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Microsoft Operations Management Suite Cookbook: Enhance your management experience and capabilities across your cloud and on-premises environments with Microsoft OMS
by Chiyo OdikaManage on-premises and cloud IT assets from one consoleKey FeaturesEmpower yourself with practical recipes to collect and analyze operational insights on Windows and Linux servers in your on premises datacenters and in any public cloud environments such as Azure and AWS.Build capabilities through practical tasks and techniques to collect and analyze machine dataAddress business challenges and discover means to accommodate workloads and instances in a low cost mannerBook DescriptionMicrosoft Operations Management Suite Cookbook begins with an overview of how to hit the ground running with OMS insights and analytics. Next, you will learn to search and analyze data to retrieve actionable insights, review alert generation from the analyzed data, and use basic and advanced Log search queries in Azure Log Analytics. Following this, you will explore some other management solutions that provide functionality related to workload assessment, application dependency mapping, automation and configuration management, and security and compliance. You will also become well versed with the data protection and recovery functionalities of OMS Protection and Recovery, and learn how to use Azure Automation components and features in OMS. Finally you will learn how to evaluate key considerations for using the Security and Audit solution, and working with Security and Compliance in OMS.By the end of the book, you will be able to configure and utilize solution offerings in OMS, understand OMS workflows, how to unlock insights, integrate capabilities into new or existing workflows, manage configurations, and automate tasks and processes.What you will learnUnderstand the important architectural considerations and strategies for OMSUse advanced search query commands and strategies to derive insights from indexed dataMake use of alerting in OMS such as alert actions, and available options for the entire lifecycle of the alertDiscover some practical tips for monitoring Azure container service containers and clusters using OMSReview and use the backup options available through the Azure backup service, as well as data recovery options available through Azure Site Recovery (ASR)Understand how to advance important DevOps concepts within your IT organizationLearn how to manage configurations and automate processWho this book is forThis book is written for the IT professional and general reader who is interested in technology themes such as DevOps, Big Data Analytics, and digital transformation concepts. Azure and other cloud platform administrators, cloud professionals, and technology analysts who would like to solve everyday problems quickly and efficiently with hybrid management tools available in the Microsoft product ecosystem will derive much value from this book. Prior experience with OMS 2012 would be helpful.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Extensions Cookbook
by Rami MounlaMore than 80 recipes to help you leverage the various extensibility features available for Microsoft Dynamics and solve problems easily About This Book • Customize, configure, and extend the vanilla features of Dynamics 365 to deliver bespoke CRM solutions fit for any organization • Implement business logic using point-and-click configuration, plugins, and client-side scripts with MS Dynamics 365 • Built a DevOps pipeline as well as Integrate Dynamics 365 with Azure and other platforms Who This Book Is For This book is for developers, administrators, consultants, and power users who want to learn about best practices when extending Dynamics 365 for enterprises. You are expected to have a basic understand of the Dynamics CRM/365 platform. What You Will Learn • Customize, configure, and extend Microsoft Dynamics 365 • Create business process automation • Develop client-side extensions to add features to the Dynamics 365 user interface • Set up a security model to securely manage data with Dynamics 365 • Develop and deploy clean code plugins to implement a wide range of custom behaviors • Use third-party applications, tools, and patterns to integrate Dynamics 365 with other platforms • Integrate with Azure, Java, SSIS, PowerBI, and Octopus Deploy • Build an end-to-end DevOps pipeline for Dynamics 365 In Detail Microsoft Dynamics 365 is a powerful tool. It has many unique features that empower organisations to bridge common business challenges and technology pitfalls that would usually hinder the adoption of a CRM solution. This book sets out to enable you to harness the power of Dynamics 365 and cater to your unique circumstances. We start this book with a no-code configuration chapter and explain the schema, fields, and forms modeling techniques. We then move on to server-side and client-side custom code extensions. Next, you will see how best to integrate Dynamics 365 in a DevOps pipeline to package and deploy your extensions to the various SDLC environments. This book also covers modern libraries and integration patterns that can be used with Dynamics 365 (Angular, 3 tiers, and many others). Finally, we end by highlighting some of the powerful extensions available. Throughout we explain a range of design patterns and techniques that can be used to enhance your code quality; the aim is that you will learn to write enterprise-scale quality code. Style and approach This book takes a recipe-based approach, delivering practical examples and use cases so that you can identify the best possible approach to extend your Dynamics 365 deployment and tackle your specific business problems.
Building Machine Learning Projects with TensorFlow
by Rodolfo BonninEngaging projects that will teach you how complex data can be exploited to gain the most insight About This Book * Bored of too much theory on TensorFlow? This book is what you need! Thirteen solid projects and four examples teach you how to implement TensorFlow in production. * This example-rich guide teaches you how to perform highly accurate and efficient numerical computing with TensorFlow * It is a practical and methodically explained guide that allows you to apply Tensorflow's features from the very beginning. Who This Book Is For This book is for data analysts, data scientists, and researchers who want to increase the speed and efficiency of their machine learning activities and results. Anyone looking for a fresh guide to complex numerical computations with TensorFlow will find this an extremely helpful resource. This book is also for developers who want to implement TensorFlow in production in various scenarios. Some experience with C++ and Python is expected. What You Will Learn * Load, interact, dissect, process, and save complex datasets * Solve classification and regression problems using state of the art techniques * Predict the outcome of a simple time series using Linear Regression modeling * Use a Logistic Regression scheme to predict the future result of a time series * Classify images using deep neural network schemes * Tag a set of images and detect features using a deep neural network, including a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) layer * Resolve character recognition problems using the Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) model In Detail This book of projects highlights how TensorFlow can be used in different scenarios - this includes projects for training models, machine learning, deep learning, and working with various neural networks. Each project provides exciting and insightful exercises that will teach you how to use TensorFlow and show you how layers of data can be explored by working with Tensors. Simply pick a project that is in line with your environment and get stacks of information on how to implement TensorFlow in production. Style and approach This book is a practical guide to implementing TensorFlow in production. It explores various scenarios in which you could use TensorFlow and shows you how to use it in the context of real world projects. This will not only give you an upper hand in the field, but shows the potential for innovative uses of TensorFlow in your environment. This guide opens the door to second generation machine learning and numerical computation - a must-have for your bookshelf!
