengths and weaknesses that you should consider while on your software selection journey. Look at offers back-to-back to see what has the most appealing sets of features and the best design for your office. Check out our BI comparison matrix to benefit from an apples-to-apples comparison on a winning selection platform.
If you think you're ready to shortlist the best Tableau alternatives for your business, check out our pricing guide to get exclusive information and advice.
Do you use any of these reporting tools like Tableau? Did you find our list to be comprehensive? Let us know in the comments!


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Scoot McNairy's 'Batman vs. Superman' Mystery Role Revealed
Last summer, Scoot McNairy was quietly added to the cast of Batman vs. Superman with Warner Bros. refusing to comment on the character he'd be playing. The mystery was stoked later that year when McNairy was spotted on the set of the film wearing knee-high greenscreen socks. What did it all mean? A brief look through Google right now turns up speculation that he's playing The Flash (which we now know is obviously untrue), Metallo, Blue Beetle, Robin, Maxwell Lord and even Doomsday (!!). Well, internet, speculate no longer. We can now tell you who Scoot McNairy is playing in Batman vs. Superman.
Just one day after we received confirmation on Jena Malone's mysterious Batman vs. Superman role, comes more mystery role confirmation. Heroic Hollywood has confirmed that McNairy will be playing Superman's old pal, Jimmy Olsen. So, what gives with the green socks, Jimmy?
It turns out that the photos we saw of McNairy on set were taken as they were recreating the battle between Superman and Zod (referred to in the new movies as the "Black Zero Event") at the end of Man of Steel for Batman vs. Superman. If you remember, in the trailer, we caught a glimpse of that battle from Bruce Wayne's perspective. Olsen is another unfortunate victim of the battle, injured during the battle and eventually losing both his legs. What this means to his otherwise unflagging support for Superman remains to be seen.
How much else of McNairy's Jimmy Olsen will be seen in Batman vs. Superman remains to be seen. If you look closely in the trailer, there's a very brief shot of him sitting in a courtroom as Superman enters, but perhaps Warner Bros. and Zack Snyder have bigger plans for Superman's pal (*cough*Giant Turtle Man*cough*).
Batman vs. Superman will open on March 26, 2016.

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Tutoring interactions span a variety of formats and learning environments to meet individual students' academic demands. Tutors work collaboratively with students to produce knowledge through high-quality individual, small-group and large-group student-centered learning.
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We have been communicating with our friend and fellow boater/blogger, Hira. The South Sound are her home grounds. We had hoped to meet up with her while she did a recent tour of Peter Puget's exploration of the South Sound, but we ended up on a surprise visit to Portland instead. Yesterday Hira emailed to find out our location, and came down on the flood tide. We were sitting on the island and watching a boat coming and Al spoke exactly what I had been thinking: Could that be Hira?! We had a good evening sharing steaks and conversation.
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Firefighters are battling a major blaze at the Premier Inn at Cribbs Causeway, near Bristol.
Crews from across the area are at the scene, in Catbrain Lane, Patchway, which is visible from the M5 motorway.
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Tuition from qualified instructors is available at Coldingham Loch. Please see the information below for details or contact us directly for further information
Robbie Bell, Berwick-Upon-Tweed
Fun and Friendly Tuition from a Professionally Qualified and Insured Instructor.
Robbie Bell is our local Instructor and has fished Coldingham Loch many many times in the last 30 years or more..
One of Robbie's specialties is a "Fly Fishing Experience Day" here at Coldingham Loch.
This is a full day which includes local transport, permit, boat and engine hire as well as all safety equipment and tackle and a nice lunch.
No previous experience is needed.
Full Day Session (8 hours): £160 for one adult, £230 for two adults and £40 for under 17 with a full paying adult.
Four hour Taster Session: £100 for one person, £135 for 2 adults, and £120 for one adult plus a child under 17.
Four hour Skills Session for experienced anglers who wish to hone a particular skill or for holiday guests who would like to get to know the loch more fully with Robbie acting as a 'guide' will find this session very useful. £100 for one adults, £135 for two adults and £120 for one adult plus children under 17.
Robbie can cater for intermediate and expert anglers as well as complete novices having represented England at Fly-Fishing as both a Competitor and a Manager and having won Gold Medals at home and abroad he is a proven fish catcher.
Please follow the link below for further details visit Robbie's website:
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Bob is one of very few coaches throughout the North East and the Borders who has been invited to become a member of the prestigious Hardy and Greys Game Fishing Academy of Fly Fishing Instructors.
Bob is a qualified Game Angling Instructors Association Coach ( G.A.I.C. ), and also holds a Level 2 qualification in Coaching Angling.
Being a passionate fly fisherman and with over thirty years teaching experience, Bob has the communication skills and knowledge to make learning to fly fish fun. He coaches all ages and abilities on still waters and rivers.
Having worked for Hardy and Greys fishing tackle manufacturers in Alnwick for seven years, Bob has an extensive knowledge of fly fishing tackle. He uses this tackle exclusively for all his tuition.
Bob is an author, writes weekly in two newspapers and scribes on the Internet too. More details about Bob, the services he offers, and how to contact him please check out his website


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Don Klotz said he will never forget the day.
"We were having a tournament in Iowa City, and three little girls showed up for one of the divisions," the 90-year-old former Iowa tennis coach said.
"Two of the girls had been given lessons, and the third was this skinny kid named Mona Schallau.
"I thought, well, 'she doesn't know much about tennis.' I had never heard of her. So I sent her to a distant court to play a 10-game pro set with one of the other girls. Before I knew it, Mona was back.
"I asked, 'Who won?'
"Mona said, 'I did, 10-0.'
"So I sent her out to play a second match. She won that one, 10-0, too. By that time, I was wondering where she had come from."
Soon, it wasn't so much where she had come from, but where she was headed.
Today, at 47 years of age, she becomes the 148th member of the Des Moines Sunday Register's Iowa Sports Hall of Fame.
Mona Schallau, once of Iowa City, is now Anne Guerrant, of Scottsdale, Ariz. She is married to Terry Guerrant, and they have a son, Danny, 14.
"Actually, my proper first name is Ramona, and Anne was my middle name," she said. "I've gone by Anne for about 10 years."
