Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Rationale for Evidence-Based Practice -- Three Approaches to Research on Instructional Effectiveness -- What to Look for in Experimental Comparisons -- Random Assignment -- Experimental Control -- Appropriate Measures -- Supplemental Criteria -- What Are Boundary Conditions? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Informational profiles from the taxonomy of the HLUs -- 8.5.4. A closer look at a class: "User profiles" -- 8.6. Conclusion -- 8.7. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright and Credits -- Contributors -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Part 1: Foundations of AWS Security -- Chapter 1: Introduction to AWS Security Concepts and Shared Responsibility Model -- Cloud security overview - its importance and challenges -- The significance of cloud security -- Cloud security challenges -- AWS shared responsibility model -- Security "of" the cloud -- Security "in" the cloud -- IaaS, PaaS, SaaS - different levels of responsibility -- Shared responsibility in practice - a closer look at AWS compute -- The importance of understanding the shared responsibility model -- AWS global infrastructure and security -- Regions -- AZs -- Edge locations -- AWS security best practices - general guidelines -- Understand the shared responsibility model -- Use AWS security services and features -- Implement a strong identity and access management strategy -- Protect your data -- Ensure network security -- Integrate security into your development life cycle -- Monitor and audit your environment -- Continuously improve your security posture -- Summary -- Questions -- Answers -- Further reading -- Chapter 2: Infrastructure Security - Keeping Your VPC secure -- Designing secure VPCs -- Understanding VPCs and their importance -- Key components of a VPC -- Best practices for designing secure VPCs -- Implementing security groups, NACLs, and AWS Network Firewall -- Overview -- Using security groups -- Using NACLs -- Using AWS Network Firewall -- Configuring AWS Shield and AWS WAF for advanced protection -- Enabling AWS Shield for DDoS protection -- Configuring AWS WAF for web application protection -- Summary -- Questions -- Answers -- Further reading -- Chapter 3: Identity and Access Management - Securing Users, Roles, and Policies -- Access control models -- Access control models overview -- Understanding RBAC…”

“…This revised edition provides updates in every chapter to cover the latest AWS services and features, takes a refreshed look at data governance, and includes a brand-new section on building modern data platforms which covers; implementing a data mesh approach, open-table formats (such as Apache Iceberg), and using DataOps for automation and observability. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…component is -- Translating your problem into an application -- Identifying your elements -- A real-world example -- Defining your component database structure -- A quick look at the Joomla! database -- Adding database tables for entities -- Adding extra information columns to tables -- Reflecting relationships in the database -- Creating tables in the database -- Adding mock data to your database -- Defining the content of our mock data -- Automating mock data generation -- Importing mock data into the database -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 2: Developing the Backend of a Basic Joomla! …”

“…You'll not only get to grips with the underlying concepts, but also take a closer look at key technologies that power the metaverse, enabling you to plan your business road map. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Dos and don'ts -- Summary and key takeaways -- Takeaway #1 - start small, with high relevance -- Takeaway #2 - business stakeholders are part of the solution -- Takeaway #3 - be a Chief Orchestration Officer -- Chapter 10: Data Mesh and Data Governance -- Taking a look at a typical enterprise-"Data Mess" -- From "Data Mess" to Data Mesh - how? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Actual Execution Plans -- Capturing Execution Plans -- SQL Server Management Studio -- Dynamic Management Views -- Query Store -- Extended Events -- What Is Inside an Execution Plan -- Reading an Execution Plan -- What Do You Look for in an Execution Plan? -- First Operator -- Warnings -- Most Costly Operations -- Fat Pipes -- Extra Operators -- Scans -- Estimate vs. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Project Gravity Becomes Polybase v3 -- Polybase v3 File Formats -- Parquet -- Delta -- Using the New Polybase v3 -- Install and Configure Polybase -- Set Up Credentials and Data Sources -- Query Files Directly with OPENROWSET( ) -- Create an External Table -- Try Out Polybase v3 -- Prerequisites -- Set Up minio for the Exercise -- Learn to Use REST API to Access Parquet Files on S3 -- Learn How to Use Delta Files -- What Else Do You Need to Know -- Backup and Restore with S3 Compatible Object Storage -- How Does It Work? -- Let's Look at an Example -- Migration from AWS -- SQL Server Is a Data Hub -- Chapter 8: New Application Scenarios with T-SQL -- JSON Functions -- Prerequisites for Exercises -- JSON_ARRAY and ISJSON -- JSON_OBJECT and JSON_PATH_EXISTS -- T-SQL Surface Area -- Prerequisites -- DATETRUNC -- WINDOW Clause -- GREATEST and LEAST -- IS [NOT] DISTINCT FROM -- STRING_SPLIT -- TRIM Function Extensions -- Bit T-SQL Functions -- Getting Packed Bits -- Packing Bits into a Value -- Time Series -- Prerequisites -- DATE_BUCKET -- GENERATE_SERIES -- Gap Filling with FIRST_VALUE and LAST_VALUE -- T-SQL Is Alive and Well -- Chapter 9: SQL Server 2022 on Linux, Containers, and Kubernetes -- SQL Server 2022 on Linux -- What's New for SQL Server 2022 -- New Capabilities Specific to Linux -- Deploying SQL Server 2022 on Linux -- What Else Should I Know? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Using the logging features of LlamaIndex to understand the logic and debug our applications -- Customizing the LLM used by LlamaIndex -- Easy as 1-2-3 -- The temperature parameter -- Understanding how Settings can be used for customization -- Starting our PITS project - hands-on exercise -- Let's have a look at the source code -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Ingesting Data into Our RAG Workflow -- Technical requirements -- Ingesting data via LlamaHub -- An overview of LlamaHub -- Using the LlamaHub data loaders to ingest content -- Ingesting data from a web page -- Ingesting data from a database -- Bulk-ingesting data from sources with multiple file formats -- Parsing the documents into nodes -- Understanding the simple text splitters -- Using more advanced node parsers -- Using relational parsers -- Confused about node parsers and text splitters? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Best practices for security groups and key pairs -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Creating and Managing Amazon Machine Images (AMI) -- Exploring AMI virtualization - types, boot modes, and user-provided kernels -- AMI virtualization and its types -- AMI boot modes -- User-provided kernel -- Types of AMIs - an in-depth look -- EBS-backed AMIs - the Flexible and Durable options -- Instance store-backed AMIs - the high-performance choice -- Creating and sharing custom AMIs -- Creating custom AMIs -- Sharing custom AMIs -- Launching EC2 instances from AMIs -- Selecting an appropriate AMI -- Configuring instance details during launch -- Reviewing and launching instances -- Best practices and cautions while creating custom AMIs -- Best practices while creating custom AMIs -- What to watch for while creating custom AMIs -- Troubleshooting common AMI issues -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 4: Choosing the Right Amazon EC2 Instance Type and Size -- Quick recap of EC2 instance types and sizes -- Understanding workload requirements -- Analyzing CPU, memory, and storage needs -- Networking and performance requirements -- Application and infrastructure resiliency -- EC2 instance purchasing options -- On-Demand instances -- Reserved Instances -- Spot Instances -- Savings Plans -- Comparing costs and use cases for each option -- Benchmarking and performance testing -- Tools and techniques for performance testing -- Rightsizing your instances -- Best practices for instance selection -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Networking and Connectivity in Amazon EC2 -- Overview of VPC -- Importance of AWS VPC -- Significance of networking in EC2 -- Creating and managing a VPC -- VPC settings and configuration options -- Modifying and deleting VPCs -- Subnets and route tables -- Understanding subnets -- Understanding CIDR blocks -- Security groups and network ACLs…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…#8 Hire People with Abilities You Can't Teach -- #9 Develop