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Amazon Web Services for Developers For Dummies
by John Paul MuellerEverything you need to get running with IaaS for Amazon Web Services Modern businesses rely on Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)—a setup in which someone else foots the bill to create application environments—and developers are expected to know how to write both platform-specific and IaaS-supported applications. If you're a developer who writes desktop and web applications but have little-to-no experience with cloud development, this book is an essential tool in getting started in the IaaS environment with Amazon Web Services. In Amazon Web Services For Developers For Dummies, you'll quickly and easily get up to speed on which language or platform will work best to meet a specific need, how to work with management consoles, ways you'll interact with services at the command line, how to create applications with the AWS API, and so much more. Assess development options to produce the kind of result that's actually needed Use the simplest approach to accomplish any given task Automate tasks using something as simple as the batch processing features offered by most platforms Create example applications using JavaScript, Python, and R Discover how to use the XML files that appear in the management console to fine tune your configuration Making sense of Amazon Web Services doesn't have to be as difficult as it seems—and this book shows you how.
Amazon Web Services for Mobile Developers: Building Apps with AWS
by Abhishek MishraA practical, real-world introduction to AWS tools and concepts Amazon Web Services for Mobile Developers: Building Apps with AWS presents a professional view of cloud computing and AWS for experienced iOS/Android developers and technical/solution architects. Cloud computing is a rapidly expanding ecosystem, and working professionals need a practical resource to bring them up-to-date on tools that are rapidly becoming indispensable; this book helps expand your skill set by introducing you to AWS offerings that can make your job easier, with a focus on real-world application. Author and mobile applications developer Abhishek Mishra shows you how to create IAM accounts and try out some of the most popular services, including EC2, Lambda, Mobile Analytics, Device Farm, and more. You'll build a chat application in both Swift (iOS) and Java (Andoid), running completely off AWS Infrastructure to explore SDK installation, Xcode, Cognito authentication, DynamoDB, Amazon SNA Notifications, and other useful tools. By actually using the tools as you learn about them, you develop a more intuitive understanding that feels less like a shift and more like a streamlined integration. If you have prior experience with Swift or Java and a solid knowledge of web services, this book can help you quickly take your skills to the next level with a practical approach to learning that translates easily into real-world use. Understand the key concepts of AWS as applied to both iOS and Android developers Explore major AWS offerings for mobile developers, including DynamoDB, RDS, EC2, SNS, Cognito, and more Learn what people are talking about when they use buzzwords like PaaS, IaaS, SaaS, and APaaS Work through explanations by building apps that tie into the AWS ecosystem Any job is easier with the right tools, and Amazon Web Services for Mobile Developers: Building Apps with AWS gets you acquainted with an ever-expanding toolkit for mobile app development.
Amazon Web Services in Action
by Michael Wittig Andreas WittigSummaryAmazon Web Services in Action, Second Edition is a comprehensive introduction to computing, storing, and networking in the AWS cloud. You'll find clear, relevant coverage of all the essential AWS services you to know, emphasizing best practices for security, high availability and scalability.Foreword by Ben Whaley, AWS community hero and author.Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.About the TechnologyThe largest and most mature of the cloud platforms, AWS offers over 100 prebuilt services, practically limitless compute resources, bottomless secure storage, as well as top-notch automation capabilities. This book shows you how to develop, host, and manage applications on AWS.About the BookAmazon Web Services in Action, Second Edition is a comprehensive introduction to deploying web applications in the AWS cloud. You'll find clear, relevant coverage of all essential AWS services, with a focus on automation, security, high availability, and scalability. This thoroughly revised edition covers the latest additions to AWS, including serverless infrastructure with AWS Lambda, sharing data with EFS, and in-memory storage with ElastiCache. What's insideCompletely revised bestsellerSecure and scale distributed applicationsDeploy applications on AWSDesign for failure to achieve