Starting with that first tournament in Iowa City, her tennis got steadily better. So good that it produced big-time victories, rankings, world travel and money.
In 1976, she was ranked No. 6 in the nation and No. 11 in the world. That year, she teamed with Ann Kiyomura of San Mateo, Calif., as the nation's No. 1 doubles team.
"My best year in professional earnings was 1976, when I made $103,000," Guerrant said. "I made between $75,000 and $100,000 for four or five years."
It started with an 11-year-old Mona Schallau asking her mother, Elsie, for a tennis racket. Her mother bought one using S & H Green Stamps.
"She decided she wanted to be a tennis player," Elsie said. "So I saved my Green Stamps to get her a racket."
The racket, Guerrant recalls, was one of those old-fashioned wooden types.
"It weighed 12 3/4 ounces, and the oversized graphite composite racket I use now weighs 10 ounces," she said. "Today's rackets are much more powerful."
She credits her brother, Don, for her early tennis knowledge.
"He played tennis with me and showed me how to keep score," Guerrant said.
But it was Klotz who had a big role in moving her up the ladder.
"She was part of our junior program in Iowa City," Klotz said. "She's a tremendous natural athlete, and she has great desire."
The desire to play tennis - and succeed - was evident when she was a junior at City High School.
There were no sports for girls, but that didn't stop the 5-foot 4-inch competitor from pursuing tennis.
"I went to the school board meetings by myself and sat for 1 1/2 hours to ask if they'd join the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union, so I could play in the state tournament," she said. "I ended up getting all the votes."
She won state titles as a junior and senior, and she said she would have played more girls' sports in high school had they been available.
"As a senior, we did get a team at City High, and 30 girls went out for it," she said.
She went on to play regional and national events and got a No. 20 junior ranking.
"No big deal," Guerrant said. "I was such a late bloomer."
Young tennis players from cold-weather states - especially those with professional aspirations - often are urged to head for places such as Florida, Arizona and California so they can play outdoors as often as possible.
Guerrant chose Florida. After graduating from City High School in 1967, she headed for Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla.
"I was a pretty good player in those days," she said. "I made the semifinals of the national intercollegiate tournament and was picked to represent the United States in the World University Games in Turin, Italy, in 1970.
"I also was on a doubles team, with Margie Cooper of Florida, that was the runner-up at the national intercollegiate tournament."
When she graduated from Rollins, the Virginia Slims pro tour was just getting started. It was something that attracted Guerrant.
"I went to play the Australian circuit," she said. "I started with $5,000 and decided I would travel the world and play tennis."
Travel the world she did. Guerrant made it to such places as China, Russia, Japan, England, Italy, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria and New Zealand in addition to Australia. She played in some of those nations many times.
"I played at Wimbledon six times," she said. "That was a dream come true. There's lots of energy in the air and huge crowds."
Guerrant said she won 15 professional doubles titles, including six with Kiyomura.
"We were playing against the best in the world," she said. "In singles, I won some smaller tournaments."
Guerrant teamed with such players as Billie Jean King and Rod Laver in World Team tennis competition in the 1970s, and she played on U.S. Wightman Cup teams in 1974, 1975 and 1976.
The money has gotten much better than when Guerrant was a pro. She said her achievements likely would be worth $600,000 to $700,000 a year now, but she said she doesn't regret playing when she did.
"The competition is much tougher now," she said. "I might not do as well."
Guerrant said she plays tennis mostly for fun these days, but still is good enough to win championships.
"I still weigh 115 pounds, but I'm not as fast as I used to be," she said. "I play United States Tennis Association age-group competition and won the national 45-and-over singles title in 1994. I earlier won the national 35-and-under title."
Guerrant describes herself as "a pretty solid all-around player. I like to go to the net. That's my strength."
Husband Terry continues to be amazed at her ability.
"I'm very proud of what she has done," he said. "I was a club player, and I used to think I was pretty good. Club players sometimes imagine they could be a little competitive with the pros, but they're dreaming.
"I've never beaten Anne, and never will."
Looking back, Elsie Schallau still is somewhat amazed at what her daughter has accomplished on tennis courts around the world.
"I never thought she'd become the great tennis player she is, and I don't think she did, either," Elsie said.
"But she has lots of determination. When she decides to do something, she does it."


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Deploying NetScaler in Azure presents challenges, from HA not working properly to limitations on routing, security and IP addresses, along with other things that can make a NetScaler deployment in Azure fail. This session presents experiences from the field with unique configuration approaches to overcome these issues. We'll demonstrate how to overcome challenges such as NetScaler HA in Azure, IP restrictions and the use of content switching, GSLB and proximity based load balancing and automation of the system using NITRO and PowerShell. Note: This session will be available for on demand viewing post-event on Citrix Synergy TV.
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Pinnacle bows HDTV tuner card for PCs
Pinnacle Systems has introduced the PC-HDTV tuner card, which combines technology from Pinnacle Systems, TeraLogic and Philips Semiconductor. It can receive all 18 ATSC standards as well as standard-definition television.
"The HDTV market is a strategic one to get involved with," says Product Manager William Chien. "This year and next year will still be an early-adopter market, and we're certainly not forecasting that it will be a high-volume product. It's really for enthusiasts and people who want to experience HDTV cost effectively."
The card, designed for PCs with a Pentium II 300-MHz processor running Windows 98, allows viewers to watch, record and play back an HDTV program at full HD resolution on a PC monitor. It also outputs a standard NTSC signal so that conventional TV sets can display HDTV. "There's a set of S-video composite outputs as well as stereo audio," Chien says. "We have a monitor output so it can be connected to a DTV-capable set that has RGB connectors."
Pinnacle Systems, which has an established business in the PC/analog-TV-tuner market, incorporated Philips'second-generation ATSC demodulation chipset into the card, as well as TeraLogic's Janus HD decoder.
It also will support future datacasting applications. "We'll be able to provide software for those applications from our Web site as an upgrade," says Chien.
The card is scheduled to ship in the second quarter at a suggested retail price of $399.
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Must be compatible with Vista 64x and should be able to work with future OS installations, such as Win7 etc.
This is for use with my own games. I might consider using it for backup imaging, but this is a secondary requirement. Would prefer something which can dodge Starforce (if such a thing is possible). No cracks/warez/keys wanted.