a Business Case for Hires -- #10 Always Stay on the Hunt for Talent -- #11 Stop Recruiting Junior Hires -- #12 Hire with the Aim of Leveling Up -- #13 Look for a Culture Add -- #14 Develop Department Transition Plans Fast -- #15 The First 30 to 90 Days Are Indicative of the Next Five Years -- #16 Do Weekly Onboard Check-Ins for an Employee's First Month -- #17 Develop an Onboarding Schedule That Lets New Employees Showcase Their Talents ASAP -- #18 Hold Regular One-on-Ones and Let Your Employee Lead the Conversation -- #19 Build a New-Hire Orientation Template -- General -- Team Operations -- Communication -- 30-60-90 -- #20 Teach Fast -- #21 Invest in Training and Technology for the Team -- #22 Buy Yourself Leverage -- #23 Start a Mentorship Program -- #24 Teach New Team Members to Study Top Employees -- #25 When Onboarding, Share the Top 20% Data -- #26 Deliver Positive Feedback for Improvement -- #27 Hold Effective One-on-One Meetings: Skip Level Template -- Company Strategy -- Career Development -- #28 Make Your One-on-One Meetings Cross-Functional -- Team Collaboration -- Planning and Priorities -- #29 Don't Take Employee Churn Too Personally -- #30 Hire Higher -- #31 Don't Forget the Number-One Reason People Join Startups -- Month 3 Developing a High-Performance Culture -- #1 The Team's Success Is Your Success -- #2 Build an Amazing Culture -- #3 Learn the Four Keys to a Balanced Work Culture -- #4 Bring Out the Creative Genius in Your Team -- #5 Help Spread Rock-Star Qualities -- #6 Teach Your Team to Go the Extra Mile -- #7 Do the Hard Things -- #8 The Sum Is Greater Than the Parts -- #9 Training Never Stops -- #10 Study Your Game Film -- #11 Figure Out the "One Thing" -- #12 Add Insane Value -- #13 Adopt a Bias Toward Action -- #14 Your Next Victory Requires a Single Step…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…2.6-2.10 From the Bottom Up: The Structures of the Brain -- 2.6 The Hindbrain -- 2.7 Structures Under the Cortex: The Limbic System -- 2.8 The Cortex -- 2.9 The Association Areas of the Cortex -- Classic Studies in Psychology: Through the Looking Glass-Spatial Neglect -- 2.10 The Cerebral Hemispheres -- 2.11-2.12 The Nervous System: the Rest of the Story -- 2.11 The Central Nervous System: The "Central Processing Unit" -- 2.12 The Peripheral Nervous System: Nerves on the Edge -- 2.13-2.14 the Endocrine Glands -- 2.13 the Pituitary: Master of the Hormonal Universe -- 2.14 Other Endocrine Glands -- APA Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking: Phineas Gage and Neuroplasticity -- Applying Psychology to Everyday Life: Minimizing the Impact of Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder -- Chapter Summary -- Test Yourself -- 3 Sensation and Perception -- 3.1-3.3 The Abcs of Sensation -- 3.1 Transduction -- 3.2 Sensory Thresholds -- 3.3 Habituation and Sensory Adaptation -- 3.4-3.6 The Science of Seeing -- 3.4 Light and the Eye -- 3.5 The Visual Pathway -- 3.6 Perception of Color -- 3.7-3.9 The Hearing Sense: Can You Hear Me Now? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Part 2: Nerd's-Eye View: -- Deep Inside The Console: -- Computer Guts: -- Looking under the hood -- Powering Mr computer -- Lurking on the motherboard -- Corralling all the mass storage devices -- King Processor: -- Understanding the processor's role -- Naming PC processors -- Measuring processor speed -- Discovering your PC's processor -- Your Computer Is Also A Timepiece: -- Viewing the date and time -- Using the Internet to set the clock -- PC Memory: -- What is computer memory? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- 2.4.2 Browsing data: What are you looking at? -- 2.4.3 Tangential interests vs. core interests -- 2.4.4 Infrequent or episodic transactions -- 2.4.5 Small repetitive transactions…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Using Dictation and Spoken Content -- Using Dictation -- Make the Spoken Content Feature Read Text Aloud -- Hear Alerts from Spoken Content -- Configure and Invoke Siri -- Configure and Invoke Siri -- Configure Siri -- Invoke Siri -- Perform Tasks with Siri -- Remove Apps -- Remove Apps -- Remove an App Using Launchpad -- Remove an App Using the Applications Folder -- Identify Problem Apps -- Identify Problem Apps -- Force a Crashed App to Quit -- Force a Crashed App to Quit -- Force Quit an App from the Dock -- Force Quit an App from the Force Quit Applications Dialog -- Revert to an Earlier