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“…In addition, it helps the reader to migrate from MicroStrategy 9 to MicroStrategy 10 and to start using the new capabilities. What You Will Learn Explore various visualization techniques for presenting analyzed data Customize MicroStrategy in order to meet your business requirements Develop and design mobile dashboards Use the advanced techniques such as designing reports, documents and interactive dashboards for building dashboards Understand the concepts of data discovery and Desktop capabilities Explore the best practices for Microstrategy system administration Find and fix issues based on connections, environment or documents Integrate third party ESRI map tools with MicroStrategy to create geo based reports In Detail Business intelligence is becoming more important by the day, with cloud offerings and mobile devices gaining wider acceptance and achieving better market penetration. …”

“…Topics include: Meet 1Password: Set your master password, explore the various 1Password components, and decide on your ideal usage strategy. …”

“…Understand the modern demands of a .NET software developer Learn how to choose between .NET Core and the .NET Framework Understand why cloud native development has become a go-to option for companies undergoing modernization Discover what you need to un learn in light of patterns and anti-patterns in new development paradigms Explore the components you may want to consider to achieve agility, scalability, and velocity Determine where you want to run different .NET application types Learn proven modernization strategies for decomposing monoliths, upgrading your architecture, and more…”

“…An example-rich, comprehensive guide for all of your Python computational needs About This Book Your ultimate resource for getting up and running with Python numerical computations Explore numerical computing and mathematical libraries using Python 3.x code with SciPy and NumPy modules A hands-on guide to implementing mathematics with Python, with complete coverage of all the key concepts Who This Book Is For This book is for anyone who wants to perform numerical and mathematical computations in Python. …”

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“…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. …”

“…Understand why Spark is difficult to debug, the types of Spark failures, and how to recognize them Explore the differences between debugging single node and distributed systems Learn the best debugging techniques for Spark and a framework for debugging Holden Karau is an open source developer advocate at Google focusing on Apache Spark, Beam, and related big data tools. …”

“…Discover what hypermedia means and how it can be a "game-changer" for both server and client Learn about building web APIs that update over time without breaking existing client applications Explore the idea of writing a general-use client that can work with multiple hypermedia-enabled APIs Mike Amundsen is Director of Architecture for the API Academy, where he works with companies around the globle to provide insight on how best to capitalize on the opportunities APIs present to both consumers and the enterprise. …”

“…What You Will Learn Build a fully featured REST API to enable client-side single page apps Utilize TLS to build reliable and secure sites Learn to apply the nuances of the Go language to implement a wide range of start-up quality projects Create websites and data services capable of massive scale using Go's net/http package, exploring RESTful patterns as well as low-latency WebSocket APIs Interact with a variety of remote web services to consume capabilities ranging from authentication and authorization to a fully functioning thesaurus Explore the core syntaxes and language features that enable concurrency in Go Understand when and where to use concurrency to keep data consistent and applications non-blocking, responsive, and reliable Utilize advanced concurrency patterns and best practices to stay low-level without compromising the simplicity of Go itself In Detail Go is an open source programming language that makes it easy to build simple, reliable, and efficient software. …”

“…Learn how to write benchmark tests in Go to capture micro benchmarks of your code's performance Understand the ways to benchmark your code (and nothing else) Uncover the secret ways the Go compiler tries to defeat you when you're running benchmarks Discover the ways to get around the traps the Go compiler sets when you're running benchmarks Learn how to avoid benchmarking setup/teardown code Explore methods for running profiles on your benchmarks to see what's going on under the hood Brian Ketelsen is the founder of the Gopher Academy, the parent group that manages GopherCon, the Go programming language conference. …”

“…This course focuses specifically on using interfaces and mocks to make your code more testable by injecting dependencies. Explore Go's interfaces as they relate to testing Understand how to make your code more testable by injecting dependencies Discover how to use Go's interfaces for dependency injection Create mocks of your external dependencies and use them to make your unit tests more self-contained Learn how to keep your code testable by organizing your packages by dependency Brian Ketelsen is the founder of the Gopher Academy, the parent group that manages GopherCon, the Go programming language conference. …”

“…Bridge the gap between "learning" and "doing" by building real-world examples that will improve your web development skills with Vue.js Explore modern web development tools and utilize them to rapidly develop a complete Vue.js application In Detail Vue.js is one of the latest JavaScript frameworks and has attracted the interest of web developers as it can be used to build complex single-page applications. …”

“…What You Will Learn Set up and use the built-in Nagios web interface Upskill the additional interfaces available for Nagios to monitor your IT infrastructure Learn how to perform various checks using both, Nagios standard plugins and third-party plugins Explore the working of notifications and events in Nagios Familiarize yourself with SNMP and use it for monitoring devices such as routers, switches, modems and printers Discover how can be Nagios can be customized and tailored to your needs Get to know more about the entreprise version of Nagios, Nagios XI In Detail Nagios, a powerful and widely used IT monitoring and management software for problem -solving. …”

“…You should have a good background with Microsoft products in general, although no knowledge of Endpoint Protection is required. What You Will Learn Explore the best practices for Endpoint Protection in System Center Configuration Manager Provision the Endpoint Protection Client in a Disk Image in Configuration Manager Get to know more about the Security Center Configure definition and engine client updates to be optimum for your bandwidth Make your application or server work with Endpoint Protection enabled Find out how to deal with typical issues that may occur with Endpoint Protection Know how to respond to infections that often occur In Detail System Center Configuration Manager is now used by over 70% of all the business in the world today and many have taken advantage engaging the System Center Endpoint Protection within that great product. …”

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“…What You Will Learn Build Google Cardboard virtual reality applications Explore the ins and outs of the Cardboard SDK Java classes and interfaces, and apply them to practical VR projects Employ Android Studio, Android SDK, and the Java language in a straightforward manner Discover and use software development and Android best practices for mobile and Cardboard applications, including considerations for memory management and battery life Implement user interface techniques for menus and gaze-based selection within VR Utilize the science, psychology, mathematics, and technology behind virtual reality, especially those pertinent to mobile Cardboard VR experiences Understand Cardboard VR best practices including those promoted by Google Design Lab. …”