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Author Esther K. Choy
It sounds so simple: Incorporate a story and people will remember your message. But when you get down to crafting one, there’s nothing easy about it.Material for stories surrounds us. Yet few people are skilled at sharing personal anecdotes and even fewer know how ....
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Author Octavian Lascu , Bo Xu , Esra Ufacik , John Troy , Frank Packheiser , Michal Kordyzon
AbstractThis IBM® Redbooks® publication describes the connectivity options that are available for use within and beyond the data center for the IBM Z family of mainframes, which includes these systems:IBM z14IBM z13®IBM z13s™IBM zEnterprise® EC12 (zEC12)IBM zEnterp....
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IBM Spectrum Accelerate Deployment, Usage, and Maintenance
Author Abilio Oliveira , Grant Kabobel , Bertrand Dufrasne , Markus Oscheka
AbstractThis edition applies to IBM® Spectrum Accelerate V11.5.4.IBM Spectrum Accelerate™, a member of IBM Spectrum Storage™, is an agile, software-defined storage solution for enterprise and cloud that builds on the customer-proven and mature IBM XIV® storage soft....
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IBM z14 Technical Introduction
Author Bo Xu , Esra Ufacik , John Troy , Frank Packheiser , Octavian Lascu , Michal Kordyzon
AbstractThis IBM® Redpaper Redbooks® publication introduces the latest IBM Z platform, the IBM z14®. It includes information about the Z environment and how it helps integrate data and transactions more securely, and can infuse insight for faster and more accurate ....
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Storage Design and Implementation in vSphere 6: A Technology Deep Dive, 2nd Edition
Author Mostafa Khalil
Now fully updated: The authoritative, comprehensive guide to vSphere 6 storage implementation and managementEffective VMware virtualization storage planning and management has become crucial—but it can be extremely complex. Now, VMware’s leading storage expert thor....
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Saving Money Through Structured Problem-Solving
Author Michael Morales , Don Kieffer , Nelson Repenning
As busy as they are, leaders need to find ways to observe fundamental work processes in their organizations. When they do, they usually discover that there are gaps between theory and reality in how works get done. Michael Morales’ experience — in which....
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Developing Innovative Solutions Through Internal Crowdsourcing
Author Sean Looram , Lâle Kesebi , Ann Majchrzak , Arvind Malhotra
As organizations search for better solutions to their everyday problems, many are encouraging employees to use their experiences to develop new ideas and play a more active role in the innovation process. Companies including AT&T Inc., Google Inc., and Deutsche Tel....
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The Missing Piece in Performance Development
Author Shlomo Ben-Hur , Nik Kinley
In recent years, organizations have begun to prioritize processes for improving future performance over evaluating employees’ past efforts. Yearly development objectives and annual reviews are being replaced by real-time feedback delivered directly by line ma....
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A Data-Driven Approach to Identifying Future Leaders
Author Anh Nguyen Phillips , Kelly Monahan , Stacey Philpot
Many executives believe they are good at identifying leadership talent. However, when asked how they make their decisions, they often cite intuition or “gut” instincts. Social science research, on the other hand, suggests that individuals are often pron....
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Deep Learning: Practical Neural Networks with Java
Author Alan M. F. Souza , Fábio M. Soares , Boštjan Kaluža , Yusuke Sugomori
Build and run intelligent applications by leveraging key Java machine learning librariesAbout This BookDevelop a sound strategy to solve predictive modelling problems using the most popular machine learning Java libraries.Explore a broad variety of data processing,....
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Ionic : Hybrid Mobile App Development
Author Hoc Phan , Sani Yusuf , Rahat Khanna
An end?to-end journey, empowering you to build real-time, scalable, and interactive mobile applications with the Ionic frameworkAbout This BookDevelop engaging mobile experiences with a native-looking UI in Ionic and AngularJS.Use out-of-the-box Ionic functionaliti....
Release Date 2017/06 -
Frank Kane's Taming Big Data with Apache Spark and Python
Author Frank Kane
Frank Kane's hands-on Spark training course, based on his bestselling Taming Big Data with Apache Spark and Python video, now available in a book. Understand and analyze large data sets using Spark on a single system or on a cluster.About This BookUnderstand how S....
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Author Ashraf Khan
Over 60 recipes to install, configure, and manage your IIS 10.0About This BookProvide a secure, easy-to-manage extensible platform for hosting your websitesLeverage IIS 10.0 in order to deploy web site in secondsIntegrate Windows and Nano Server 2016 and automate i....
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Author Ranga Rao Karanam
Develop cloud native applications with microservices using Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and Spring Cloud Data FlowAbout This BookExplore the new features and components in SpringEvolve towards micro services and cloud native applicationsGain powerful insights into ad....
