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This book will help you explore HashiCorp Terraform and prepare for Associate (003) certification, from understanding core concepts to advanced modules. You’ll gain hands-on expertise, troubleshoot with confidence, and more.- PDF + ePub pkt
HashiCorp Terraform Associate (003) Exam Guide. Prepare to pass the Terraform Associate exam on your first attempt HashiCorp Terraform Associate (003) Exam Guide. Prepare to pass the Terraform Associate exam on your first attempt
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Discover the potential of ChatGPT, harness cloud platforms for security and scalability, maximize the efficiency of your AI apps, and explore industry use cases to gain practical insights with the help of Generative AI for Cloud Solutions.
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Generative AI for Cloud Solutions. Architect modern AI LLMs in secure, scalable, and ethical cloud environments Generative AI for Cloud Solutions. Architect modern AI LLMs in secure, scalable, and ethical cloud environments
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This edition is a comprehensive guide to design architecture and implement practices for delivering business value. You’ll learn concepts influencing architectural decisions, and topics like observability, security and running in multiple regions.
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Software Architecture Patterns for Serverless Systems. Architecting for innovation with event-driven microservices and micro frontends - Second Edition Software Architecture Patterns for Serverless Systems. Architecting for innovation with event-driven microservices and micro frontends - Second Edition
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This book offers extensive practice questions, meticulously arranged to prepare you for A+ Core 1 and Core 2 exams, ensuring you’re fully ready. The questions are evenly distributed based on the significance of each exam domain.
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CompTIA A+ Practice Tests Core 1 (220-1101) and Core 2 (220-1102). Pass the CompTIA A+ exams on your first attempt with rigorous practice questions CompTIA A+ Practice Tests Core 1 (220-1101) and Core 2 (220-1102). Pass the CompTIA A+ exams on your first attempt with rigorous practice questions
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Linux system administration is a constantly evolving field that can be hard for newcomers to navigate. This book takes you from the basics to the modern Linux environment, covering enterprise features such as centralized authentication, automation with Chef, clustering, and much more.
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Linux for System Administrators. Navigate the complex landscape of the Linux OS and command line for effective administration Linux for System Administrators. Navigate the complex landscape of the Linux OS and command line for effective administration
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Ever wonder why speech recognition systems don't understand the Scottish accent, or what would happen if an astronaut only ate mac 'n' cheese, or other spurious reflections you'd have at a bar? We did, then collated those deliberations into absurd research articles with fake figures and methodologies inspired by even more fictionally absurd studies
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Et al. Because not all research deserves a Nobel Prize Et al. Because not all research deserves a Nobel Prize
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Every organization wants an agile, performant, and cost-effective data platform that meets all their current and future business needs. Purpose-built AWS analytics services and their features play a big part in building such a modern data platform. This book brings to you all the design and architectural patterns that’ll help you achieve thi
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Modern Data Architecture on AWS. A Practical Guide for Building Next-Gen Data Platforms on AWS Modern Data Architecture on AWS. A Practical Guide for Building Next-Gen Data Platforms on AWS
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Explore mathematical concepts and approaches to modeling, alongside machine learning techniques, to understand the relevance of models in solving business problems. This book covers various models, tools to uncover meaningful insights, and the perfect blend of machine learning and mathematical modeling to enhance your data science journey.
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A Handbook of Mathematical Models with Python. Elevate your machine learning projects with NetworkX, PuLP, and linalg A Handbook of Mathematical Models with Python. Elevate your machine learning projects with NetworkX, PuLP, and linalg
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Ruby on Rails is an open-source framework for building web applications from scratch and develop a full-featured product. This book helps you keep the code maintainable while working on a Rails application by demonstrating the useful design patterns and exploring the common code abstractions.
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Layered Design for Ruby on Rails Applications. Discover practical design patterns for maintainable web applications Layered Design for Ruby on Rails Applications. Discover practical design patterns for maintainable web applications
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Strategizing Continuous Delivery in Cloud will help you work on CI/CD and cloud-native together ensuring that your teams can operate in different types of cloud environments. You’ll be capable of releasing more efficient software by upgrading and modernizing continuous delivery.
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Strategizing Continuous Delivery in the Cloud. Implement continuous delivery using modern cloud-native technology Strategizing Continuous Delivery in the Cloud. Implement continuous delivery using modern cloud-native technology
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Supercharging Productivity with Trello is the ultimate guide for anyone looking to boost their productivity with digital tools. Whether you're new to Trello or a seasoned professional, this book covers everything from core features to advanced automation, and Power-Ups.
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Supercharging Productivity with Trello. Harness Trello’s powerful features to boost productivity and team collaboration Supercharging Productivity with Trello. Harness Trello’s powerful features to boost productivity and team collaboration
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Discover how to use Adobe Learning Manager to deliver world-class e-learning solutions. This book helps you unlock the full potential of this enterprise LMS platform to help you publish content online, ensure that the right student accesses the content, track student progress, and evaluate the course's effectiveness and ROI.
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Enterprise LMS with Adobe Learning Manager. Design and develop world-class learning experiences for your employees, partners, and customers Enterprise LMS with Adobe Learning Manager. Design and develop world-class learning experiences for your employees, partners, and customers
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Transform your exam objectives into reality with the concise format of ‘The KCNA Book’. Prepare for a huge career boost with this detailed repository of cloud-native technologies and concepts. Put your knowledge to the test and prove your competence in Kubernetes.