Mastering AWS Lambda
by Yohan Wadia Udita GuptaBuild cost-effective and highly scalable Serverless applications using AWS Lambda. About This Book • Leverage AWS Lambda to significantly lower your infrastructure costs and deploy out massively scalable, event-driven systems and applications • Learn how to design and build Lambda functions using real-world examples and implementation scenarios • Explore the Serverless ecosystem with a variety of toolsets and AWS services including DynamoDB, API Gateway, and much more! Who This Book Is For If you are a Cloud administrator and/or developer who wishes to explore, learn, and leverage AWS Lambda to design, build, and deploy Serverless applications in the cloud, then this is the book for you! The book assumes you have some prior knowledge and hands-on experience with AWS core services such as EC2, IAM, S3, along with the knowledge to work with any popular programming language such as Node.Js, Java, C#, and so on. What You Will Learn • Understand the hype, significance, and business benefits of Serverless computing and applications • Plunge into the Serverless world of AWS Lambda and master its core components and how it works • Find out how to effectively and efficiently design, develop, and test Lambda functions using Node.js, along with some keen coding insights and best practices • Explore best practices to effectively monitor and troubleshoot Serverless applications using AWS CloudWatch and other third-party services in the form of Datadog and Loggly • Quickly design and develop Serverless applications by leveraging AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, and API Gateway using the Serverless Application Framework (SAF) and other AWS services such as Step Functions • Explore a rich variety of real-world Serverless use cases with Lambda and see how you can apply it to your environments In Detail AWS is recognized as one of the biggest market leaders for cloud computing and why not? It has evolved a lot since the time it started out by providing just basic services such as EC2 and S3 and today; they go all the way from IoT to Machine Learning, Image recognition, Chatbot Frameworks, and much more! One of those recent services that is also gaining a lot of traction is AWS Lambda! Although seemingly simple and easy to use, Lambda is a highly effective and scalable compute service that provides developers with a powerful platform to design and develop Serverless event-driven systems and applications. The book begins with a high-level introduction into the world of Serverless computing and its advantages and use cases, followed by a deep dive into AWS Lambda! You'll learn what services AWS Lambda provides to developers; how to design, write, and test Lambda functions; as well as monitor and troubleshoot them. The book is designed and accompanied with a vast variety of real-world examples, use cases, and code samples that will enable you to get started on your Serverless applications quickly. By the end of the book, you will have gained all the skills required to work with AWS Lambda services! Style and approach This step-by-step guide will help you build Serverless applications and run Serverless workloads using the AWS Lambda service. You'll be able to get started with it in a matter of minutes with easy-to-follow code snippets and examples.
Mastering SFML Game Development
by Raimondas PupiusCreate complex and visually stunning games using all the advanced features available in SFML development About This Book • Build custom tools, designed to work with your specific game. • Use raw modern OpenGL and go beyond SFML. • Revamp your code for better structural design, faster rendering, and flashier graphics. • Use advanced lighting techniques to add that extra touch of sophistication. • Implement a very fast and efficient particle system by using a cache-friendly design. Who This Book Is For This book is ideal for game developers who have some basic knowledge of SFML and also are familiar with C++ coding in general. No knowledge of OpenGL or even more advanced rendering techniques is required. You will be guided through every bit of code step by step. What You Will Learn • Dive deep into creating complex and visually stunning games using SFML, as well as advanced OpenGL rendering and shading techniques • Build an advanced, dynamic lighting and shadowing system to add an extra graphical kick to your games and make them feel a lot more dynamic • Craft your own custom tools for editing game media, such as maps, and speed up the process of content creation • Optimize your code to make it blazing fast and robust for the users, even with visually demanding scenes • Get a complete grip on the best practices and industry grade game development design patterns used for AAA projects In Detail SFML is a cross-platform software development library written in C++ with bindings available for many programming languages. It provides a simple interface to the various components of your PC, to ease the development of games and multimedia applications. This book will help you become an expert of SFML by using all of its features to its full potential. It begins by going over some of the foundational code necessary in order to make our RPG project run. By the end of chapter 3, we will have successfully picked up and deployed a fast and efficient particle system that makes the game look much more �alive'. Throughout the next couple of chapters, you will be successfully editing the game maps with ease, all thanks to the custom tools we're going to be building. From this point on, it's all about making the game look good. After being introduced to the use of shaders and raw OpenGL, you will be guided through implementing dynamic scene lighting, the use of normal and specular maps, and dynamic soft shadows. However, no project is complete without being optimized first. The very last chapter will wrap up our project by making it lightning fast and efficient. Style and approach This book uses a step by step approach by breaking the problems down into smaller, much more manageable obstacles, and guiding the reader through them with verified, flexible, and autonomous solutions.