Have been bitten a couple of times in the past with WinXP Pro, so am more interested in overall system reliablity than anything else. Will not consider anything which demands I change my setup to suit it. Am prepared to consider free and non-free, but not adware-type solutions.
So what's the best option for me? Please suggest why 'x' and not 'y'. I have used some in the past, but want a fresh perspective.
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From Southampton, UK to Auckland, New Zealand via Curaçao and Panama Canal
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Wonnacott, Mr. W.
Woodruff, Mr. W. W.
Woolley, Mr. F. R. H.
Wyatt, Mr. T.
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No yoga exercise, no meditation in a chapel filled with music will rid you of your blues better than the humble task of making your own bread. - from M.F.K. Fisher's The Art of Eating
Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace. - May Sarton
Households that have lost the soul of cooking from their routines may not know what they are missing: the song of a stir-fry sizzle, the small talk of clinking measuring spoons, the yeasty scent of rising dough, the painting of flavors onto a pizza before it slides into the oven. - Barbara Kingsolver.


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Y'all, I have a 3 day weekend this weekend and it was awesome! I've gotten caught up on a LOT of blogs and I've been able to create some great stuff to use with my kids this week. :) Check out my visual lesson plans below and you'll see what we will be up to!
Peek at my Week
Peek At My Week- 2nd Week of 1st Grade
Is anyone else exhausted? This was my first week back with kids and seriously… I'm pretty sure that I block that out every year or else I wouldn't be able to come back!
Peek At My Week- President's Day
This week is jam-packed and short! We were off Monday and I am DRA testing on Wednesday, so that leaves only 3 teaching days. Friday is also an assembly day and the last day of the 6 weeks, so I'll be scrambling to get grades in. I don't really have time to do the fancy visual plans with all the pictures and links, so I'm just going to give you an overview! :)
We'll be using a few different resources to learn all about President's Day.
Here is an ABC order freebie that I made.
Click the pictures to go to my TpT store.
Click the pictures to go to my TpT store.
This is a great little unit with timelines, making words, and comparing the 2 presidents.
Click the picture to go to Arisbeth's store!
Here is a hat we will be making about our George Washington facts.
(these pics are from a few years ago)
I hope you have a fantastic week! Thanks for stopping by to read this short and sweet peek at my week.
Peek at my Week
I'm linking up to share my plans for this week with you! I hope you had a GREAT Thanksgiving break with your families. I know I could use a few more days after all that food, but I'm so excited to get busy with all these fun holiday activities!
Peek at my Week
We have a school holiday tomorrow and I am totally excited! Hubby still has to go to school, so I plan on catching up on chores, bad TV shows, and possibly getting a pedicure!


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The mission of the Beaufort County Community College Foundation is to provide broad-based community support for the college in achieving its educational goals. The Foundation seeks to achieve this mission through the solicitation of private gifts of money, property, and services and by the management of such assets to enhance the educational programs and services offered by the College.
Mandy Jones (Chair)
Mandy Jones is a retired counselor who worked at BCCC for 22 years. In addition to counseling students, she taught the College Student Success course and served as the advisor for Gamma Beta Phi for 15 years. Jones and her husband Phil split their time between Washington and Manteo. She received her Bachelor of Science in Social Work from East Carolina University and a Master of Arts in Adult Education. Jones established an endowment in honor of her parents, James and Evelyn Smith to commemorate their life-long love of learning. James Smith, an accountant, was one of the early instructors at BCCC in continuing education, teaching tax preparation classes. Jones and her husband enjoy spending time with their grandchildren Bryson, Braydon and Emorie.
Penny Sermons (Vice Chair)
Penny Sermons has served as the director of the Learning Resources Center/Distance Learning at BCCC since 1998. She holds a Master of Library Science from East Carolina University, a Bachelor of Science in History from ECU and a Distance Learning Administration Certificate also from ECU. Her volunteerism includes work with the Literary Task Force, Historic Bath Commission and the State Library Commission. She was awarded Community Leader of the Year 2013 for Beaufort County.
Zina Burbage
Zina Burbage is a paralegal at Rodman, Holscher, Peck & Edwards, P.A. She lives in Belhaven with her husband David and holds a degree in paralegal technology from Pitt Community College. The mother of Gray Burbage and Davey Little, she is involved with Bath United Methodist Church, the Beaufort County Choral Society and Martha's of Belhaven. She also enjoys horseback riding, kayaking and stand-up paddleboarding.
David L. Clegg
David Clegg has been the county manager and county attorney for Tyrrell County since 2013 and was appointed by Tyrrell Board of County Commissioners as the first county manager. He served as the assistant secretary of the NC Department of Commerce and the deputy chairman of the NC Employment Security Commission. He holds a Juris Doctorate from University of South Carolina School of Law, a Master of Arts in Theater and Speech from University of South Carolina and a Bachelor of Arts in Government from Hampden-Sydney College. He is currently a member of the boards of Partnership for the Sounds, Pocosin School of Fine Arts and the Miss North Carolina Pageant.
Trina Cobb
Trina Cobb has served as an assistant at the Learning Resource Center at BCCC since 2014 and a facilitator for the North Carolina Information Highway program. She holds an Associate in Applied Science in Medical Office Administration from BCCC and participated in the work-study program while attending BCCC. She enjoys fishing and cooking. She and her husband Milton have seven children. They attend Temple of Joy Pentecostal Faith.
Greg Coltrain
Greg Coltrain is the CEO/GM of TriCounty Broadband. He lives in Belhaven with his wife Tiffany and their children Mara, Austin, Jewel, Kaylyn, Mollie and Mallorie. He earned an Associate in Science in Pre-Business Administration from BCCC. He is involved with First Baptist Church and serves on the Bright Futures Board.
David C. Francisco
David Francisco has practiced law in Washington and the surrounding counties for over 41 years. He was appointed the county attorney for Beaufort County in 2015. He earned his undergraduate degree from Virginia Commonwealth University and his Juris Doctorate from Wake Forest University School of Law. He and his wife Barbara have strong ties with BCCC. In addition to his county work he represents a number of organizations and corporations. He has been a member of the Washington Kiwanis Club since 1975 and currently serves as a director. The couple attends St. Peter's Episcopal Church where they both have been active. They enjoy traveling and spending time with their grandchildren who also live in Washington.