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The KCNA Book. Pass the Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate exam in style The KCNA Book. Pass the Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate exam in style
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Elixir is one of the fastest-growing and preferred languages by developers. This book will help you build a web framework by employing Elixir and Phoenix. You’ll be able to use your web framework not only in the Elixir/Phoenix ecosystem but also in other ecosystems, like Ruby on Rails.
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Build Your Own Web Framework in Elixir. Develop lightning-fast web applications using Phoenix and metaprogramming Build Your Own Web Framework in Elixir. Develop lightning-fast web applications using Phoenix and metaprogramming
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Financial Modeling using Quantum Computing is an intuitive guide with a minimalist and flexible approach that enables quick understanding and deployment of quantum machine learning solutions in the financial domain. It allows you to comprehend and tackle the uncharted territory of quantum computing and unearth its business applications.
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Financial Modeling Using Quantum Computing. Design and manage quantum machine learning solutions for financial analysis and decision making Financial Modeling Using Quantum Computing. Design and manage quantum machine learning solutions for financial analysis and decision making
Anshul Saxena, Javier Mancilla, Iraitz Montalban, Christophe Pere
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The book is practically oriented and focusses on code snippets. The chapters will help you to understand the existing functionalities and limitations and cover the current trend of moving data to the cloud by emphasizing the importance of proper date and time management.
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Developing Robust Date and Time Oriented Applications in Oracle Cloud. A comprehensive guide to efficient date and time management in Oracle Cloud Developing Robust Date and Time Oriented Applications in Oracle Cloud. A comprehensive guide to efficient date and time management in Oracle Cloud
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This book helps you develop the skills needed to create and document complex business process flows with common symbology, data integration, and links to additional information. You’ll learn how to securely store and share flowcharts for collaboration and knowledge transfer to reduce misunderstanding and increase the ability to adapt and imp
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Visualize Complex Processes with Microsoft Visio. A guide to visually creating, communicating, and collaborating business processes efficiently Visualize Complex Processes with Microsoft Visio. A guide to visually creating, communicating, and collaborating business processes efficiently
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Data science is ever-evolving with new concepts and tools – and for someone working in this industry, it is a no-brainer that you have be on par with these advancements. This book will help you do just that with a curated list of 18 interviews with AI leaders on the latest advancements in the AI industry.
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Creators of Intelligence. Industry secrets from AI leaders that you can easily apply to advance your data science career Creators of Intelligence. Industry secrets from AI leaders that you can easily apply to advance your data science career
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This book step-by-step demonstrates how Power Automate Desktop can streamline your daily tasks to free up time for more important things. With many examples, you’ll learn how to automate tasks in MS Office, the SAP GUI, and mainframe terminal emulations and how to make use of AI in your flows.
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Democratizing RPA with Power Automate Desktop. Boost your productivity by implementing best practices for automating repetitive desktop processes Democratizing RPA with Power Automate Desktop. Boost your productivity by implementing best practices for automating repetitive desktop processes
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With this book, you’ll be able to use Xero to build the perfect budget, simplify tax return preparation, manage inventory, track job costs, generate income statements and financial reports, and perform all accounting-related tasks with ease.
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Efficient Accounting with Xero. The definitive guide to optimizing your accounting with proven techniques and best practices Efficient Accounting with Xero. The definitive guide to optimizing your accounting with proven techniques and best practices
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Are you a professional who is already designing learning experiences? Instructional design is a fast-growing, well-paying field with flexible career options. This quick, practical guide explains the key competencies needed to be a successful instructional designer using real-world case studies and specific ways for you to build each capability.
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Next-Level Instructional Design. Master the four competencies shared by professional instructional designers Next-Level Instructional Design. Master the four competencies shared by professional instructional designers
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Running Windows containers on AWS is a critically timed book for DevOps engineers and solution architects who want to get up to speed with running Windows containers on AWS. This comprehensive guide will show you how to run and manage Windows containers on AWS by leveraging best practices learned from years of customer interactions.
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Running Windows Containers on AWS. A complete guide to successfully running Windows containers on Amazon ECS, EKS, and AWS Fargate Running Windows Containers on AWS. A complete guide to successfully running Windows containers on Amazon ECS, EKS, and AWS Fargate
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Principles of Data Fabric presents an overview of what Data Fabric solutions are, the business value they offer, and how they address various data challenges to manage dispersed data and technologies. This book teaches you about distributed data architecture components and highlights key considerations needed to build or buy a Data Fabric solution.