high availabilityAutomate your infrastructureAbout the ReaderWritten for mid-level developers and DevOps engineers.About the AuthorAndreas Wittig and Michael Wittig are software engineers and DevOps consultants focused on AWS. Together, they migrated the first bank in Germany to AWS in 2013.Table of ContentsPART 1 - GETTING STARTED What is Amazon Web Services? A simple example: WordPress in five minutesPART 2 - BUILDING VIRTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE CONSISTING OF COMPUTERS AND NETWORKING Using virtual machines: EC2 Programming your infrastructure: The command-line, SDKs, and CloudFormation Automating deployment: CloudFormation, Elastic Beanstalk, and OpsWorks Securing your system: IAM, security groups, and VPC Automating operational tasks with Lambda PART 3 - STORING DATA IN THE CLOUDStoring your objects: S3 and Glacier Storing data on hard drives: EBS and instance store Sharing data volumes between machines: EFS Using a relational database service: RDSCaching data in memory: Amazon ElastiCache Programming for the NoSQL database service: DynamoDB PART 4 - ARCHITECTING ON AWSAchieving high availability: availability zones, auto-scaling, and CloudWatch Decoupling your infrastructure: Elastic Load Balancing and Simple Queue Service Designing for fault tolerance Scaling up and down: auto-scaling and CloudWatch
Amazon Web Services in Action, Third Edition: An in-depth guide to AWS
by Andreas WittigMaster essential best practices for deploying and managing applications on Amazon Web Services. This revised bestseller is packed with techniques for building highly available and scalable architectures and automating deployment with Infrastructure as Code. Leverage globally distributed data centers to launch virtual machines with EC2 Store and archive large volumes of data with EBS, S3, and EFS Persist and query data with highly available and scalable database systems with RDS and DynamoDB Enhance performance with caching data in-memory with ElastiCache and MemoryDB Use Infrastructure as Code to automate your cloud infrastructure Secure workloads running in the cloud with VPC and IAM Build fault-tolerant web applications with ALB and SQS Automate common sysadmin tasks with Lambda, CLI, and SDK Build cloud-native applications based on containers with AppRunner, ECS, Fargate Thousands of developers have chosen Amazon Web Services in Action: An in-depth guide to AWS to help them succeed with the AWS cloud. Readers love this all-practical handbook for its complete introduction to computing, storage, and networking, along with best practices for all core AWS services. This revised third edition features new chapters on containerization, along with a variety of AWS innovations. You&’ll also learn how automating your infrastructure with IAC is a game changer for your cloud deployment, delivering a massive boost to efficiency and quality. About the Technology Amazon Web Services, the leading cloud computing platform, offers customers APIs for on-demand access to computing services. Rich in examples and best practices of how to use AWS, this Manning bestseller is now released in its third, revised, and improved edition. About the Book In Amazon Web Services in Action, Third Edition: An in-depth guide to AWS, the Wittig brothers give you a comprehensive, practical introduction to deploying and managing applications on the AWS cloud platform. With a sharp focus on the most important AWS tasks and services, they will save you hours of unproductive time. You&’ll learn hands-on as you complete real-world projects like hosting a WordPress site, setting up a private cloud, and deploying an app on containers. What&’s Inside Leverage globally distributed data centers to launch virtual machines Enhance performance with caching data in-memory Secure workloads running in the cloud with VPC and IAM Build fault-tolerant web applications with ALB and SQS About the Reader Written for mid-level developers, DevOps or platform engineers, architects, and system administrators. About the Author Andreas Wittig and Michael Wittig are software engineers and consultants focused on AWS. Together, they migrated the first bank in Germany to AWS in 2013.
Amazon Web Services: Migrating your .NET Enterprise Application
by Rob LintonThis practical, step-by-step guide follows the process of moving a sample Enterprise .NET application to the Amazon Cloud.Companies that have designed, developed, and hosted applications based on the Microsoft .NET technology stack should not miss out on this book. If you are looking to expand into using the vast array of services available on the Amazon Cloud but are unsure how to proceed, then this will help to get you on your way.Administrators or developers managing such applications should have basic experience of the platform and the web servers that thay are intending to move to Amazon. No knowledge of AWS is required.