iOS 10 Programming for Beginners
by Craig ClaytonBegin your iOS mobile application development journey with this accessible, practical guide About This Book • Use Swift 3 and latest iOS 10 features to build awesome apps for iPhone and iPad • Explore and use a wide range of Apple development tools to become a confident iOS developer • From prototype to App Store—find out how to build an app from start to finish! Who This Book Is For This book is for beginners who want to be able to create iOS applications. If you have some programming experience, this book is a great way to get a full understanding of how to create an iOS application from scratch and submit it to the App Store. You do not need any knowledge of Swift or any prior programming experience. What You Will Learn • Get to grips with Swift 3 and Xcode, the building blocks of Apple development • Get to know the fundamentals of Swift, including variables, constants, and control flow • Discover the distinctive design principles that define the iOS user experience • See how to prototype your app with Swift's Playgrounds feature • Build a responsive UI that looks great on a range of devices • Find out how to use CoreLocation to add location services to your app • Add push notifications to your app • Make your app able to be used on both iPhone and iPad In Detail You want to build iOS applications for iPhone and iPad—but where do you start? Forget sifting through tutorials and blog posts, this is a direct route into iOS development, taking you through the basics and showing you how to put the principles into practice. With every update, iOS has become more and more developer-friendly, so take advantage of it and begin building applications that might just take the App Store by storm! Whether you're an experienced programmer or a complete novice, this book guides you through every facet of iOS development. From Xcode and Swift—the building blocks of modern Apple development—and Playgrounds for beginners, one of the most popular features of the iOS development experience, you'll quickly gain a solid foundation to begin venturing deeper into your development journey. For the experienced programmer, jump right in and learn the latest iOS 10 features. You'll also learn the core elements of iOS design, from tables to tab bars, as well as more advanced topics such as gestures and animations that can give your app the edge. Find out how to manage databases, as well as integrating standard elements such as photos, GPS into your app. With further guidance on beta testing with TestFlight, you'll quickly learn everything you need to get your project on the App Store! Style and approach Created for anyone that wants to build their first iOS application, this book offers practical, actionable guidance through iOS development. Combining engaging visuals with accessible, step-by-step instructiona and explanation, this book will not only develop the your understanding, but also show you how to put your knowledge to work.
Elasticsearch 5.x Cookbook - Third Edition
by Alberto ParoOver 170 advanced recipes to search, analyze, deploy, manage, and monitor data effectively with Elasticsearch 5.x About This Book • Deploy and manage simple Elasticsearch nodes as well as complex cluster topologies • Write native plugins to extend the functionalities of Elasticsearch 5.x to boost your business • Packed with clear, step-by-step recipes to walk you through the capabilities of Elasticsearch 5.x Who This Book Is For If you are a developer who wants to get the most out of Elasticsearch for advanced search and analytics, this is the book for you. Some understanding of JSON is expected. If you want to extend Elasticsearch, understanding of Java and related technologies is also required. What You Will Learn • Choose the best Elasticsearch cloud topology to deploy and power it up with external plugins • Develop tailored mapping to take full control of index steps • Build complex queries through managing indices and documents • Optimize search results through executing analytics aggregations • Monitor the performance of the cluster and nodes • Install Kibana to monitor cluster and extend Kibana for plugins • Integrate Elasticsearch in Java, Scala, Python and Big Data applications In Detail Elasticsearch is a Lucene-based distributed search server that allows users to index and search unstructured content with petabytes of data. This book is your one-stop guide to master the complete Elasticsearch ecosystem. We'll guide you through comprehensive recipes on what's new in Elasticsearch 5.x, showing you how to create complex queries and analytics, and perform index mapping, aggregation, and scripting. Further on, you will explore the modules of Cluster and Node monitoring and see ways to back up and restore a snapshot of an index. You will understand how to install Kibana to monitor a cluster and also to extend Kibana for plugins. Finally, you will also see how you can integrate your Java, Scala, Python, and Big Data applications such as Apache Spark and Pig with Elasticsearch, and add enhanced functionalities with custom plugins. By the end of this book, you will have an in-depth knowledge of the implementation of the Elasticsearch architecture and will be able to manage data efficiently and effectively with Elasticsearch. Style and approach This book follows a problem-solution approach to effectively use and manage Elasticsearch. Each recipe focuses on a particular task at hand, and is explained in a very simple, easy to understand manner.
Haskell High Performance Programming
by Samuli ThomassonBoost the performance of your Haskell applications using optimization, concurrency, and parallel programming About This Book * Explore the benefits of lazy evaluation, compiler features, and tools and libraries designed for high performance * Write fast programs at extremely high levels of abstraction * Work through practical examples that will help you address the challenges of writing efficient code Who This Book Is For To get the most out of this book, you need to have a working knowledge of reading and writing basic Haskell. No knowledge of performance, optimization, or concurrency is required. What You Will Learn * Program idiomatic Haskell that's also surprisingly efficient * Improve performance of your code with data parallelism, inlining, and strictness annotations * Profile your programs to identify space leaks and missed opportunities for optimization * Find out how to choose the most efficient data and control structures * Optimize the Glasgow Haskell Compiler and runtime system for specific programs * See how to smoothly drop to lower abstractions wherever necessary * Execute programming for the GPU with Accelerate * Implement programming to easily scale to the cloud with Cloud Haskell In Detail Haskell, with its power to optimize the code and its high performance, is a natural candidate for high performance programming. It is especially well suited to stacking abstractions high with a relatively low performance cost. This book addresses the challenges of writing efficient code with lazy evaluation and techniques often used to optimize the performance of Haskell programs. We open with an in-depth look at the evaluation of Haskell expressions and discuss optimization and benchmarking. You will learn to use parallelism and we'll explore the concept of streaming. We'll demonstrate the benefits of running multithreaded and concurrent applications. Next we'll guide you through various profiling tools that will help you identify performance issues in your program. We'll end our journey by looking at GPGPU, Cloud and Functional Reactive Programming in Haskell. At the very end there is a catalogue of robust library recommendations with code samples. By the end of the book, you will be able to boost the performance of any app and prepare it to stand up to real-world punishment. Style and approach This easy-to-follow guide teaches new practices and techniques to optimize your code, and then moves towards more advanced ways to effectively write efficient Haskell code. Small and simple practical examples will help you test the concepts yourself, and you will be able to easily adapt them for any application.