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Principles of Data Fabric. Become a data-driven organization by implementing Data Fabric solutions efficiently Principles of Data Fabric. Become a data-driven organization by implementing Data Fabric solutions efficiently
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This book introduces the main quantum algorithms that are currently used in optimization and machine learning. The approach is hands-on, with examples that can be run on simulators and actual quantum computers. The algorithms are explained in full detail, without sacrificing rigor, but, at the same time, keeping mathematical prerequisites to a mini
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A Practical Guide to Quantum Machine Learning and Quantum Optimization. Hands-on Approach to Modern Quantum Algorithms A Practical Guide to Quantum Machine Learning and Quantum Optimization. Hands-on Approach to Modern Quantum Algorithms
Alberto Di Meglio, Elías F. Combarro, Samuel González-Castillo, Alberto Di Meglio
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Smart building architecture is a combination of systems. Internet of Things for Smart Buildings explains how a building's mechanical, electric, HVAC, and networks can be made smart with the addition of IoT, connectivity, and software solutions. You’ll review the smart building stack and common challenges you might face while building your st
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Internet of Things for Smart Buildings. Leverage IoT for smarter insights for buildings in the new and built environments Internet of Things for Smart Buildings. Leverage IoT for smarter insights for buildings in the new and built environments
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Developers working with event-driven systems will be able to put their knowledge to work with this practical guide to designing and developing event-based microservices. The book provides a hands-on approach to implementation and associated methodologies that will have you up and running, and productive in no time.
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Implementing Event-Driven Microservices Architecture in .NET 7. Develop event-based distributed apps that can scale with ever-changing business demands using C# 11 and .NET 7 Implementing Event-Driven Microservices Architecture in .NET 7. Develop event-based distributed apps that can scale with ever-changing business demands using C# 11 and .NET 7
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PDF format is steadily replacing paper. This book will help you explore the many capabilities of PDF and how Acrobat makes it possible to work in a way that you will never miss the good old ink and paper. Designed with business professionals in mind, this guide contains tips, techniques, and tricks to take full advantage of Adobe Acrobat.
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Adobe Acrobat Ninja. A productivity guide with tips and proven techniques for business professionals using Adobe Acrobat Adobe Acrobat Ninja. A productivity guide with tips and proven techniques for business professionals using Adobe Acrobat
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Salesforce End-to-End Implementation Handbook is for anyone looking to master salesforce implementation. This book covers all phases specific to Salesforce implementation projects with practical examples and best practices, along with details on common issues and strategies for mitigation and prevention to ensure maximize adoption.
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Salesforce End-to-End Implementation Handbook. A practitioner's guide for setting up programs and projects to deliver superior business outcomes Salesforce End-to-End Implementation Handbook. A practitioner's guide for setting up programs and projects to deliver superior business outcomes
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Mastering Graphics Programming with Vulkan starts by familiarizing you with the foundations of a modern rendering engine. This book will guide you through GPU-driven rendering and show you how to drive culling and rendering from the GPU to minimize CPU overhead. Finally, you’ll explore advanced rendering techniques like temporal anti-aliasin
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Mastering Graphics Programming with Vulkan. Develop a modern rendering engine from first principles to state-of-the-art techniques Mastering Graphics Programming with Vulkan. Develop a modern rendering engine from first principles to state-of-the-art techniques
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Whether you’re using SAP ECC or planning for S/4HANA, this guide will help you plan ahead to transform your enterprise. You’ll start by assessing your enterprise for S/4HANA and then progress to building a business case and awareness around features that’ll provide you with the necessary knowledge and skills.
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RISE with SAP towards a Sustainable Enterprise. Become a value-driven, sustainable, and resilient enterprise using RISE with SAP RISE with SAP towards a Sustainable Enterprise. Become a value-driven, sustainable, and resilient enterprise using RISE with SAP
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Deep Learning and XAI Techniques for Anomaly Detection shows you how to evaluate and create explainable models, leading to increased interpretability and trust in model predictions with better performance. You’ll explore the fundamentals of deep learning, anomaly detection, and XAI using practical examples and self-assessment questions.
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Deep Learning and XAI Techniques for Anomaly Detection. Integrate the theory and practice of deep anomaly explainability Deep Learning and XAI Techniques for Anomaly Detection. Integrate the theory and practice of deep anomaly explainability
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Updated to keep up with the latest version of PostgreSQL, this fifth edition will help you build dynamic database solutions for enterprise applications using real-world hands-on examples, enabling you to design both the physical and technical aspects of the system architecture with ease.
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Mastering PostgreSQL 15. Advanced techniques to build and manage scalable, reliable, and fault-tolerant database applications - Fifth Edition Mastering PostgreSQL 15. Advanced techniques to build and manage scalable, reliable, and fault-tolerant database applications - Fifth Edition
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This book covers the fundamental concepts needed to build a fully functional web application written in Rust that utilizes databases, authentication, and async concepts in the form of the actor model. You’ll learn how the Rust server is deployed on AWS using Terraform and Docker with HTTPS, a custom URL, and a database.
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Rust Web Programming. A hands-on guide to developing, packaging, and deploying fully functional Rust web applications - Second Edition Rust Web Programming. A hands-on guide to developing, packaging, and deploying fully functional Rust web applications - Second Edition
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Developers/testers in the field of automation will be able to put their knowledge to work with this practical guide to test automation. This book gets you hands-on with a wide variety of test automation best practices, along with covering different challenges and how to tackle them.
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Test Automation Engineering Handbook. Learn and implement techniques for building robust test automation frameworks Test Automation Engineering Handbook. Learn and implement techniques for building robust test automation frameworks
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Test-driven development is a process used to create highly maintainable software by writing tests before writing production code. You’ll master software practices like hexagonal architecture, refactoring, first tests, and SOLID along with learning how to champion the art of Test-driven development within your organization.