Amazon für Entscheider: Strategieentwicklung, Implementierung und Fallstudien für Hersteller und Händler
by Christian Stummeyer Benno KöberDieses Buch unterstützt Hersteller und Händler, die für sie richtige Amazon-Marktplatz-Strategie zu entwickeln. 14 ausgewiesene Experten erläutern im Detail, wie eine erfolgreiche Implementierung auf dem Amazon Marketplace funktionieren und wie das Amazon-Ecosystem effektiv genutzt werden kann. Fallstudien aus dem B2B- und B2C-Bereich zeigen, wie Amazon-Verkaufsstrategien erfolgreich umgesetzt werden können. Trotz des enormen Marktanteils des E-Commerce-Riesen schenken viele Unternehmen diesem Verkaufskanal immer noch nicht die nötige Aufmerksamkeit. Dies gilt nicht nur für den B2C-Markt, sondern auch im B2B-Umfeld, für das das Unternehmen aus Seattle unter Amazon Business die Möglichkeit bietet, schnell und unkompliziert zu verkaufen. In diesem Buch erhalten Sie Antworten auf Fragen wie „Amazon – ja oder nein?“ oder „Wie sieht eine erfolgversprechende Amazon-Vertriebsstrategie aus?“ sowie umfangreiches Entscheider-Wissen: von der Gestaltung einer verkaufsstarken Produktdetailseite über relevante Logistikanforderungen bis hin zu Markenschutz und rechtlichen Aspekten.Die ThemenAmazon verstehen und passgenaue Strategien entwickelnExemplarische Amazon-Strategien (Seller defensiv, Seller offensiv, Vendor B2C-B2B)Optimierung der ProduktdetailseitenEinsatz von Amazon Sponsored AdsProduktbewertungen auf AmazonGesetzliche Anforderungen und Amazon-RichtlinienLogistikkompetenz als wesentlicher TreiberProdukt- und Markenschutz auf AmazonAmazon Readiness: Prozesse, Systeme und Organisation für Profitabilität und SkalierbarkeitDas Ökosystem rund um AmazonB2B- und B2C-Fallstudien„Wie halte ich es mit Amazon? Das ist und bleibt eines der wichtigsten Strategiethemen für Handel und Industrie. Deshalb kommt „Amazon für Entscheider“ zur richtigen Zeit. Es beleuchtet die Amazon-Welt aus unterschiedlichsten Perspektiven und liefert so wertvolle Einsichten, indem es die Möglichkeiten gleichermaßen in Theorie und Praxis untersucht. Amazon-Insider und Branchenbeobachter mit langjähriger Erfahrung schärfen den Blick auf Amazon.“Jochen Krisch, excitingcommerce.deAus dem InhaltTEIL I. AMAZON VERSTEHEN UND PASSGENAUE STRATEGIEN ENTWICKELNAmazons Masterplan (Christian Stummeyer)Das Prinzip Amazon (Benno Köber)Der E-Commerce-Treiberbaum beim Vertrieb über den Amazon Marketplace (Christian Stummeyer)Entwicklung einer Amazon-Strategie (Ralph Ch. Hübner)Plattformzeitalter: Alternativen zu Amazon (Ralph Ch. Hübner)TEIL II. ENTSCHEIDENDE ERFOLGSBAUSTEINE KONZIPIEREN UND IMPLEMENTIERENOptimierung der Produktdetailseiten und deren Reichweite auf dem Amazon Marketplace (Adrian Jaroszyński)Strategische Grundlagen für den Einsatz von Amazon Sponsored Ads (Adrian Jaroszyński)Produktbewertungen auf Amazon: Relevanz und Handlungsfelder für Unternehmen (Christian Driehaus)Gesetzliche Anforderungen, Rahmenbedingungen und Amazon Richtlinien beim Verkauf über den Amazon Marketplace (Sabine Heukrodt-Bauer)Logistik als wesentlicher Treiber des Erfolgs für und mit Amazon (Oliver Lucas)Amazon Readiness: Prozesse, Systeme und Organisation um den Amazon Marketplace profitabel und skalierbar zu bespielen (Martin Himmel)Fulfillment by Amazon (Benno Köber)Amazon Business für den B2B-Markt (Lennart Paul)Produkt und Markenschutz auf Amazon (Jochen Schäfer)Das Ökosystem rund um Amazon (Benno Köber)TEIL III. FALLSTUDIENVom Amazon Pure Player zum Multi-Channel: Fahrradzubehör von AARON (Hans Mina) Selle
Amazon's Dirty Little Secrets: How to Use the Power of Others to Market and Sell for You
