“…An introductory section on survey weighting has been added. Sections on Hadamard matrices and computer software have been substantially scaled back. …”

“…As one manager said, “If I’m adding 25% profit to every job, why am I getting barely 5% net profit at the end of the year?” …”

“…But how can you leverage the skills consultants can bring to the table without adding undue risk to your operations? How can you effectively manage the consultant relationship to get the greatest benefit for the least cost? …”

“…This generously illustrated study highlights geographical and historical dynamics of valley occupation from late IVth century BC to VIIth AD. إنّ تنفيذ مشروع بناء السد السوري-التركي في وادي الفرات سيؤدي إلى اندثار ثلث المواقع المؤرخة على العصر الهلينستي والروماني والبيزنطي، كما أنه سيؤدي إلى تغيير الدور الذي لعبه الفرات الأوسط منذ آلاف السنين كمحور رئيسي للتنقل والتبادل التجاري بين البحر المتوسط وبلاد الرافدين. …”

“…The publication, more than ten years ago, of a rural settlement occupied from the 6th century BC to the 3rd century AD. the farm of The Boisanne in Plouër-sur-Rance, in the Côtes d’Armor Department (Daf 58), permitted Yves Menez to address the notion of indigenous farms. …”

“…‘Transport’ is a delightfully open word; adding an ‘s’ to the original makes it even more interesting. …”

“…Two exceptionally well preserved sites were discovered in 2000 on the backshore of Baie Orientale on the island of Saint Martin, Lesser Antilles: Mesoindian camps (800 BC — 100 AD), where subsistence activities were associated with stone, shell and coral tool manufacturing, which was previously unknown for the...…”

“…It is important to underline here that case studies from the international comparison were selected to highlight important aspects that could be relevant to the challenges in Germany. In addition to the added value of comparatively easily accessible, extensive claims data, which are available more quickly than in Germany, allow cross-sector analyses and can be linked to health data and regional data on a person-by-person basis, the potential of databases created on the basis of the routine documentation of service providers (usually electronic health records) is also discussed. …”

“…Basic C# programming knowledge would be an added advantage. What You Will Learn How to use arrays and lists to get better results in complex scenarios Implement algorithms like the Tower of Hanoi on stacks of C# objects Build enhanced applications by using hashtables, dictionaries and sets Make a positive impact on efficiency of applications with tree traversal Effectively find the shortest path in the graph In Detail Data structures allow organizing data efficiently. …”

“…Starting with a simple standalone car booking app, you will progressively move on to building advanced apps by adding connectivity with external APIs, using native features, such as the camera or microphone, in the mobile device, integrating with state management libraries such as Redux or MobX, or leveraging React Native's performance by building a full-featured game. …”

“…Since the first edition of this course, AWS has added many new services to their offerings, as well as many new features to existing services. …”

“…Prior knowledge of PostgreSQL and spatial concepts would be an added advantage. What You Will Learn Import and export geographic data from the PostGIS database using the available tools Structure spatial data using the functionality provided by a combination of PostgreSQL and PostGIS Work with a set of PostGIS functions to perform basic and advanced vector analyses Connect PostGIS with Python Learn to use programming frameworks around PostGIS Maintain, optimize, and fine-tune spatial data for long-term viability Explore the 3D capabilities of PostGIS, including LiDAR point clouds and point clouds derived from Structure from Motion (SfM) techniques Distribute 3D models through the Web using the X3D standard Use PostGIS to develop powerful GIS web applications using Open Geospatial Consortium web standards Master PostGIS Raster In Detail PostGIS is a spatial database that integrates the advanced storage and analysis of vector and raster data, and is remarkably flexible and powerful. …”

“…Skill Level Intermediate/Advanced Learn How To Review the basics of Ansible, including running Ad-hoc Commands and implementing Playbooks Implement DevOps using Vagrant, including s..…”