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Test-Driven Development with Java. Create higher-quality software by writing tests first with SOLID and hexagonal architecture Test-Driven Development with Java. Create higher-quality software by writing tests first with SOLID and hexagonal architecture
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Inkscape is a versatile free vector graphics editor program having all the capabilities of paid software. Throughout this book, you create multiple projects and explore the endless features of Inskscape. By the end of this book, you will be competent to create your own solutions to any projectswith Inkscape and tackle all the tasks a vector designe
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Inkscape by Example. A project-based guide to exploring the endless features of Inkscape and upgrading your skills Inkscape by Example. A project-based guide to exploring the endless features of Inkscape and upgrading your skills
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This book provides the hands-on experience required to create full stack applications with Quarkus and React from scratch and deploy them to the cloud. After working through the book, you’ll be able to create and deploy standalone, fully functional, web applications of your own.
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Full Stack Quarkus and React. Hands-on full stack web development with Java, React, and Kubernetes Full Stack Quarkus and React. Hands-on full stack web development with Java, React, and Kubernetes
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Event-driven architecture in Golang makes it extremely easy to adapt to ever-demanding software systems, that need to be updated based on changing requirements. This book provides a hands-on approach to implementation of event-driven architecture and associated methodologies that will have you up and running and productive, in no time.
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Event-Driven Architecture in Golang. Building complex systems with asynchronicity and eventual consistency Event-Driven Architecture in Golang. Building complex systems with asynchronicity and eventual consistency
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This book is an indispensable guide to exploring object-oriented web applications using the Laminas framework, the successor of Zend Framework. You’ll begin by working on building real-world applications to discover the MVC architecture and realize how it makes handling complex components easier.
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PHP Web Development with Laminas. Build a fully secured and functional e-commerce application with PHP using the Laminas framework PHP Web Development with Laminas. Build a fully secured and functional e-commerce application with PHP using the Laminas framework
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The exercises and projects in this book have been carefully chosen to maintain excitement and motivation. In addition to choosing exercises that highlight in-demand technical areas like web, software engineering, data, and neural networks, we’ve chosen stimulating examples from diverse sources. Our hope is that you’ll have fun while l
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The Python Workshop. Write Python code to solve challenging real-world problems - Second Edition The Python Workshop. Write Python code to solve challenging real-world problems - Second Edition
Corey Wade, Mario Corchero Jiménez, Andrew Bird, Dr. Lau Cher Han, Graham Lee
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This comprehensive guide will aid the C-suite and executives in understanding the necessity of cyber resilience in their organizations, self-assess their role in supporting their company’s cybersecurity program, and provide practical takeaways and insights on navigating their working relationship with the other C-suite counterparts.
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Building a Cyber Resilient Business. A cyber handbook for executives and boards Building a Cyber Resilient Business. A cyber handbook for executives and boards
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The architecture of a software system is defined by a set of characteristics combining both technical and business requirements at the project and organization levels. This book helps you learn all about these characteristics to be able to define a skeleton that enables you to build a performant, secure, and easy-to-extend system or application.
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Software Architecture for Web Developers. An introductory guide for developers striving to take the first steps toward software architecture or just looking to grow as professionals Software Architecture for Web Developers. An introductory guide for developers striving to take the first steps toward software architecture or just looking to grow as professionals
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This book is a comprehensive introduction for those who are new to Cloud Financial Management. You’ll be able to adopt best practices for implementing FinOps for your organization and make the most of the AWS cloud for your workloads.
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AWS FinOps Simplified. Eliminate cloud waste through practical FinOps AWS FinOps Simplified. Eliminate cloud waste through practical FinOps
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Edge Computing Systems with Kubernetes covers use cases and examples using K3s, k3OS and cloud native open source technologies to help you bring your applications from the data center to the edge. This book will introduce you to the cloud native technologies for designing edge computing systems, in a quick yet effective way.
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Edge Computing Systems with Kubernetes. A use case guide for building edge systems using K3s, k3OS, and open source cloud native technologies Edge Computing Systems with Kubernetes. A use case guide for building edge systems using K3s, k3OS, and open source cloud native technologies
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This IT book tells the story of IT and technology’s journey toward planetary stewardship in three parts. It is not only about changing course, about setting a new standard on how technology can be delivered by focusing on sustainability, but also about how it can unlock opportunities toward a more sustainable future.
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Sustainable IT Playbook for Technology Leaders. Design and implement sustainable IT practices and unlock sustainable business opportunities Sustainable IT Playbook for Technology Leaders. Design and implement sustainable IT practices and unlock sustainable business opportunities
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This is a guide to learning and mastering machine learning in Google Cloud and a roadmap to becoming a Google Cloud certified Machine Learning Engineer. The book emphasizes developing the “mind and hand” to build a broad and strong knowledge base, develop hands-on skills, and get certified as a Google Cloud Machine Learning Engineer.
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Journey to Become a Google Cloud Machine Learning Engineer. Build the mind and hand of a Google Certified ML professional Journey to Become a Google Cloud Machine Learning Engineer. Build the mind and hand of a Google Certified ML professional
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Realize Enterprise Architecture with AWS and SAFe is a useful resource for enterprise architects who are looking to combine operational efficiency with agile methodologies in the cloud. With the help of this book, you'll become an expert in the application of enterprise architecture and gain the skills to achieve your organization's goals.