Learning PowerCLI - Second Edition
by Robert Van NieuwendijkLearn to leverage the power of PowerCLI to automate your VMware vSphere environment with ease About This Book • This is first book on the market that will enlighten you on the latest version of PowerCLI and how to implement it • Effectively manage virtual machines, networks, and reports with the latest features of PowerCLI • A comprehensive and practical book on automating VMware vSphere Who This Book Is For This book is ideal for you if you want to learn how to automate your VMware vSphere or vCloud infrastructure by getting the most out of PowerCLI. It's assumed that you have some experience in administrating a vSphere or vCloud environment. Knowledge of Microsoft's Windows PowerShell is not a prerequisite. What You Will Learn • Explore PowerShell and PowerCLI cmdlets and their output objects • See how to manage virtual machines and work with virtual networks • Manage vCloud Director from PowerCLI • Use Site Recovery Manager from PowerCLI to create a disaster recovery solution • Manage NSX and vRealize Automation using REST API with PowerCLI • Create and configure vSphere HA and DRS clusters • Use vSphere Update Manager with PowerCLI to create patch baselines and scan hosts • Explore reporting techniques to retrieve log files In Detail VMware vSphere PowerCLI, a free extension to Microsoft Windows PowerShell, enables you to automate the management of a VMware vSphere or vCloud environment. This book will show you how to automate your tasks and make your job easier. Starting with an introduction to the basics of PowerCLI, the book will teach you how to manage your vSphere and vCloud infrastructure from the command line. To help you manage a vSphere host overall, you will learn how to manage vSphere ESXi hosts, host profiles, host services, host firewall, and deploy and upgrade ESXi hosts using Image Builder and Auto Deploy. The next chapter will not only teach you how to create datastore and datastore clusters, but you'll also work with profile-driven and policy-based storage to manage your storage. To create a disaster recovery solution and retrieve information from vRealize Operations, you will learn how to use Site Recovery Manager and vRealize Operations respectively. Towards the end, you'll see how to use the REST APIs from PowerShell to manage NSX and vRealize Automation and create patch baselines, scan hosts against the baselines for missing patches, and re-mediate hosts. By the end of the book, you will be capable of using the best tool to automate the management and configuration of VMware vSphere. Style and approach This comprehensive book will teach system administrators everything about PowerCLI 6 and how to utilize it to automate VMware vSphere.
Troubleshooting OpenVPN
by Eric F. CristThe book is for system administrators who are experienced and well versed with OpenVPN. You should possess intermediate to master level proficiency with OpenVPN. All OpenVPN users can leverage this book.
Machine Learning for Developers
by Rodolfo BonninYour one-stop guide to becoming a Machine Learning expert. <p> About This Book <p>• Learn to develop efficient and intelligent applications by leveraging the power of Machine Learning <p>• A highly practical guide explaining the concepts of problem solving in the easiest possible manner <p>• Implement Machine Learning in the most practical way <p><p> Who This Book Is For <p> This book will appeal to any developer who wants to know what Machine Learning is and is keen to use Machine Learning to make their day-to-day apps fast, high performing, and accurate. Any developer who wants to enter the field of Machine Learning can effectively use this book as an entry point. <p><p> What You Will Learn <p>• Learn the math and mechanics of Machine Learning via a developer-friendly approach <p>• Get to grips with widely used Machine Learning algorithms/techniques and how to use them to solve real problems <p>• Get a feel for advanced concepts, using popular programming frameworks. <p>• Prepare yourself and other developers for working in the new ubiquitous field of Machine Learning <p>• Get an overview of the most well known and powerful tools, to solve computing problems using Machine Learning. <p>• Get an intuitive and down-to-earth introduction to current Machine Learning areas, and apply these concepts on interesting and cutting-edge problems. <p><p> In Detail <p> Most of us have heard about the term Machine Learning, but surprisingly the question frequently asked by developers across the globe is, “How do I get started in Machine Learning?”. One reason could be attributed to the vastness of the subject area because people often get overwhelmed by the abstractness of ML and terms such as regression, supervised learning, probability density function, and so on. This book is a systematic guide teaching you how to implement various Machine Learning techniques and their day-to-day application and development. <p><p>You will start with the very basics of data and mathematical models in easy-to-follow language that you are familiar with; you will feel at home while implementing the examples. The book will introduce you to various libraries and frameworks used in the world of Machine Learning, and then, without wasting any time, you will get to the point and implement Regression, Clustering, classification, Neural networks, and more with fun examples. As you get to grips with the techniques, you'll learn to implement those concepts to solve real-world scenarios for ML applications such as image analysis, Natural Language processing, and anomaly detections of time series data. By the end of the book, you will have learned various ML techniques to develop more efficient and intelligent applications. <p><p> Style and approach <p> This book gives you a glimpse of Machine Learning Models and the application of models at scale using clustering, classification, regression and reinforcement learning with fun examples. Hands-on examples will be presented to understand the power of problem solving with Machine Learning and Advanced architectures, software installation, and configuration. <P><P><i>Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.</i>
Mastering SaltStack - Second Edition
by Joseph HallTake charge of SaltStack to automate and configure your enterprise-grade environments About This Book * Automate tasks effectively and take charge of your infrastructure * Effectively scale Salt to manage thousands of machines and tackle everyday problems * Explore Salt's inner workings and advance your knowledge of it Who This Book Is For This book is ideal for IT professionals and ops engineers who already manage groups of servers, but would like to expand their knowledge and gain expertise with SaltStack. This book explains the advanced features and concepts of Salt. A basic knowledge of Salt is required in order to get to grips with advanced Salt features. What You Will Learn * Automate tasks effectively, so that your infrastructure can run itself * Start building more complex concepts * Master user-level internals * Build scaling strategies * Explore monitoring strategies * Learn how to troubleshoot Salt and its subcomponents * Explore best practices for Salt In Detail SaltStack is a powerful configuration management and automation suite designed to manage servers and tens of thousands of nodes. This book showcases Salt as a very powerful automation framework. We will review the fundamental concepts to get you in the right frame of mind, and then explore Salt in much greater depth. You will explore Salt SSH as a powerful tool and take Salt Cloud to the next level. Next, you'll master using Salt services with ease in your infrastructure. You will discover methods and strategies to scale your infrastructure properly. You will also learn how to use Salt as a powerful monitoring tool. By the end of this book, you will have learned troubleshooting tips and best practices to make the entire process of using Salt pain-free and easy. Style and approach This book follows a step-by-step conversational tone. Topics are covered in detail through examples and a user-friendly approach.