by Greg JamesonMany people believe that Amazon&’s success is the direct result of a strong user shopping experience. This however is only part of the reason why Amazon is the number one ecommerce company in the world for almost two decades. The real reason behind Amazon&’s success is that they have mastered the art of getting other people to market and sell for them. From affiliate partners that drive traffic, to online reviews and ratings where customers tell other customers why they should buy a product, to getting free publicity from shows like Oprah or 60 Minutes, Amazon is the online company to emulate. &“Amazon&’s Dirty Little Secrets" will show you how you can accomplish this for your company. "Amazon&’s Dirty Little Secret" is getting others to do their marketing and sales for them. This is so powerful that Greg created an acronym using the word POWER+.P – Plenty of trafficO – Offer something for freeW – Win their trustE – Engaging experienceR – Request an action+ – additional tips & secretsAnyone engaged in Internet sales and marketing will benefit from the specific examples in this book.
Amazon: How the World’s Most Relentless Retailer will Continue to Revolutionize Commerce
by Natalie Berg Miya KnightsThe retail industry is facing unprecedented challenges. Across all sectors and markets, retailers are shifting their business models and customer engagement strategies to ensure their survival. The rise of online shopping, and its primary player, Amazon, is at the heart of many of these changes and opportunities. Amazon explores the e-commerce giant's strategies, providing original insight at a time when the company is on the cusp of revolutionizing itself even further. Amazon's relentless dissatisfaction with the status quo is what makes it such an extraordinary retailer. This book explores whether Amazon has what it takes to become a credible grocery retailer, and as it transitions to bricks and mortar retailing, explores whether Amazon's stores can be as compelling as its online offering and if innovations such as voice technology, checkout-free stores and its Prime ecosystem will fundamentally change the way consumers shop.Written by industry leading retail analysts who have spent decades providing research-based analysis and opinion, Amazon analyzes the impact these initiatives will have on the wider retail sector and the lessons that can be learned from its unprecedented rise to dominance, as stores of the future become less about transactions and more about experiences.
Amazon: How the World’s Most Relentless Retailer will Continue to Revolutionize Commerce
by Natalie Berg Miya KnightsAmazon - one of the world's most valuable companies - is worth more than Walmart, Netflix, Target, Nike and Costco combined. What are the secrets to its success? How can these insights be applied to other businesses in the e-commerce sector? The retail industry is facing unprecedented challenges. Across all sectors and markets, retailers are shifting their business models and customer engagement strategies to ensure they survive. Amazon offers unique insight into the company's persistent dissatisfaction with the status quo and innovation and how it has fundamentally changed the ways in which we shop. This fully updated second edition explores Amazon's response to the coronavirus pandemic, the convergence of physical and digital retail, e-commerce economics and sustainability, as well as future policy implications. Written by industry-leading retail analysts and with the first edition now translated into more than a dozen languages, Amazon is an invaluable resource for discovering the lessons that can be learned from the company's unprecedented rise to dominance.
