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Developing Modern Applications with a Converged Database
Single-purpose databases were designed to address specific problems and use cases. Given this narrow focus, there are inherent tradeoffs required when trying to accommodate multiple datatypes or workloads in your enterprise environment. The result is data fragmentation that spills over into applicat.... -
Author Jonathan E. Steinhart
Computer programming is not abstract and programs run on a machine. Knowing how computers work and how programs run on them is essential to becoming a better programmer, and understanding underlying technologies can help you develop a sense of what can go wrong.The....
Release Date 2019/07 -
Author Manul Laphroaig
The International Journal of Proof-of-Concept or Get The Fuck Out is a celebrated collection of short essays on computer security, reverse engineering and retrocomputing topics by many of the world's most famous hackers. The journal covers topics like reverse engineering....
Release Date 2020/11 -
The Complete Idiot's Guide to a Successful Family Business
Author Neil Raphel , Janis Raye
It's all in the familyFamily businesses are the backbone of any economy, but they can present a host of challenges that can affect their chances of success. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to a Successful Family Business is the most current and comprehensive book tha....
Release Date 2009/08 -
Handbook of Smart Antennas for RFID Systems
Author Nemai Chandra Karmakar
The Handbook of Smart Antennas for RFID Systems is a single comprehensive reference on the smart antenna technologies applied to RFID. This book will provide a timely reference book for researchers and students in the areas of both smart antennas and RFID technologi....
Release Date 2010/11 -
Mobile Agents in Networking and Distributed Computing
Author Sajal K. Das , Jiannong Cao
The book focuses on mobile agents, which are computer programs that can autonomously migrate between network sites. This text introduces the concepts and principles of mobile agents, provides an overview of mobile agent technology, and focuses on applications in net....
Release Date 2012/07 -
Fair Value Measurement: Practical Guidance and Implementation, 2nd Edition
Author Mark L. Zyla
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTPractical Guidance and Implementation"Writing Fair Value Measurement was a monumental task fraught with controversy not only in the U.S., but also abroad. Having coauthored a book with Mark as well as written one myself, I was even more impress....
Release Date 2012/11 -
Family Problems: Stress, Risk, and Resilience
Author Joyce A. Arditti
Family Problems: Stress, Risk, and Resilience presents an interdisciplinary collection of original essays that push the boundaries of family science to reflect the increasingly diverse complexity of family concerns in the modern world.Represents the most up-to-date ....
Release Date 2014/11 -
Author Allison Graham
Want to supercharge your life? Effective networking is the answer and this book will teach you how.Professionals of all stripes and ages are told to 'get out there' and network so they can build their careers, grow their businesses and elevate their influence in t....
Release Date 2012/07 -
The Cycle of the Gift: Family Wealth and Wisdom
Author Keith Whitaker , Susan E. Massenzio , James E. Hughes
A comprehensive guide to giving well to family membersGiving is at the core of family life--and with current law allowing up to $5,120,000 in tax-free gifts, at least through December 2012, the ultra-affluent are faced with the task of giving at perhaps largest scal....
Release Date 2012/11 -
Smart Calling: Eliminate the Fear, Failure, and Rejection from Cold Calling, 2nd Edition
Author Art Sobczak
Proven techniques to master the art of the cold callCold calling is not only one of the fastest and most profitable ways to initiate a new sales contact and build business; it's also one of the most dreaded—for the salesperson and the recipient. Smart Calling has t....
Release Date 2013/04 -
The Training Measurement Book: Best Practices, Proven Methodologies, and Practical Approaches
Author Josh Bersin
The Training Measurement Book offers managers, executives, and training and human resource professionals a method for measuring their investments in a way that provides information that is both actionable, credible, and meaningful to corporate leaders. Using the me....
Release Date 2008/04 -
Smart Sensor Systems: Emerging Technologies and Applications
Author Gerard Meijer , Michiel Pertijs , Kofi Makinwa
With contributions from an internationally-renowned group of experts, this book uses a multidisciplinary approach to review recent developments in the field of smart sensor systems, covering important system and design aspects. It examines topics over the whole rang....
Release Date 2014/06 -
Practical Reverse Engineering: x86, x64, ARM, Windows Kernel, Reversing Tools, and Obfuscation
Author Sébastien Josse , Elias Bachaalany , Alexandre Gazet , Bruce Dang
Analyzing how hacks are done, so as to stop them in the futureReverse engineering is the process of analyzing hardware or software and understanding it, without having access to the source code or design documents. Hackers are able to reverse engineer systems and ex....