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Realize Enterprise Architecture with AWS and SAFe. A comprehensive, hands-on guide to AWS with Agile and TOGAF Realize Enterprise Architecture with AWS and SAFe. A comprehensive, hands-on guide to AWS with Agile and TOGAF
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This book covers the concepts of metaprogramming and its applications. Each chapter brings you explanations along with workable examples on the subjects of decorators, metaclasses, introspection, reflection, generics, templates, and more. You’ll learn how to write code for metaprogramming using Python 3.0 and higher.
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Metaprogramming with Python. A programmer's guide to writing reusable code to build smarter applications Metaprogramming with Python. A programmer's guide to writing reusable code to build smarter applications
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While most guides tend to describe Microsoft Azure on a more generic level, focusing on the general overview of components, this book will help you gain an in-depth understanding of how the Azure cloud works and what the best solutions for different scenarios are.
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Azure for Developers. Implement rich Azure PaaS ecosystems using containers, serverless services, and storage solutions - Second Edition Azure for Developers. Implement rich Azure PaaS ecosystems using containers, serverless services, and storage solutions - Second Edition
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Interactive Visualization and Plotting with Julia shows you how to leverage Julia to visualize data and create interactive plots, as well as how to use various plotting packages from the Julia ecosystem. This book will help you to master the different ways to customize plots, design figures, and even create new visualization types.
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Interactive Visualization and Plotting with Julia. Create impressive data visualizations through Julia packages such as Plots, Makie, Gadfly, and more Interactive Visualization and Plotting with Julia. Create impressive data visualizations through Julia packages such as Plots, Makie, Gadfly, and more
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Java is one of the most preferred languages among developers. It is used in everything right from smartphones and game consoles to even supercomputers, and its new features simply add to the richness of the language. This book will help you understand all the fundamentals of programming and how to code in Java 17 with practical use cases and exampl
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Learn Java 17 Programming. Learn the fundamentals of Java Programming with this updated guide with the latest features - Second Edition Learn Java 17 Programming. Learn the fundamentals of Java Programming with this updated guide with the latest features - Second Edition
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This book helps DBAs and ShardingSphere users leverage its features that can enhance any database, its high degree of compatibility, and its ease of use. You’ll discover a complete list of features that enables you to come up with a complete solution that is unrivaled in the database industry and covers every data management need.
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A Definitive Guide to Apache ShardingSphere. Transform any DBMS into a distributed database with sharding, scaling, encryption features, and more A Definitive Guide to Apache ShardingSphere. Transform any DBMS into a distributed database with sharding, scaling, encryption features, and more
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Rancher Deep Dive provides you with comprehensive coverage of Rancher and Kubernetes, and enables you to implement best practices with the help of practical examples and use cases. The Kubernetes book also helps you to learn everything from Rancher’s background through to deploying applications into a Rancher cluster, and more.
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Rancher Deep Dive. Manage enterprise Kubernetes seamlessly with Rancher Rancher Deep Dive. Manage enterprise Kubernetes seamlessly with Rancher
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Go for DevOps is a comprehensive guide for those who would like to use the Go language to develop DevOps tooling, from basic command-line tools to workflow engines. It covers the foundations of integrating Go with popular DevOps software such as HashiCorp Packer, GitHub Actions, Terraform, and Kubernetes.
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Go for DevOps. Learn how to use the Go language to automate servers, the cloud, Kubernetes, GitHub, Packer, and Terraform Go for DevOps. Learn how to use the Go language to automate servers, the cloud, Kubernetes, GitHub, Packer, and Terraform
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This book provides a gateway to financial modeling through easy-to-follow examples in Excel 365. It explores the process of modeling, from giving you a thorough understanding of the project to gathering historical information and arriving at assumptions. Good modeling practices are emphasized and demonstrated throughout the book.
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Hands-On Financial Modeling with Excel for Microsoft 365. Build your own practical financial models for effective forecasting, valuation, trading, and growth analysis - Second Edition Hands-On Financial Modeling with Excel for Microsoft 365. Build your own practical financial models for effective forecasting, valuation, trading, and growth analysis - Second Edition
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With Red Hat Enterprise Essentials you will run and operate Red Hat Linux 8 learn to securely administer a server or a system using Linux commands.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Essentials. Learn to install, administer and deploy RHEL 8 systems Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Essentials. Learn to install, administer and deploy RHEL 8 systems
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Ceph has enjoyed rapid adoption both from developers and end users alike, with several well-known corporations being involved in the project. With every new release the scale of its performance and feature set continue to grow, further enhancing Ceph’s status.In this book we will cover a wide variety of topics from installing and managing a
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Mastering Ceph. Infrastructure storage solutions with the latest Ceph release - Second Edition Mastering Ceph. Infrastructure storage solutions with the latest Ceph release - Second Edition
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This Learning Path takes you on a journey in the world of robotics and teaches you all that you can achieve with Raspberry Pi and Python - from building a movie recommendations system to creating your own self-driven robotic vehicle.
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Getting Started with Python for the Internet of Things. Leverage the full potential of Python to prototype and build IoT projects using the Raspberry Pi Getting Started with Python for the Internet of Things. Leverage the full potential of Python to prototype and build IoT projects using the Raspberry Pi
Tim Cox, Steven Lawrence Fernandes, Sai Yamanoor, Srihari Yamanoor, Prof. Diwakar Vaish
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Ceph is an open source storage solution that runs on commodity hardware and provides exabyte-level scalability. With this Learning Path, you can become an expert in the most advanced features of Ceph and design, implement, and manage a highly reliable storage system that has no single point of failure.