Amazonia: Five Years at the Epicenter of the Dot.Com Juggernaut
by James MarcusFive years at the epicenter of the dot.com juggernaut
Amazonia: Five Years at the Epicenter of the Dot.com Juggernaut
by James MarcusA &“funny, contemplative&” memoir of working at Amazon in the early years, when it was a struggling online bookstore (San Francisco Chronicle). In a book that Ian Frazier has called &“a fascinating and sometimes hair-raising morality tale from deep inside the Internet boom,&” James Marcus, hired by Amazon.com in 1996—when the company was so small his e-mail address could be james@amazon.com—looks back at the ecstatic rise, dramatic fall, and remarkable comeback of the consummate symbol of late 1990s America. Observing &“how it was to be in the right place (Seattle) at the right time (the &’90s)&” (Chicago Reader), Marcus offers a ringside seat on everything from his first interview with Jeff Bezos to the company&’s bizarre Nordic-style retreats, in &“a clear-eyed, first-person account, rife with digressions on the larger cultural meaning throughout&” (Henry Alford, Newsday). &“Marcus tells his story with wit and candor.&” —Booklist, starred review
Amazon®: How Jeff Bezos Built the World's Largest Online Store
by Aurelia JacksonToday, Amazon.com is the world's most successful online store, selling everything from hand soap to computer parts, from books to children's toys. But Amazon wasn't always the amazing success it is now. Years ago, Amazon.com was just the dream of one person: Jeff Bezos. Learn about the man behind one of the most successful online businesses of all time. Discover how he started Amazon and led the company to incredible success. Find out how Jeff and Amazon are planning to change the future of online shopping.
Ambidextrous Organizations in the Big Data Era: The Role of Information Systems
by Riccardo Rialti Giacomo MarziAddressing the effect of big data analytics-capable information systems on organizational ambidexterity, this book investigates how these systems can be used to enhance organizational agility and flexibility, generally considered to be two key determinants of organizational ambidexterity. With a focus on the opportunities for businesses rather than the burden that big data can represent, the authors highlight the impact of big data on ambidextrous organizations and how current organizational structures can be modified in order to improve big data analytics and implement big data-capable information systems.
Ambient Assisted Living: Italian Forum 2013 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #11)
by Sauro Longhi Pietro Siciliano Michele Germani Andrea MonteriùThis book presents the refereed proceedings of the Fourth Italian Forum on Ambient Assisted Living (AAL), held in Ancona, Italy, in October 2013. A wide range of issues are covered and new technological developments are described which will support the autonomy and independence of individuals with special needs through an innovative and integrated approach, designed to respond to the socio-economic challenges of an aging population. Topics addressed include: health and well-being, prevention and rehabilitation and support for care providers; active aging and its social implications; services for the frail elderly with health problems and their families; nutrition; ICT platforms/technologies for the benefit of the elderly; home automation and control technologies (autonomy, safety and energy saving); smart cities and smart communities; telemedicine, telerehabilitation, and telecare; mobility, participation and social inclusion; games and fun for the elderly; building design; social housing; interface design and interaction (accessibility, acceptance); social policies to encourage and support active aging; business models, market analysis and development of sustainable financing and business and ethics, privacy and data protection. Many experimental validations based on user trials and usability testing are presented and discussed. The knowledge and insights provided in this book will help researchers and others involved in AAL to understand relevant societal trends, novel technological developments and pressing challenges.
Ambient Assisted Living: Italian Forum 2016 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #426)
by Pietro Siciliano Andrea Monteriù Vincenzo Marletta Filippo CavalloThis book presents the refereed proceedings of the Fourth Italian Forum on Ambient Assisted Living (AAL), held in Ancona, Italy, in October 2013. A wide range of issues are covered and new technological developments are described which will support the autonomy and independence of individuals with special needs through an innovative and integrated approach, designed to respond to the socio-economic challenges of an aging population. Topics addressed include: health and well-being, prevention and rehabilitation and support for care providers; active aging and its social implications; services for the frail elderly with health problems and their families; nutrition; ICT platforms/technologies for the benefit of the elderly; home automation and control technologies (autonomy, safety and energy saving); smart cities and smart communities; telemedicine, telerehabilitation, and telecare; mobility, participation and social inclusion; games and fun for the elderly; building design; social housing; interface design and interaction (accessibility, acceptance); social policies to encourage and support active aging; business models, market analysis and development of sustainable financing and business and ethics, privacy and data protection. Many experimental validations based on user trials and usability testing are presented and discussed. The knowledge and insights provided in this book will help researchers and others involved in AAL to understand relevant societal trends, novel technological developments and pressing challenges.
