Tabla de Contenidos: “…3.5.2 Specification of Minimum Pressures -- 3.5.3 Determination of Pipe Diameters -- Problems -- 4 Fundamentals of Flow in Open Channels -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Basic Principles -- 4.2.1 Steady-State Continuity Equation -- 4.2.2 Steady-State Momentum Equation -- 4.2.2.1 Darcy-Weisbach equation -- 4.2.2.2 Manning equation -- 4.2.2.3 Other equations -- 4.2.2.4 Velocity distribution -- 4.2.3 Steady-State Energy Equation -- 4.2.3.1 Energy grade line -- 4.2.3.2 Specific energy -- 4.3 Water-Surface Profiles -- 4.3.1 Profile Equation -- 4.3.2 Classification of Water-Surface Profiles -- 4.3.3 Hydraulic Jump -- 4.3.4 Computation of Water-Surface Profiles -- 4.3.4.1 Direct-integration method -- 4.3.4.2 Direct-step method -- 4.3.4.3 Standard-step method -- 4.3.4.4 Practical considerations -- 4.3.4.5 Profiles across bridges -- Problems -- 5 Design of Drainage Channels -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Basic Principles -- 5.2.1 Best Hydraulic Section -- 5.2.2 Boundary Shear Stress -- 5.2.3 Cohesive versus Noncohesive Materials -- 5.2.4 Bends -- 5.2.5 Channel Slopes -- 5.2.6 Freeboard -- 5.3 Design of Channels with Rigid Linings -- 5.4 Design of Channels with Flexible Linings -- 5.4.1 General Design Procedure -- 5.4.2 Vegetative Linings and Bare Soil -- 5.4.3 RECP Linings -- 5.4.4 Riprap, Cobble, and Gravel Linings -- 5.4.5 Gabions -- 5.5 CompositeLinings -- Problems -- 6 Design of Sanitary Sewers -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Quantity of Wastewater -- 6.2.1 Residential Sources -- 6.2.2 Nonresidential Sources -- 6.2.3 Inflow and Infiltration (I/I) -- 6.2.4 Peaking Factors -- 6.3 Hydraulics of Sewers -- 6.3.1 Manning Equation with Constant n -- 6.3.2 Manning Equation with Variable n -- 6.3.3 Self-Cleansing -- 6.3.4 Scour Prevention -- 6.3.5 Design Computations for Diameter and Slope -- 6.3.6 Hydraulics of Manholes -- 6.4 System Design Criteria -- 6.4.1 System Layout…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Human Capital May Not Be Sufficient: Understanding Risk Capacity versus Risk Tolerance -- Active Decision #2: How Is the Risk Best Allocated across Investment Choices? -- Active Decision #3: Should Risk Be Actively Hedged? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Declaring Modules -- Declaring Module Dependence -- An Example of Module Dependence -- Troubleshooting -- Empty Package Error -- Module Not Found Error -- Package Does Not Exist Error -- Module Resolution Exception -- Implicit Dependence -- Optional Dependence -- Opening Modules and Packages -- Open Modules -- Opening Packages -- Splitting Packages Across Modules -- Restrictions in Module Declarations -- Types of Modules -- Normal Modules -- Open Modules -- Automatic Modules -- Unnamed Modules -- Aggregator Modules -- Knowing About Modules at Runtime -- Migration Path to Modules…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Ingredient and Service Brands -- The Power of Brand Portfolios -- Stretching the Brand -- Expanding the Brand Portfolio -- The Characteristics of Strong Brand Portfolios -- Portfolio Problems -- Making Portfolio Decisions -- Brand Portfolio Models -- House of Brands -- Branded House -- Keys to Success -- Key to Success #1: Build and Extend Core Brands -- Key to Success #2: Add Brands to the Portfolio to Address Major Opportunities -- Key to Success #3: Proactively Prune Weak and Redundant Brands -- Key to Success #4: Keep Things Simple -- Key to Success #5: Involve Senior Management -- Summary -- Notes -- Chapter 4 Competitive Brand Strategies: Creating Pioneer, Fast-Follower, and Late-Mover Advantage -- Pioneering Advantage -- A Pioneer Is a Low-Risk Choice -- Consumers Remember Pioneers -- A Pioneer Sets Category Standards -- Fast Following: A Different Path to Success -- The Fast-Follower Advantage -- Catching the Wave: Growth-Stage Entrants -- Late Movers: Different but Not Disruptive -- Overlooked Value -- Just Different