Getting Started with Raspberry Pi Zero
by Richard GrimmettGet started with the smallest, cheapest, and highest-utility Pi ever--Raspberry Pi Zero About This Book * Get started with Raspberry Pi Zero and put all of its exciting features to use * Create fun games and programs with little or no programming experience * Learn to use this super-tiny PC to control hardware and software for work, play, and everything else Who This Book Is For This book is for hobbyists and programmers who are taking their first steps toward using Raspberry Pi Zero. No programming experience is required, although some Python programming experience might be useful. What You Will Learn * Understand how to initially download the operating system and set up Raspberry Pi Zero * Find out how to control the GPIO pins of Raspberry Pi Zero to control LED circuits * Get to grips with adding hardware to the GPIO to control more complex hardware such as motors * Add USB control hardware to control a complex robot with 12 servos * Include speech recognition so that projects can receive commands * Enable the robot to communicate with the world around it by adding speech output * Control the robot from a distance and see what the robot is seeing by adding wireless communication * Discover how to build a Robotic hand and a Quadcopter In Detail Raspberry Pi Zero is half the size of Raspberry Pi A, only with twice the utility. At just three centimeters wide, it packs in every utility required for full-fledged computing tasks. This practical tutorial will help you quickly get up and running with Raspberry Pi Zero to control hardware and software and write simple programs and games. You will learn to build creative programs and exciting games with little or no programming experience. We cover all the features of Raspberry Pi Zero as you discover how to configure software and hardware, and control external devices. You will find out how to navigate your way in Raspbian, write simple Python scripts, and create simple DIY programs. Style and approach This is a practical and fun ?getting started? tutorial that will guide you through everything new that the Raspberry Pi has to offer.
Scala High Performance Programming
by Michael Diamant Vincent TheronLeverage Scala and the functional paradigm to build performant software About This Book * Get the first book to explore Scala performance techniques in depth! * Real-world inspired use cases illustrate and support the techniques studied and the language features * This book is written by Vincent Theron and Michael Diamant, software engineers with several years of experience in the high-frequency trading and programmatic advertising industries Who This Book Is For This book assumes a basic exposure to the Scala programming language and the Java Virtual Machine. You should be able to read and understand moderately advanced Scala code. No other knowledge is required. What You Will Learn * Analyze the performance of JVM applications by developing JMH benchmarks and profiling with Flight Recorder * Discover use cases and performance tradeoffs of Scala language features, and eager and lazy collections * Explore event sourcing to improve performance while working with stream processing pipelines * Dive into asynchronous programming to extract performance on multicore systems using Scala Future and Scalaz Task * Design distributed systems with conflict-free replicated data types (CRDTs) to take advantage of eventual consistency without synchronization * Understand the impact of queues on system performance and apply the Free monad to build systems robust to high levels of throughput In Detail Scala is a statically and strongly typed language that blends functional and object-oriented paradigms. It has experienced growing popularity as an appealing and pragmatic choice to write production-ready software in the functional paradigm. Scala and the functional programming paradigm enable you to solve problems with less code and lower maintenance costs than the alternatives. However, these gains can come at the cost of performance if you are not careful. Scala High Performance Programming arms you with the knowledge you need to create performant Scala applications. Starting with the basics of understanding how to define performance, we explore Scala's language features and functional programming techniques while keeping a close eye on performance throughout all the topics. We introduce you as the newest software engineer at a fictitious financial trading company, named MV Trading. As you learn new techniques and approaches to reduce latency and improve throughput, you'll apply them to MV Trading's business problems. By the end of the book, you will be well prepared to write production-ready, performant Scala software using the functional paradigm to solve real-world problems. Style and approach This step-by-step guide will help you create high performance applications using Scala. Packed with lots of code samples, tips and tricks, every topic is explained in a detailed, easy-to-understand manner.
Mastering Full-Stack React Web Development
by Kamil Przeorski Tomasz DylLearn how to create dynamic full-stack applications with ReactJS and other leading JavaScript tools – smarter web development starts here About This Book • Harness the impressive power of ReactJS and rethink full-stack web development • Build dynamic web applications using the tools created by the innovators driving the tech industry • Combine the powers of React, Node, MongoDB, and Falcor to create highly scalable real-time apps. Who This Book Is For This book is for JavaScript developers who want to create highly scalable, enterprise-grade apps. Basic knowledge of React.JS is necessary; however you do not need detailed knowledge of the other stack components such as Node.JS, Express, MongoDB, or Falcor. What You Will Learn • See how to build a full-stack app that is scalable and designed for the demands of modern users • Create a powerful JWT-based authentication full-stack “starter-kit” • Make your app extremely stable and resilient with Redux and its immutable single state tree • Explore the new possibilities given by Falcor, the middleware built by Netflix • Find out how Redux works alongside ReactJS – and how it makes building an isomorphic app easier • Deploy and maintain your apps successfully using Docker and AWS In Detail Full-stack web development is being redefined by the impact of ReactJS. If MEAN demonstrated just how effective combining JavaScript frameworks and tools could be for the modern web developer, by replacing Angular with React, developers have an easier way to build isomorphic web applications where code can run on both the client and server. This book will get you up to speed with one of the latest strategies to meet the demands of today's dynamic and data-intensive web. Combining detailed insights and guidance with practical and actionable information that will ensure you can build a complete isomorphic web app, it's an essential resource for the forward-thinking developer. You'll see how its flexibility is a core part of any full-stack developer's workflow, as well as learning how to use Mongoose alongside it to make data storage safer and more reliable. Style and approach Combine the powers of React, Node, MongoDB, and Falcor with this advanced practical guide to create highly scalable real-time apps.
