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Learn Bitcoin and Blockchain

Understanding blockchain and Bitcoin architecture to build decentralized applications

by Kirankalyan Kulkarni ...

Get up and running with the fundamentals of Bitcoin and blockchainKey FeaturesLearn quick, effective, and easy ways to master blockchain and BitcoinUnderstand the impact of decentralization and discover ways to tackle itExplore the future of Bitcoin and blockchain and implement them in a business networkBook DescriptionBlockchain is a distributed database that enables permanent, transparent, and ... Read more

$21.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Get up and running with the fundamentals of Bitcoin and blockchainKey FeaturesLearn quick, effective, and easy ways to master blockchain and BitcoinUnderstand the impact of decentralization and discover ways to tackle itExplore the future of Bitcoin and blockchain and implement them in a business networkBook DescriptionBlockchain is a distributed database that enables permanent, transparent, and
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Joe Celko's Complete Guide to NoSQL

What Every SQL Professional Needs to Know about Non-Relational Databases

by Joe Celko ...

Joe Celko's Complete Guide to NoSQL provides a complete overview of non-relational technologies so that you can become more nimble to meet the needs of your organization. As data continues to explode and grow more complex, SQL is becoming less useful for querying data and extracting meaning. In this new world of bigger and faster data, you will need to leverage non-relational technologies to get ... Read more

$40.99 USD

Joe Celko's Complete Guide to NoSQL provides a complete overview of non-relational technologies so that you can become more nimble to meet the needs of your organization. As data continues to explode and grow more complex, SQL is becoming less useful for querying data and extracting meaning. In this new world of bigger and faster data, you will need to leverage non-relational technologies to get
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Learning Informatica PowerCenter 10.x

Enterprise data warehousing and intelligent data centers for efficient data management solutions

by Rahul Malewar ...

Harness the power and simplicity of Informatica PowerCenter 10.x to build and manage efficient data management solutionsKey Features\[\*\]Master PowerCenter 10.x components to create, execute, monitor, and schedule ETL processes with a practical approach.\[\*\] An ideal guide to building the necessary skills and competencies to become an expert Informatica PowerCenter developer.\[\*\] A ... Read more

$41.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Harness the power and simplicity of Informatica PowerCenter 10.x to build and manage efficient data management solutionsKey Features\[\*\]Master PowerCenter 10.x components to create, execute, monitor, and schedule ETL processes with a practical approach.\[\*\] An ideal guide to building the necessary skills and competencies to become an expert Informatica PowerCenter developer.\[\*\] A
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The Case for the Chief Data Officer

Recasting the C-Suite to Leverage Your Most Valuable Asset

by Peter Aiken, Michael M. Gorman ...

Data are an organization's sole, non-depletable, non-degrading, durable asset. Engineered right, data's value increases over time because the added dimensions of time, geography, and precision. To achieve data's full organizational value, there must be dedicated individual to leverage data as assets - a Chief Data Officer or CDO who's three job pillars are: - Dedication solely to leveraging data ... Read more

$28.99 USD

Data are an organization's sole, non-depletable, non-degrading, durable asset. Engineered right, data's value increases over time because the added dimensions of time, geography, and precision. To achieve data's full organizational value, there must be dedicated individual to leverage data as assets - a Chief Data Officer or CDO who's three job pillars are: - Dedication solely to leveraging data
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Python Business Intelligence Cookbook

Leverage the computational power of Python with more than 60 recipes that arm you with the required skills to make informed business decisions

by Robert Dempsey ...

Leverage the computational power of Python with more than 60 recipes that arm you with the required skills to make informed business decisions.Key Features\[\*\]Want to minimize risk and optimize profits of your business? Learn to create efficient analytical reports with ease using this highly practical, easy-to-follow guide.\[\*\]Learn to apply Python for business intelligence tasks—preparing, ... Read more

$34.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Leverage the computational power of Python with more than 60 recipes that arm you with the required skills to make informed business decisions.Key Features\[\*\]Want to minimize risk and optimize profits of your business? Learn to create efficient analytical reports with ease using this highly practical, easy-to-follow guide.\[\*\]Learn to apply Python for business intelligence tasks—preparing,
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Algorithms For Dummies

by John Paul Mueller, Luca Massaron ...

Your secret weapon to understanding—and using!—one of the most powerful influences in the world todayFrom your Facebook News Feed to your most recent insurance premiums—even making toast!—algorithms play a role in virtually everything that happens in modern society and in your personal life. And while they can seem complicated from a distance, the reality is that, with a little help, anyone can ... Read more

$19.00 USD

Your secret weapon to understanding—and using!—one of the most powerful influences in the world todayFrom your Facebook News Feed to your most recent insurance premiums—even making toast!—algorithms play a role in virtually everything that happens in modern society and in your personal life. And while they can seem complicated from a distance, the reality is that, with a little help, anyone can
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Managing Data as a Product

Design and build data-product-centered socio-technical architectures

by Andrea Gioia ...