Betty Gray
Betty Gray lives in Washington with her husband Rick. She earned her BA in History from Duke University. Gray was a reporter for the Durham Morning Herald, East Carolina Reminder and Washington Daily News. From 2003-2016 Betty worked for BCCC as the public relations coordinator. She is a charter member of the Society of Environmental Journalists and member of Washington Noon Rotary.
Dr. Jeffrey Larson
Dr. Larson has over 35 years of experience in mental health and education. He provided services to children and youth in public and private schools, residential settings and private practice. Dr. Larson has worked as director of special education services, psychological services, and related services in Virginia, New York, and North Carolina. He served in leadership roles on several local, state, national, and international mental health and educational organizations. He earned his undergraduate degree from Florida Atlantic University and graduate degrees from Radford University and Virginia Tech. Dr. Larson and his wife Tara reside in Beaufort County. He serves on the Salvation Army Board, board of directors of the Washington Evening Rotary and volunteers for Meals on Wheels.
Dr. Dave Loope
Mark Nelson
Steven Nobles
Steven Nobles holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in accounting. He is a licensed real estate broker in the state of North Carolina. He has served on the board of directors and the executive committee of the Washington- Beaufort County Chamber of Commerce, the president of the Washington Jaycees and the president of the Washington Yacht & Country Club. He and his wife Judy live in Beaufort County. They enjoy boating, sailing and spending time with his mother, Grace Bonner. He and his mother are members of St. Peter's Episcopal Church and Judy is a member of the First Presbyterian Church.
Kate Phelps
Kate Phelps started her banking career in 1997 with Triangle Bank in Chapel Hill and stayed with the company through 2012. She joined Wells Fargo Bank and currently serves as the Washington Market President, handling business banking for both Beaufort and Pitt Counties. She was Chocowinity Primary's School's PTO President for 5 years. Presently, she serves on the local advisory board for Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain and Beaufort County Committee of 100. In 1997 graduated from Vanderbilt University. She has a 10-year-old daughter, Savannah, and 12-year-old son, Harrison. As a pastime she loves boating, fishing and being at the beach with her kids.
John Rebholz
John Rebholz attended Oakland Community College in Michigan and then Oakland University. He worked first at Montgomery Ward and then for 31 years at Ford Motor Company in sales and marketing. He and his wife Shelly have three sons and six grandchildren. Rebholz is Board Treasurer of Ruth's House and Open Door Community Center. In addition, he serves on the Board for Inner Banks Legal Services, an Elder at First Presbyterian Church and President of the Cypress Landing Home Owners Association.
Jerry Rhodes
Jerry Rhodes served as county manager for Washington County until 2015. He previously worked with Washington County Department of Social Services for over 32 years. He holds an Associate in Arts from College of the Albemarle, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Master of Social Work from East Carolina University. Rhodes was awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine upon his retirement. He lives in Plymouth with his wife, Rita and they have two sons. They attend First Baptist Church, and in his free time, Jerry enjoys gardening, boating, camping and reading.
Paul Spruill
Paul Spruill was appointed the county manager for Beaufort County in 2003. After eight years with Beaufort County, he accepted a position as the general manager and CEO with Tideland Electric Membership Corporation in 2011 where he is currently employed. Spruill holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Wake Forest University and a Master of Public Administration from the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Government. He lives in Washington with his wife, Keely. Spruill is a volunteer with the Northeast Regional School of Biotechnology, and is affiliated with numerous civic organizations such as the Blackbeard District and Boy Scouts of America. He enjoys fishing in his free time.
Dr. Laura Staton
Dr. Laura Staton is a retired occupational medicine physician, living in Beaufort County since 2005. A native of Independence, MO, Dr. Staton earned a bachelor's degree in public health education from Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, CA and a doctor of osteopathic medicine from the University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kansas City, MO, completing her post graduate work in Garden City, MI. She earned a master's degree in Public Health from the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Dr. Staton has worked as an occupational medicine physician with the US Air Force as a flight surgeon; with the US Postal Service as the Senior Area Medical Director; with US Airways as the medical director; and as medical director of a private occupational medicine consulting business. Dr. Staton on the board of directors of Eagle's Wings Food Pantry. She was appointed to the BCCC Board of Trustees by Gov. McCrory in 2013, and served as Board Chair from June 2015 - June 2017.
Arthur Williams
Arthur Williams is a retired representative from the North Carolina General Assembly, where he served for eight years. He served in the US Air Force for four years. He and his wife Ginny live in Washington and have two children and five grandchildren. He is a member of First Presbyterian Church, the president of the Bunyan Ruritan Club, a co-chair of the NC Sportsman's Caucus and serves on the advisory board for First Bank. He enjoys raising black labs.
Charles (Chuck) Williams
Richard Zablocki
Richard is a retired Chief Warrant Officer and project manager from both the U. S. Navy (20 years) and computer service contract companies (23 years). He earned a BS in business and management from the University of Maryland, and a MS in Organization Development from Johns Hopkins University. He and his wife Mickie saw their daughter Stephanie complete the Medical Technician course at BCCC and go on to work as a worked as a phlebotomist at the former Beaufort County Hospital. He has served as VP of the Pamlico-Tar River Foundation (now Sound Rivers). He builds handicap ramps with the Caring Christian Carpenters, does repairs with his church Disaster Emergency Response Team, teaches paddle craft safety for Boy Scout Leaders, and leads projects with the local Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla. He is currently the president of the fledgling Historic Port of Washington Project. Mickie and he travel a lot and enjoy sailing and paddling in North Carolina and Florida.
Bill Zachman
Bill Zachman is a retired CPA from Seller, Zachman, Singleton & Associates. He and his wife Katherine live in Bath and have three children: Alyson, Bill Jr. and Kathy. He received a Bachelor of Arts in History from Northwestern University and attended graduate school at East Carolina University for accounting. He is the chair of the Washington Tourism Development Authority and a member of the executive committee of the Beaufort County Committee of 100. He and Katherine are marriage and family dynamics teachers at Harvest Church.


