PUG Challenge Is:

Technical: 50+ breakout sessions and workshops over 3 days!

Independent: Put on by Progress Users for Progress users!

Focused: A deep schedule that allows you to maximize your learning opportunities!

Varied: Sessions covering the 4GL, database, integration, complementary technologies and more!

Practical: Topics cover the technology that you actually have as well as The Next Big Thing!

Inexpensive: The most bang for your OE training buck on the planet!

Hey, how come there's no BS at PUG Challenge Americas?— Gus
Progress Software

This will be a top notch technically oriented event, organized by Progress users for Progress users. If you can only do one thing this year, attending PUG Challenge should be at the top of your list.— Michael Lonski
PUG Central (DC, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina

We are all excited about the upcoming PUG Challenge Americas conference. Everyone is looking forward to reconnecting in person with the outstanding Progress professional Community!— Paul Guggenheim
Chicago Area PUG

Where's the Beef? It's at PUG Challenge Americas!— Tim Kuehn
Ontario PUG President

The PUG Challenge conferences are invaluable to me for staying on top of Progress' latest ideas!— Tom Bascom
White Star Software

The great conferences are the ones with lots of technical talks, without any marketing fluff. PUG Challenge Americas is going to be great!— Gus
Progress Software

I've enjoyed the past PUG Challenge conferences in Europe a lot and it's about time we have one in America!— Gus
Progress Software

Oregon PUG supports PUG Challenge Americas!— Richard Uchytil
Oregon Progress Users Group

Le Groupe utilisateurs Progress du Québec sera présent au PUG Challenge Americas.— Paul Koufalis
Groupe des utilisateurs Progress du Québec

We're very excited about PUG Challenge Americas. Several of our members look forward to attending!— Joseph M. Towns III
Washington Progress Users Group President

Rich technical content, a blend of old, current and new, a wealth of networking opportunities, options to explore all Progress technologies, along with the support and backing of PSC? It's the 'Perfect Storm!'— Joseph M. Towns III
Washington Progress Users Group President

It's time to get the band back together... PUG Challenge-Americas!— Bob Brennan
NEPUG President

High on technical content, low on marketing fluff and a fine selection of great beers... PUG Challenge-Americas!— Bob Brennan
NEPUG President

There is nothing as sweet as sharing a great beer with good friends while tussling over some technical minutia after hours. Reserve your bar stool today.— Bob Brennan
NEPUG President

The networking that takes place in the bar and hallways after hours is as much a part of Exchange's legacy as the various keynotes and formal sessions.— Bob Brennan
NEPUG President

I am excited that this conference is being held in the Americas!— Bob Brennan
NEPUG President

I am anxious to see many of my old friends again and meet plenty of new ones!— Bob Brennan
NEPUG President

The time has come ... for a solid Progress technical conference, at an affordable price, and at an affordable hotel. I'll be there to learn, to teach, to network, to share — and not to spend big bucks for all the fancies.— Arthur Fink
Maine Progress Users Group

The Progress community has gone too long without a technical face to face conference. The welcome mat is out for PUG Challenge in New England.— Arthur Fink
Maine Progress Users Group

NY Metro PUG members are thrilled at having a low cost, in person PUG conference. No virtual conference can do what an in-person conference can do in terms of networking and peer education.— Ed Shellman
NY Metro Progress Users Group

The QAD and Epicor communities are excited about the upcoming PUG Challenge Americas conference. Members of Northern California PUG will definitely be at the conference!— Jag Somal
Northern California PUG

PUG Challenge Americas 2018 Downloads

Undetermined
Programming with the 4GL
Reporting/Business Intelligence
The Database
3rd Party Integration
Complementary Technologies
Development Tools
Commercial

