“…What You Will Learn Sharpen your functional programming skills in Scala using REPL Apply standard and advanced machine learning techniques using Scala Get acquainted with Big Data technologies and grasp why we need a functional approach to Big Data Discover new data structures, algorithms, approaches, and habits that will allow you to work effectively with large amounts of data Understand the principles of supervised and unsupervised learning in machine learning Work with unstructured data and serialize it using Kryo, Protobuf, Avro, and AvroParquet Construct reliable and robust data pipelines and manage data in a data-driven enterprise Implement scalable model monitoring and alerts with Scala In Detail Since the advent of object-oriented programming, new technologies related to Big Data are constantly popping up on the market. …”

“…The business ecosystem now includes cloud computing infrastructure, mobile and fixed endpoints that open up new attack surfaces, a desire to share information with many stakeholders and a need to take action quickly based on large quantities of collected data. . It therefore becomes critical to ensure that cyber security threats are contained to a minimum when implementing new IoT services and solutions. . …”

“…His latest career path encompasses large-scale enterprise network administration, SQL database administration, and Microsoft SharePoint Server and Microsoft Project Server administration and integration as a contractor for the United States Department of Defense, with all the Microsoft certifications that come along with that. …”

“…We use Arduino as the controller of choice due to its easy availability and large community. By the end of the book, children will comfortably be able to set up their Arduino, read and understand code, manipulate code, and ultimately write their own code for projects. …”

“…What You Will Learn Design concurrent applications by converting a sequential algorithm into a concurrent one Discover how to avoid all the possible problems you can get in concurrent algorithms Use the Executor framework to manage concurrent tasks without creating threads Extend and modify Executors to adapt their behavior to your needs Solve problems using the divide and conquer technique and the Fork/Join framework Process massive data sets with parallel streams and Map/Reduce implementation Control data-race conditions using concurrent data structures and synchronization mechanisms Test and monitor concurrent applications In Detail Concurrency programming allows several large tasks to be divided into smaller sub-tasks, which are further processed as individual tasks that run in parallel. …”

“…This book, mainly addressed to academics, policy makers and practitioners in the field of adaptation, aims to providing orientation in the large and expanding methodological/quantitative literature, presenting novelties, guiding in the practical application of adaptation assessments and suggesting lines for future research. …”

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“…What you will learn Craft detailed, lifelike game settings in Unreal Engine 5 using high-quality materials and textures Sculpt large-scale, immersive landscapes with realistic flora and terrain details Perfect seamless character animations with skeletal mesh and blend techniques Optimize game performance using world partitioning, LOD, and Nanite systems Improve character dynamics with animation blueprints, sockets, and state machines Audience This course is ideal for aspiring game developers who have a foundational understanding of Unreal Engine and are eager to deepen their knowledge. …”

“…—Jutta Eckstein, Independent Consultant, Objects In Action Author of Agile Software Development in the Large 48 Patterns for Driving and Sustaining Change in Your Organization Change. …”

“…For the first time, this book brings together IBM best practices, techniques, tips, guidelines, and rules of thumb for virtually every aspect of advanced DB2 UDB v8 database administration-including all this and more: Ability to design, create, and manage table spaces Ability to design, create, and manage buffer pools When and how to exploit parallelism in DB2 UDB Configuring federated database access Designing and implementing a backup and recovery strategy Ability to implement a standby database Monitoring and tuning DB2 Using and managing tables with multidimensional clustering Designing and configuring multiple database partitions Implementing authentication and encryption on a large scale Leveraging parallelism and symmetric multiprocessing Preparing for and executing recovery in an enterprise environment Rapid recovery in the event of table space or table level disasters Effective monitoring and problem determination Maximizing performance and scalability About the CD The accompanying CD-ROM contains the IBM® DB2® Universal Database Enterprise Server Edition Version 8.1, for Windows® Operating Environments, Evaluation Copy, plus DB2 UDB v8 Enterprise Server Edition documentation in PDF format…”

“…Learn the “how” and “why” of using data to make better decisions, and choose the right technique for each problem Capture live real-time data from diverse sources, including third-party websites Use logistic regression to predict behaviors such as “will buy” versus “won’t buy” Distinguish random data bounces from real, fundamental changes Forecast time series with smoothing and regression Account for trends and seasonality via Holt- Winters smoothing Prevent trends from running out of control over long time horizons Construct more accurate predictions by using Solver Manage large numbers of variables and unwieldy datasets with principal components analysis and Varimax factor rotation Apply ARIMA (Box-Jenkins) techniques to build better forecasts and clarify their meaning Handle complex consumer choice problems with advanced logistic regression Benchmark Excel results against R results…”

“…What You Will Learn Explore how a ML model can be trained, optimized, and evaluated Understand how to create and learn static and dynamic probabilistic models Successfully cluster high-dimensional data and evaluate model accuracy Discover how artificial neural networks work and how to train, optimize, and validate them Work with Autoencoders and Generative Adversarial Networks Apply label spreading and propagation to large datasets Explore the most important Reinforcement Learning techniques In Detail Machine learning is a subset of AI that aims to make modern-day computer systems smarter and more intelligent. …”

“…You will be able to solve the difficulties relating to performing data analysis in practice and find solutions to working with ?messy data?, large data, communicating results, and facilitating reproducibility. …”

“…In Detail The world is moving away from bulky, unreliable, and high-maintenance PHP applications, to small, easy-to-maintain and highly available microservices and the pressing need is for PHP developers to understand the criticalities in building effective microservices that scale at large. This book will be a reliable resource, and one that will help you to develop your skills and teach you techniques for building reliable microservices in PHP. …”

“…He curates The Linux Setup, a large collection of interviews with desktop Linux users, and writes for assorted library science journals…”

“…It is derived from C with additional features such as garbage collection, type safety, dynamic-typing capabilities, additional built-in types, and a large standard library. This book takes off where basic tutorials on the language leave off. …”

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“…What You Will Learn Test your cookbooks with Test Kitchen Manage cookbook dependencies with Berkshelf Use reporting to keep track of what happens during the execution of chef-client runs across all of the machines Create custom Ohai and Knife plugins Build a high-availability service using Heartbeat Use a HAProxy to load-balance multiple web servers In Detail Chef is a configuration management tool that lets you automate your more cumbersome IT infrastructure processes and control a large network of computers (and virtual machines) from one master server. …”

“…The book first scales down industrial software practices to fit the needs of the module-sized program development, then walks readers through a progressive sequence of practices that provide a sound foundation for large-scale software development. By doing the exercises in the book, and using the PSP methods described here to plan, evaluate, manage, and control the quality of your own work, you will be well prepared to apply those methods on ever larger and more critical projects. …”

“…Les auteurs concluent notamment que l'entreprise "Y" doit avoir une organisation biologique et non mécaniste, permettant de réserver une large place au concept de responsabilité sociale. …”