“…The book will then let you explore the fundamentals of computer vision by performing image recognition exercises with convolutional neural networks (CNNs) using Keras. …”

“…What you will learn Pre-process data to make it ready to use for machine learning Create data visualizations with Matplotlib Use scikit-learn to perform dimension reduction using principal component analysis (PCA) Solve classification and regression problems Get predictions using the XGBoost library Process images and create machine learning models to decode them Process human language for prediction and classification Use TensorBoard to monitor training metrics in real time Find the best hyperparameters for your model with AutoML Who this book is for Data Science with Python is designed for data analysts, data scientists, database engineers, and business analysts who want to m..…”

“…What you will learn Automate commercial bank pricing with reinforcement learning Perform technical analysis using convolutional layers in Keras Use natural language processing (NLP) for predicting market responses and visualizing them using graph databases Deploy a robot advisor to manage your personal finances via Open Bank API Sense market needs using sentiment analysis for algorithmic marketing Explore AI adoption in banking using practical examples Understand how to obtain financial data from commercial, open, and internal sources Who this book is for This is one of the most useful artificial intelligence books for machine learning engineers, data engineers, and data scientists working in the fin..…”

“…By the end of this RPA book, you’ll have developed the skills required to install and configure an RPA platform confidently and have a solid understanding of how to build complex and robust, yet performant, bots.What you will learnExplore effective techniques for installing and configuring an Automation Anywhere A2019 platformBuild software robots to automate tasks and simplify complex business processesDesign resilient bots that are modular and reusableUnderstand how to add error handling functionality and discover troubleshooting techniquesDesign bots to automate tasks in Excel, Word, emails, XML, and PDF filesImplement effective automation strategies using RPA best practicesWho this book is forThis Automation Anywhere RPA book is for automation engineers, RPA professionals, and automation consultants who are looking to explore the capabilities of Automation Anywhere for building intelligent automation strategy for enterprises. …”

“…Skill Level All Levels What You Will Learn Creating Web Apps in Azure App Service Deploying Web Apps to Azure App Service Configuring Web Apps * SSL * Custom domain names * Traffic routing * Traffic Manager * Authentication and authorization Backing up and cloning Web Apps Using deployment slots Scaling up and scaling out Monitoring Web Apps and setting alerts Troubleshooting error messages Troubleshooting slow performance Who Should Take This Course Anyone who would like to take advantage of the speed and power of a website running on Web Apps in Azure App Service. …”

“…In the last section, he shows you how, even if you have no programming skills, you can record actions to be performed on web pages with the Selenium IDE Recorder and how to use custom variables in those recordings. …”

“…Learn how to • Discover what Apache Spark does and how it fits into the Big Data landscape • Deploy and run Spark locally or in the cloud • Interact with Spark from the shell • Make the most of the Spark Cluster Architecture • Develop Spark applications with Scala and functional Python • Program with the Spark API, including transformations and actions • Apply practical data engineering/analysis approaches designed for Spark • Use Resilient Distributed Datasets (RDDs) for caching, persistence, and output • Optimize Spark solution performance • Use Spark with SQL (via Spark SQL) and with NoSQL (via Cassandra) • Leverage cutting-edge functional programming techniques • Extend Spark with streaming, R, and Sparkling Water • Start building Spark-based machine learning and graph-processing applications • Explore advanced messaging technologies, including Kafka • Preview and prepare for Spark’s next generation of innovations Instructions walk you through common questions, issues, and tasks; Q-and-As, Quizzes, and Exercises build and test your knowledge; "Did You Know?" …”

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“…Perfect for increasing Apache Kafka throughput and performance. Confluent REST Proxy is the perfect way to communicate for sending Avro data using non Java languages to Apache Kafka: Write and read binary, JSON and Avro data to Apache Kafka using an HTTP REST API; interact with Apache Kafka using any programming language (not just Java); consult topic list and topic metadata in Apache Kafka Downloading the example code for this course: You can download the example code files for all Packt video courses you have purchased from your account at http://www.PacktPub.com . …”

