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Author Bradley Austin Davis , Karen Bryla , and Phillips Alexander Benton
SummaryOculus Rift in Action introduces the powerful Oculus Rift headset and teaches you how to integrate its many features into 3D games and other virtual reality experiences. You'll start by understanding the capabilities of the Rift hardware. Then you'll follow....
Release Date 2015/08 -
Expert Oracle Exadata, Second Edition
Author Tanel Poder , Kerry Osborne , Randy Johnson , Frits Hoogland , Andy Colvin , Karl Ara
Expert Oracle Exadata, 2nd Edition opens up the internals of Oracle's Exadata platform so that you can fully benefit from the most performant and scalable database hardware appliance capable of running Oracle Database. This edition is fully-updated to cover Exadata....
Release Date 2015/08 -
Author Sean P. Kane , Karl Matthias
Updated to cover Docker version 1.10Docker is quickly changing the way that organizations are deploying software at scale. But understanding how Linux containers fit into your workflow—and getting the integration details right—are not trivial tasks. With this practi....
Release Date 2015/06 -
Corporate Value Creation: An Operations Framework for Nonfinancial Managers
Author Lawrence C. Karlson
A detailed crash course in business management for value creationCorporate Value Creation provides an operations framework that management can use to optimize the impact decisions have on creating value by growing revenue and profitability. Designed to assist profe....
Release Date 2015/06 -
Author Diego Netto , Valeri Karpov
A comprehensive guide to AngularJS, Google's open-source client-side framework for app development. Most of the existing guides to AngularJS struggle to provide simple and understandable explanations for more advanced concepts. As a result, some developers who u....
Release Date 2015/05 -
Scaling Big Data with Hadoop and Solr - Second Edition
Author Hrishikesh Vijay Karambelkar
Understand, design, build, and optimize your big data search engine with Hadoop and Apache SolrIn DetailTogether, Apache Hadoop and Apache Solr help organizations resolve the problem of information extraction from big data by providing excellent distributed faceted ....
Release Date 2015/04 -
Foundations of Shari'ah Governance of Islamic Banks
Author Azhar Hamid , Karim Ginena
A practical guide for robust sharī'ah governance of the Islamic banking industryDebate in the market on the extent of sharī'ah compliance of Islamic banks, their products, and activities has piqued stakeholders' interest. In Foundations of Sharī'ah Governance o....
Release Date 2015/04 -
Fast Data Processing with Spark - Second Edition
Author Krishna Sankar , Holden Karau
Perform real-time analytics using Spark in a fast, distributed, and scalable wayIn DetailSpark is a framework used for writing fast, distributed programs. Spark solves similar problems as Hadoop MapReduce does, but with a fast in-memory approach and a clean function....
Release Date 2015/03 -
Author Paulo Leitão , Stamatis Karnouskos
Industrial Agents explains how multi-agent systems improve collaborative networks to offer dynamic service changes, customization, improved quality and reliability, and flexible infrastructure. Learn how these platforms can offer distributed intelligent management a....
Release Date 2015/03 -
Author Matei Zaharia , Patrick Wendell , Andy Konwinski , Holden Karau
Data in all domains is getting bigger. How can you work with it efficiently? Recently updated for Spark 1.3, this book introduces Apache Spark, the open source cluster computing system that makes data analytics fast to write and fast to run. With Spark, you can tack....
Release Date 2015/02 -
Author Mr. Faizal Karbani
Mastering Islamic Finance will give practitioners an understanding of Islamic finance, from the basic techniques, through to advanced applications. Helping to demystify and clarify the differences with conventional banking, it will enable practitioners to develop S....
Release Date 2015/02 -
Communication Acoustics: An Introduction to Speech, Audio and Psychoacoustics
Author Matti Karjalainen , Ville Pulkki
In communication acoustics, the communication channel consists of a sound source, a channel (acoustic and/or electric) and finally the receiver: the human auditory system, a complex and intricate system that shapes the way sound is heard. Thus, when developing techn....
Release Date 2015/01 -
Author Sandeep Karanth
Go beyond the basics and master the next generation of Hadoop data processing platformsIn DetailHadoop is synonymous with Big Data processing. Its simple programming model, "code once and deploy at any scale" paradigm, and an ever-growing ecosystem makes Hadoop an a....
Release Date 2014/12 -
A Beginner's Guide to Mobile Marketing
Author Molly Garris , Karen Mishra
This book is for marketers (from newbies to CMO level) who want to learn why and how to use mobile marketing to engage and convert consumers. A Beginner’s Guide to Mobile Marketing will teach you about the exploding opportunities that mobile marketing offers and w....
Release Date 2014/12 -
Using Galaxy Tab: An Android Tab
Author Marziah Karch
Learn to use your Galaxy Tab with ease, no jargon. Clear, concise, short and to the point... Using Galaxy Tab is the essential guide to getting around Samsung's flagship and best selling Android-based tablet and e-book reader. This book explores setting up your new....