Enough -- Late Movers: The Power of Innovation -- The Innovation Challenge -- Strategic Innovation -- Summary -- Notes -- Chapter 5 Leading the Brand: Brand Strategy Orchestration and Implementation -- Leadership, Implementation, and Branding -- Pitfalls in Brand Strategy Implementation -- A Framework for Brand Strategy Orchestration and Implementation -- Company Strategy -- Brand Platform -- Culture -- Brand Governance System -- Tools -- Momentum -- Two Critical Roles -- Summary -- Notes -- Chapter 6 The Three Keys to Building Global Brands with Soul -- Finding the Common Threads: Winning with Global Insights -- Find the Common Thread -- Segment across Habits and Needs -- Enlist Local Managers -- Test and Adjust -- Going Glocal: Getting the Right Balance of Global and Local -- Decentralize to Find the Right Balance…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Adoption of the 0.7% target has been uneven and budget cuts are hampering progress -- Practical and conceptual challenges undermine progress towards the 0.7% ODA/GNI target -- Targets can be interpreted as caps -- New financing targets could undermine ODA -- Perceptions regarding developing countries' capacity to spend ODA effectively to achieve development outcomes -- Challenges to the concept of the 0.7% ODA/GNI target -- Focusing on collective impact -- Responding to crises may have implications for ODA composition and focus -- ODA is not consistently allocated according to need -- DAC members have not achieved the ODA/GNI target for the LDCs -- Allocation of bilateral ODA has become more focused on middle-income countries -- ODA is not allocated according to poverty or inequality metrics -- Categorisations of need overlap while the use of allocation models is at an early stage -- Budget cuts, increased earmarking and lack of strategic engagement undermine the value of the multilateral system -- Improving ODA quality -- Concessional lending is an important ODA mechanism, but conditions should be closely monitored -- Budget support increased during the COVID-19 crisis, reigniting debates about impact, conditionalities and relevance -- ODA spending is spread out across many countries and dominated by low value projects -- Support to and through country systems is decreasing and focus on the political economy needs to be stepped up -- Untying ODA contributes to value for money and country ownership, but the urgency needed to overcome long-standing barriers is lacking -- Making the Recommendation more inclusive -- Taking policy coherence to the next level -- Identifying the focus of coherence efforts -- Designing arbitration mechanisms and understanding policy sets…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Dubai's economy has been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic recession, but is expected to recover in 2021 -- Dubai has a very diverse population, made up predominantly of expatriates and individuals of working age -- Dubai's private school sector -- Governance -- Institutions -- Well-being as a key goal of KHDA's forward-looking strategy -- Funding -- The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated disparities in the private sector -- School choice is shaped by perceptions of quality, demographics and a unique job market -- Market pressures can encourage improvement, but may create unintended consequences -- Dubai's private education sector has become a profitable sector of the economy -- The sector has attracted professionals and centres that provide important services for strengthening well-being -- The structure of Dubai's private school system -- Dubai has a large and expanding private education system -- There is a wide diversity of curricula on offer -- Private schools in Dubai benefit from a high degree of autonomy over teaching and learning -- Teachers and teaching -- Dubai has a diverse teacher workforce, made up predominantly of expatriates -- Dubai's private sector benefits from a highly-qualified teacher workforce, with access to support and development opportunities -- Main trends in participation, outcomes and equity -- In the last three decades, Dubai's private student population has increased three-fold and enrolment is high -- Student learning outcomes are high, compared to benchmark countries -- Students' outcomes have improved in Dubai's private sector -- Disparities in performance across the sector and the student population -- Stakeholders, including parents and students, have high aspirations for their future -- References -- Notes -- 2. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Further Exploration -- 15: Webbots That Read Email -- The POP3 Protocol -- Logging into a POP3 Mail Server -- Reading Mail from a POP3 Mail Server -- Executing POP3 Commands with a Webbot -- Further Exploration -- Email-Controlled Webbots -- Email Interfaces -- 16: Webbots That Send Email -- Email, Webbots, and Spam -- Sending Mail with SMTP and PHP -- Configuring PHP to Send Mail -- Sending an Email with mail() -- Writing a Webbot That Sends Email Notifications -- Keeping Legitimate Mail out of Spam Filters -- Sending HTML-Formatted Email -- Further Exploration -- Using Returned Emails to Prune Access Lists -- Using Email as Notification That Your Webbot Ran -- Leveraging Wireless Technologies -- Writing Webbots That Send Text Messages -- 17: Converting a Website into a Function -- Writing a Function Interface -- Defining the Interface -- Analyzing the Target Web Page -- Using describe_zipcode() -- Final Thoughts -- Distributing Resources -- Using Standard Interfaces -- Designing a Custom Lightweight "Web Service" -- PART III: Advanced Technical Considerations -- 18: Spiders -- How Spiders Work -- Example Spider -- LIB_simple_spider -- harvest_links() -- archive_links() -- get_domain() -- exclude_link() -- Experimenting with the Spider -- Adding the Payload -- Further Exploration -- Save Links in a Database -- Separate the Harvest and Payload -- Distribute Tasks Across Multiple Computers -- Regulate Page Requests -- 19: Procurement Webbots and Snipers -- Procurement Webbot Theory -- Get Purchase Criteria -- Authenticate Buyer -- Verify Item -- Evaluate Purchase Triggers -- Make Purchase -- Evaluate Results -- Sniper Theory -- Get Purchase Criteria -- Authenticate Buyer -- Verify Item -- Synchronize Clocks -- Time to Bid? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- About the Authors -- About the Technical Editor -- Contents at a Glance -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: Implementing and Maintaining Cloud Control 12C -- Chapter 1: Overview of Cloud Control Architecture -- Architectural Developments from GC 10g to CC 12c -- OEM 11g and 12c Use WLS Whereas OEM 10g Uses AS 10g -- Must Preinstall a Database for the Repository in OEM 11g and 12c -- Cloud Control 12c Components -- Cloud Control Console -- Oracle Management Agent -- Oracle Management Service -- Oracle Management Repository -- Data Flow Between Cloud Control Components -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Cloud Control Preinstallation -- Key Architectural Design Decisions -- Decide How Many Cloud Control Environments to Build -- Make Required CC Architectural Choices -- Network Configuration Steps -- Set Up Host Name Resolution -- Fully Qualify Host Name References -- Host Name Constraints -- Use Static IP Addresses -- Connectivity Checks -- Hardware Requirements -- Software Requirements -- Download and Stage CC and Related Software -- Verify Certification Information -- Create Required OS Groups and Users -- Create Required Directories -- Synchronize OS Timestamps/Time Zones -- Confirm Platform-Specific Software Requirements -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Building a Preconfigured Management Repository Database -- Part I: Build a Database with a Preconfigured Repository -- Perform a Software-only Installation of Oracle Database 11gR2 -- Create a Database with the DBCA EM Template -- Part