Version of a Document -- Revert to an Earlier Version of a Document -- Chapter 5 Managing Your Files and Folders -- Explore Your MacBook's File System -- Explore Your MacBook's File System -- Using the Finder's Views -- Using the Finder's Views -- Using Icon View -- Using List View -- Using Column View -- Using Gallery View -- Work with Finder Tabs -- Work with Finder Tabs -- View a File with Quick Look -- View a File with Quick Look -- Organize Your Desktop Files with Stacks -- Organize Your Desktop Files with Stacks -- Turn On Stacks and Choose the Grouping -- Browse a Stack and Open a File -- Search for a File or Folder -- Search for a File or Folder -- Search Quickly from the Desktop -- Search from a Finder Window -- Create a New Folder -- Create a New Folder -- Rename a File or Folder -- Rename a File or Folder -- Copy a File -- Copy a File -- Copy a File by Clicking and Dragging -- Copy a File Using Copy and Paste -- Move a File -- Move a File -- Move a File Between Folders on the Same Drive -- Move a File from One Drive to Another -- View the Information About a File or Folder -- View the Information About a File or Folder -- Organize Your Files with Tags -- Organize Your Files with Tags -- Customize Your Tags -- Apply Tags to Files and Folders…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Scenario-Based e-Learning: Evidence-Based Guidelines for Online Workforce Learning -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: What Is Scenario-Based e-Learning -- Scenario-Based e-Learning: A First Look -- What Do You think? -- Scenario-Based e-Learning Defined -- The Learner Is an Actor Responding to a Job-Realistic Situation -- The Environment Is Preplanned -- Learning Is Inductive Rather Than Instructive -- The Instruction Is Guided -- Scenarios Incorporate Instructional Resources -- The Goal Is to Accelerate Workplace Expertise -- What's in a Name? …”

“…Written for the IT professional and business owner, this book provides the business and technical insight necessary to migrate your business to the cloud using Microsoft Office 365. This is a practical look at cloud migration and the use of different technologies to support that migration. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Wrapping up your first Spark transformation -- 12.3 Joining datasets -- 12.3.1 A closer look at the datasets to join -- 12.3.2 Building the list of higher education institutions per county -- Initialization of Spark -- Loading and preparing the data -- 12.3.3 Performing the joins -- Joining the FIPS county identifier with the higher ed dataset using a join -- Joining the census data to get the county name -- 12.4 Performing more transformations -- Summary -- 13. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…2.3.3 What to expect as you iterate -- 2.4 Building an interface to get human labels -- 2.4.1 A simple interface for labeling text -- 2.4.2 Managing machine learning data -- 2.5 Deploying your first human-in-the-loop machine learning system -- 2.5.1 Always get your evaluation data first -- 2.5.2 Every data point gets a chance -- 2.5.3 Select the right strategies for your data -- 2.5.4 Retrain the model and iterate -- Summary -- Part 2 Active learning -- 3 Uncertainty sampling -- 3.1 Interpreting uncertainty in a machine learning model -- 3.1.1 Why look for uncertainty in your model? -- 3.1.2 Softmax and probability distributions -- 3.1.3 Interpreting the success of active learning -- 3.2 Algorithms for uncertainty sampling -- 3.2.1 Least confidence sampling -- 3.2.2 Margin of confidence sampling -- 3.2.3 Ratio sampling -- 3.2.4 Entropy (classification entropy) -- 3.2.5 A deep dive on entropy -- 3.3 Identifying when different types of models are confused -- 3.3.1 Uncertainty sampling with logistic regression and MaxEnt models -- 3.3.2 Uncertainty sampling with SVMs -- 3.3.3 Uncertainty sampling with Bayesian models -- 3.3.4 Uncertainty sampling with decision trees and random forests -- 3.4 Measuring uncertainty across multiple predictions -- 3.4.1 Uncertainty sampling with ensemble models -- 3.4.2 Query by Committee and dropouts -- 3.4.3 The difference between aleatoric and epistemic uncertainty -- 3.4.4 Multilabeled and continuous value classification -- 3.5 Selecting the right number of items for human review -- 3.5.1 Budget-constrained uncertainty sampling -- 3.5.2 Time-constrained uncertainty sampling -- 3.5.3 When do I stop if I'm not time- or budget-constrained? …”