Tableau 10.0 Best Practices
by Jenny ZhangDevelop a deep understanding of Tableau 10.0 and get to know tricks to understand your data About This Book • Quickly learn tips, tricks, and best practices about Tableau from Tableau masters • Whether it is data blending or complex calculations, you can solve your problem with ease and confidence; no more searching for a help doc or waiting for support • If you want to quickly master Tableau, then this book is for you Who This Book Is For This book is for Tableau users who have a basic to average understanding of the various features available in Tableau. You'll find this book useful if you spend a lot of time conducting data analysis and visualizations with Tableau. What You Will Learn • Connect to variety of data (cloud and local) and blend it in an efficient way for fast analytics • Advanced calculations such as LOD calculations and Table calculations • See advanced use cases of Parameter, Sorting, and Filters • Get practical tips on how to format dashboards following the Zen of dashboard design • See examples of a variety of visualizations such as cohort analysis, Jitters chart, and multiple small charts • See the new features in Tableau 10—cross data source filter, worksheet as tooltip, cluster, and custom territory In Detail Tableau has emerged as an industry leader in the field of data discovery and business analytic software solutions. While there is a lot of information on how to use the tool, most Tableau users are faced with the challenge on how it can be effectively used to derive meaningful business insights from the uncharted territory of data. This book will give you useful tips from Tableau masters learned from years of experience working with Tableau. You'll start by getting your data into Tableau, move on to generating progressively complex visualizations, and end with finishing touches and packaging your work for distribution. Inside you will learn the exact steps required to solve complex real-life problems. Whether it is data blending or complex calculations, you can solve your problem with ease and confidence; no more searching for Help doc or waiting for support. This book will help you make the most of Tableau and become a Tableau expert. Style and approach The book will show you hacks to solve complex real-life problems. This book will help you make the most of Tableau and become a Tableau expert. This book is packed with lots of real-life problems with step-by-step instructions from Tableau experts.
Microsoft System Center 2016 Service Manager Cookbook - Second Edition
by Anders Asp Andreas Baumgarten Dieter Gasser Steve Beaumont Steve BuchananDiscover over 100 practical recipes to help you master the art of IT service management for your organization About This Book • Unleash the capabilities of Microsoft System Center 2016 Service Manager • Master the skills of configuring, deploying, managing, and troubleshooting your Service Manager 2016 • This book contains practical recipes that leverage the key and newly added features and functionalities of Microsoft System Center 2016 Service Manager Who This Book Is For This book will be useful to IT professionals including SCSM administrators who want to configure and administer System Center Service Manager 2016 and understand how to solve specific problems and scenarios that arise. It will also be useful to users of Service Manager 2012 who want to learn about the new features and capabilities of the Service Manager 2016 release. It will be ideal if you have Service Manager experience as well as experience with other System Center products. What You Will Learn • See a practical implementation of the ITSM framework and processes based on ITIL • Deploy and configure the new Service Manager HTML5 Self-Service Portal along with Service Catalog design and configuration • Get to know about Incident, Problem, and Change Management processes and configuration • Get to grips with performing advanced personalization in Service Manager • Discover how to set up and use automation with and within Service Manager 2016 • Work with Service Manager Data Warehouse • Find out what Security Roles are and how to implement them • Learn how to upgrade from SCSM 2012 R2 to SCSM 2016 In Detail System Center Service Manager (SCSM) is an integrated platform that offers a simplified data center management experience by implementing best practices such as Incident Management, Service Request, and Change Control to achieve efficient service delivery across your organization. This book provides you with real-world recipes that can be used immediately and will show you how to configure and administer SCSM 2016. You'll also find out how to solve particular problems and scenarios to take this tool further. You'll start with recipes on implementing ITSM frameworks and processes and configuring Service Level Agreements (SLAs). Then, you'll work through deploying and configuring the HTML5 Self-Service Portal, configuring Incident and Problem Management, and designing and configuring Change and Release Management. You'll also learn about security roles and overall Microsoft SCSM 2016 administration. Toward the end of the book, we'll look at advanced topics, such as presenting the wealth of information stored within the Service Manager Data Warehouse, standardizing SCSM deployments, and implementing automation. Style and approach This book will enlighten you on Microsoft System Center 2016 Service Manager through recipes that can be implemented directly in any enterprise. You can read the book from start to end if you're a beginner, or just open up any chapter and start following the recipes as a reference for advanced users. This book consists of a pool of step-by-step recipes on how to perform activities in Service Manager.
Software Architecture with Python
by Anand Balachandran PillaiArchitect and design highly scalable, robust, clean, and highly performant applications in Python About This Book • Identify design issues and make the necessary adjustments to achieve improved performance • Understand practical architectural quality attributes from the perspective of a practicing engineer and architect using Python • Gain knowledge of architectural principles and how they can be used to provide accountability and rationale for architectural decisions Who This Book Is For This book is for experienced Python developers who are aspiring to become the architects of enterprise-grade applications or software architects who would like to leverage Python to create effective blueprints of applications. What You Will Learn • Build programs with the right architectural attributes • Use Enterprise Architectural Patterns to solve scalable problems on the Web • Understand design patterns from a Python perspective • Optimize the performance testing tools in Python • Deploy code in remote environments or on the Cloud using Python • Secure architecture applications in Python In Detail This book starts off by explaining how Python fits into an application architecture. As you move along, you will understand the architecturally significant demands and how to determine them. Later, you'll get a complete understanding of the different architectural quality requirements that help an architect to build a product that satisfies business needs, such as maintainability/reusability, testability, scalability, performance, usability, and security. You will use various techniques such as incorporating DevOps, Continuous Integration, and more to make your application robust. You will understand when and when not to use object orientation in your applications. You will be able to think of the future and design applications that can scale proportionally to the growing business. The focus is on building the business logic based on the business process documentation and which frameworks are to be used when. We also cover some important patterns that are to be taken into account while solving design problems as well as those in relatively new domains such as the Cloud. This book will help you understand the ins and outs of Python so that you can make those critical design decisions that not just live up to but also surpass the expectations of your clients. Style and approach Filled with examples and use cases, this guide takes a no-nonsense approach to help you with everything it takes to become a successful software architect.
Mastering Apache Flink
by Tanmay DeshpandeBig data developers who are looking to process batch and real-time data on distributed systems. Basic knowledge of Hadoop and big data is assumed. Reasonable knowledge of Java or Scala is expected.