II: Finish Configuring the Repository Database -- Rename CC Datafiles If Using OMF -- Disable Auto Optimizer Statistics Collection -- Set the COMPATIBLE Initialization Parameter -- Create Additional Redo Log Groups If Using OMF -- Confirm Listeners Load Balance Across RAC Nodes…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…What's New in Upgrading SQL Server -- Using the SQL Server Upgrade Advisor (UA) -- Destination: SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2008 R2 -- Upgrading Using a Configuration File -- Slipstreaming Upgrades -- Upgrading Other SQL Server Components -- Summary -- 10 Client Installation and Configuration -- What's New in Client Installation and Configuration -- Client/Server Networking Considerations -- Client Installation -- Client Configuration -- Client Data Access Technologies -- Summary -- 11 Security and User Administration -- What's New in Security and User Administration -- An Overview of SQL Server Security -- Authentication Methods -- Managing Principals -- Managing Securables -- Managing Permissions -- Managing SQL Server Logins -- Managing SQL Server Users -- Managing Database Roles -- Managing SQL Server Permissions -- The Execution Context -- Summary -- 12 Data Encryption -- What's New in Data Encryption -- An Overview of Data Security -- An Overview of Data Encryption -- SQL Server Key Management -- Column-Level Encryption -- Transparent Data Encryption -- Column-Level Encryption Versus Transparent Data Encryption -- Summary -- 13 Security and Compliance -- Exposure and Risk -- Across the Life Cycle -- The Security Big Picture -- Identity Access Management Components -- Compliance and SQL Server -- SQL Server Auditing -- Setting Up Auditing via T-SQL -- SQL Injection Is Easy to Do -- Summary -- 14 Database Backup and Restore -- What's New in Database Backup and Restore -- Developing a Backup and Restore Plan -- Types of Backups -- Recovery Models -- Backup Devices -- Backing Up a Database -- Backing Up the Transaction Log -- Backup Scenarios -- Restoring Databases and Transaction Logs -- Restore Scenarios -- Additional Backup Considerations -- Summary -- 15 Database Mail -- What's New in Database Mail -- Setting Up Database Mail…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Machine generated contents note: Contents Forward Preface 1 -- INTRODUCTIONS AND MOTIVATION 1.1 Introduction 1.2 The book 1.2.1 Objectives 1.2.2 Benefits 1.2.3 Organization 1.2.4 Book Cover 1.2.5 Impact of C-IoT 1.2.6 Summary 1.3 C-IoT Terms of References 1.3.1 Introduction 1.3.2 Need for IoT Framework 1.3.3 C-IoT Domains and Business Apps Model 1.3.4 C-IoT Roadmap 1.3.5 C-IoT Platform and Developer Community 1.3.6 C-IoT Opportunities for Business apps, solutions and systems 1.4 The Future 1.4.1 General Trends 1.4.2 Point Solutions 1.4.3 Collaborative IoT 1.4.4 C-IoT and RFID 1.4.5 C-IoT and Nanotechnology 1.4.6 Cyber-Collaborative IoT (C2-IoT) 1.4.7 C2-IoT and EBOLA Case 1.4.8 Summary 2 -- APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS 2.1 C-IOT Landscape 2.1.1 C-IoT Model and Architecture Layers 2.1.2 C-IoT Model and Enabling Technologies 2.1.3 Definition of key elements 2.1.4 Requirement Considerations 2.1.5 C-IoT System Solution - Requirement Considerations 2.2 Applications Requirement - Use Cases 2.3 Health & Fitness (Lead Example) 2.3.1 Landscape 2.3.2 Health & Fitness - Sensing Requirements 2.3.3 Health & Fitness - Gateway Requirements 2.3.4 Health & Fitness - Service Requirements 2.3.5 Health & Fitness - Solution Considerations 2.3.6 Health & Fitness - System Considerations 2.3.7 Health & Fitness and Hospitals 2.4 Video Surveillance 2.4.1 Landscape 2.4.2 Video Surveillance - Across Home, Industry and Infrastructure 2.4.3 Video Surveillance - Sensing Requirements 2.4.4 Video Surveillance - Gateway Requirements 2.4.5 Video Surveillance - Services 2.4.6 Example: Red Light Camera - Photo Enforcement Camera 2.4.7 Conclusion 2.5 Smart Home & Building 2.5.1 Landscape 2.5.2 