Release Date 2014/02 -
Professional Embedded ARM Development
Author James A. Langbridge
A practical Wrox guide to ARM programming for mobile devicesWith more than 90 percent of mobile phones sold in recent years using ARM-based processors, developers are eager to master this embedded technology. If you know the basics of C programming, this guide will ....
Release Date 2014/03 -
The Wellbeing of Nations: Meaning, Motive and Measurement
Author David J. Hand , Paul Allin
What is national wellbeing and what is progress? Why measure these definitions? Why are measures beyond economic performance needed and how will they be used? How do we measure national wellbeing & turn the definitions into observable quantities? Where are we no....
Release Date 2014/10 -
Author Douglas P. McCormick
Actionable, intelligent CFO training for the Chief Family Financial OfficerFamily Inc. is a roadmap to financial security for the family CFO. Too much personal wealth management advice essentially boils down to goal-setting, which isn't helpful or effective in ter....
Release Date 2016/04 -
Fuzzy Logic with Engineering Applications, 4th Edition
Author Timothy J. Ross
Fuzzy Logic with Engineering Applications, Fourth EditionTimothy J. Ross, University of New Mexico, USA The latest update on this popular textbook The importance of concepts and methods based on fuzzy logic and fuzzy set theory has been rapidly growing since the ea....
Release Date 2016/10 -
Smart Grid Communication Infrastructures
Author Rose Qingyang Hu , Yi Qian , Feng Ye
A comprehensive resource that covers all the key areas of smart grid communication infrastructuresSmart grid is a transformational upgrade to the traditional power grid that adds communication capabilities, intelligence and modern control. Smart Grid Communication ....
Release Date 2018/08 -
Soft Computing Evaluation Logic
Author Jozo Dujmović
A novel approach to decision engineering, with a verified framework for modeling human reasoningSoft Computing Evaluation Logic provides an in-depth examination of evaluation decision problems and presents comprehensive guidance toward the use of the Logic Scoring of Pref....
Release Date 2018/10 -
Author Stephen Duneier
Smarter decision-making based on cognitive scienceAlphaBrain is the investor's guide to achieving more, doing better, and reaching higher. At its core, the magnitude of your success is based on the quality of your decisions. The problem is that human beings are po....
Release Date 2019/02 -
Transportation and Power Grid in Smart Cities
Author Mubashir Husain Rehmani , Melike Erol-Kantarci , Hussein T. Mouftah
With the increasing worldwide trend in population migration into urban centers, we are beginning to see the emergence of the kinds of mega-cities which were once the stuff of science fiction. It is clear to most urban planners and developers that accommodating the ....
Release Date 2018/11 -
Energy Processing and Smart Grid
Author James A. Momoh
The first book in the field to incorporate fundamentals of energy systems and their applications to smart grid, along with advanced topics in modeling and controlThis book provides an overview of how multiple sources and loads are connected via power electronic dev....
Release Date 2018/07 -
Author Nazire D. Yilmaz
Smart Textiles: Wearable Nanotechnology provides a comprehensive presentation of recent advancements in the area of smart nanotextiles giving specific importance to materials and production processes. Different materials, production routes, performance characterist....
Release Date 2018/12 -
Measurement While Drilling, 2nd Edition
Author Wilson C. Chin
Trade magazines and review articles describe MWD in casual terms, e.g., positive versus negative pulsers, continuous wave systems, drilling channel noise and attenuation, in very simple terms absent of technical rigor. However, few truly scientific discussions are....
Release Date 2018/08 -
Author Assad Abbas , Samee U. Khan , Albert Y. Zomaya
Summarizes the current state and upcoming trends within the area of fog computingWritten by some of the leading experts in the field, Fog Computing: Theory and Practice focuses on the technological aspects of employing fog computing in various application domains, su....
Release Date 2020/04 -
Author Joseph McCormack
Teaches managers and leaders to cut through the static and hone their focusing skills In the current digital age, it is becoming increasingly more difficult to stay focused. Smartphones, tablets, smart watches, and other devices constantly vie for our attention. In b....
Release Date 2019/12 -
Author Reichental
Become empowered to build and maintain smarter cities At its core, a smart city is a collection of technological responses to the growing demands, challenges, and complexities of improving the quality of life for billions of people now living in urban centers across ....
Release Date 2020/07 -
Digital VLSI Design and Simulation with Verilog
Author Suman Lata Tripathi , Sobhit Saxena , Sanjeet K. Sinha , Govind S. Patel
Master digital design with VLSI and Verilog using this up-to-date and comprehensive resource from leaders in the field Digital VLSI Design Problems and Solution with Verilog delivers an expertly crafted treatment of the fundamental concepts of digital design and digital design verification with Ver....
Release Date 2021/12