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Advanced Analytics with PySpark
The amount of data being generated today is staggering--and growing. Apache Spark has emerged as the de facto tool to analyze big data and is now a critical part of the data science toolbox. Updated for Spark 3.0, this practical guide brings together Spark, statistical methods, and real-world datase.... -
SQL Server Advanced Troubleshooting and Performance Tuning
This practical book provides a comprehensive overview of troubleshooting and performance tuning best practices for Microsoft SQL Server. Database engineers, including database developers and administrators, will learn how to identify performance issues, troubleshoot the system in a holistic fashion,.... -
Author IBM
The focus of this blueprint is to highlight early threat detection by IBM® QRadar® and to proactively start a cyber resilience workflow in response to a cyberattack or malicious user actions. The workflow uses IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) as orchestration software to start IBM DS8000® Safeguarded....
Release Date 2022/04 -
PostgreSQL 14 Administration Cookbook
Author Simon Riggs , Gianni Ciolli
Administer, monitor, and replicate your PostgreSQL 14 database for efficient database management and maintenanceKey FeaturesTroubleshoot and tackle any administration and management problems in PostgreSQL 14Find expert techniques for monitoring, fine-tuning, and securing your databaseAdopt efficient....
Release Date 2022/03 -
Author Pradeep Menon
Propose a new scalable data architecture paradigm, Data Lakehouse, that addresses the limitations of current data architecture patternsKey FeaturesUnderstand how data is ingested, stored, served, governed, and secured for enabling data analyticsExplore a practical way to implement Data Lakehouse usi....
Release Date 2022/03 -
Getting Started with Elastic Stack 8.0
Author Asjad Athick , Shay Banon
Use the Elastic Stack for search, security, and observability-related use cases while working with large amounts of data on-premise and on the cloudKey FeaturesLearn the core components of the Elastic Stack and how they work togetherBuild search experiences, monitor and observe your environments, an....
Release Date 2022/03 -
Author Peter W. Osnos
A compelling new picture of one of the most important, complex, and misunderstood figures of our time.The name George Soros is recognized around the world. Universally known for his decades of philanthropy, progressive politics, and investment success, he is equally well known as the nemesis of the ....
Release Date 2022/03 -
Author Josh Fischer , Ning Wang
Grokking Streaming Systems introduces real-time event streaming applications in clear, reader-friendly language. This engaging book illuminates core concepts like data parallelization, event windows, and backpressure without getting bogged down in framework-specific details. As you go, you’ll build ....
Release Date 2022/03 -
Databases Illuminated, 4th Edition
Author Catherine M. Ricardo , Susan D. Urban , Karen C. Davis
Databases Illuminated, Fourth Edition is designed to help students integrate theoretical material with practical knowledge, using an approach that applies theory to practical database implementation.
Release Date 2022/03 -
CockroachDB: The Definitive Guide
Get the lowdown on CockroachDB, the elastic SQL database built to handle the demands of today's data-driven world. With this practical guide, software developers, architects, and DevOps teams will discover the advantages of building on a distributed SQL database. You'll learn how to create applica.... -
Asynchronous Geographic Logical Volume Mirroringm Best Practices for Cloud Deployment
Author Dino Quintero , Ravi A. Shankar , Antony Steel
This IBM® Redpaper™ publication describes IBM Geographic Logical Volume Manager (GLVM) for data mirroring in cloud deployments.Asynchronous GLVM provides IBM AIX® based mirroring of data across distance over networks. It is highly recommended that Asynchronous GLVM be deployed with PowerHA SystemMir....
Release Date 2022/03 -
Implementation Guide for IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud on Microsoft Azure Version 8.4.3
Author Andrew Greenfield , Jackson Shea , Katja Kratt , Lars Dill , Leandro Torolho , Nils O
IBM® Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud is now available on Microsoft Azure. With IBM Spectrum® Virtualize for Public Cloud 8.4.3, users can deploy a highly available two-node cluster running IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud on supported Microsoft Azure virtual machines (VMs). This all-inc....
Release Date 2022/03 -
IBM Spectrum Virtualize, IBM FlashSystem, and IBM SAN Volume Controller Security Feature Checklist
Author Bill Scales , Barry Whyte , James Whitaker
IBM Spectrum® Virtualize based storage systems are secure storage platforms that implement various security-related features, in terms of system-level access controls and data-level security features.This document outlines the available security features and options of IBM Spectrum Virtualize based ....
Release Date 2022/03 -
IBM Spectrum Archive Enterprise Edition V1.3.2.2: Installation and Configuration Guide
Author Hiroyuki Miyoshi , Yuka Sasaki , Arnold Byron Lua , Yasuhiro Yoshihara , Khanh Ngo
This IBM® Redbooks® publication helps you with the planning, installation, and configuration of the new IBM Spectrum® Archive Enterprise Edition (EE) Version 1.3.2.2 for the IBM TS4500, IBM TS3500, IBM TS4300, and IBM TS3310 tape libraries. IBM Spectrum Archive Enterprise Edition enables the use of ....
Release Date 2022/03 -
IBM Power Systems Virtual Server Guide for IBM i
Author Dino Quintero , Jose Martin Abeleira , Adriano Almeida , Marcelos Avalos , Sanjeev C
This IBM® Redbooks® publication delivers a how-to usage content perspective that describes deployment, networking, and data management tasks on the IBM Power Systems Virtual Server by using sample scenarios.During the content development, the team used available documentation, IBM Power Systems Virt....