SQL Server 2017 Administrator's Guide
by Marek Chmel Vladimir MuznyImplement and administer successful database solution with SQL Server 2017 About This Book • Master the required skills to successfully set up, administer, and maintain your SQL Server 2017 database solution • Design and configure, manage, and secure a rock-solid SQL server • Comprehensive guide in keeping your SQL server disaster proof and all-time availability Who This Book Is For This book targets database administrators with an interest in SQL Server 2017 administration. Readers are expected to have some experience with previous SQL Server versions. What You Will Learn • Learn about the new features of SQL Server 2017 and how to implement them • Build a stable and fast SQL Server environment • Fix performance issues by optimizing queries and making use of indexes • Perform a health check of an existing troublesome database environment • Design and use an optimal database management strategy • Implement efficient backup and recovery techniques in-line with security policies • Combine SQL Server 2017 and Azure and manage your solution by various automation techniques Perform data migration, cluster upgradation and server consolidation In Detail Take advantage of the real power of SQL Server 2017 with all its new features, in addition to covering core database administration tasks. This book will give you a competitive advantage by helping you quickly learn how to design, manage, and secure your database solution. You will learn how to set up your SQL Server and configure new (and existing) environments for optimal use. After covering the designing aspect, the book delves into performance-tuning aspects by teaching you how to effectively use indexes. The book will also teach you about certain choices that need to be made about backups and how to implement a rock-solid security policy and keep your environment healthy. Finally, you will learn about the techniques you should use when things go wrong, and other important topics - such as migration, upgrading, and consolidation - are covered in detail. Integration with Azure is also covered in depth. Whether you are an administrator or thinking about entering the field, this book will provide you with all the skills you need to successfully create, design, and deploy databases using SQL Server 2017. Style and approach A comprehensive guide for database professionals, covering a wide range of topics from installation, maintenance, and configuration to managing systems for operational efficiency and high availability; best practices for maintaining a highly reliable database solution are also supplied from industry experts.
AngularJS: Maintaining Web Applications
by Amos Q. Haviv Chandermani Matt Frisbie Rodrigo BranasGet started with speed building AngularJS applications, and scale up to a full-stack web application, using the existing AngularJS framework without the trouble of migrating to Angular 2 About This Book • Follow the best practices of the framework to organize and modularize your application • Get to grips with Angular's Model-View-Controller architecture • Create application modules with maximum reusability and extensibility • Structure and use AngularJS applications in your MEAN project Who This Book Is For This course is for people who want to discover how they can improve their current web applications with the existing version of Angular without having to worry much about migrating to AngularJS 2. What You Will Learn • Install and set up the AngularJS framework • Create your own full-featured and robust AngularJS web apps • Create reusable directives and then extend the behavior of HTML on your web page • Master the most difficult aspects of AngularJS such as animation, testing, and promises • Optimize and maintain your web applications • Create more powerful full-stack web applications, that draw on the combined power of AngularJS, Node.js, MongoDB, and Express in the MEAN stack In Detail The AngularJS course is a journey to help you improve and scale your current web applications with the existing version of Angular without having to worry about migration to Angular 2. The course is divided into four modules. The first part—AngularJS Essentials is like a practical guide, filled with many step-by-step examples that will lead you through the best practices of AngularJS. After a brief introduction, you will learn how to create reusable components with directives. You will then take a look at many data handling techniques, discover a complete set of technologies that are capable to accomplish any challenge related to present, transform, and validate data on the user's interface. Finally, you will discover the best way to deal with the scope and how to break up the application into separate modules, giving rise to reusable and interchangeable libraries. With this you've crossed a milestone and are about to enter the world of learning by example. In the next part—Learning AngularJS By Example, you will learn how to effectively build apps using the AngularJS platform. You will be building multiple apps on this platform ranging from simple ones to more complex ones. In this module, you will roll up your coding sleeves and create a serious AngularJS application by example – a rich featured workout app. Take the coding a step at a time at first, then once you're coding a full app in this module, a lot of AngularJS will fall right into place for you. The third module—AngularJS Web Application Development Cookbook, will get you accustomed to the AngularJS concept armed with a solid understanding of how it works, insight into the best ways to wield it in real-world applications, and annotated code examples. It is a rich library of AngularJS coding solutions that you can use straight away in your own code projects. You can even improve and maintain the workout app you built in the earlier module in this course. You are just a step away from completing this learning path of AngularJS. The name of the next part—MEAN Web Development itself assures that you are nearing the destination. The idea is simple with this part, you'll take MongoDB as the database, Express as the web framework, AngularJS as the frontend framework, and Node.js as the platform, and combine them together in a modular approach that will ensure the flexibility needed in modern software development. This is also your graduation to full-stack web development, which can open many new coding and career opportunities for you! Style and approach Get up to speed building AngularJS applications, then improve and scale full-stack web applications, using the existing AngularJS framework without the trouble of migrating to Angular 2
Mastering ServiceNow - Second Edition
by Martin WoodUnleash the full potential of ServiceNow from foundations to advanced functions, with this hands-on expert guide fully revised for the Helsinki version About This Book * Give your ServiceNow Helsinki implementation a powerful kick-start by understanding the deep capabilities of the platform, * Learn by doing with an extended, comprehensive example, creating a feature-rich, secure and automated application from the ground up * Interact with your whole organization by integrating with REST web services and build a custom Service Portal interface Who This Book Is For This book is aimed at advanced ServiceNow System Administrators and developers who would like to gain greater control of ServiceNow and its architecture. The book expects you to be new to ServiceNow, but have a good grounding in internet and computing technologies, like HTML, JSON, REST and database systems. Readers should be especially familiar with JavaScript, and be keen to extend and alter the platform. With this book, they will be able to develop a new application for their company. What You Will Learn * Build custom scoped applications that access the full ServiceNow API * Build a modern, responsive self-service interface with Service Portal * Design feature-rich, responsive, automated workflow systems * Design powerful data-driven applications * Control information flow and apply business logic with Business Rules * Write efficient and effective client-side JavaScript * Learn how to authenticate and secure Web Services * Integrate and exchange data with people and systems * Create and secure your systems with proper access control In Detail 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. The book steps through the main aspects of the ServiceNow platform, from the ground up. It starts by exploring the core architecture of ServiceNow, including building the right data structure. To add business logic and control data, and interactivity to user interaction, you will be shown how to code on both server and the client. You will then learn more about the power of tasks, events and notifications. The book will then focus on using web services and other mechanisms to integrate ServiceNow with other systems. Furthermore, you will learn how to secure applications and data, and understand how ServiceNow performs logging and error reporting. You will then be shown how to package your applications and changes, so they can be installed elsewhere and ways to maintain them easily. If you wish to create an alternative simple interface, then explore ways to make ServiceNow beautiful using Service Portal. By the end of the book, you will know the fundamentals of the ServiceNow platform, helping you be a better ServiceNow System Administrator or developer. Style and approach Explore how to implement business logic and automated workflows and write effective code by flexible choices for client-side scripting
QlikView for Developers
by Barry Harmsen Miguel Angel GarciaDrive value and insight by developing business critical applications with QlikView 12 About This Book • Develop your own scalable and maintainable QlikView applications • Learn time-saving techniques for making your QlikView development more efficient • A one-stop guide to developing BI applications with QlikView Who This Book Is For This book is for anyone interested in working with QlikView or who has attended QlikView Developer training. The book caters for all QlikView developers, beginners and experts alike, and anyone who wants to improve their QlikView skills. What You Will Learn • Understand important changes made in QlikView 12 • Learn the techniques and best practices to transform data in QlikView via scripts • Load data from disparate sources to build an associative Data Model • Build robust data models and overcome common modeling challenges • Designing data visualization objects to present performance measures with charts and tables • Learn to use dimensions and expressions in QlikView objects • Utilize QlikView's built-in aggregation functions to achieve complex calculations • Create Point In Time reporting and achieving complex calculations using Set Analysis • Create a consistent and interactive user interface • Ensure your QlikView applications and data are protected • Optimize the QlikView Data Model • Constructing a data architecture that supports scalable QlikView deployments • Learn time-saving techniques for making your QlikView development more efficient In Detail QlikView is one of the most flexible and powerful Business Intelligence platforms around. If you want to build data into your organization, build it around QlikView. Don't get caught in the gap between data and knowledge – find out how QlikView can help you unlock insights and data potential with ease. Whether you're new to QlikView or want to get up to speed with the features and functionality of QlikView, this book starts at a basic level and delves more deeply to demonstrate how to make QlikView work for you, and make it meet the needs of your organization. Using a real-world use-case to highlight the extensive impact of effective business analytics, this book might well be your silver bullet for success. A superb hands-on guide to get you started by exploring the fundamentals of QlikView before learning how to successfully implement it, technically and strategically. You'll learn valuable tips, tricks, and insightful information on loading different types of data into QlikView, and how to model it effectively. You will also learn how to write useful scripts for QlikView to handle potentially complex data transformations in a way that is simple and elegant. From ensuring consistency and clarity in your data models, to techniques for managing expressions using variables, this book makes sure that your QlikView projects are organized in a way that's most productive for you and key stakeholders. Style and approach This book will help you learn QlikView Development from a basic to a practitioner level using a step-by-step approach. It is smartly built around a practical case study – HighCloud Airlines – to help you gain an in-depth understanding of how to build applications for Business Intelligence using QlikView.
Lean Mobile App Development
by Alberto Gonzalez Mike Van Drongelen Adam Dennis Richard Garabedian Aravind KrishnaswamyDevelop lean iOS and Android apps using industry standard techniques and lean development practices. About This Book • Build ready-to-deploy apps with less iterations and shorter development times • Adopt the lean startup methodologies to develop iOS and Android apps that shine in the App Store • This hands-on guide puts continuous innovation into practice to develop successful mobile apps Who This Book Is For This book is for developers, CTOs, and architects working for a startup or another kind of lean startup environment, such as start-up within a cooperation. It is is ideal for any iOS and Android developer who wants to build successful mobile apps by adopting the lean startup methodology. What You Will Learn • Apply the lean startup methodology to real Android and iOS development • Define what your hypotheses are by creating an Minimal Viable Product • Validate your idea against the Business Model Canvas • Gather feedback through statistics and by getting user comments, learn from it, and adapt your app accordingly • Develop skills and devise strategies to build versatile and flexible apps that meet changing business requirements • Investigate the possibilities when you need to pivot your start-up idea whether in a startup or an established business. • Create a successful app and get tips on how to boostconversion and how to optimize the on boardingprocess. In Detail Lean is the ultimate methodology for creating a startup that succeeds. Sounds great from a theoretical point of view, but what does that mean for you as an a technical co-founder or mobile developer? By applying the Lean Start-up methodology to your mobile App development, it will become so much easier to build apps that take Google Play or the App Store by storm. This book shows you how to bring together smarter business processes with technical know-how. It makes no sense to develop a brilliant app for six months or longer only to find out later that nobody is interested in it. Build a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) first. Validate your hypotheses early and often. Discover effective product development strategies that let you put Facebook's famous axiom "move fast and break things" into practice. A great app without visibility and marketing clout is nothing, so use this book to market your app, making use of effective metrics that help you track and iterate all aspects of project performance. Style and approach This book takes a hands-on approach to developing apps through the Lean Start-up Methodology. Following a 50% business and 50% tech approach, this book is filled with practical examples and real-world experiments.
Mastering TypeScript - Second Edition
by Nathan RozentalsWhether you are a JavaScript developer who wants to learn TypeScript or an experienced TypeScript developer who wants to take your skills to the next level, this book is for you. If you are an enterprise JavaScript developer who builds web sites using Backbone, Marionette, Angular, Angular 2, Aurelia, or React.js, then this book will make you a better, more productive programmer.