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THWACK MONTHLY MISSION - NOVEMBER 2021
danielleh 28 days ago
DING-DONG.
Arriving now: the express train to the cloud data warehouse with upcoming stops
at the ETL station and transfers to data normalization and the long-term storage
station. Please stand clear of the closing doors. Mind the gap.
The way your data is sourced, normalized, stored, retrieved, presented, and
maintained is part of your ecosystem and drives organizational decisions. It’s
more important today than ever before. Keeping your data on the rails is key to
reaching your destinations properly.
It’s time to enter the Data Underground.
NOVEMBER MISSION
Use the mission’s resources to complete the tasks and answer the questions for a
chance to win!
Answer each question correctly during the week and you'll be entered for a
chance to win the weekly prize.
Answer all 20 questions correctly over the course of the month and you'll be
entered for a chance to win the grand prize.
150 points are being awarded for each correctly answered question. There are 20
questions, which means you can earn a maximum of 3,000 points for this mission.
Weekly Prizes & Drawing Dates:
* November 8, 2021: 2 Pack 14in Flush Mount Ceiling Light [Link]
* November 15, 2021: AuKing Mini Projector [Link]
* November 22, 2021: Ember Temperture Control Smart Mug [Link]
* November 29, 2021: Echo Dot (4th Gen) | Smart speaker with clock and Alexa +
6 months of Amazon Music [Link]
Grand Prize:
* November 29, 2021: Oculus Quest 2 — Advanced All-In-One Virtual Reality
Headset — 128 GB [Link]
MISSION RULES
A new question will open every day (Monday - Friday) starting on November 1,
2021. Once a question has opened, it will remain open until November 30, 2021 at
11:59 p.m. CT. Check the schedule below for exact open/close times.
MISSION SHORTCUT
Complete the mission shortcut between November 1, 2021 and November 29, 2021 to
be entered to win an Apple Watch SE!
Shortcut Steps
1. Download the SolarWinds free tool DBA xPress.
2. Install DBA xPress (Instructions). Once installed, Open the main page.
3. Click on Disk Space Analyzer and run against any one of your database
instances.
4. Take a screenshot and complete our survey.
Download Now Take Survey
Week 1
2 Pack 14in Flush Mount Ceiling Light
Nov 1
Day 1
Nov 2
Day 2
Nov 3
Day 3
Nov 4
Day 4
Nov 5
Day 5
Winner: rileymat,
Week 2
AuKing Mini Projector
Nov 8
Day 6
Nov 9
Day 7
Nov 10
Day 8
Nov 11
Day 9
Nov 12
Day 10
Winner: routermonkey,
Week 3
Ember Temperture Control Smart Mug
Nov 15
Day 11
Nov 16
Day 12
Nov 17
Day 13
Nov 18
Day 14
Nov 19
Day 15
Winner: joepoutre,
Week 4
Echo Dot (4th Gen) | Smart speaker with clock and Alexa + 6 months of Amazon
Music
Nov 22
Day 16
Nov 23
Day 17
Nov 24
Day 18
Nov 25
Day 19
Nov 26
Day 20
Winner to be announced
Grand Prize
Oculus Quest 2 — Advanced All-In-One Virtual Reality Headset — 128 GB
Winner to be announced
Mission Terms & Conditions: US, UK, and Canada | Germany
Mission Shortcut Terms & Conditions: US, UK, and Canada | Germany
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* The_Dragon 5 days ago +16
Well that was horrible. Day 19 asks for: "but there’s one exception from the
standard Microsoft data stack list. What is that exception".
Well no surprises that I got it wrong, and the popop…
* superfly 4 days ago +15
Question 20 doesn't work. Can you please fix it?
* undesired_result 20 days ago +14
I found this link helpful today, in the absence of a hint:
https://docs.vividcortex.com/changelog/
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* The_Dragon 5 days ago
Well that was horrible. Day 19 asks for: "but there’s one exception from the
standard Microsoft data stack list. What is that exception".
Well no surprises that I got it wrong, and the popop reply pointed me at the
FAQ in the link which includes the one they want you to exclude. So colour me
confused. I've logged off (so I could see the question again) and back on,
and I still don't see how today's answer is reached.
* raymondo 4 days ago in reply to The_Dragon
I am going to hold off answering this one, I'm glad it's not just me
struggling with finding the answer.
* buchagj 4 days ago in reply to The_Dragon
I am looking through these also and I am confused also.
* CJarbez 3 days ago in reply to The_Dragon
This month's questions are HORRIBLE!!! They need to fire the 2nd graders
they hired to cobble together these questions and hints.
Q - "If it takes a mosquito 17 seconds to drill a hole through a
watermelon, how many pancakes does it take to shingle a dog house?"
A - a. 5 b. 14 c. 58 d. 37
INCORRECT!!! The correct answer we were looking for was FALSE, because a
motorcycle has no doors!
* routermonkey 3 days ago in reply to The_Dragon
Two bad questions/hints on one week, and a question number 20 that is just
plain broke.
Blah.
* nick0909 2 days ago in reply to The_Dragon
Did anyone manage to get it right?
* skhan 19 hours ago in reply to nick0909
I got it right… 2 sentences make up the direct info when presented with
the question about the exception. Understanding that will get you to the
answer. I had hesitation about answering as well and if I went with gut
response of exception, I would have answered wrong. It was sort of
reading between the lines and not taking the exception as face value. The
parentheses warning helped that I did jump on it.
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* superfly 4 days ago
Question 20 doesn't work. Can you please fix it?
* alain_p 3 days ago in reply to superfly
Same here.
* nick0909 2 days ago in reply to superfly
Checking in on this as well... I guess everyone is still full from turkey
and not able to fix things so we can finish off the month.
* skhan 19 hours ago in reply to nick0909
Question 20 still a bust on 11/28 9 PM EST
* ethandicks 15 hours ago in reply to skhan
Still a bust at midnight
* tonyt 5 hours ago in reply to nick0909
Still a bust 11/29 at 9:52am CST
* brianj 6 hours ago in reply to superfly
1. Buy an Oculus Quest
2. Prevent everyone from answering question 20 so nobody qualifies for the
drawing
3. Conclude someone has to take it home
4. Give an awesome Christmas present
I'm kidding, of course, but the thought appealed to my sense of humor.
* ayokunnumi 2 hours ago in reply to superfly
Same here
* undesired_result 20 days ago
I found this link helpful today, in the absence of a hint:
https://docs.vividcortex.com/changelog/
* hudey123 20 days ago in reply to undesired_result
Kudos to @undesired_result - this worked for me. Thanks for not making this
an hour long ordeal this morning.
* minfante1 20 days ago in reply to undesired_result
Nice, Thanks
* ecklerwr1 20 days ago in reply to undesired_result
That helped... I was kinda digging all around before I read the comments.
* buchagj 4 days ago
Well I got it wrong for Day 19. The answer is that says it is correct is a
supported data source. now I am really confused.
* gcp 4 days ago
Day 19 SPOILER ALERT (I swear you used to be able to hide these, but I can't
see it today)
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Use the FORCE Luke!
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