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Essential PySpark for Scalable Data Analytics

A beginner's guide to harnessing the power and ease of PySpark 3

by Sreeram Nudurupati ...

Get started with distributed computing using PySpark, a single unified framework to solve end-to-end data analytics at scale Key Features • Discover how to convert huge amounts of raw data into meaningful and actionable insights • Use Spark's unified analytics engine for end-to-end analytics, from data preparation to predictive analytics • Perform data ingestion, cleansing, and integration for ML, ... Read more

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Get started with distributed computing using PySpark, a single unified framework to solve end-to-end data analytics at scale Key Features • Discover how to convert huge amounts of raw data into meaningful and actionable insights • Use Spark's unified analytics engine for end-to-end analytics, from data preparation to predictive analytics • Perform data ingestion, cleansing, and integration for ML,
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Decision Intelligence For Dummies

by Pam Baker ...

Learn to use, and not be used by, data to make more insightful decisionsThe availability of data and various forms of AI unlock countless possibilities for business decision makers. But what do you do when you feel pressured to cede your position in the decision-making process altogether?Decision Intelligence For Dummies pumps the brakes on the growing trend to take human beings out of the ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

Learn to use, and not be used by, data to make more insightful decisionsThe availability of data and various forms of AI unlock countless possibilities for business decision makers. But what do you do when you feel pressured to cede your position in the decision-making process altogether?Decision Intelligence For Dummies pumps the brakes on the growing trend to take human beings out of the
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Cloud Computing Exam Guide 2026–2027

Complete Certification Study Manual with Cloud Fundamentals, Practice Questions, and Answers

by Hollow Grant ...

Cloud Computing Exam Guide 2026–2027 is a practical and comprehensive study manual designed to help students, IT professionals, and certification candidates build a strong understanding of modern cloud technologies while preparing confidently for cloud computing examinations. Whether you are new to cloud platforms or looking to strengthen your technical knowledge, this guide provides a structured ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

Cloud Computing Exam Guide 2026–2027 is a practical and comprehensive study manual designed to help students, IT professionals, and certification candidates build a strong understanding of modern cloud technologies while preparing confidently for cloud computing examinations. Whether you are new to cloud platforms or looking to strengthen your technical knowledge, this guide provides a structured
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Data Analytics for Organisational Development

Unleashing the Potential of Your Data

by Uwe H. Kaufmann, Amy B. C. Tan ...

A practical guide for anyone who aspires to become data analytics–savvyData analytics has become central to the operation of most businesses, making it an increasingly necessary skill for every manager and for all functions across an organisation. Data Analytics for Organisational Development: Unleashing the Potential of Your Data introduces a methodical process for gathering, screening, ... Read more

$42.99 CAD

A practical guide for anyone who aspires to become data analytics–savvyData analytics has become central to the operation of most businesses, making it an increasingly necessary skill for every manager and for all functions across an organisation. Data Analytics for Organisational Development: Unleashing the Potential of Your Data introduces a methodical process for gathering, screening,
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Data Science for Beginners

Comprehensive Guide to Most Important Basics in Data Science

by Hans Weber ...

Do you wonder what the fascination is around data these days? How do we obtain insights from this data? Do you know what a data scientist does? What is artificial intelligence and machine learning? Are these the same as data science? What does it take to become a data scientist? If you have ever wondered about these questions, you have come to the right place!There are many resources and courses ... Read more

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Do you wonder what the fascination is around data these days? How do we obtain insights from this data? Do you know what a data scientist does? What is artificial intelligence and machine learning? Are these the same as data science? What does it take to become a data scientist? If you have ever wondered about these questions, you have come to the right place!There are many resources and courses
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Data Science Algorithms in a Week

Top 7 algorithms for scientific computing, data analysis, and machine learning

by David Natingga ...

Build a strong foundation of machine learning algorithms in 7 daysKey FeaturesUse Python and its wide array of machine learning libraries to build predictive modelsLearn the basics of the 7 most widely used machine learning algorithms within a weekKnow when and where to apply data science algorithms using this guideBook DescriptionMachine learning applications are highly automated and self ... Read more

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Build a strong foundation of machine learning algorithms in 7 daysKey FeaturesUse Python and its wide array of machine learning libraries to build predictive modelsLearn the basics of the 7 most widely used machine learning algorithms within a weekKnow when and where to apply data science algorithms using this guideBook DescriptionMachine learning applications are highly automated and self
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Python Data Cleaning Cookbook

Modern techniques and Python tools to detect and remove dirty data and extract key insights

by Michael Walker ...