Learn everything you need to know to manage data as a product and shift toward a more modular and decentralized socio-technical data architecture to deliver business value in an incremental, measurable, and sustainable way Free with your book: DRM-free PDF version + access to Packt's next-gen Reader\*Key FeaturesLeverage data-as-product to unlock the modular platform potential and fix flaws in ... Read more

$32.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn everything you need to know to manage data as a product and shift toward a more modular and decentralized socio-technical data architecture to deliver business value in an incremental, measurable, and sustainable way Free with your book: DRM-free PDF version + access to Packt's next-gen Reader\*Key FeaturesLeverage data-as-product to unlock the modular platform potential and fix flaws in
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Building Medallion Architectures

Designing with Delta Lake and Spark

by Piethein Strengholt ...

To deliver the insights that give them a competitive advantage, organizations increasingly turn to the proven Medallion architecture. Yet implementing a robust data architecture can be difficult, particularly when it comes to using the Medallion architecture's Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers—done wrong, it can hamper your ability to make data-driven decisions. This practical guide helps you build ... Read more

$36.99 USD

To deliver the insights that give them a competitive advantage, organizations increasingly turn to the proven Medallion architecture. Yet implementing a robust data architecture can be difficult, particularly when it comes to using the Medallion architecture's Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers—done wrong, it can hamper your ability to make data-driven decisions. This practical guide helps you build
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The Economics of Data, Analytics, and Digital Transformation

The theorems, laws, and empowerments to guide your organization's digital transformation

by Bill Schmarzo ...

Build a continuously learning and adapting organization that can extract increasing levels of business, customer and operational value from the amalgamation of data and advanced analytics such as AI and Machine LearningKey FeaturesMaster the Big Data Business Model Maturity Index methodology to transition to a value-driven organizational mindsetAcquire implementable knowledge on digital ... Read more

$34.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Build a continuously learning and adapting organization that can extract increasing levels of business, customer and operational value from the amalgamation of data and advanced analytics such as AI and Machine LearningKey FeaturesMaster the Big Data Business Model Maturity Index methodology to transition to a value-driven organizational mindsetAcquire implementable knowledge on digital
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Intelligent Workloads at the Edge

Deliver cyber-physical outcomes with data and machine learning using AWS IoT Greengrass

by Indraneel Mitra, Ryan Burke ...

Explore IoT, data analytics, and machine learning to solve cyber-physical problems using the latest capabilities of managed services such as AWS IoT Greengrass and Amazon SageMaker Key Features • Accelerate your next edge-focused product development with the power of AWS IoT Greengrass • Develop proficiency in architecting resilient solutions for the edge with proven best practices • Harness the ... Read more

$35.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Explore IoT, data analytics, and machine learning to solve cyber-physical problems using the latest capabilities of managed services such as AWS IoT Greengrass and Amazon SageMaker Key Features • Accelerate your next edge-focused product development with the power of AWS IoT Greengrass • Develop proficiency in architecting resilient solutions for the edge with proven best practices • Harness the
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Governing the Digital Society

Platforms, Artificial Intelligence, and Public Values

Edited by José Dijck, Karin Es, Anne Helmond, Fernando Vlist ...

Series series Digital Studies
Digital technologies have rapidly become integral to communities and societies, bringing both significant benefits and serious concerns. Issues such as misinformation, disinformation, online polarization, discrimination, and widening inequalities have prompted a critical and urgent debate: Can digital societies still be effectively governed? This book brings together insights from various ... Read more

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Digital technologies have rapidly become integral to communities and societies, bringing both significant benefits and serious concerns. Issues such as misinformation, disinformation, online polarization, discrimination, and widening inequalities have prompted a critical and urgent debate: Can digital societies still be effectively governed? This book brings together insights from various
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Consul: Up and Running

Service Mesh for Any Runtime or Cloud

by Luke Kysow ...

With the advent of microservices, Kubernetes, public cloud, and hybrid computing, site reliability and DevOps engineers are facing more complexity than ever before. Service mesh is an exciting new technology that promises to help tackle this complexity. A service mesh provides you with a unified control plane to manage application networking across these distinct platforms.With this definitive ... Read more

$41.99 USD

With the advent of microservices, Kubernetes, public cloud, and hybrid computing, site reliability and DevOps engineers are facing more complexity than ever before. Service mesh is an exciting new technology that promises to help tackle this complexity. A service mesh provides you with a unified control plane to manage application networking across these distinct platforms.With this definitive
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Jupyter for Data Science

Exploratory analysis, statistical modeling, machine learning, and data visualization with Jupyter

by Toomey ...