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Ceph: Designing and Implementing Scalable Storage Systems. Design, implement, and manage software-defined storage solutions that provide excellent performance Ceph: Designing and Implementing Scalable Storage Systems. Design, implement, and manage software-defined storage solutions that provide excellent performance
Michael Hackett, Vikhyat Umrao, Karan Singh, Nick Fisk, Anthony D'Atri, Vaibhav Bhembre
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System Center Data Protection Manager (SCDPM) is a robust enterprise backup and recovery system that contributes to your BCDR strategy by facilitating the backup and recovery of enterprise data. This book contains recipes that will help you upgrade to the latest SCDPM release and it covers the advanced features and functionalities.
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Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager Cookbook. Maximize storage efficiency, performance, and security using System Center LTSC and SAC releases Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager Cookbook. Maximize storage efficiency, performance, and security using System Center LTSC and SAC releases
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Learn Robotics Programming covers the basics of building a robot from scratch and implementing AI in the robots. You will be able to implement different sensors and control the robot based on those sensors’ output. This book will help you in constructing a robot with the combination of Python, Raspberry Pi and sensors such as distance sensor
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Learn Robotics Programming. Build and control autonomous robots using Raspberry Pi 3 and Python Learn Robotics Programming. Build and control autonomous robots using Raspberry Pi 3 and Python
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There has been a rapid increase in the use of JavaScript around embedded devices programming. This book helps you explore the popular Johnny-Five library, which you can integrate with conventional boards like Raspberry Pi 3 to build exciting robots.
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Hands-On Robotics with JavaScript. Build robotic projects using Johnny-Five and control hardware with JavaScript and Raspberry Pi Hands-On Robotics with JavaScript. Build robotic projects using Johnny-Five and control hardware with JavaScript and Raspberry Pi
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Over the years software-storage usage is growing at a faster rate and replacing the yester-years of large, bulky and extremely expensive HW storage arrays. System and data center admins are looking for a solution that is versatile(block, file, object access) and capable of running on heterogeneous hardware, Ceph is the perfect solution. This book w
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Ceph Cookbook. Practical recipes to design, implement, operate, and manage Ceph storage systems - Second Edition Ceph Cookbook. Practical recipes to design, implement, operate, and manage Ceph storage systems - Second Edition
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Microsoft Azure Storage is the bedrock of Microsoft's core storage solution offering in Azure. No matter what solution you are building for the cloud, you'll find a compelling use for Azure Storage. This book will help you get up-to-speed quickly on Microsoft Azure Storage by teaching you how to use the different storage services. You will be able
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Learning Microsoft Azure Storage. Build large-scale, real-world apps by effectively planning, deploying, and implementing Azure storage solutions Learning Microsoft Azure Storage. Build large-scale, real-world apps by effectively planning, deploying, and implementing Azure storage solutions
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Ceph is an open source, software-defined storage solution that leverages and runs on a commodity hardware to provide Exabyte-level scalability. Ceph’s popularity is growing as it is well known to be a highly reliable storage system with no single point of failure and no vendor lock-in.
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ServiceNow is a SaaS application that provides workflow form-based applications. It is an ideal platform for creating enterprise-level applications, giving requesters and fulfillers improved visibility and access to a process. ServiceNow-based applications often replace email by providing a better way to get work done.
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ServiceNow: Building Powerful Workflows. Automating IT Service Management ServiceNow: Building Powerful Workflows. Automating IT Service Management
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Are you interested in wearable-tech and gadgets? Do you want to know more about how you can use the Raspberry Pi Zero computer? This book has a series of projects which will show you some of the possibilities with wearable-tech and the Pi Zero, guiding you through each one from start to finish.The Raspberry Pi Zero is a revolutionary product, desig
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BeagleBone Blue is effectively a small, light, cheap computer in a similar vein to Raspberry Pi and Arduino. The new features of the BeagleBone Blue make it even easier to use in DIY robotics projects. This project guide provides step-by-step instructions that enable anyone to use this new, low cost platform in some fascinating robotics projects.
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BeagleBone Robotic Projects. Build and control robots that walk, swim, roll, and fly - Second Edition BeagleBone Robotic Projects. Build and control robots that walk, swim, roll, and fly - Second Edition
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Starting with an introduction to basic machine learning algorithms, this course takes you further into this vital world of stunning predictive insights and remarkable machine intelligence. You will learn the techniques and tools you need to quickly gain insight from complex data. Moving on, you will discover how to detect anomalies and fraud, and w
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Deep Learning: Practical Neural Networks with Java. Build and run intelligent applications by leveraging key Java machine learning libraries Deep Learning: Practical Neural Networks with Java. Build and run intelligent applications by leveraging key Java machine learning libraries
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Ceph is an open source distributed storage system that is scalable to Exabyte deployments. Mastering Ceph guides you through the journey to become an expert on ceph.
