“…The authors explain why high-performing companies devote enormous energy toward three vital components: goals, people, and systems. And while the world's most profitable corporations all share a clearly defined vision and mission, what's often missing is a direct link between tactical operational goals and strategic direction. …”

“…Decomposing your application into smaller manageable components or MicroServices helps in building scalable and distributed application environments. …”

“…What You Will Learn Map data to visual elements using D3's scales Draw SVG elements using D3's shape generators Transform data using D3's collection methods Use D3's various layout patterns to quickly generate various common types of chart Write modern JavaScript using ES2017 and Babel Explore the basics of unit testing D3 visualizations using Mocha and Chai Write and deploy a simple Node.js web service to render charts via HTML Canvas Understand what makes a good data visualization and how to use the tools at your disposal to create accurate charts In Detail Want to get started with impressive interactive visualizations and implement them in your daily tasks? …”

“…Dynamically display data to your viewers, based on their requests Store user and static data in SQL and NoSQL databases and use this data to power your web applications Create a good user experience by combining HTML, CSS, and JavaScript Harness the convenience of freely available APIs, including OpenWeatherMap, Open Exchange Rates, and bitly Extend your applications to build advanced functionality, such as a user account control system using Flask-Login Learn about web application security and defend against common attacks, such as SQL injection and XSS In Detail This book will take you on a journey from learning about web development using Flask to building fully functional web applications. …”

“…Become an efficient data science practitioner by understanding Python's key concepts About This Book Quickly get familiar with data science using Python 3.5 Save time (and effort) with all the essential tools explained Create effective data science projects and avoid common pitfalls with the help of examples and hints dictated by experience Who This Book Is For If you are an aspiring data scientist and you have at least a working knowledge of data analysis and Python, this book will get you started in data science. …”

“…What You Will Learn Handle form data and encryption Set up your Dart environment to achieve the highest productivity Run and debug the Dart server and web applications and compile them in JavaScript Work with PostgreSQL - an industry standard relational database system Create robust applications with unit tests, documentation, and diagnostic logging Develop command-line applications, and explore the key data structures and libraries Detect and use HTML5 features that will help you deliver rich, cross-platform content Demonstrate the power of Polymer web components for binding data and structuring your web pages In Detail Designed to create next generation apps, Google's Dart offers a much more robust framework and also supersedes JavaScript in several aspects. …”

“…Choose an accurate design pattern for your app Understand modular JavaScript programming and Node.js Interact with a REST API using JavaScript and AJAX with practical examples Build a single page application using the MEAN stack Connect your app across popular social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn Test your app, both on the server side and in views Prepare your app for the real world and deploy it to Heroku In Detail Single-page web applications - or SPAs, as they are commonly referred to - are quickly becoming the de facto standard for web app development. …”

“…Besides introducing the most powerful features of Nmap and related tools, common security auditing tasks for local and remote networks, web applications, databases, mail servers, Microsoft Windows machines and even ICS SCADA systems are explained step by step with exact commands and argument explanations. …”

“…If you want to learn to tackle common problems, become an expert, and develop a solid skill set, then this book is for you. …”

“…What You Will Learn Create and understand all common user experience map types. Use lab or remote user research to create maps and understand users better. …”

“…You’ll also find detailed solutions for common challenges in building data-enabled Android apps, including issues associated with threading, remote data access, and showing data to users. …”

“…The book begins with unpacking and powering up the components. This includes guidance on what to purchase and how to connect it all successfully, and a primer on programming the BeagleBone Blue. …”

“…What You Will Learn Collect GIS data for your needs Store the data in a PostGIS database Exploit the data using the power of the GIS queries Analyze the data with basic and more advanced GIS tools Publish your data and share it with others Build a web map with your published data In Detail The most commonly used GIS tools automate tasks that were historically done manually - compiling new maps by overlaying one on top of the other or physically cutting maps into pieces representing specific study areas, changing their projection, and getting meaningful results from the various layers by applying mathematical functions and operations. …”

“…In Detail This book starts with the basic installation and overview of the main components in Meteor. You'll get hands-on multiple versatile applications covering a wide range of topics from adding a front-end views with the hottest rendering technology React to implementing a microservices oriented architecture.All the code is written with ES6/7 which is the latest significantly improved JavaScript language. …”

“…What You Will Learn Harness the power of D3 by building interactive and real-time data-driven web visualizations Find out how to use JavaScript to create compelling visualizations of social data Identify the purpose of your visualization and your project's parameters to determine overriding design considerations across your project's execution Apply critical thinking to visualization design and get intimate with your dataset to identify its potential visual characteristics Explore the various features of HTML5 to design creative visualizations Discover what data is available on Stack Overflow, Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ Gain a solid understanding of the common D3 development idioms Find out how to write basic D3 code for server using Node.js In Detail Do you want to create more attractive charts? …”

“…Creating basic IoT projects is common, but imagine building smart IoT projects that can extract data from physical devices, thereby making decisions by themselves. …”

“…What You Will Learn Discover what design patterns are and how to apply them to writing Python Implement objects in Python by creating classes and defining methods Separate related objects into a taxonomy of classes and describe the properties and behaviors of those objects via the class interface Understand when to use object-oriented features, and more importantly when not to use them Get to know proven solutions to common design issues Explore the design principles that form the basis of software design, such as loose coupling, the Hollywood principle, and the Open Close principle, among others Use Structural Design Patterns and find out how objects and classes interact to build larger applications Improve the productivity and code base of your application using Python design patterns Secure an interface using the Proxy pattern In Detail Python is an object-oriented scripting language that is used in everything from data science to web development. …”

“…For realistic industry experience, the author also includes common legacy technologies still in the field along with non-certification topics like Windows 10 to make this textbook THE textbook to use for learning about today’s tools and technologies. …”

“…What You Will Learn Understand the importance of data analysis and master its processing steps Get comfortable using Python and its associated data analysis libraries such as Pandas, NumPy, and SciPy Clean and transform your data and apply advanced statistical analysis to create attractive visualizations Analyze images and time series data Mine text and analyze social networks Perform web scraping and work with different databases, Hadoop, and Spark Use statistical models to discover patterns in data Detect similarities and differences in data with clustering Work with Jupyter Notebook to produce publication-ready figures to be included in reports In Detail Data analysis is the process of applying logical and analytical reasoning to study each component of data present in the system. Python is a multi-domain, high-level, programming language that offers a range of tools and libraries suitable for all purposes, it has slowly evolved as one of the primary languages for data science. …”

“…Shows how to craft a multisite dial plan that scales, allocates bandwidth appropriately, and supports QoS Identifies common problems and proven solutions in multisite UC deployments Introduces best practice media architectures, including remote conferencing and centralized transcoding Thoroughly reviews PSTN and intersite connectivity options Shows how to provide remote site telephony and branch redundancy Covers bandwidth reservation at UC application level with CAC Explains how to plan and deploy Cisco Device Mobility, Extension Mobility, and Unified Mobility Walks through deployment of Cisco Video Communication Server and Expressway series, including user and endpoint provisioning Covers Cisco UCM and Cisco VCS interconnections Shows how to use Cisco UC Mobile and Remote Access Covers fallback methods for overcoming IP WAN failure Demons..…”