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Go CrimsonBLO's new production of The Handmaid's Tale, which will be performed at the Ray Lavietes Pavilion at Harvard University, a basketball gymnasium, is a rare opportunity to see an opera in the physical location in which it is set. In the fictional world of the novel by Margaret Atwood and opera by Poul Ruders and Paul Bentley, as the new totalitarian government is established, our narrator finds herself in a reeducation center known as the Red Center to be indoctrinated as a Handmaid, which she notes used to be a school gymnasium.
Later, renamed as Offred and now the Handmaid of a high-ranking commander, her occasional opportunities to go out of the house and her memories of the "time before" identify her location as Cambridge, Massachusetts, and specifically many iconic Harvard University buildings—thus making us wonder if perhaps the gymnasium that BLO has chosen as the venue for its production is the very one Atwood had in mind as she was writing. Spaces that were once accessible to students and the public, such as dormitories and the boathouse on the Charles River, are now off-limits to all except Gilead's Secret Police, nicknamed the Eyes. Shops, which once dotted Church Street, and entertainment centers, such as the Brattle Theatre, have been turned into memories for Offred. The most notable location is the Harvard Wall that encloses the university, which is now where bodies hang.
Atwood spent some time in Cambridge when she completed her graduate degree at Radcliffe in the early 1960s. Radcliffe College was founded in 1879 as Harvard's counterpart for women, before women were admitted to Harvard. The schools merged in 1963—a year after Atwood conferred her degree—completing full integration in 1999.
Puritans believed that the devil walked in their midst, and witches were believed to consort with evil and dark magic. The trials and execution of these so-call witches were believed to root out evil and protect the piety of the community. Margaret Atwood learned she may be a descendant of Mary Webster who is known for having been accused, tried, and hanged for witchcraft in 1689, (although she survived!) in Hadley, MA, several years before the infamous Salem Witch Trials. Atwood dedicated her novel, The Handmaid's Tale, to Mary Webster, as well as to Perry Miller, a scholar of American Puritanism who was Atwood's mentor at Harvard.
Why Cambridge?
Atwood's decision to set her narrative in Cambridge was a conscious one. Though today the public knows Harvard as a center for liberal education and civic engagement, its roots are as a Puritan theological seminary—the religious inspiration at the core of Gilead's ideology. Harvard's inception in 1637—then The College at Newtone (before Newtone was renamed Cambridge)—was soon after the first boats of Puritans arrived to found the Massachusetts Bay Colony. They anticipated the need to train additional clergy and established the seminary as a crucial step in securing their new society. After John Harvard, an English clergyman, donated a large sum to help the new school establish itself, the college was aptly renamed.
The Puritan movement believed that the Church of England had not gone far enough to separate itself from the Catholic Church after the Protestant Reformation. This was a long and drawn out division that founded several new Protestant denominations, many originating through Calvinist beliefs. Many of these Puritan Protestants gained power in political and commercial sectors. From these ties, a group decided to emigrate to found Massachusetts Bay Colony in the mid-1600s, seeking to establish a new society with a strong moral, religious, political and social code that would define its way of life. Some of these codes manifested themselves through strictly defined social and gender roles—men as spiritual heads of household with full authority and leadership through prayer, and women as pious wives and mothers, with complete submissiveness and humility.
Though the Puritan faith emerged out of religious dissent from the Church of England, throughout Harvard's history as a theological seminary it has served as a forum for religious dialogue and dissent as the religious landscape continued to change both in England and the Colonies. Up until the early 18th century, Harvard was run by presidents of Puritan orthodoxy, and the school remained a prominent and prestigious seminary through the 19th century. Today, Harvard Divinity School is not affiliated with a particular doctrine or faith, rather describes itself as a "nonsectarian school of religious and theological studies."
Learn more about The Handmaid's Tale, May 5-12, 2019:
Images (top to bottom): Ray Lavietes Pavilion (photo: BLO staff); Harvard Yard, Daderot, GFDL; Witchcraft at Salem Village, engraving, 1876; Andover Hall, home to the Harvard Divinity School, Daderot.
This article is adapted from the BLO Student Study Guide for The Handmaid's Tale.


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9 Interesting Tips From Men On How To Actually Make A Relationship Last
Everyone wants a relationship that they know will last forever, but it can be a bit of a puzzle trying to figure out exactly what you and your partner can and should do in order to make sure it actually will. Unfortunately, there's really no guarantee that anything you do will ensure that your relationship will last indefinitely, but there are some interesting tips from men on how to actually make a relationship last that will at least help both you and your partner try your best.
While some of the things that you can do to strengthen your relationship are things that you should be doing directly for your partner, others are really more things that you have to do on your own, but that will pay dividends within your relationship as well. From spending time apart to making an effort with the most important people in their life to looking at your relationship a little bit differently, in order to strengthen your relationship, you might need to — ironically — spend more time working to strengthen the relationship you have with yourself. Ultimately, if you really do want your relationship to last, you'll have to make a conscious effort to do the things that can help ensure that it will.
1. Make Sure You Spend Time With Other People
It's great that you want to spend a ton of time with your partner, but spending all your time with them puts a whole lot of pressure on your relationship. If you want it to last, make sure you take the time to cultivate relationships and interests outside of your romantic relationship, as couples therapist Matt Lundquist told Greatist. Contrary to many rom-com and pop culture references, they can't be "your everything." No one person can, but your relationship will be better off for it.
2. Show Him You Love The People He Loves Too
While, of course, you want to invest time in making sure that your partner knows how much you care about them, don't overlook the other people in their life. Get to know their family and friends and actually make an effort to do nice things for those people too. According to a post that Dr. Daniel G. Amen, author of Unleash the Power of the Female Brain, wrote for eHarmony, your partner will notice those things you do for the most important people in their life. Make sure, however, that you're sincere because superficial gestures can be pretty transparent.
3. Focus On Grace
It can be tempting, in the monotony of everyday life, to keep score. You cook, they clean, you pay the bills, they shop for groceries, you drop the kids off, they pick the kids up. You do something for them because they did something for you. As Everett Worthington, a professor of psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University, tells Men's Health, however, keeping score only hurts a relationship. Focus instead on grace. You'll both make mistakes, you'll both need each other's help. This relationship isn't supposed to be transactional.