Your one-stop guide to building an efficient data science pipeline using JupyterKey Features\[\*\]Get the most out of your Jupyter notebook to complete the trickiest of tasks in Data Science\[\*\]Learn all the tasks in the data science pipeline—from data acquisition to visualization—and implement them using Jupyter\[\*\]Get ahead of the curve by mastering all the applications of Jupyter for data ... Read more

$34.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Your one-stop guide to building an efficient data science pipeline using JupyterKey Features\[\*\]Get the most out of your Jupyter notebook to complete the trickiest of tasks in Data Science\[\*\]Learn all the tasks in the data science pipeline—from data acquisition to visualization—and implement them using Jupyter\[\*\]Get ahead of the curve by mastering all the applications of Jupyter for data
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Ensuring the Integrity of Electronic Health Records

The Best Practices for E-records Compliance

by Orlando López ...

Data integrity is a critical aspect to the design, implementation, and usage of any system which stores, processes, or retrieves data. The overall intent of any data integrity technique is the same: ensure data is recorded exactly as intended and, upon later retrieval, ensure the data is the same as it was when originally recorded. Any alternation to the data is then traced to the person who made ... Read more

$73.99 USD

Data integrity is a critical aspect to the design, implementation, and usage of any system which stores, processes, or retrieves data. The overall intent of any data integrity technique is the same: ensure data is recorded exactly as intended and, upon later retrieval, ensure the data is the same as it was when originally recorded. Any alternation to the data is then traced to the person who made
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Deployment and Operation of Complex Software in Heterogeneous Execution Environments

The SODALITE Approach

Edited by Elisabetta Di Nitto, Jesús Gorroñogoitia Cruz, Indika Kumara, Dragan Radolović, Kamil Tokmakov, Zoe Vasileiou ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This open access book provides an overview of the work developed within the SODALITE project, which aims at facilitating the deployment and operation of distributed software on top of heterogeneous infrastructures, including cloud, HPC and edge resources. The experts participating in the project describe how SODALITE works and how it can be exploited by end users. While multiple languages and ... Read more

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This open access book provides an overview of the work developed within the SODALITE project, which aims at facilitating the deployment and operation of distributed software on top of heterogeneous infrastructures, including cloud, HPC and edge resources. The experts participating in the project describe how SODALITE works and how it can be exploited by end users. While multiple languages and
... Read more
Mastering spaCy

An end-to-end practical guide to implementing NLP applications using the Python ecosystem

by Duygu Altinok ...

Build end-to-end industrial-strength NLP models using advanced morphological and syntactic features in spaCy to create real-world applications with easeKey FeaturesGain an overview of what spaCy offers for natural language processingLearn details of spaCy's features and how to use them effectivelyWork through practical recipes using spaCyBook DescriptionspaCy is an industrial-grade, efficient NLP ... Read more

$37.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Build end-to-end industrial-strength NLP models using advanced morphological and syntactic features in spaCy to create real-world applications with easeKey FeaturesGain an overview of what spaCy offers for natural language processingLearn details of spaCy's features and how to use them effectivelyWork through practical recipes using spaCyBook DescriptionspaCy is an industrial-grade, efficient NLP
... Read more
Scala and Spark for Big Data Analytics

Explore the concepts of functional programming, data streaming, and machine learning

by Md. Rezaul Karim, Sridhar Alla ...

Harness the power of Scala to program Spark and analyze tonnes of data in the blink of an eye!Key Features\[\*\]Learn Scala’s sophisticated type system that combines Functional Programming and object-oriented concepts\[\*\]Work on a wide array of applications, from simple batch jobs to stream processing and machine learning\[\*\]Explore the most common as well as some complex use-cases to perform ... Read more

$54.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Harness the power of Scala to program Spark and analyze tonnes of data in the blink of an eye!Key Features\[\*\]Learn Scala’s sophisticated type system that combines Functional Programming and object-oriented concepts\[\*\]Work on a wide array of applications, from simple batch jobs to stream processing and machine learning\[\*\]Explore the most common as well as some complex use-cases to perform
... Read more
Modern R Programming Cookbook

Recipes to simplify your statistical applications

by Jaynal Abedin ...

Recipes for emerging developers in R programming and data scientists to simplify their R programming capabilitiesKey FeaturesDevelop strategies to speed up your R codeTackle programming problems and explore both functional and object-oriented programming techniquesLearn how to address the core problems of programming in R with the most popular R packages for common tasksBook DescriptionR is a ... Read more

$37.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Recipes for emerging developers in R programming and data scientists to simplify their R programming capabilitiesKey FeaturesDevelop strategies to speed up your R codeTackle programming problems and explore both functional and object-oriented programming techniquesLearn how to address the core problems of programming in R with the most popular R packages for common tasksBook DescriptionR is a
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Learn SQL Database Programming

Query and manipulate databases from popular relational database servers using SQL

by Josephine Bush ...

