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Foundations of Data Intensive Applications
Author Supun Kamburugamuve , Saliya Ekanayake
PEEK “UNDER THE HOOD” OF BIG DATA ANALYTICSThe world of big data analytics grows ever more complex. And while many people can work superficially with specific frameworks, far fewer understand the fundamental principles of large-scale, distributed data processing systems and how they operate. In Foun....
Release Date 2021/09 -
Four Laws for the Artificially Intelligent
Author Ian Domowitz
Ask not what AI can do for a company, rather what artificial intelligence may do to a company.How does a company successfully integrate artificial intelligence into its operations?What are the problems in doing so?And how does the introduction of AI into society change the answer to the first questi....
Release Date 2021/11 -
Author Matthew Klan
True freedom is within your grasp with this powerful wealth creation strategy.Freedom First challenges you to rethink your ideas about how to become financially free. Drawing on historical financial insights as old as Confucius, as well as lessons gleaned from modern psychology and economics, t....
Release Date 2020/03 -
From Impressed to Obsessed: 12 Principles for Turning Customers and Employees into Lifelong Fans
Author Jon Picoult
Stop satisfying your customers – and start impressing them – using the strategies of Apple, Costco, Disney, and other industry dominators.If you’re aspiring to satisfy your customers, then you’re aspiring to mediocrity. That’s the fascinating premise of From Impressed to Obsessed, a book that will f....
Release Date 2021/10 -
Functional Programming in Kotlin
Author Marco Vermeulen
Functional Programming in Kotlin teaches you how to design and write Kotlin applications using typed functional programming. Offering clear examples, carefully-presented explanations, and extensive exercises, it moves from basic subjects like types and data structures to advanced topics such as stre....
Release Date 2021/09 -
Fundamentals of Data Engineering
Author Joe Reis , Matt Housley
Data engineering has grown rapidly in the past decade, leaving many software engineers, data scientists, and analysts looking for a comprehensive view of this practice. With this practical book, you'll learn how to plan and build systems to serve the needs of your organization and customers by eval....
Release Date 2022/09 -
Fundamentals of Parallel Multicore Architecture
Author Yan Solihin
Although multicore is now a mainstream architecture, there are few textbooks that cover parallel multicore architectures. Filling this gap, Fundamentals of Parallel Multicore Architecture provides all the material for a graduate or senior undergraduate course that focuses on the architecture of mult....
Release Date 2015/11 -
Game Development with MonoGame: Build a 2D Game Using Your Own Reusable and Performant Game Engine
Author Louis Salin , Rami Morrar
Create a polished game that includes many levels and fights using MonoGame. This book will show you how to add AI agents and 2D physics into your game, while improving the performance of the game engine. By the end of Game Development with MonoGame, you will have created a game worthy of being publi....
Release Date 2021/10 -
Generation Impact, Updated and Expanded Edition
Author Sharna Goldseker , Michael Moody
An insider's guide to the coming philanthropic revolutionMeet the next generation of big donors—the Gen X and Millennial philanthropists who will be the most significant donors ever and will shape our world in profound ways. Hear them describe their ambitious plans to revolutionize giving so it ach....
Release Date 2020/10 -
Author Jodi Womack , Jason W. Womack
A powerful and personalized process to improve your life and advance your careerDo you sometimes feel stuck, despite real efforts to gain momentum on goals you’ve set?Momentum means you’re doing more than simply getting things done. It’s that feeling of satisfactio....
Release Date 2016/05 -
Author Daniela Sfregola
Get Programming with Scala is a fast-paced introduction to the Scala language, covering both Scala 2 and Scala 3. You’ll learn through lessons, quizzes, and hands-on projects that bring your new skills to life. Clear explanations make Scala’s features and abstractions easy to understand. As you go, ....
Release Date 2021/09 -
Getting Started With Raspberry Pi, 4th Edition
Author Shawn Wallace , Matt Richardson , Wolfram Donat
The Raspberry Pi is a credit card-sized computer that plugs into your TV and a keyboard. It is a capable little computer which can be used in electronics projects, and for many of the things that your desktop PC does, like spreadsheets, word processing, browsing the internet, and playing games. It a....
Release Date 2021/10 -
Author Miki Tebeka
This book contains 25 short programs that will challenge your understanding of Go. Like any big project, the Go developers had to make some design decisions that at times seem surprising. This book uses those quirks as a teaching opportunity. By understanding the gaps in your knowledge, you'll beco....
Release Date 2021/08 -
Go for Java Programmers: Learn the Google Go Programming Language
Author Barry Feigenbaum Ph.D.