4. Spend Time Alone
While it may seem counterintuitive, fostering a relationship with yourself by spending time alone and actually getting to know who you are as a person independently of your partner or other identifiers can help make your relationship stronger. As couples counselor David Waters told The Telegraph, you'll be able to articulate what your needs in the relationship are and be happier and more refreshed when the two of you are together.
5. Volunteer Together
As Chris from Sacramento told Redbook, when he and his partner volunteer together, it helps them connect to each other and to the community they're serving. The problems in their lives or relationship look a lot smaller when they see what others are dealing with. Pick a cause about which you're both passionate and commit to volunteering and supporting the cause regularly.
6. Reframe Your Relationship Story
Stories have beginnings, middles, and ends, right? Not anymore, or at least, not when it comes to your relationship. In the aforementioned article from The Telegraph, Waters said that thinking about your relationship in terms of "seasons" rather than in a linear fashion can help you face any challenges together, knowing that there's love, happiness, and renewal coming around again soon.
7. Don't Think Of Your Relationship As Work
Yes, yes, relationships require effort and, sometimes, a little bit of work, but it's not a great idea for you to think about it as another task on your to do list. In the previously-mentioned article from The Telegraph, Waters said that rather than looking at your time together as work, it's better if you look at it as play time. It'll add a lightness to the relationship that'll help the relationship survive, even when it seems like things couldn't be rockier.
8. Make It A Real Partnership
As Justin from San Jose told Redbook in the aforementioned article, for he and his partner, combining their financial assets into a joint account was one perhaps surprising way that they're making sure their relationship will last. Symbolically, it makes their relationship feel like a true partnership, rather than just two independent people who spend a lot of time together.
9. Go Out Of Your Way To Make Them Happy
Maybe you and your partner did little things for each other all the time when you first started dating, but it's since tapered off a bit as your relationship got more serious. As Toby from Lakeville, Minnesota told Redbook in the previously-mentioned article, he and his partner make a regular effort to do small things for the other person that they know will make them happy. Pick up a fancy coffee you know they love to wish them luck on a big presentation, swing by the drugstore on your way home from work because you know they haven't had time to go, it doesn't have to be a big, grand gesture. Sometimes, it really is the little things that make the biggest difference.
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A little girl lost too soon still moves the Auburn community.
When 7-year-old Avery Huffman succumbed to cancer more than two years ago, her death jolted family and friends.
It really shook inspiring actress and director McKenna Webb.
The Auburn Riverside High School student wanted to honor the girl and help the Huffman family, whose foundation is driven today to find a cure for Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG), the deadly form of pediatric brain cancer that Avery courageously fought for 7½ months.
Avery's fight inspired Webb, a Miss Auburn's Outstanding Teen finalist in 2016, to compete for Avery and adopt DIPG awareness as her platform in the pageant.
Avery and Webb were pals, with a lot in common.
"I realized she liked musicals, too," Webb said. Both attended Lakeland Hills Elementary School.
After Avery's death, Webb wanted to continue her relationship with the Huffmans and her work with the foundation.
To spread DIPG awareness and raise funds to fight the disease, Webb – with the support of the arts community – created, produced, directed and performed in the inaugural Broadway for #BrAvery event last year. The show nearly sold out the Auburn Riverside Theater (ART) and raised more than $8,000 for the Avery Huffman Defeat DIPG Foundation. It also drew rave reviews.
So successful was the show that Webb and her supporters are doing it again.
Curtains open at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 2, at the ART stage, 501 Oravetz Road SE. Local talent – a cast of more than 75 strong – will perform 28 acts of Broadway hits, both classic and new, uplifting numbers. The show – done in partnership with the Auburn Riverside High School's International Thespian Society – presents a balance of solos, duets, groups and performances from visiting dance companies.
Webb's passion to produce and direct a massive musical has impressed many people.
"I was just blown away," said Brandon Huffman, Avery's father and co-founder of the foundation. "We are so touched and honored to have the event in Avery's name."
Webb, 17, a junior at Auburn Riverside, has performed in more than 20 musicals and plays throughout the Seattle area and participated in the prestigious Summer Musical Theater Institute at Wagner College in New York.
"I realized I can do this," Webb said of her work back East. "This is somewhere that I want to be. I feel like this is the right place for me, and making it in musical theater is not as far-fetched as some people on the West Coast may think. It definitely gave me more hope that I had before."
Webb means to follow her heart for the arts, applying to Ivy League schools, with intentions of also studying computer science. All this, and she continues to follow a busy schedule of putting on another show for the community. The second annual program, from concept to auditions and rehearsals, has been a project six months in the making.
"It's hard, definitely, being a student, an actor and every other hat I put on," Webb said. "It's definitely taught me a lot about management and communication."
This year, Webb has received more help in producing the show.
"Right when the show ended (last year), people wanted to be part of this," she said. "This year I didn't have to ask anyone at all. People came to me and wanted to be a part of it. I love how much involvement has come … this year."
Dean Webb said his daughter is determined to keep a good thing going.
"It's a wonderful story of how the community comes together, especially the children, to support this great cause and to honor the courage of Avery Huffman," he said.
Brandon Huffman has been awestruck by the student-led production – all to honor Avery.
"It's bittersweet in a sense because some of Avery's friends are in the musical," he said. "There should be no musical in a sense because we would rather have (Avery) here with us. Then you see the little kids up there who were her friends (and with whom) she should be in these acts … and that's the hard part. But knowing that this show is in her honor … and seeing it being led by her peers and other students … makes it even more touching for us."
Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students (preschool through high school). Pre-sale tickets can be purchased at Auburn Riverside High School on Monday through Friday between 7:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.
To learn more about the Avery Huffman Defeat DIPG Foundation, visit averystrongdipg.org or Facebook.com/averystrongDIPG, Twitter (@AveryStrongDIPG) and Instagram (@AveryStrongDIPG).
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URL command shortcuts always begin with "chrome://" and followed by a set of letters and phrases. The phrases are sometimes hyphenated but never contain spaces or special characters. These commands are very powerful and can be used as a shortcut to access the features quickly.