“… • Apprenez les concepts fondamentaux de TensorFlow, y compris comment effectuer un calcul de base • Construisez des systèmes d'apprentissage simples pour comprendre leurs fondements mathématiques • Plongez dans des réseaux profonds entièrement connectés et qui sont utilisés dans des milliers d'applications • Transformez des prototypes en modèles de haute qualité en optimisant des hyperparamètres • Traitez des images avec des réseaux de neurones convolutifs • Gérez des jeux de données en langage naturel avec des réseaux de neurones récurrents • Utilisez l'apprentissage par renforcement pour résoudre des jeux tels que le tic-tac-toe • Entraînez des réseaux profonds avec du matériel performant, qu'il s'agisse de GPU ou d'unités de traitement de tenseurs…”

“…Distributed Systems sessions, such as on the need for autonomous APIs in a landscape of impossibly complex distributed systems and how to architect a distributed system to monitor internet performance on a global scale. Microservices sessions, including one on microservices migration pattern..…”

“…If you're new to AWS and looking for a crash course to get to grips with the foundations, we recommend that you start right from the beginning with the Technical Essentials course, which isn't a certification exam prep course and doesn't cover exam domains, however, the following is a list of what it covers: Terminology and concepts related to the AWS platform How to navigate the AWS Management Console Key concepts for AWS security measures and AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) Foundational services-Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), and Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) Database services-Amazon DynamoDB and Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) Management services-AWS Auto Scaling, Amazon CloudWatch, Elastic Load Balancing (ELB), and AWS Trusted Advisor Once you're well-versed with the basics, you'll move on to the AWS Solutions Architect - Associate video course, which will take you through the exam domains which are as follows: Domain 1: Design Resilient Architectures (34%) Domain 2: Define Performant Architectures (24%) Domain 3: Specify Secure Applications and Architectures (26%) Domain 4: Design Cost-Optimized Architectures (10%) Domain 5: Define Operationally Excellent Architectures (6%)…”

“…Monitoring, observability, and performance sessions, including Marcus Barczak (Fastly) on moving from push-based monitoring to pull-based with Prometheus and Constance Caramanolis (Lyft) on using Envoy’s extensive metrics to identify the root cause of production incidents. …”

“…Harry Greenspun show how reengineering methodologies can deliver breakthrough performance and efficiency improvements both within individual healthcare organizations and throughout the entire system, eliminating much of the 40%+ of U.S. healthcare costs now dedicated to administration. …”

“…In Digital Alchemy, you’ll learn how to: Transfer images to metal, wood, plastic, and other materials that will not feed through an inkjet printer Print directly on metal for a fraction of the cost of using a print service Simulate a print from an expensive UV flatbed printer using an inexpensive desktop printer Use carrier sheets and paintable precoats to print on almost any surface Achieve near-lithographic quality digital prints with transfer processes to uncoated fine art paper In addition to the tutorials in the book, you can watch Lhotka in action on the included DVD-ROM, which has over 60 minutes of video footage where you’ll learn how to perform an alcohol gel transfer, transfer an image to a wooden surface, use your inkjet printer to achieve remarkable prints, and more. …”

“…DSP fundamentals: ideal, natural, and instantaneous sampling; delta functions; physical signal reconstruction; and more Fourier Analysis: Fourier series and transforms; discrete-time and discrete Fourier transforms; signal truncation; DFT leakage and resolution Fast Fourier transforms: decimation in time and frequency; prime factor algorithms; and fast convolution Window techniques: sinusoidal analysis; window characteristics and choices; Kaiser windows; and more Classical spectrum analysis: unmodified and modified periodograms; Bartlett’s and Welch’s periodograms; and periodogram performance FIR filters: design options; linear-phase FIR filters; periodicities; basic and Kaiser window methods; and the Parks-McClellan algorithm Analog prototype filters: Laplace transforms; characterization; and Butterworth, Chebyshev, elliptic, and Bessel filters z-Transform analysis: computation and transforms using partial fraction expansion IIR filters: design options; impulse invariance methods; and bilinear transformation Multirate signal processing: decimation and interpolation fundamentals; multistage and polyphase decimat..…”