Ambient Assisted Living: Italian Forum 2017 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #540)
by Andrea Monteriù Filippo Cavallo Niccolò Casiddu Claudia PorfirioneThis book documents the state of the art in the field of ambient assisted living (AAL), highlighting the impressive potential of novel methodologies and technologies to enhance well-being and promote active ageing. It covers a broad range of topics, with sections on technological sensors and platforms, social robotics for assistance, assistance and care applications, health and medical support methodologies and technologies, as well as the analysis, modelling and design of AAL services. <P><P> The book comprises a selection of the best papers presented at the 8th Italian Forum on Ambient Assisted Living (ForitAAL 2017), which was held in Genoa, Italy, in June 2017 and brought together researchers, technology teams and professional associations, as well as representatives of the Italian regions and advisors to the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research, with the goal of developing a consensus on how to improve provisions for the elderly and impaired. The respective contributions offer valuable insights into how the latest advances can help address the needs of the elderly and those with chronic health conditions. They also underscore the need for AAL to continue moving toward multidisciplinary integration, so as to embrace the various disciplines that place the user of services at the centre of the design process.
Ambient Commons
by Malcolm McculloughThe world is filling with ever more kinds of media, in ever more contexts andformats. Glowing rectangles have become part of the scene; screens, large and small, appeareverywhere. Physical locations are increasingly tagged and digitally augmented. Sensors, processors,and memory are not found only in chic smart phones but also built into everyday objects. Amid thisflood, your attention practices matter more than ever. You might not be able to tune this world out. So it is worth remembering that underneath all these augmentations and data flows, fixed formspersist, and that to notice them can improve other sensibilities. In AmbientCommons, Malcolm McCullough explores the workings of attention though a rediscovery ofsurroundings. Not all that informs has been written and sent; not all attention involves deliberatethought. The intrinsic structure of space -- the layout of a studio, for example, or a plaza --becomes part of any mental engagement with it. McCullough describes what he calls the Ambient: anincreasing tendency to perceive information superabundance whole, where individual signals matterless and at least some mediation assumes inhabitable form. He explores how the fixed forms ofarchitecture and the city play a cognitive role in the flow of ambient information. As apersistently inhabited world, can the Ambient be understood as a shared cultural resource, to besocially curated, voluntarily limited, and self-governed as if a commons? AmbientCommons invites you to look past current obsessions with smart phones to rethink attentionitself, to care for more situated, often inescapable forms of information.
Ambient Commons: Attention in the Age of Embodied Information (The\mit Press Ser.)
by Malcolm McCulloughOn rediscovering surroundings when information goes everywhere.The world is filling with ever more kinds of media, in ever more contexts and formats. Glowing rectangles have become part of the scene; screens, large and small, appear everywhere. Physical locations are increasingly tagged and digitally augmented. Amid this flood, your attention practices matter more than ever. You might not be able to tune this world out. So it is worth remembering that underneath all these augmentations and data flows, fixed forms persist, and that to notice them can improve other sensibilities. In Ambient Commons, Malcolm McCullough explores the workings of attention through a rediscovery of surroundings.McCullough describes what he calls the Ambient: an increasing tendency to perceive information superabundance whole, where individual signals matter less and at least some mediation assumes inhabitable form. He explores how the fixed forms of architecture and the city play a cognitive role in the flow of ambient information. As a persistently inhabited world, can the Ambient be understood as a shared cultural resource, to be socially curated, voluntarily limited, and self-governed as if a commons? Ambient Commons invites you to look past current obsessions with smart phones to rethink attention itself, to care for more situated, often inescapable forms of information.