Useful Google Chrome Commands That Every User Should Know
1- Access Chrome Settings>> chrome://settings
2- Browsing History >> chrome://history
Access browsing history with this URL command instead of going through the menu.
3- Play Chrome's offline Dinosaur game >> chrome://dino
The chrome://dino URL command syntax displays the "No internet" error page from which you can play the built-in Google Chrome game. Check out this guide to learn more about the offline Dinosaur game and how to play it.
4- Download manager >> chrome://downloads
5- About Chrome >> chrome://help
6- Display extensions >> chrome://extension
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8- View bookmarked pages >> chrome://bookmarks
9-View installed applications >> chrome://apps
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It's a fact that 80% of all antibiotics used in animal health are also used in human medicine. This alone shows us, that the use of these substances has a much higher significance than general supplies which are required for the daily running of animal farming establishments.
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Amongst these medicinal products are: antibiotics; hormones; pain relievers and biological agents. The responsibility for the use of such veterinary medicinal products must lie in the hands of a highly qualified expert. These qualifications are held only by a veterinarian. The veterinarian has the knowledge and responsibility for the prescribing of these medicinal products, including antibiotics, and for physically examining the livestock. The success of the prescribed therapy must be controlled thereafter. Irrespective of who supplies the medicinal products, it must be ensured that any economic interest in the sale of the product is separated from the prescription and administering of the products.
History shows us that uncontrolled usage of antibiotics has created resistance in bacteria which cause infectious disease. It is of paramount importance that the antibiotic substances, known as 'critically important antimicrobials', are understood by all Europeans to mean the same. These antibiotics should, under normal circumstances, not be allowed to be used for livestock.
Antibiotics with special importance for human medicine have been identified and defined by WHO. The use of these antibiotics, called 'critically important antimicrobials', should be reduced to a minimum on livestock. The historical belief that bacteria resistance could be repeatedly overcome with newly developed antibiotics has been proven wrong. Therefore responsible and appropriate use of antibiotics is more important than ever in order to prevent the development of multi-resistant bacteria.
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A post-antibiotic era – in which common infections and minor injuries can kill – far from being an apocalyptic fantasy, is instead a very real possibility for the 21st century. The repercussions of antimicrobial resistance are already felt today – moving Sustainable Development Goal No. 3 ("Ensure Healthy Lives") further away from us. Some 700 000 people die of drug-resistant infections every year. Low- and middle-income countries face the greatest burden of rising drug-resistant infections. It is of course, a well-known fact that human medicine must also react. Administrative bodies for both animal and human health must work together to develop regulations on research and for the use of antibiotics in order to achieve the ultimate goal of 'One Health'.
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One of the most common use cases for Docker containers these days is in continuous integration and continuous deployment. The key to CI/CD is being able to automate the entire workflow, from development and testing to staging and production. Build tools like Jenkins are used widely, while Docker and its APIs can be used to generate automated Docker images and push them to registries quickly and automatically.
Azure Container Service is a container hosting solution provided by Azure, which you can use to deploy production-ready Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, or DC/OS clusters. One can quickly create a container image from an application and upload it to Azure Container Registry, which is a Docker private registry in Azure. Azure Container Registry allows you to store and manage container images for all types of container deployments.
In this guide, we will leverage Azure Container Registry and Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) for CI/CD for containers. The following are the prerequisites for this guide:
- A Git Repository (local or GitHub)
- An Azure Account
- Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS account)
- A VM with Docker installed
- Azure Container Registry
- Some agents installed in VSTS from Azure Marketplace
Initial Setup
If you don't have Visual Studio Team Services account, create one for free. Sign up here. You'll get a URL in the form of <youraccountname>.visualstudio.com. Create one Team Project in that account, as shown below:
Now let's navigate to Azure to create an Azure Container Registry and a VM to install Docker on. This VM will be used by VSTS as a Docker host to pull required images from and build a new images with, which will be pushed to Container Registry upon successful build of our project.
To create an Azure Container Registry, click on + New > Compute > Azure Container Registry.
Once done, launch a new Ubuntu 16.04 LTS virtual machine in the same resource group as Azure Container Registry. Refer to "Launching Linux-based VMs in Azure" for more details. Make sure port 2376 is open in the security group for inbound connections from VSTS to the docker daemon running on this machine.
Also configure the DNS name for the virtual machine, as shown.
Follow the steps below to install Docker and run it in daemon mode, which will just accept connections from client authenticated by a certificate signed by CA.
1. Use the commands below to add the GPG key for the official Docker repository to the system and add the Docker repo to APT sources:
[root@docker-host ~]# curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
[root@docker-host ~]# sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable"
2. Perform apt-get update to update the package database with Docker packages, and finally, install Docker using below command:
[root@docker-host ~]# apt-get install -y docker-ce
3. Once installed, check Docker status using:
[root@docker-host ~]# systemctl status docker
4. Add your user to the docker group to execute Docker commands without root privileges. To add a user to docker group, execute the below command:
[root@docker-host ~]# sudo usermod -aG docker ${USER}
5. Now set your machine's hostname as the $HOST variable. Execute:
6. Let's start by generating CA private and public keys. Enter a passphrase when prompted:
[root@docker-host ~]# openssl genrsa -aes256 -out ca-key.pem 4096
[root@docker-host ~]# openssl req -new -x509 -days 365 -key ca-key.pem -sha256 -out ca.pem
Note: Provide $HOST when prompted for the Common Name (FQDN of the server)
7. Now we can create a server key and a certificate signing request. Execute the below commands:
[root@docker-host ~]# openssl gen -out server-key.pem 4096
[root@docker-host ~]# openssl req -subj "/CN=$HOST" -sha256 -new -key server-key.pem -out server.csr
8. Since connections can be made using IP addresses as well as DNS names, it is necessary to specify them when creating a certificate. Also, we will set extendedKeyUsage for server authentication. For example, to allow connections from our DNS name, private IP and localhost, execute the following command:
[root@docker-host ~]# echo subjectAltName = DNS:$HOST,IP:10.0.2.4,IP:127.0.0.1 > extfile.cnf
[root@docker-host ~]# echo extendedKeyUsage = serverAuth >> extfile.cnf
9. Generate the key using the below command:
[root@docker-host ~]# openssl x509 -req -days 365 -sha256 -in server.csr -CA ca.pem -CAkey ca-key.pem -CAcreateserial -out server-cert.pem -extfile extfile.cnf
10. Now, for client authentication, we create a client key and a client CSR:
[root@docker-host ~]# openssl genrsa -out key.pem 4096
[root@docker-host ~]# openssl req -subj '/CN=client' -new -key key.pem -out client.csr
11. Make the key suitable for client authentication by adding extendedKeyUsage=clientAuth in extfile.cnf
[root@docker-host ~]# echo extendedKeyUsage = clientAuth >> extfile.cnf
12. Now we can sign the private key using:
[root@docker-host ~]# openssl x509 -req -days 365 -sha256 -in client.csr -CA ca.pem -CAkey ca-key.pem -CAcreateserial -out cert.pem -extfile extfile.cnf