Programming with the 4GL

266: How to F.A.R.M. with OpenEdge and NativeScript and Grow Healthy Apps
Paul Guggenheim - Paul Guggenheim and Associates, Inc. (PDF) View Slides
269: The Captain's Log
James Palmer - Consultingwerk Ltd. (PDF) View Slides
299: OO Database Modeling - Theory and Practice
Tim Kuehn - TDK Consulting (PDF) View Slides
319: Coding for Network Performance
Tom Bascom - White Star Software (PPT) View Slides
326: 4GL/ABL Legacy Code Modernization
Mike Fechner - Consultingwerk Ltd. (PDF) View Slides
333: Demystify OpenEdge REST Services
David Atkins | Dan Mitchell - Progress (PDF) View Slides
439: Building Great Interfaces with OOABL
Mike Fechner - Consultingwerk Ltd. (PDF) View Slides
480: Unit Test Strategy
Mike Fechner - Consultingwerk Ltd. (PPT) View Slides
481: Writing Good Unit Tests
James Palmer - Consultingwerk Ltd. (PDF) View Slides
600: Progress Legos - Scoping, Blocks and Other Critical Core Concepts
Mike Lonski - Allegro Consultants (PDF) View Slides

The Database

235: All Types of Data Replication in OE
Dmitri Levin - Alphabroder Co. (PPT) View Slides
310: Using OpenEdge CDC to Build Event Driven Architectures
Rich Banville - Progress (PDF) View Slides / View Live Demo
394: 99 Ways to Crash a Database
Nectarios Daloglou - White Star Software (PDF) View Slides
395: SQL for a Progress DBA
Bob Brennan - Intergrated Manufacturing Systems (PPT) View Slides
- Schema Update (PDF File)
- ODBC Paramter Tools (Excel File)
501: OpenEdge 12: Multi-Threaded Database Server and Server-Side Joins
Rich Banville - Progress (PDF) View Slides
504: Case Study: Migrating Two Applications From HP-UX to Red Hat Linux
Paul Bouscaren - Outlook Park Holdings (PPT) View Slides
565: Progress 4GL Performance Take 3: You Don't Know *bleep* About Indexes
Paul Koufalis - White Star Software (PDF) View Slides
570: The Progress Index: Not Only How They Work, But Why and When
Mike Lonski - Allegro Consultants (PDF) View Slides
585: Index Internals: The Engine
Mike Furgal - Progress (PPT) View Slides

3rd Party Integration

335: PrimeNG: An Open Source UI Library for Angular
Marian Edu - Acorn IT (PPT) View Slides

Complementary Technologies

111: Introducing the On-Premises Data Connector for OpenEdge
Dennis Bennett - Progress (PDF) View Slides
216: Web Development for Dinosaurs: An Introduction to Modern Web Development
John Cleaver - Factivity, Inc. (PDF) View Slides
250: Custom Rules Development for SonarQube
Gilles Querret - Riverside Software (PDF) View Slides
275: Continuous Integration From the Ground Up
Gilles Querret - Riverside Software (PDF) View Slides
292: Accelerating Adaptive UI with Serverless Cloud Backend: Under-The Covers of a Field Service Use Case
David Atkins | Dan Mitchell - Progress (PDF) View Slides

Development Tools

475: ABL Code Analytics: Unique Tools for Deep Code Analysis and Inspection
Greg Shah - Golden Code Development (PDF) View Slides
800: The Ins & Outs of Performance Profiling and Debugging
Srini Kantipudi | Sanjeva Manchala - Progress (PPT) View Slides

Commercial

102: OpenEdge Roadmap: The Future Near and Far
Rob Straight - Progress (PDF) View Slides
114: Transform a 4GL GUI into a Modern Web Application Without a Rewrite
Greg Shah - Golden Code (PDF) View Slides
397: Database model: Do OpenEdge Applications Even Need One?
Marian Edu - Acorn IT (PPT) View Slides
660: Paying Lip Service to Business Continuity
Paul Koufalis - White Star Software (PDF) View Slides
665: Minimize Unplanned Downtime and Data Loss with OpenEdge
Mike Furgal | Rodney Sassaman - Progress (PPT) View Slides
666: Leave the Driving to Us With Progress Managed Database Service
Mike Furgal - Progress (PPT) View Slides
670: Your Current Monitoring is Not Enough: The Business Benefits of Proactive Monitoring with ProTop
Paul Koufalis et al - White Star Software (PDF) View Slides
1111: SmartComponent Library: The OpenEdge Modernization Framework
Mike Fechner - Consultingwerk Ltd. (PDF) View Slides