Ambient Communications and Computer Systems: Proceedings of RACCCS 2021 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #356)
by Yu-Chen Hu Shailesh Tiwari Munesh C. Trivedi K. K. MishraThis book features high-quality, peer-reviewed papers from the Fourth International Conference on Recent Advancements in Computer, Communication, and Computational Sciences (RACCCS 2021), held at Aryabhatta College of Engineering and Research Center, Ajmer, India, on August 20–21, 2021. Presenting the latest developments and technical solutions in computational sciences, it covers a variety of topics, such as intelligent hardware and software design, advanced communications, intelligent computing technologies, advanced software engineering, the web and informatics, and intelligent image processing. As such, it helps those in the computer industry and academia to use the advances in next-generation communication and computational technology to shape real-world applications.
Ambient Communications and Computer Systems: RACCCS 2019 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing #1097)
by Yu-Chen Hu Shailesh Tiwari Munesh C. Trivedi K. K. MishraThis book features high-quality, peer-reviewed papers from the International Conference on Recent Advancement in Computer, Communication and Computational Sciences (RACCCS 2019), held at Aryabhatta College of Engineering & Research Center, Ajmer, India, on August 16–17, 2019. Presenting the latest developments and technical solutions in computational sciences, it covers a variety of topics, such as intelligent hardware and software design, advanced communications, intelligent computing technologies, advanced software engineering, the web and informatics, and intelligent image processing. As such it helps those in the computer industry and academia to use the advances in next-generation communication and computational technology to shape real-world applications.
Ambient Communications and Computer Systems: RACCCS-2018 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing #904)
by Yu-Chen Hu Krishn K. Mishra Shailesh Tiwari Munesh C. TrivediThis book includes high-quality, peer-reviewed papers from the International Conference on Recent Advancement in Computer, Communication and Computational Sciences (RACCCS-2018), held at Aryabhatta College of Engineering & Research Center, Ajmer, India on August 10–11, 2018, presenting the latest developments and technical solutions in computational sciences. Networking and communication are the backbone of data science, data- and knowledge engineering, which have a wide scope for implementation in engineering sciences. This book offers insights that reflect the advances in these fields from upcoming researchers and leading academicians across the globe. Covering a variety of topics, such as intelligent hardware and software design, advanced communications, intelligent computing technologies, advanced software engineering, the web and informatics, and intelligent image processing, it helps those in the computer industry and academia use the advances in next-generation communication and computational technology to shape real-world applications.
Ambient Communications and Computer Systems: Racccs 2017 (Advances In Intelligent Systems And Computing #696)
by Gregorio Martinez Perez Krishn K. Mishra Shailesh Tiwari Munesh C. TrivediThis book includes high-quality, peer-reviewed papers from the International Conference on Recent Advancement in Computer, Communication and Computational Sciences (RACCCS-2017), held at Aryabhatta College of Engineering & Research Center, Ajmer, India on September 2–3, 2017, presenting the latest developments and technical solutions in computational sciences. <p><p> Data science, data- and knowledge engineering require networking and communication as a backbone and have a wide scope of implementation in engineering sciences. Keeping this ideology in mind, the book offers insights that reflect the advances in these fields from upcoming researchers and leading academicians across the globe. Covering a variety of topics, such as intelligent hardware and software design, advanced communications, intelligent computing technologies, advanced software engineering, the web and informatics, and intelligent image processing, it helps those in the computer industry and academia use the advances of next-generation communication and computational technology to shape real-world applications.