“…What You Will Learn Gain a clear understanding of Azure Stack design Set up storage, network and compute services in Azure Stack Implement and run a hybrid cloud infrastructure with PaaS, SaaS, and IaaS services Get an overview of the automation options in Azure Stack Integrate Azure public services such as multi-factor authentication and Azure AD with Azure Stack Learn about the services available in the future In Detail Azure Stack is all about creating fewer gaps between on-premise and public cloud application deployment. …”

“…Some programming experience would be beneficial while knowing Python would be an added bonus. What You Will Learn Learn the basics of image manipulation with OpenCV Implement and visualize image filters such as smoothing, dilation, histogram equalization, and more Set up various libraries and platforms, such as OpenCV, Keras, and Tensorflow, in order to start using computer vision, along with appropriate datasets for each chapter, such as MSCOCO, MOT, and Fashion-MNIST Understand image transformation and downsampling with practical implementations. …”

“…What you will learn Install Zabbix server and an agent from source Manage hosts, users, and permissions while acting upon monitored conditions Visualize data with the help of ad hoc graphs, custom graphs, and maps Simplify complex configurations and learn to automate them Monitor everything from web pages to IPMI devices and Java applications to VMware stats Configure Zabbix to send alerts including problem severity and time periods Troubleshoot any network issue Who this book is for If you're new to Zabbix look no further than this book. …”

“…This Learning Path includes content from the following Packt products: Learn Microsoft Azure by Mohamed Wali Implementing Azure Solutions - Second Edition by Florian Klaffenbach, Oliver Michalski, Markus Klein Microservices with Azure by Namit Tanasseri and Rahul Rai What you will learn Study various Azure Service Fabric application programming models Create and manage a Kubernetes cluster in Azure Kubernetes Service Use site-to-site VPN and ExpressRoute connections in your environment Design an Azure IoT app and learn to operate it in various scenarios Implement a hybrid Azure design using Azure Stack Build Azure SQL databases with Code First Migrations Integrate client applications with Web API and SignalR on Azure Implement the Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) across the entire system Who this book is for If you are an IT system architect, network admin, or a DevOps engineer who wants to implement Azure solutions for your organization, this Learning Path is for you. …”

“…However, a basic understanding of JavaScript would be an added advantage. What You Will Learn Understand TypeScript in depth, including its runtime and advanced type system features Master the core principles of the object-oriented programming and functional programming paradigms with TypeScript Save time using automation tools such as Gulp, Webpack, ts-node, and npm scripts Develop robust, modular, scalable, maintainable, and adaptable applications with testing frameworks such as Mocha, Chai, and Sinon.JS Put your TypeScript skills to practice by developing full-stack web applications with Node.js, React and Angular Use the APIs of the TypeScript compiler to build custom code analysis tool In Detail TypeScript is an open source and cross-platform statically typed superset of JavaScript that compiles to plain JavaScript and runs in any browser or host. …”

“…Some knowledge of REST would be an added advantage, but is definitely not a necessity. …”

“…You will also get to grips with creating role hierarchies, adding custom roles, and setting default roles for users before covering advanced topics such as data sharing, cloning, and performance optimization.By the end of this Snowflake book, you will be well-versed in Snowflake's architecture for building modern analytical solutions and understand best practices for solving commonly faced problems using practical recipes.What you will learnGet to grips with data warehousing techniques aligned with Snowflake's cloud architectureBroaden your skills as a data warehouse designer to cover the Snowflake ecosystemTransfer skills from on-premise data warehousing to the Snowflake cloud analytics platformOptimize performance and costs associated with a Snowflake solutionStage data on object stores and load it into SnowflakeSecure data and share it efficiently for accessManage transactions and extend Snowflake using stored proceduresExtend cloud data applications using Spark ConnectorWho this book is forThis book is for data warehouse developers, data analysts, database administrators, and anyone involved in designing, implementing, and optimizing a Snowflake data warehouse. …”