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Mastering Kali Linux for Advanced Penetration Testing - Second Edition
Author Vijay Kumar Velu
A practical guide to testing your network’s security with Kali Linux, the preferred choice of penetration testers and hackers.About This BookEmploy advanced pentesting techniques with Kali Linux to build highly-secured systemsGet to grips with various stealth techn....
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vSphere High Performance Cookbook - Second Edition
Author Prasenjit Sarkar , Christopher Kusek , Kevin Elder
Over 80 recipes to help you improve vSphere 6.5's performance and solve problems before they ariseAbout This BookThe practical recipes provide cost-effective and high performance for any application running in a virtual machineContains best practices and troublesh....
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Building Microservices with .NET Core
Author Kanwar Manish , Lalit Kale , Gaurav Kumar Aroraa
Architect your .NET applications by breaking them into really small pieces - microservices - using this practical, example-based guideAbout This BookStart your microservices journey and understand a broader perspective of microservices developmentBuild, deploy, and....
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Author John Danner , Chris Kuenne
A Wall Street Journal BestsellerAre You a Driver, an Explorer, a Crusader, or a Captain?Many factors shape the success or failure of a new business, whether it’s a stand-alone startup or a venture inside a larger corporation. But the most important and least unders....
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Author Adam Kahane
Collaboration is increasingly difficult and increasingly necessary Often, to get something done that really matters to us, we need to work with people we don't agree with or like or trust. Adam Kahane has faced this challenge many times, working on big issues....
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Evaluating the Impact of Leadership Development - 2nd Edition
Author Holly Downs , Heather Champion , Kelly Hannum , Sarah Stawiski , Tracy Patterson
Driving impact while managing resources are what most organizations strive to balance in their leadership-development efforts. Evaluation provides a practical framework for gathering and making sense of information to better manage resources while assessing the suc....
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Author Jakub Korab
Messaging is one of the more poorly understood areas of IT; most developers and architects have only a passing familiarity with how broker-based messaging technologies work. This practical report not only helps you get up to speed on the essentials of messaging, bu....
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Author Andrew Kalat
Today most of us are part of a highly connected digital world. If you’re like many people, you have complicated digital entanglements, from physical devices with stored photos to online banking and social media accounts. The heavier the digital footprint, the more ....
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Author Tim Walker , Yiannis Kanellopoulos
Everyone in software development supports the goal of producing high-quality code. And yet, long-term observations in the field by the Software Improvement Group (SIG) reveals that many organizations don’t have the necessary resources or institutional processes to ....
Release Date 2017/06 -
Author Rachel Warren , Holden Karau
Apache Spark is amazing when everything clicks. But if you haven’t seen the performance improvements you expected, or still don’t feel confident enough to use Spark in production, this practical book is for you. Authors Holden Karau and Rachel Warren demonstrate pe....
Release Date 2017/06 -
Introduction to Social Media Marketing: A Guide for Absolute Beginners
Author Todd Kelsey
Easily understand the most important tools and skills in social media marketing. You'll be exposed to Facebook pages and ads, work with Twitter and LinkedIn, save time with Hootsuite, and learn social media monitoring. If you are completely new to social media mar....
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Introduction to Search Engine Optimization: A Guide for Absolute Beginners
Author Todd Kelsey
Don't be intimidated by all the search engine optimization (SEO) tools out there. You will start out learning about keywords and the importance of quality content and then walk through incremental steps as you try out the tools and master the tips and strategies. ....
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Introduction to Search Engine Marketing and AdWords: A Guide for Absolute Beginners
Author Todd Kelsey
Use Google's AdWords to create your ads. Each chapter goes beyond the tool itself, discussing helpful resources and important issues to keep in mind. If you are completely new to search engine marketing and AdWords and you want to learn the basics, this guide will....
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MATLAB Deep Learning: With Machine Learning, Neural Networks and Artificial Intelligence
Author Phil Kim
Get started with MATLAB for deep learning and AI with this in-depth primer. In this book, you start with machine learning fundamentals, then move on to neural networks, deep learning, and then convolutional neural networks. In a blend of fundamentals and applicatio....
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Introduction to Google Analytics: A Guide for Absolute Beginners
Author Todd Kelsey
Develop your digital/online marketing skills and learn web analytics to understand the performance of websites and ad campaigns. Approaches covered will be immediately useful for business or nonprofit organizations. If you are completely new to Google Analytics and....
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Interpreting LISP: Programming and Data Structures, Second Edition
Author Gary D. Knott
Learn Lisp programming in a data structures context, including tables, functions, forms, expressions, typed-pointers, I/O, garbage collection and some applications. This short primer contains a careful description of the data structures manipulated by Lisp function....
Release Date 2017/06