Release Date 2022/03 -
IBM FlashSystem Safeguarded Copy Implementation Guide
Author Andrew Greenfield , Jackson Shea , Hemanand Gadgil , Vasfi Gucer
Safeguarded Copy function that is available with IBM® Spectrum Virtualize Version 8.4.2 supports the ability to create cyber-resilient point-in-time copies of volumes that cannot be changed or deleted through user errors, malicious actions, or ransomware attacks. The system integrates with IBM Copy ....
Release Date 2022/03 -
Author Mike Senese
No, you’re not crazy: For years, it’s been getting harder and harder to repair your stuff. From implementing proprietary components and specialized fasteners to withholding schematics and mandating repairs go through “authorized” outlets, modern companies do their best to make it difficult to fix th....
Release Date 2022/02 -
Author VIKTOR GAMOV , Dylan Scott , Dave Klein
Kafka in Action introduces the core features of Kafka, along with relevant examples of how to use it in real applications. In it, you’ll explore the most common use cases such as logging and managing streaming data. When you’re done, you’ll be ready to handle both basic developer- and admin-based ta....
Release Date 2022/02 -
Practical Python Data Wrangling and Data Quality
There are awesome discoveries to be made and valuable stories to be told in datasets--and this book will help you uncover them. Whether you already work with data or just want to understand its possibilities, the techniques and advice in this practical book will help you learn how to better clean, e.... -
SQL in a Nutshell, 4th Edition
For programmers, analysts, and database administrators, this Nutshell guide is the essential reference for the SQL language used in today's most popular database products. This new fourth edition clearly documents SQL commands according to the latest ANSI/ISO standard and details how those commands.... -
Analytics Optimization with Columnstore Indexes in Microsoft SQL Server: Optimizing OLAP Workloads
Author Edward Pollack
Meet the challenge of storing and accessing analytic data in SQL Server in a fast and performant manner. This book illustrates how columnstore indexes can provide an ideal solution for storing analytic data that leads to faster performing analytic queries and the ability to ask and answer business i....
Release Date 2022/02 -
Electronic Health Records with Epic and IBM FlashSystem 9500 Blueprint Version 2 Release 4
Author IBM
This information is intended to facilitate the deployment of IBM© FlashSystem© for the Epic Corporation electronic health record (EHR) solution by describing the requirements and specifications for configuring IBM FlashSystem 9500 and its parameters. This document also describes the required steps t....
Release Date 2022/02 -
IBM FlashSystem Best Practices and Performance Guidelines for IBM Spectrum Virtualize Version 8.4.2
Author Antonio Rainero , Carlton Beatty , David Green , Hartmut Lonzer , Jonathan Wilkie , K
This IBM® Redbooks® publication captures several of the preferred practices and describes the performance gains that can be achieved by implementing the IBM FlashSystem® products that are powered by IBM Spectrum® Virtualize Version 8.4.2. These practices are based on field experience. This book high....
Release Date 2022/02 -
Highly Efficient Data Access with RoCE on IBM Elastic Storage Systems and IBM Spectrum Scale
Author Olaf Weiser , Gero Schmidt , Piyush Chaudhary
With Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA), you can make a subset of a host's memory directly available to a remote host. RDMA is available on standard Ethernet-based networks by using the RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) interface. The RoCE network protocol is an industry-standard initiative by th....
Release Date 2022/02 -
High Performance MySQL, 4th Edition
How can you realize MySQL's full power? With High Performance MySQL, you'll learn advanced techniques for everything from choosing the right abstraction layer for databases to designing schemas, indexes, and queries to tuning your server, operating system, and hardware to achieve their full potent.... -
IoT-enabled Smart Healthcare Systems, Services and Applications
Author Shalli Rani , Maheswar Rajagopal , Neeraj Kumar , Syed Hassan Ahmed Shah
>IoT-Enabled Smart Healthcare Systems, Services and ApplicationsExplore the latest healthcare applications of cutting-edge technologiesIn IoT-Enabled Smart Healthcare Systems, Services and Applications, an accomplished team of researchers delivers an insightful and comprehensive exploration of th....
Release Date 2022/01 -
Author IBM Storage
The document describes the configuration and end-to-end architecture for configuring the logical air-gap solution for cyber resiliency using IBM® Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud (SV4PC) on Azure, IBM Spectrum® Virtualize Safeguarded Copy, and IBM FlashSystem®. This blueprint guide provides the ....
Release Date 2022/01 -
SAN and Fabric Resiliency Best Practices for IBM b-type Products
Author Ian MacQuarrie , Jim Blue , David Lutz , David Green , Gavin O'Reilly
This IBM® Redpaper® publication describes best practices for deploying and using advanced Broadcom Fabric Operating System (FOS) features to identify, monitor, and protect Fibre Channel (FC) SANs from problematic devices and media behavior.Note that this paper primarily focuses on the FOS command op....
Release Date 2022/01 -
IBM Storage Networking c-type FICON Implementation Guide
Author William White , Aubrey Applewhaite , Mike Blair , Gary Fisher , Gavin O'Reilly , Lyle
The next-generation IBM® c-type Directors and switches for IBM Storage Networking provides high-speed Fibre Channel (FC) and IBM Fibre Connection (IBM FICON®) connectivity from the IBM Z® platform to the storage area network (SAN) core. It enables enterprises to rapidly deploy high-density virtualiz....
Release Date 2022/01 -
Author Alice Zhao
If you use SQL in your day-to-day work as a data analyst, data scientist, or data engineer, this popular pocket guide is the ideal on-the-job reference. You'll find many examples that address the language's complexities, along with key aspects of SQL used in Microsoft S....
Release Date 2021/12