Discover how to describe your data in detail, identify data issues, and find out how to solve them using commonly used techniques and tips and tricksKey FeaturesGet well-versed with various data cleaning techniques to reveal key insightsManipulate data of different complexities to shape them into the right form as per your business needsClean, monitor, and validate large data volumes to diagnose ... Read more

$41.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Discover how to describe your data in detail, identify data issues, and find out how to solve them using commonly used techniques and tips and tricksKey FeaturesGet well-versed with various data cleaning techniques to reveal key insightsManipulate data of different complexities to shape them into the right form as per your business needsClean, monitor, and validate large data volumes to diagnose
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Data Engineering with Databricks Cookbook

Build effective data and AI solutions using Apache Spark, Databricks, and Delta Lake

by Pulkit Chadha ...

Work through 70 recipes for implementing reliable data pipelines with Apache Spark, optimally store and process structured and unstructured data in Delta Lake, and use Databricks to orchestrate and govern your dataKey FeaturesLearn data ingestion, data transformation, and data management techniques using Apache Spark and Delta LakeGain practical guidance on using Delta Lake tables and ... Read more

$40.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Work through 70 recipes for implementing reliable data pipelines with Apache Spark, optimally store and process structured and unstructured data in Delta Lake, and use Databricks to orchestrate and govern your dataKey FeaturesLearn data ingestion, data transformation, and data management techniques using Apache Spark and Delta LakeGain practical guidance on using Delta Lake tables and
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Pandas Cookbook

Practical recipes for scientific computing, time series, and exploratory data analysis using Python

by William Ayd, Matthew Harrison ...

From fundamental techniques to advanced strategies for handling big data, visualization, and more, this book equips you with skills to excel in real-world data analysis projects. Free with your book: DRM-free PDF version + access to Packt's next-gen Reader\*Key FeaturesThis book targets features in pandas 2.x and beyondPractical, easy to implement recipes for quick solutions to common problems in ... Read more

$40.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

From fundamental techniques to advanced strategies for handling big data, visualization, and more, this book equips you with skills to excel in real-world data analysis projects. Free with your book: DRM-free PDF version + access to Packt's next-gen Reader\*Key FeaturesThis book targets features in pandas 2.x and beyondPractical, easy to implement recipes for quick solutions to common problems in
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Causal Inference in Python

Applying Causal Inference in the Tech Industry

by Matheus Facure ...

How many buyers will an additional dollar of online marketing bring in? Which customers will only buy when given a discount coupon? How do you establish an optimal pricing strategy? The best way to determine how the levers at our disposal affect the business metrics we want to drive is through causal inference.In this book, author Matheus Facure, senior data scientist at Nubank, explains the ... Read more

$67.99 CAD

How many buyers will an additional dollar of online marketing bring in? Which customers will only buy when given a discount coupon? How do you establish an optimal pricing strategy? The best way to determine how the levers at our disposal affect the business metrics we want to drive is through causal inference.In this book, author Matheus Facure, senior data scientist at Nubank, explains the
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Innovation in Africa for Industry 4.0

AI, Data Analytics and Digital Transformation

Edited by Abejide Ade-Ibijola, Solomon Oyelere, Jude Osakwe ...

Series series Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, and Digital Transformation for Sustainable Development in Africa
This book explores the transformative impact of emerging technologies such as AI, blockchain, and machine learning on industries and societies, particularly in Africa. It provides a comprehensive study of how these innovations can drive sustainable development, improve governance, and address global challenges like climate change, economic inequality, and data privacy. Through real-world examples ... Read more

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This book explores the transformative impact of emerging technologies such as AI, blockchain, and machine learning on industries and societies, particularly in Africa. It provides a comprehensive study of how these innovations can drive sustainable development, improve governance, and address global challenges like climate change, economic inequality, and data privacy. Through real-world examples
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Big Data in the GovTech System

Edited by Victoria N. Ostrovskaya, Aleksei V. Bogoviz ...

Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
This book presents applications and solutions of Big Data in the GovTech system and recommendations for regulating the institutions of the digital economy and information society for the wide application of Big Data with the use of the institutional approach. In this book, a systematic scientific understanding of GovTech is formed, the central place of Big Data in this system is substantiated, and ... Read more

$192.19 CAD

This book presents applications and solutions of Big Data in the GovTech system and recommendations for regulating the institutions of the digital economy and information society for the wide application of Big Data with the use of the institutional approach. In this book, a systematic scientific understanding of GovTech is formed, the central place of Big Data in this system is substantiated, and
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Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Finance and Sustainable Technology

Proceedings of ICGER 2021

Edited by Abdalmuttaleb M. A. Musleh Al-Sartawi ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book shows latest research on artificial intelligence for sustainable technology. ICGER 2021 was organized by the Accounting, Finance and Banking Department at Ahlia University, Bahrain, and was conducted on the 15th and 16th of September. The strategic partners included the University of Jordan, the Bahrain Economists Society, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants: ACCA, Al ... Read more

$204.99 CAD

This book shows latest research on artificial intelligence for sustainable technology. ICGER 2021 was organized by the Accounting, Finance and Banking Department at Ahlia University, Bahrain, and was conducted on the 15th and 16th of September. The strategic partners included the University of Jordan, the Bahrain Economists Society, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants: ACCA, Al
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The Governance of Telecom Markets

Economics, Law and Institutions in Europe

by Antonio Manganelli, Antonio Nicita ...

Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
This book provides a critical comprehensive summary of the coevolution of telecom markets, rules and public institutions over the last 25 years, focusing on the challenges that regulators and policy makers have been facing. Even if the perspective of the book is European (as the EU regulatory framework is examined), most of the economic and institutional issues addressed are common to all telecom ... Read more

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This book provides a critical comprehensive summary of the coevolution of telecom markets, rules and public institutions over the last 25 years, focusing on the challenges that regulators and policy makers have been facing. Even if the perspective of the book is European (as the EU regulatory framework is examined), most of the economic and institutional issues addressed are common to all telecom
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2021 International Conference on Security and Information Technologies with AI, Internet Computing and Big-data Applications

Edited by George A. Tsihrintzis, Shiuh-Jeng Wang, Iuon-Chang Lin ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book aims to attract researchers and practitioners who are working in information technology and computer science. This edited book is about basics and high-level concepts regarding blockchain technology and application, multimedia security, information processing, security of network, cloud and IoT, cryptography and information hiding, cyber-security and evidence investigations, and learning ... Read more

$267.69 CAD

This book aims to attract researchers and practitioners who are working in information technology and computer science. This edited book is about basics and high-level concepts regarding blockchain technology and application, multimedia security, information processing, security of network, cloud and IoT, cryptography and information hiding, cyber-security and evidence investigations, and learning
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Advanced Soft Computing Techniques in Data Science, IoT and Cloud Computing

Edited by Sujata Dash, Subhendu Kumar Pani, Ajith Abraham, Yulan Liang ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book plays a significant role in improvising human life to a great extent. The new applications of soft computing can be regarded as an emerging field in computer science, automatic control engineering, medicine, biology application, natural environmental engineering, and pattern recognition. Now, the exemplar model for soft computing is human brain. The use of various techniques of soft ... Read more

$217.79 CAD

This book plays a significant role in improvising human life to a great extent. The new applications of soft computing can be regarded as an emerging field in computer science, automatic control engineering, medicine, biology application, natural environmental engineering, and pattern recognition. Now, the exemplar model for soft computing is human brain. The use of various techniques of soft
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Progresses in Artificial Intelligence & Robotics: Algorithms & Applications

Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, (ICDLAIR) 2021

Edited by Luigi Troiano, Alfredo Vaccaro, Nishtha Kesswani, Irene Díaz Rodriguez, Imene Brigui ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book presents new technologies and applications in deep learning, artificial intelligence and robotics. The field of machine intelligence (MI), unifying robotics and artificial intelligence is experiencing constant growth and change. The challenge to reproduce human behavior in machines requires the interaction of many fields, from engineering to mathematics, from neurology to biology, from ... Read more

$192.19 CAD

This book presents new technologies and applications in deep learning, artificial intelligence and robotics. The field of machine intelligence (MI), unifying robotics and artificial intelligence is experiencing constant growth and change. The challenge to reproduce human behavior in machines requires the interaction of many fields, from engineering to mathematics, from neurology to biology, from
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Cyber Security Intelligence and Analytics

The 4th International Conference on Cyber Security Intelligence and Analytics (CSIA 2022), Volume 1

Edited by Zheng Xu, Saed Alrabaee, Octavio Loyola-González, Xiaolu Zhang, Niken Dwi Wahyu Cahyani, Nurul Hidayah Ab Rahman ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book presents the outcomes of the 2022 4th International Conference on Cyber Security Intelligence and Analytics (CSIA 2022), an international conference dedicated to promoting novel theoretical and applied research advances in the interdisciplinary field of cyber-security, particularly focusing on threat intelligence, analytics, and countering cyber-crime. The conference provides a forum for ... Read more

$179.39 CAD

This book presents the outcomes of the 2022 4th International Conference on Cyber Security Intelligence and Analytics (CSIA 2022), an international conference dedicated to promoting novel theoretical and applied research advances in the interdisciplinary field of cyber-security, particularly focusing on threat intelligence, analytics, and countering cyber-crime. The conference provides a forum for
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The International Conference on Deep Learning, Big Data and Blockchain (DBB 2022)

Edited by Irfan Awan, Muhammad Younas, Jamal Bentahar, Salima Benbernou ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
Deep and machine learning is the state-of-the-art at providing models, methods, tools and techniques for developing autonomous and intelligent systems which can revolutionise industrial and commercial applications in various fields such as online commerce, intelligent transportation, healthcare and medicine, etc. The ground-breaking technology of blockchain also enables decentralisation, ... Read more

$179.39 CAD

Deep and machine learning is the state-of-the-art at providing models, methods, tools and techniques for developing autonomous and intelligent systems which can revolutionise industrial and commercial applications in various fields such as online commerce, intelligent transportation, healthcare and medicine, etc. The ground-breaking technology of blockchain also enables decentralisation,
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Machine Learning for Smart Environments/Cities

An IoT Approach

Edited by Gonçalo Marques, Alfonso González-Briones, José Manuel Molina López ...

Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
This book introduces machine learning and its applications in smart environments/cities. At this stage, a comprehensive understanding of smart environment/city applications is critical for supporting future research. This book includes chapters written by researchers from different countries across the globe and identifies critical threads in research and also gaps that open up new and challenging ... Read more

$217.79 CAD

This book introduces machine learning and its applications in smart environments/cities. At this stage, a comprehensive understanding of smart environment/city applications is critical for supporting future research. This book includes chapters written by researchers from different countries across the globe and identifies critical threads in research and also gaps that open up new and challenging
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Security and Privacy Preserving for IoT and 5G Networks

Techniques, Challenges, and New Directions

Edited by Ahmed A. Abd El-Latif, Bassem Abd-El-Atty, Salvador E. Venegas-Andraca, Wojciech Mazurczyk, Brij B. Gupta ...

Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
This book presents state-of-the-art research on security and privacy- preserving for IoT and 5G networks and applications. The accepted book chapters covered many themes, including traceability and tamper detection in IoT enabled waste management networks, secure Healthcare IoT Systems, data transfer accomplished by trustworthy nodes in cognitive radio, DDoS Attack Detection in Vehicular Ad-hoc ... Read more

$192.19 CAD

This book presents state-of-the-art research on security and privacy- preserving for IoT and 5G networks and applications. The accepted book chapters covered many themes, including traceability and tamper detection in IoT enabled waste management networks, secure Healthcare IoT Systems, data transfer accomplished by trustworthy nodes in cognitive radio, DDoS Attack Detection in Vehicular Ad-hoc
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Trends in Artificial Intelligence and Computer Engineering

Proceedings of ICAETT 2022

Edited by Miguel Botto-Tobar, Omar S. Gómez, Raul Rosero Miranda, Angela Díaz Cadena, Washington Luna-Encalada ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Advances in Emerging Trends and Technologies (ICAETT 2022), held in Riobamba, Ecuador, on 26–28 October 2022, proudly organized by Facultad de Informática y Electrónica (FIE) at Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo and supported by GDEON. ICAETT 2022 brings together top researchers and practitioners working in ... Read more

$267.69 CAD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Advances in Emerging Trends and Technologies (ICAETT 2022), held in Riobamba, Ecuador, on 26–28 October 2022, proudly organized by Facultad de Informática y Electrónica (FIE) at Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo and supported by GDEON. ICAETT 2022 brings together top researchers and practitioners working in
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Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems

Intelligence and Sustainable Future Proceedings of the INFUS 2023 Conference, Volume 1

Edited by Cengiz Kahraman, Irem Ucal Sari, Basar Oztaysi, Selcuk Cebi, Sezi Cevik Onar, A. Çağrı Tolga ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book consists of the papers accepted after a careful review process at an international scientific meeting where the latest developments on intelligent and fuzzy systems are presented and discussed. The latest developments in both the theoretical and practical fields of the new fuzzy set extensions have been prepared by expert researchers. Contributed by participants from more than 40 ... Read more

$243.39 CAD

This book consists of the papers accepted after a careful review process at an international scientific meeting where the latest developments on intelligent and fuzzy systems are presented and discussed. The latest developments in both the theoretical and practical fields of the new fuzzy set extensions have been prepared by expert researchers. Contributed by participants from more than 40
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Advances in Intelligent Systems, Computer Science and Digital Economics III

Edited by Zhengbing Hu, Sergei Gavriushin, Sergey Petoukhov, Matthew He ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
The book comprises high-quality refereed research papers presented at the Third International Symposium on Computer Science, Digital Economy, and Intelligent Systems (CSDEIS2021), held in Moscow, Russia, on December 25-26, 2021, organized jointly by the Mechanical Engineering Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences，Moscow State Technical University, and the International Research ... Read more

$192.19 CAD

The book comprises high-quality refereed research papers presented at the Third International Symposium on Computer Science, Digital Economy, and Intelligent Systems (CSDEIS2021), held in Moscow, Russia, on December 25-26, 2021, organized jointly by the Mechanical Engineering Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences，Moscow State Technical University, and the International Research
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