Get an in-depth introduction to the Go programming language and its associated standard runtime libraries. This book is targeted towards programmers that already know the Java programming language and uses that Java knowledge to direct the learning of Go. You will get a deep understan....
Release Date 2021/10 -
Go Programming Language For Dummies
Author Wei-Meng Lee
Ready, set, program with Go! Now is the perfect time to learn the Go Programming Language. It’s one of the most in-demand languages among tech recruiters and developers love its simplicity and power. Go Programming Language For Dummies is an easy way to a....
Release Date 2021/04 -
Goals-Based Investing: A Visionary Framework for Wealth Management
Author Tony Davidow
Raise your investing game to a new level with the latest investing strategies, methods, and productsThe wealth management industry has undergone a major transformation over the last decade, including increased concerns and skepticism from investors, the growth of robo-advisors, product evolution, an....
Release Date 2021/10 -
Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Developer Exam Guide
Author Sebastian Moreno
Discover how Google Cloud services can help you to reduce operational tasks and focus on delivering business value with your applicationsKey FeaturesDesign, develop, and deploy end-to-end cloud-native applications using Google Cloud servicesPrepare for the GCP developer exam with the help of a ficti....
Release Date 2021/09 -
Author Sandra Kublik , Shubham Saboo
GPT-3: NLP with LLMs is a unique, pragmatic take on Generative Pre-trained Transformer 3, the famous AI language model launched by OpenAI in 2020. This model is capable of tackling a wide array of tasks, like conversation, text completion, and even coding with stunningly good performance. Since its ....
Release Date 2022/05 -
GPU-based Parallel Implementation of Swarm Intelligence Algorithms
Author Ying Tan
GPU-based Parallel Implementation of Swarm Intelligence Algorithms combines and covers two emerging areas attracting increased attention and applications: graphics processing units (GPUs) for general-purpose computing (GPGPU) and swarm intelligence. This book not only presents GPGPU in adequate det....
Release Date 2016/04 -
Graph-Powered Machine Learning
Author Alessandro Negro
Graph-Powered Machine Learning teaches you how to exploit the natural relationships in structured and unstructured datasets using graph-oriented machine learning algorithms and tools. In this authoritative book, you’ll master the architectures and design practices of graphs, and avoid common pitfall....
Release Date 2021/09 -
Green Energy to Sustainability: Strategies for Global Industries
Author Alain A. Vertes , Nasib Qureshi , Hans P. Blaschek , Hideaki Yukawa
Reviews the latest advances in biofuel manufacturing technologies and discusses the deployment of other renewable energy for transportationAimed at providing an interface useful to business and scientific managers, this book focuses on the key challenges that still impede the realization of the bill....
Release Date 2020/06 -
Green Information and Communication Systems for a Sustainable Future
Author Rajshree Srivastava , Sandeep Kautish , Rajeev Tiwari
Green Information and Communication Systems for a Sustainable Future covers the fundamental concepts, applications, algorithms, protocols, new trends, challenges, and research results in the area of Green Information and Communication Systems. This book provides the reader with up-to-date informatio....
Release Date 2020/11 -
Author Danesh Kuruppu , Kasun Indrasiri
Get a comprehensive understanding of gRPC fundamentals through real-world examples. With this practical guide, you’ll learn how this high-performance interprocess communication protocol is capable of connecting polyglot services in microservices architecture, while....
Release Date 2020/01 -
Hacking Digital: Best Practices to Implement and Accelerate Your Business Transformation
Author Michael Wade , Didier Bonnet , Tomoko Yokoi , Nikolaus Obwegeser
Improve your business performance through digital transformation Digital transformation has become commonplace across public and private sector organizations, and yet most struggle to achieve tangible results from it. Many make avoidable mistakes or fall into simple traps along the way. Written by ....
Release Date 2021/09 -
Author Peter Bühlmann , Petros Drineas , Michael Kane , Mark van der Laan
Handbook of Big Data provides a state-of-the-art overview of the analysis of large-scale datasets. Featuring contributions from well-known experts in statistics and computer science, this handbook presents a carefully curated collection of techniques from both industry and academia. Thus, the text i....
Release Date 2016/02 -
Handbook of Discrete-Valued Time Series
Author Richard A. Davis , Scott H. Holan , Robert Lund , Nalini Ravishanker
Model a Wide Range of Count Time Series Handbook of Discrete-Valued Time Series presents state-of-the-art methods for modeling time series of counts and incorporates frequentist and Bayesian approaches for discrete-valued spatio-temporal data and multivariate data. While the book focuses on time ser....
Release Date 2016/01