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Embedded computers have become very complex in the last few years and developers need to easily manage them by focusing on how to solve a problem without wasting time in finding supported peripherals or learning how to manage them. The main challenge with experienced embedded programmers and engineers is really how long it takes to turn an idea int
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GNU/Linux Rapid Embedded Programming. Your one-stop solution to embedded programming on GNU/Linux GNU/Linux Rapid Embedded Programming. Your one-stop solution to embedded programming on GNU/Linux
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Mastering Qt 5 is designed to help you leverage the power of Qt 5. You’ll understand how to not only build but also deploy applications effectively with the help of the techniques and expert tips covered in this book.
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Going IT Alone: The Handbook for Freelance and Contract Software Developers. A detailed guide to self-employment for software and web developers - from identifying your target market, through to managing your time, finances, and client behavior Going IT Alone: The Handbook for Freelance and Contract Software Developers. A detailed guide to self-employment for software and web developers - from identifying your target market, through to managing your time, finances, and client behavior
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Angular 2 Components. Practical and easy-to-follow guide to Angular 2 Components Angular 2 Components. Practical and easy-to-follow guide to Angular 2 Components
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Splunk Essentials. Operational Intelligence at your fingertips - Second Edition Splunk Essentials. Operational Intelligence at your fingertips - Second Edition
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Mastering FreeSWITCH. Advanced tips and tricks for advanced multimedia communication Mastering FreeSWITCH. Advanced tips and tricks for advanced multimedia communication
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Mastering Articulate Storyline. Learn how to push Articulate Storyline to its limits and create breath taking stories by deepening your understanding of the product's capabilities! Mastering Articulate Storyline. Learn how to push Articulate Storyline to its limits and create breath taking stories by deepening your understanding of the product's capabilities!
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Learning Node.js for .NET Developers. Build server side applications with Node.js Learning Node.js for .NET Developers. Build server side applications with Node.js
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Scientific Computing with Scala. Learn to solve scientific computing problems using Scala and its numerical computing, data processing, concurrency, and plotting libraries Scientific Computing with Scala. Learn to solve scientific computing problems using Scala and its numerical computing, data processing, concurrency, and plotting libraries
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GameMaker Cookbook. Over 50 hands-on recipes to help you build exhilarating games using the robust GameMaker system GameMaker Cookbook. Over 50 hands-on recipes to help you build exhilarating games using the robust GameMaker system
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OpenCV Android Programming By Example. Leverage OpenCV to develop vision-aware and intelligent Android applications OpenCV Android Programming By Example. Leverage OpenCV to develop vision-aware and intelligent Android applications
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Building a Game with Unity and Blender. Learn how to build a complete 3D game using the industry-leading Unity game development engine and Blender, the graphics software that gives life to your ideas Building a Game with Unity and Blender. Learn how to build a complete 3D game using the industry-leading Unity game development engine and Blender, the graphics software that gives life to your ideas
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Oracle SOA Suite 12c Administrator's Guide. A guide to everything an Oracle SOA Suite 12c administrator needs to hit the ground running Oracle SOA Suite 12c Administrator's Guide. A guide to everything an Oracle SOA Suite 12c administrator needs to hit the ground running
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Selenium Testing Tools Cookbook. Over 90 recipes to help you build and run automated tests for your web applications with Selenium WebDriver Selenium Testing Tools Cookbook. Over 90 recipes to help you build and run automated tests for your web applications with Selenium WebDriver
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Working with Odoo. Learn how to use Odoo, a resourceful, open source business application platform designed to transform and modernize your business Working with Odoo. Learn how to use Odoo, a resourceful, open source business application platform designed to transform and modernize your business
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Entity Framework Tutorial. A comprehensive guide to the Entity Framework with insight into its latest features and optimizations for responsive data access in your projects - Second Edition Entity Framework Tutorial. A comprehensive guide to the Entity Framework with insight into its latest features and optimizations for responsive data access in your projects - Second Edition
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Getting Started with Paint.NET. Learning the free Paint.NET photo editing program means you can achieve any professional effect you want, and this book shows you how, ranging from installation and plugins to advanced imaging techniques Getting Started with Paint.NET. Learning the free Paint.NET photo editing program means you can achieve any professional effect you want, and this book shows you how, ranging from installation and plugins to advanced imaging techniques
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Unity Multiplayer Games. Take your gaming development skills into the online multiplayer arena by harnessing the power of Unity 4 or 3. This is not a dry tutorial – it uses exciting examples and an enthusiastic approach to bring it all to life Unity Multiplayer Games. Take your gaming development skills into the online multiplayer arena by harnessing the power of Unity 4 or 3. This is not a dry tutorial – it uses exciting examples and an enthusiastic approach to bring it all to life
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Advanced Express Web Application Development. For experienced JavaScript developers this book is all you need to build highly scalable, robust applications using Express. It takes you step by step through the development of a single page application so you learn empirically Advanced Express Web Application Development. For experienced JavaScript developers this book is all you need to build highly scalable, robust applications using Express. It takes you step by step through the development of a single page application so you learn empirically
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Moodle 2.5 Multimedia. Adding multimedia to Moodle will make it work even harder for you as a teaching tool. Learn the easy way how images, video, audio, and maps can transform your courses. No special technical skills needed. - Second Edition Moodle 2.5 Multimedia. Adding multimedia to Moodle will make it work even harder for you as a teaching tool. Learn the easy way how images, video, audio, and maps can transform your courses. No special technical skills needed. - Second Edition