Learn everything you need to know to build efficient SQL queries using this easy-to-follow beginner's guideKey FeaturesExplore all SQL statements in depth using a variety of examplesGet to grips with database querying, data aggregate, manipulation, and much moreUnderstand how to explore and process data of varying complexity to tell a storyBook DescriptionSQL is a powerful querying language that's ... Read more

$27.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn everything you need to know to build efficient SQL queries using this easy-to-follow beginner's guideKey FeaturesExplore all SQL statements in depth using a variety of examplesGet to grips with database querying, data aggregate, manipulation, and much moreUnderstand how to explore and process data of varying complexity to tell a storyBook DescriptionSQL is a powerful querying language that's
... Read more
Developing High-Frequency Trading Systems

Learn how to implement high-frequency trading from scratch with C++ or Java basics

by Sebastien Donadio, Sourav Ghosh, Romain Rossier ...

Use your programming skills to create and optimize high-frequency trading systems in no time with Java, C++, and PythonKey FeaturesLearn how to build high-frequency trading systems with ultra-low latencyUnderstand the critical components of a trading systemOptimize your systems with high-level programming techniquesBook DescriptionThe world of trading markets is complex, but it can be made easier ... Read more

$39.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Use your programming skills to create and optimize high-frequency trading systems in no time with Java, C++, and PythonKey FeaturesLearn how to build high-frequency trading systems with ultra-low latencyUnderstand the critical components of a trading systemOptimize your systems with high-level programming techniquesBook DescriptionThe world of trading markets is complex, but it can be made easier
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Mastering Blockchain

Deeper insights into decentralization, cryptography, Bitcoin, and popular Blockchain frameworks

by Imran Bashir ...

Learn about cryptography and cryptocurrencies so you can build highly secure, decentralized applications and conduct trusted in-app transactionsKey Features\[\*\]Get to grips with the underlying technical principles and implementations of blockchain.\[\*\]Build powerful applications using Ethereum to secure transactions and create smart contracts.\[\*\]Explore cryptography, mine cryptocurrencies, ... Read more

$41.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn about cryptography and cryptocurrencies so you can build highly secure, decentralized applications and conduct trusted in-app transactionsKey Features\[\*\]Get to grips with the underlying technical principles and implementations of blockchain.\[\*\]Build powerful applications using Ethereum to secure transactions and create smart contracts.\[\*\]Explore cryptography, mine cryptocurrencies,
... Read more
iPhone 12 User Guide

Simplified Manual on how to setup and master iPhone 12, iphone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max for dummies, Beginners and Seniors 2020

by Stone O. Crux ...

iPhone 12 features a 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR display with OLED technology and is powered by the new A14 Bionic processor, with options of 64GB, 128GB, or 256GB of internal storage. The rear camera system is dual, with two 12MP lenses adding optical image stabilization and various software enhancements. The TrueDepth front camera is 12MP. The iPhone 12 uses Face ID for security, supports fast and ... Read more

$5.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

iPhone 12 features a 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR display with OLED technology and is powered by the new A14 Bionic processor, with options of 64GB, 128GB, or 256GB of internal storage. The rear camera system is dual, with two 12MP lenses adding optical image stabilization and various software enhancements. The TrueDepth front camera is 12MP. The iPhone 12 uses Face ID for security, supports fast and
... Read more
Data Source Handbook

A Guide to Public Data

by Pete Warden ...

If you're a developer looking to supplement your own data tools and services, this concise ebook covers the most useful sources of public data available today. You'll find useful information on APIs that offer broad coverage, tie their data to the outside world, and are either accessible online or feature downloadable bulk data. You'll also find code and helpful links.This guide organizes APIs by ... Read more

$11.99 USD

If you're a developer looking to supplement your own data tools and services, this concise ebook covers the most useful sources of public data available today. You'll find useful information on APIs that offer broad coverage, tie their data to the outside world, and are either accessible online or feature downloadable bulk data. You'll also find code and helpful links.This guide organizes APIs by
... Read more
Neo4j - A Graph Project Story

by Frank Kutzler, Nicolas Rouyer, Nicolas Mervaillie, Sylvain Roussy ...

This book provides you with a concrete approach of using Neo4j in a production context. Written in the style of a play, it reports the debates between the members of a technical team specialized in strongly connected data. It focuses on methodology, integrations with existing systems, performance, monitoring and security.You may already have an idea of what Neo4j is and how it works, and maybe you ... Read more

$28.99 USD

This book provides you with a concrete approach of using Neo4j in a production context. Written in the style of a play, it reports the debates between the members of a technical team specialized in strongly connected data. It focuses on methodology, integrations with existing systems, performance, monitoring and security.You may already have an idea of what Neo4j is and how it works, and maybe you
... Read more

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