14. To verify if this worked successfully or not, use the command given below. The response should be as shown.
[root@docker-host ~]# docker --tlsverify --tlscacert=ca.pem --tlscert=cert.pem --tlskey=key.pem -H=docker-host.eastus.cloudapp.azure.com:2376 version
So all the necessary things are in place now. Let's look at the brief workflow that we will follow for this. The execution will be as follows:
- Get sources from our repository.
- Enable a "Continuous Integration" trigger for the project for every change made in specified branch of our repo.
- Build a Docker image with updated sources using a Dockerfile.
- Push the newly-created Docker image to Azure Container Registry.
- Use an ARM template to launch a Container Instance/Container Group from the new image.
Build definition
1. Let's kick this new project to VSTS by creating a new empty build definition. Click on Build and Release > Builds > + New definition > Empty.
2. In Agent queue, select Hosted VS2017.
3. Under Get sources, select GitHub, and authorize the connection from Visual Studio to GitHub to access our repositories. I'll use personal access token here to authorize.
4. Once the connection is authorized, select the repository and the branch, as shown below.
5.Now click on Add Task, select Docker, and click Add. The display name will be Build an Image and the Container Registry type will be Azure Container Registry. Under Azure Subscription, select your Azure Subscription (where ACR was created initially) and click Authorize.
6.Once the subscription is authorized, we can see the ACR created previously. Select that registry.
7.The Action will be Build an Image, and under Dockerfile, select the Dockerfile available in our repository. Change the image name as "anyname:$(Build.BuildId)".
8. Include Latest Tag option should be checked.
9. Click on New beside Docker Host Connection, and enter the required details. The Server URL will be the DNS name of the Docker machine we created previously along with port 2376. Enter the contents of the ca.pem file into the CA certificate box, cert.pem into the Certificate field, and key.pem into the Key field and save the connection.
10. Leave other settings as default.
11. Again, click on Add Task, select Docker, and click Add. Change the display name to Push an Image.
12. Select the same Azure subscription and Azure Container Registry as the build step. The Action here will be Push an Image, and specify the image name as in Step 7. Check Include Latest Tag option, and select the same Docker Host Connection we created earlier.
13. Navigate to the Triggers tab. We will enable Continuous Integration for our project from here. This will trigger a build on any change made on the specified branch.
Release Definition
1.Click on Build and Release > Releases > + New definition > Empty and provide an environment name.
2.Click on Add artifact, select the Build definition we created, and click Add.
3.Click on Continuous Deployment trigger on Artifact box and enable it.
4.Click on Add artifact and select GitHub. Select the GitHub connection we created earlier, select the repository from dropdown, select master branch, and click Add.
5.Once GitHub is added, click on Continuous Deployment trigger and enable it by selecting master branch in it.
6.Click on Tasks and click the + sign in Agent phase. Go to Marketplace and add the Replace Tokens utility. Use the replace tokens utility in the release definition to replace tokens in JSON files (ARM templates). The root directory will be the armtemplate directory inside our GitHub artifacts.
7.Add a new task which will be Azure Deployment: Create of Update Resource Group. Select your current Azure subscription. Select Create or update resource group in Action, select the Resource group and location.
8.Under Template section, set the Template location as Linked artifact. In the Template box, specify the azuredeploy.json file and in Template parameters specify the azuredeploy.parameters.json file.
9.Navigate to Variables tab. We will create few variables here that will be replaced in the ARM template that we will use for Continuous Deployment. These variables will be username, the password of the container registry, and image. Refer the image below.
10. Save this release definition.
Now that everything is in place, our continuous integration and continuous deployment pipeline for Docker containers is ready. This pipeline will trigger a build as soon as we commit any changes in master branch.
The build will generate a Docker image using the Dockerfile with the updated sources of the application from GitHub. This image will be pushed to Azure Container Registry. Once the build succeeds, deployment will trigger with the release definition we created. This will launch an Azure Container Instance using the image from Azure Container Registry that contains our updated application.
So it's time to kick our first build and see VSTS and Azure in action. Let's give a git commit to the master branch.
Navigate to Build section of our project in VSTS. We can see the build will be queued without triggering it from VSTS. Let the build complete.
Once the build is successful, navigate to the Release section. You'll notice that the release will be in progress, and upon successful completion it will trigger the deployment job.
So this is how we can create a CI/CD pipeline for Docker containers using VSTS, Azure Container Registry, and Azure Container Instances.
Navigate to the Azure Portal and open the resource group blade that we used for this guide. We can see the Container Group is deployed with almost no efforts past this pipeline. Use the public IP of the container to play with the application we deployed.
Scope of Improvement
Here, we created a simple application that was easy to deploy it on single container. What if we have an n-tier application? Well, docker-compose is at rescue. Like a Dockerfile, we can create docker-compose file and use it for our build.
Also, we used multiple artifact sources here in the release definition. Instead of using GitHub as source for our ARM templates, we can package them by adding a new step in the Build definition and leveraging Build Artifacts in the release definition. This will have added benefit of versioning our ARM templates.
Sources / Resources
This is how we can leverage VSTS and Azure to create CI/CD pipeline of containers. It automates entire build and deployment process for Dev and Test environments. With the help of this, developers can focus on optimizing the application and DevOps can focus on optimizing other workflows without having to dedicate their time in Dev and Test workloads. This can even be extended to Production environment as well.
All the required resources/file can be downloaded from my GitHub repo.