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Laravel Application Development Cookbook. Since Laravel is so versatile, one of the best learning routes is a cookbook. We've included lots of recipes and guidance on building web application, both simple and complex. It's a pick & mix approach that works brilliantly Laravel Application Development Cookbook. Since Laravel is so versatile, one of the best learning routes is a cookbook. We've included lots of recipes and guidance on building web application, both simple and complex. It's a pick & mix approach that works brilliantly
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Robot Framework Test Automation. Create test suites and automated acceptance tests from scratch Robot Framework Test Automation. Create test suites and automated acceptance tests from scratch
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Talend Open Studio Cookbook. Getting familiar with Talend Open Studio will greatly enhance your data handling and integration capabilities. This is the perfect reference book for beginners and intermediates with a host of practical recipes that clarify even complex features Talend Open Studio Cookbook. Getting familiar with Talend Open Studio will greatly enhance your data handling and integration capabilities. This is the perfect reference book for beginners and intermediates with a host of practical recipes that clarify even complex features
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Instant XenMobile MDM. A guide to effectively equipping mobile devices with configuration, security, provisioning, and support capabilities using XenMobile, the world's most popular mobile management software Instant XenMobile MDM. A guide to effectively equipping mobile devices with configuration, security, provisioning, and support capabilities using XenMobile, the world's most popular mobile management software
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Learning C# by Developing Games with Unity 3D Beginner's Guide. The beauty of this book is that it assumes absolutely no knowledge of coding at all. Starting from very first principles it will end up giving you an excellent grounding in the writing of C# code and scripts Learning C# by Developing Games with Unity 3D Beginner's Guide. The beauty of this book is that it assumes absolutely no knowledge of coding at all. Starting from very first principles it will end up giving you an excellent grounding in the writing of C# code and scripts
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Moodle for Mobile Learning. Mobile devices are ideal for go-anywhere interactive learning, and using Moodle you can give your students the opportunity to receive your courses on their phone or tablet in a format that's tailor-made for mobile learning Moodle for Mobile Learning. Mobile devices are ideal for go-anywhere interactive learning, and using Moodle you can give your students the opportunity to receive your courses on their phone or tablet in a format that's tailor-made for mobile learning
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Unity for Architectural Visualization. For architects the walk-around 3D computer visualization is a fantastic marketing tool. This tutorial shows you how to use Unity to achieve modeling skills through step-by-step examples. You'll find the acquired expertise invaluable Unity for Architectural Visualization. For architects the walk-around 3D computer visualization is a fantastic marketing tool. This tutorial shows you how to use Unity to achieve modeling skills through step-by-step examples. You'll find the acquired expertise invaluable
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Oracle SOA Governance 11g Implementation. Successfully implement SOA governance using Oracle SOA Governance Suite 11g with the help of practical examples and real-world use cases with this book and Oracle SOA Governance 11g Implementation. Successfully implement SOA governance using Oracle SOA Governance Suite 11g with the help of practical examples and real-world use cases with this book and
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Learning Articulate Storyline. You don't need any programming skills to create great e-learning material with Storyline. This book will get you up to speed with all the super user-friendly features of the tool, making you a proficient e-learning author in no time Learning Articulate Storyline. You don't need any programming skills to create great e-learning material with Storyline. This book will get you up to speed with all the super user-friendly features of the tool, making you a proficient e-learning author in no time
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OpenNI Cookbook. Learn how to write NIUI-based applications and motion-controlled games OpenNI Cookbook. Learn how to write NIUI-based applications and motion-controlled games
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JBoss Weld CDI for Java Platform. Learn CDI concepts and develop modern web applications using JBoss Weld JBoss Weld CDI for Java Platform. Learn CDI concepts and develop modern web applications using JBoss Weld
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Augmented Reality with Kinect. If you know C/C++ programming, then this book will give you the ability to develop augmented reality applications with Microsoft's Kinect. By the end of the course you will have created a complete game Augmented Reality with Kinect. If you know C/C++ programming, then this book will give you the ability to develop augmented reality applications with Microsoft's Kinect. By the end of the course you will have created a complete game
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Alfresco 4 Enterprise Content Management Implementation. With Alfresco 4 you can manage content across the enterprise more effectively and corroboratively. This book helps you achieve great results, however basic or sophisticated your needs, with a hands-on, training course approach Alfresco 4 Enterprise Content Management Implementation. With Alfresco 4 you can manage content across the enterprise more effectively and corroboratively. This book helps you achieve great results, however basic or sophisticated your needs, with a hands-on, training course approach
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Express Web Application Development. Here's a comprehensive guide to making the most of Express's flexibility in building web applications. With lots of screenshots and examples, it's the perfect step-by-step manual for those with an intermediate knowledge of JavaScript Express Web Application Development. Here's a comprehensive guide to making the most of Express's flexibility in building web applications. With lots of screenshots and examples, it's the perfect step-by-step manual for those with an intermediate knowledge of JavaScript
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Learning jQuery. Add to your current website development skills with this brilliant guide to JQuery. This step by step course needs little prior JavaScript knowledge so is suitable for beginners and more seasoned developers alike. - Fourth Edition Learning jQuery. Add to your current website development skills with this brilliant guide to JQuery. This step by step course needs little prior JavaScript knowledge so is suitable for beginners and more seasoned developers alike. - Fourth Edition
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