“…Ruggiero reveals how "incorporating elements of statistical analysis, spectral analysis, neural networks, genetic algorithms, fuzzy logic, and other high-tech concepts into a traditional technical trading system can greatly improve the performance of standard trading systems." For example: spectral analysis can be used to detect when a market is trending earlier than classical indicators such as ADX. …”

“…• Create stunning data visualizations instantly with Excel 2013’s new Recommended Charts • Use charts to instantly reveal trends, differences, and relationships • Map your data with Excel 2013, MapPoint, and the new GeoFlow add-in • Quickly generate combo charts that once required complex, frustrating procedures • Use sparklines to imbue worksheets with more context and insight • Highlight and clarify the meaning of data with DataBars, color scales, icon sets, and other conditional formatting tools • Post charts to Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn, directly from Excel • Build stock charts that help you make smarter investments • Solve “non-standard” problems such as noncontiguous data or custom data sequences • Generate new charts automatically with Excel VBA • Uncover visual tricks that people use to lie with Excel About MrExcel Library: Every book in the MrExcel Library pinpoints a specific set of crucial Excel tasks and presents focused skills and examples for performing them rapidly and effectively. Selected by Bill Jelen, Microsoft Excel MVP and mastermind behind the leading Excel solutions website MrExcel.com, these books will: • Dramatically increase your productivity–saving you 50 hours a year or more • Present proven, creative strategies for solving real-world problems • Show you how to get great results, no matter how much data you have • Help you avoid critical mistakes that even experienced users make…”

“…Use XAML to represent state-of-the-art user interfaces, even across multiple windows Handle touch, mouse, keyboard, and pen input, including handwriting recognition Use new Windows 8.1 controls for creating hubs, flyouts, better app bars, performing in-app searches, rendering PDFs, and much more Encode, decode, and transcode multimedia content and speech-enable your app Leverage rich XAML vector graphics and animation Interact with built-in functionality such as the Camera app, file picker, the lock screen, new contacts and appointments integration, and more Exploit the Windows 8.1 charms bar Integrate DirectX graphics seamlessly Work with the rich set of available sensors: accelerometer, compass, light sensor, location (with geofencing support), proximity, and more Control devices such as fingerprint readers, image and bar code scanners, magnetic stripe readers, and custom Bluetooth, USB, HID, or Wi-Fi Direct devices…”

“…• Take a quick guided tour of everything that’s new in Windows 8.1 • Survive without the Start menu • Navigate the Windows 8.1 interface (and customize it to make yourself more comfortable) • Learn hidden shortcuts you’d never find on your own • Quickly locate and use files, media, apps, websites and management tools • Set up your Web connection, and discover Internet Explorer 11’s latest improvements • Get comfortable with Windows 8.1’s built-in apps, from Calendar and Finance to Weather and Windows Store • Save time by monitoring Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn through one unified app • Make the most of Windows’ supercharged media and imaging tools • Profit from Windows’ built-in support for business presentations • Maximize the performance and efficiency of hardware, storage, and software • Protect yourself from viruses, spyware, data theft, fraud, spam, hackers, and snoops • Use SkyDrive to access your data from anywhere—and use Remote Desktop to access your computer, too • Get even more power with Windows 8.1’s command-line interface • Use Hyper-V to run other operating systems alongside Windows • Troubleshoot the most common Windows 8.1’s problems—and the toughest ones In Depth offers: • Comprehensive coverage, with detailed solutions • Breakthrough techniques and shortcuts that are unavailable elsewhere • Practical, real-world examples with nothing glossed over or left out • Troubleshooting help for tough problems you can’t fix on your own • Outstanding authors recognized worldwide for their expertise and teaching styles • Quick information via sidebars, tips, reminders, notes, and warnings In Depth is the only tool you need to get more done in less time! …”