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Paul Koufalis
Paul Koufalis is the President of White Star Software. He began his OpenEdge DBA career more than 25 years ago after completing a Computer Engineering Degree at McGill University. Today, he’s known for his pragmatic and ROI-centric approach when working with White Star’s global client base. When he’s not staring at his multiple immense computer screens (how much is too much?), you can probably find him speaking at a Progress event somewhere in the world or being roughed-up by his twin boys back home in Montreal.
We Love our New Website. Do You?
We may be the best OpenEdge DBAs in the world, but when it comes to website design, well…no comment. We turned to our friends over at Falia | Marketing numérique and Samarkand and said HELP!!
I think they did a pretty good job. Check out our new WSS website and let us know what you think in the comments section (but be nice!).
PUG Challenge Australia, March 10th to 11th 2020
White Star Software is proudly sponsoring the Australia PUG Challenge 2020 at Hotel View Sydney (formerly North Sydney Harbourview). There will be many sessions from White Star Software over the span of 2 days that will provide a hands-on experience through exciting breakout sessions. PUG Challenge Australia is a conference for everyone who uses Progress products to develop or run business systems, whether they be developers, software architects, database administrators, infrastructure specialists, business analysts or salespeople.
PUG Challenge South Africa 2020, March 4th to 5th 2020
White Star Software is proudly sponsoring the South Africa PUG Challenge at the Indaba Hotel, Spa and Conference Centre in Fourways, South Africa. There will be 3 workshops over the span of 2 days that will provide a hands-on experience through exciting breakout sessions. PUG Challenge is a conference for everyone who uses Progress products to develop or run business systems, whether they be developers, software architects, database administrators, infrastructure specialists, business analysts or salespeople.
FinPUG 2019, May 23-25 2019 on the Ferry Princess Anastasia, Helsinki
White Star Software is proudly sponsoring FinPUG 2019 on the Ferry Princess Anastasia in Helsinki, Finland! This unique Progress User Group seminar will make its way to the Oak Room in Petro Palace Hotel, Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Spanning over 3 days, there will be valuable education, training and networking, featuring 7 speakers from around the globe.
ProgressNext 2019 Global User Conference, May 6th – 9th 2019 in Orlando, FL
WSS is sponsoring ProgressNEXT, the largest global gathering of the Progress customer, partner and developer community, where people come together to connect, learn and collaborate.
QAD Midwest User Group March 17-19 2019 in Dearborn, Michigan
White Star Software is proudly sponsoring the QAD MWUG Spring 2019 at the Henry Hotel in Dearborn, Michigan. Spanning over 3 days, there will be valuable QAD education, training and networking….and of course, a little fun! MWUG is the largest independent user group for QAD’s manufacturing management and Enterprise Application software.
PUG Challenge South Africa, 6-7 March 2019 in Midrand
White Star Software is proudly sponsoring the South Africa PUG Challenge at the Midrand Conference Centre in Midrand, Gauteng Province, South Africa. There will be 3 workshops that will provide a hands-on experience and 22 exciting breakout sessions over 2 days. PUG Challenge is a conference for everyone who uses Progress products to develop or run business systems, whether they be developers, software architects, database administrators, infrastructure specialists, business analysts or sales people.
Your database will crash! Should I, would I or could I kill your user process?
A couple of weeks ago we received a ProTop alert about a long running transaction that was threatening to bring down our customer’s ERP system. It is not a pleasant SMS to get on a Saturday night, but I knew I needed to respond quickly to prevent a crash.
EMEA PUG Challenge, October 10-12, 2018 at the Croke Park Stadium, Dublin
White Star Software is proudly sponsoring the EMEA PUG Challenge at the Croke Park Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. With 85 speakers, 500+ attendees and 12 workshops over 3 days, PUG Challenge is a conference for everyone who uses Progress products to develop or run business systems, whether they be developers, software architects, database administrators, infrastructure specialists, business analysts or sales people.