Ambient Diagnostics
by Yang CaiAmbient Diagnostics addresses innovative methods for discovering patterns from affordable devices, such as mobile phones, watches, cameras, and game interfaces, to interpret multimedia data for personal health monitoring and diagnosis. This is the first comprehensive textbook on multidisciplinary innovations in affordable healthcare-from senso
Ambient Findability: What We Find Changes Who We Become
by Peter MorvilleHow do you find your way in an age of information overload? How can you filter streams of complex information to pull out only what you want? Why does it matter how information is structured when Google seems to magically bring up the right answer to your questions? What does it mean to be "findable" in this day and age? This eye-opening new book examines the convergence of information and connectivity. Written by Peter Morville, author of the groundbreaking Information Architecture for the World Wide Web, the book defines our current age as a state of unlimited findability. In other words, anyone can find anything at any time. Complete navigability.Morville discusses the Internet, GIS, and other network technologies that are coming together to make unlimited findability possible. He explores how the melding of these innovations impacts society, since Web access is now a standard requirement for successful people and businesses. But before he does that, Morville looks back at the history of wayfinding and human evolution, suggesting that our fear of being lost has driven us to create maps, charts, and now, the mobile Internet.The book's central thesis is that information literacy, information architecture, and usability are all critical components of this new world order. Hand in hand with that is the contention that only by planning and designing the best possible software, devices, and Internet, will we be able to maintain this connectivity in the future. Morville's book is highlighted with full color illustrations and rich examples that bring his prose to life.Ambient Findability doesn't preach or pretend to know all the answers. Instead, it presents research, stories, and examples in support of its novel ideas. Are we truly at a critical point in our evolution where the quality of our digital networks will dictate how we behave as a species? Is findability indeed the primary key to a successful global marketplace in the 21st century and beyond. Peter Morville takes you on a thought-provoking tour of these memes and more -- ideas that will not only fascinate but will stir your creativity in practical ways that you can apply to your work immediately."A lively, enjoyable and informative tour of a topic that's only going to become more important."--David Weinberger, Author, Small Pieces Loosely Joined and The Cluetrain Manifesto"I envy the young scholar who finds this inventive book, by whatever strange means are necessary. The future isn't just unwritten--it's unsearched."--Bruce Sterling, Writer, Futurist, and Co-Founder, The Electronic Frontier Foundation"Search engine marketing is the hottest thing in Internet business, and deservedly so. Ambient Findability puts SEM into a broader context and provides deeper insights into human behavior. This book will help you grow your online business in a world where being found is not at all certain."--Jakob Nielsen, Ph.D., Author, Designing Web Usability: The Practice of Simplicity"Information that's hard to find will remain information that's hardly found--from one of the fathers of the discipline of information architecture, and one of its most experienced practitioners, come penetrating observations on why findability is elusive and how the act of seeking changes us."--Steve Papa, Founder and Chairman, Endeca"Whether it's a fact or a figure, a person or a place, Peter Morville knows how to make it findable. Morville explores the possibilities of a world where everything can always be found--and the challenges in getting there--in this wide-ranging, thought-provoking book."--Jesse James Garrett, Author, The Elements of User Experience"It is easy to assume that current searching of the World Wide Web is the last word in finding and using information. Peter Morville shows us that search engines are just the beginning. Skillfully weaving together information science research with his own extensive experie
Ambient Intelligence - Software and Applications: 6th International Symposium on Ambient Intelligence (ISAmI 2015) (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing #376)
by Paulo Novais Amr Mohamed António Pereira Gabriel Villarrubia González Antonio Fernández-CaballeroThis volume contains the proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Ambient Intelligence (ISAmI 2015), held in Salamanca, Spain on June 3th-5th at the University of Salamanca. After a careful review, 27 papers from 10 different countries were selected to be presented in ISAmI 2015 at the conference and published in the proceedings. ISAmI has been running annually and aiming to bring together researchers from various disciplines that constitute the scientific field of Ambient Intelligence to present and discuss the latest results, new ideas, projects and lessons learned, namely in terms of software and applications and aims to bring together researchers from various disciplines that are interested in all aspects of this area. Ambient Intelligence is a recent paradigm emerging from Artificial Intelligence, where computers are used as proactive tools assisting people with their day-to-day activities, making everyone's life more comfortable. Another main concern of AmI originates from the human computer interaction domain and focuses on offering ways to interact with systems in a more natural way by means user friendly interfaces. This field is evolving quickly as can be witnessed by the emerging natural language and gesture based types of interaction.