Release Date 2014/12 -
Build and Program Your Own LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Robots
Author Marziah Karch
Build and Program Your Own LEGO® MINDSTORMS® EV3 RobotsAbsolutely no experience needed! Build and program amazing robots with the new LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3!With LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3, you can do modern robotics without complex wiring or soldering! This step-by-step, f....
Release Date 2014/12 -
Enhanced Networking on IBM z/VSE
Author Rene Trumpp , Don Stoever , Karsten Graul , Ingo Franzki , Jeffrey Barnard , Joerg Sc
The importance of modern computer networks is steadily growing as increasing amounts of data are exchanged over company intranets and the Internet. Understanding current networking technologies and communication protocols that are available for the IBM® mainframe an....
Release Date 2014/12 -
Design and Analysis of Experiments by Douglas Montgomery: A Supplement for Using JMP
Author James Wisnowski , Andrew Karl , Heath Rushing
Big data: It's unstructured, it's coming at you fast, and there's lots of it. In fact, the majority of big data is text-oriented, thanks to the proliferation of online sources such as blogs, emails, and social media. However, having big data means little if you....
Release Date 2014/11 -
Author Hugh Beyer , Karen Holtzblatt
Contextual Design is a user-centered design process that uses in-depth field research to drive innovative design. Contextual Design was first invented in 1988 and has since been used in a wide variety of industries and taught in universities all over the world. It i....
Release Date 2014/10 -
Virtuous Meetings: Technology + Design for High Engagement in Large Groups
Author Lenny Lind , Karl Danskin
Technology + Design leads to breakthrough in large meeting productivityVirtuous Meetings: Technology + Design for High Engagement in Large Groups breaks out of the confines of the meeting room to show the reader what is possible when you need to get large groups of ....
Release Date 2014/09 -
Author Vikash Kumar Karn , Sunny Kumar Aditya
Develop Android applications with one of the most widely used database engines, SQLiteIn DetailSQLite is an open source relational database management system. Android uses the SQLite database to store and retrieve data persistently. The driving force behind the plat....
Release Date 2014/08 -
Author Tali Mendelberg , Christopher F. Karpowitz
Do women participate in and influence meetings equally with men? Does gender shape how a meeting is run and whose voices are heard? The Silent Sex shows how the gender composition and rules of a deliberative body dramatically affect who speaks, how the group intera....
Release Date 2014/08 -
ABCs of IBM z/OS System Programming Volume 6
Author Paul Rogers , Rita Pleus , Bob McCormack , Oerjan Lundgren , Rui Feio , Karan Singh
The ABCs of IBM® z/OS® System Programming is an 11-volume collection that provides an introduction to the z/OS operating system and the hardware architecture. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced system programmer, the ABCs collection provides the informatio....
Release Date 2014/08 -
ABCs of IBM z/OS System Programming Volume 1
Author Paul Rogers , Karan Singh
The ABCs of IBM® z/OS® System Programming is a 13-volume collection that provides an introduction to the z/OS operating system and the hardware architecture. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced system programmer, the ABCs collection provides the information....
Release Date 2014/08 -
Author Hrishikesh Vijay Karambelkar
Optimize your searches using high-performance enterprise search repositories with Apache SolrIn DetailThis book is for individuals who want to build high-performance, scalable, enterprise-ready search engines for their customers/organizations. The book starts with t....
Release Date 2014/07 -
The Risk-Driven Business Model: Four Questions That Will Define Your Company
Author Serguei Netessine , Karan Girotra
How to outsmart riskRisk has been defined as the potential for losing something of value. In business, that value could be your original investment or your expected future returns.The Risk-Driven Business Model will help you manage risk better by showing how the key....
Release Date 2014/07 -
Author John Eric Baugher , Kathryn Goldman Schuyler , Lena Lid-Falkman , Karin Jironet
Developing inner wisdom as a leadership strengthLeading with Spirit, Presence, and Authenticity presents the perspectives of leaders, social scientists, and educators from around the world on the topic of developing inner wisdom. Structured around the notions of spi....
Release Date 2014/07 -
High Performance Polymers, 2nd Edition
Author Johannes Karl Fink
Approaching the material from a chemistry and engineering perspective, High Performance Polymers presents the most reliable and current data available about state-of-the-art polymerization, fabrication, and application methods of high performance industrial polymers. Chap....
Release Date 2014/07 -
Building Probabilistic Graphical Models with Python
Author Kiran R Karkera
Solve machine learning problems using probabilistic graphical models implemented in Python with real-world applicationsIn DetailWith the increasing prominence in machine learning and data science applications, probabilistic graphical models are a new tool that machi....
Release Date 2014/06 -
Author Ganesh Karthik S
Deploy and implement the diverse functionalities of SAP HCMIn DetailThis book will start with the basics and serve as a complete guide to handle real-time management and HR issues.Beginning with an overview of important transaction codes and reports that end users c....
Release Date 2014/06