Requirement 2.5.3 Home - Sensing Requirements 2.5.4 Home - Gateway Requirements 2.5.5 Home - Services 2.6 Smart Energy 2.6.1 Landscape 2.6.2 Requirements 2.6.3 Smart Energy - Sensing Requirements 2.6.4 Smart Energy - Gateway Requirements 2.6.5 Smart Energy - Services 2.6.6 The Smart Energy App 2.6.7 Smart Energy and Network Security 2.7 Track & Monitor 2.7.1 Landscape 2.7.2 Track & Monitory - Sensing Requirements 2.7.3 Track & Monitor - Services 2.7.4 Track & Monitor - Solution Considerations 2.7.5 Track & Monitor - Examples 2.8 Smart Factory/Manufacturing 2.8.1 Factory Automation - Robot 2.8.2 Caregiver and Robot 2.8.3 Industrial Robot 2.9 Others: Smart Car, Smart Truck and Smart City 2.9.1 Smart Car 2.9.2 Smart Roadside 2.9.3 Drone 2.9.4 Machine Vision 2.9.5 Smart City 3 -- C-IOT APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES 3.1 Smart IoT Application Use Cases 3.1.1 Health monitoring - Individual level (Fitness/Health Tracking wearables) 3.1.2 Health Monitoring at Business level (used in clinic) 3.1.3 Home and Building Automation - Individual level (Smart Home) 3.1.3.1 Smart Thermostat (Smart Energy Management) 3.1.3.2 Smart Smoke Alarm (Safety) 3.1.3.3 Smart IP Camera for Video Surveillance (Security) 3.1.3.4 Smart Service Robots at Consumer level - Roombas iRobot 3.1.3.5 Smart Home Gateway (Scalable for Smart Building Automation) 3.1.3.6 Smart Building Automation 3.1.4 Smart Energy and Smart Grid 3.1.5 Smart Energy Gateways 3.1.6 Industrial and Factory Automation 3.1.7 Smart Transportation & Fleet Logistics (Connected Cars - V2X: V2V, V2I) 3.1.8 Smart City 3.2 Smart IoT Platform 3.2.2 Smart IoT Software Gateway Platform 3.2.3 Smart Sensor Fusion Platform 3.3 Secured C-IoT Software Platform 3.3.1 C-IoT Security - Example on Smart Energy 3.3.2 Securing NAN (Metrology-to-Concentrator) 3.3.3 Securing Home Area Network (HAN) 3.3.4 Securing WAN (Concentrator-to-Sub Station/Utility Servers) 3.3.5 Platform Solution for Concentrator 3.3.6 Platform Solution for Sub Station/Utility Servers 3.3.7 Network Topology and IP Addressing: WAN 3.3.8 Security on the Concentrator and Utility Servers 3.3.9 Summary on C-IoT Security 4 -- IOT REFERENCE DESIGN KIT 5 -- C-IOT CLOUD-BASED SERVICES AND END DEVICE DIVERSIITY 5.1 C-IoT Cloud Based Services 5.1.1 Introduction and Drivers to C-IoT Service Platform 5.1.2 Classes of C-IoT Cloud Computing 5.1.3 C-IoT Innovative and Collaborative Services 5.1.4 The Emerging Data Centre LAN 5.2 C-IoT User Device Diversity 5.2.1 Introduction 5.2.2 C-IoT Developers/Platform 5.2.3 Wearable Devices - Individual 5.2.4 Harvesting (Self-powered nodes) - Infrastructure Applications 5.2.5 Embedded Devices and Servers 5.2.6 Performing Sentiment Analysis Using Big Data 5.2.7 Far-Reaching Consequence 5.2.8 Collaboration 6 -- IMPACT OF C-IOT AND TIPS 6.1 Impact on Business Process Productivity and Smart of Digital Life 6.1.1 Individual 6.1.2 Industry 6.1.3 Infrastructure 6.2 Considerations of developing Differentiated C-IoT Solutions 6.2.1 Software Processes and Platform 6.2.3 Standardization 6.2.4 Advertising Ecosystem Value Exchange 6.2.5 Opportunity with Industry Supply Chain for Material Handling 6.3 Practical Tips in maintaining Digital Life Style 6.3.1 Mobile and Wearable Computing 6.3.2 Robotics and Automation 6.3.3 Sensors and C-IoT 6.3.4 BIG Data and Predictive Analysis 6.3.5 The Changing Workforce 6.3.6 Sustainability 7 -- CONCLUSION 7.1 Simple C-IoT Domains and Model 7.2 Disruptive Business Applications of C-IoT 7.3 A New LifeStyle 7.4 Development Platform 7.5 C-IoT emerging Standards, Consortiums and other Initiatives 7.5.1 C-IoT Emerging Standards 7.5.2 C-IoT Emerging Consortiums 7.5.3 Forums, Workshops, and other Initiatives 7.5.4 C-IoT and Radio Communications 7.5.5 C-IoT and Nanotechnology 7.5.6 C-IoT and Security 7.6 Final Note References About the Authors Index …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Understanding Elasticsearch analyzers -- Character filters -- Tokenizer -- Standard Tokenizer -- Token filters -- Using built-in analyzers -- Standard Analyzer -- Implementing autocomplete with a custom analyzer -- Searching from structured data -- Range query -- Range query on numeric types -- Range query with score boosting -- Range query on dates -- Exists query -- Term query -- Searching from full text -- Match query -- Operator -- minimum_should_match -- Fuzziness -- Match phrase query -- Multi match query -- Querying multiple fields with defaults -- Boosting one or more fields -- With types of multi match queries -- Writing compound queries -- Constant score query -- Bool query -- Combining OR conditions -- Combining conditions AND and OR conditions -- Adding NOT conditions -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Analytics with Elasticsearch -- The basics of aggregations -- Bucket aggregations -- Metric aggregations -- Matrix aggregations -- Pipeline aggregations -- Preparing data for analysis -- Understanding the structure of data -- Loading the data using Logstash -- Metric aggregations -- Sum, average, min, and max aggregations -- Sum aggregation -- Average aggregation -- Min aggregation -- Max aggregation -- Stats and extended stats aggregations -- Stats aggregation -- Extended stats Aggregation -- Cardinality aggregation -- Bucket aggregations -- Bucketing on string data -- Terms aggregation -- Bucketing on numeric data -- Histogram aggregation -- Range aggregation -- Aggregations on filtered data -- Nesting aggregations -- Bucketing on custom conditions -- Filter aggregation -- Filters aggregation -- Bucketing on date/time data -- Date Histogram aggregation -- Creating buckets across time -- Using a different time zone -- Computing other metrics within sliced time intervals -- Focusing on a specific day and changing intervals…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…2.2 Estimating Process, 2.3 Estimating Approaches, 2.3.1 Top-down Approach, 2.3.2 Bottom-up Approach, 2.3.3 Ethereal Approach, 2.4 Estimating Methods, 2.4.1 Analogical Method, 2.4.2 Parametric Method, 2.4.3 'Trusted Source' Method, 2.4.4 Methods that are arguably not Methods (in their own right), 2.5 Estimating Techniques, 2.6 Estimating Procedures, 2.7 Combining Approaches and Methods, 2.7.1 Choice of Estimating Approach for a Chosen Estimating Element, 2.7.2 Choice of Estimating Method for a Chosen Estimating Approach, 2.7.3 Choice of Estimating Technique for a Chosen Estimating Method, 2.8 Chapter Review, References, 3 Estimate TRACEability and Health Checks, 3.1 Basis of Estimate, TRACEability and Estimate Maturity, 3.1.1 Building Bridges Between Two Estimates, 3.2 Estimate and Schedule Maturity Assessments, 3.2.1 Estimate Maturity Assessment (EMA), 3.2.2 Schedule Maturity Assessment (SMA), 3.2.3 Cost and Schedule Integration Maturity Assessment (CASIMA), 3.3 Good Practice Spreadsheet Modelling (GPSM), 3.3.1 Level of Documentation (T, M), 3.3.2 No Hidden Worksheets, Columns or Rows (T, M), 3.3.3 Colour Coded Cells and Worksheet Tabs (U, S), 3.3.4 Locked Calculation Cells and Protected Worksheets and Workbooks (S), 3.3.5 No Hard-Coded Constants unless Axiomatic (M), 3.3.6 Left to Right and Top to Bottom Readability Flow (U), 3.3.7 Avoid Data Generated by Macros unless there is a genuine benefit (S, T), 3.3.8 Avoid Array Formulae (T, U, M), 3.3.9 Avoid Dynamic Links to External Data (S), 3.3.10 Use Named Ranges for Frequently Used Table Arrays (M, U), 3.3.11 Use Full Syntax within Excel (M), 3.3.12 Break Complex Calculations into Smaller Simpler Steps (T, M), 3.3.13 Column and Row Alignment Across Worksheets (T), 3.3.14 Unambiguous Units of Measure (U), 3.3.15 Input Data Validation (U), 3.3.16 Independent Model Verification and Validation (S), 3.4 Inherent Risk in Spreadsheets (IRiS) , 3.5 Chapter Review, References, 4 Primary & Secondary Drivers; Accuracy & Precision, 4.1 Thank Goodness for Juran and Pareto, 4.1.1 What's the Drive behind the Drivers? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Methods of feeding the matrix -- Making bulk repository changes -- Adding permissions to all repositories -- Adding branch protection -- Making bulk content changes -- Understanding the workflow -- Rolling out content in bulk -- Summary -- Chapter 13: The Configuration Centralization Pattern -- Technical requirements -- Understanding the central configuration pattern -- Creating a repository indexer -- Schedules in GitHub workflows -- Setting up the indexer -- Hosting the results using GitHub Pages -- Configuring the repository for GitHub Pages -- Creating the action for the deployment -- Where to go next -- Summary -- Chapter 14: Using Remote Workflows to Kickstart Your Products -- Technical requirements -- Introducing repository dispatch events -- Advantages of repository dispatch events -- Requirements for creating a repository dispatch event -- Setting up a repository dispatch workflow -- Understanding product kickstarters -- A brief overview of product kickstarters -- Creating template repositories -- Building a kickstarter template -- Internal developer portal and other use cases -- Adding portal visibility for developers -- Exploring other use cases -- Summary -- Chapter 15: Housekeeping Tips for Your Organization -- Technical requirements -- Managing GitHub costs -- GitHub spending limits -- Alerting on usage -- Usage monitoring -- Workflow usage across the organization -- Optimizing uploads and downloads -- Compressible artifact action -- Methods for eliminating GitHub storage -- Useful reporting techniques for your organization -- Creating a dormant user report -- Creating a user member contribution report -- Managing your action updates with Dependabot…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Data Security, Privacy, Ethics, Compliance, and Reputation -- Build a Business Case for Large-Scale AI Initiatives -- Factors to Consider -- Workbook Template: AI Challenges Assessment -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Answer Key -- Chapter 4 Designing AI Systems Responsibly -- The Pillars of Responsible AI -- Robust AI -- Collaborative AI -- Trustworthy AI -- Scalable AI -- Human-centric AI -- Workbook Template: Responsible AI Design Template -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Answer Key -- Chapter 5 Envisioning and Aligning Your AI Strategy -- Step-by-Step Methodology for Enterprise-wide AI -- The Envision Phase -- The Align Phase -- Workbook Template: Vision Alignment Worksheet -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Answer Key -- Chapter 6 Developing an AI Strategy and Portfolio -- Leveraging Your Organizational Capabilities for Competitive Advantage -- Focus Areas to Build Your Competitive Advantage -- Driving Competitive Advantage Through AI -- Initiating Your Strategy and Plan to Kickstart Enterprise AI -- Manage Your AI Strategy, Portfolio, Innovation, Product Lifecycle, and Partnerships -- Define Your AI Strategy to Achieve Business Outcomes -- Prioritize Your Portfolio -- Strategy and Execution Across Phases -- Workbook Template: Business Case and AI Strategy -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Answer Key -- Chapter 7 Managing Strategic Change -- Accelerating Your AI Adoption with Strategic Change Management -- Phase 1: Develop an AI Acceleration Charter and Governance Mechanisms for Your AI Initiative -- Phase 2: Ensure Leadership Alignment -- Phase 3: Create a Change Acceleration Strategy -- Workbook Template: Strategic Change Management Plan -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Answer Key -- Part III Planning and Launching a Pilot Project -- Chapter 8 Identifying Use Cases for Your AI/ML Project -- The Use Case Identification Process Flow…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Embedding virtual elements seamlessly within environments -- Strategically orchestrating engagement through sensory cues -- Designing a multi-dimensional spatial experience -- Addressing user comfort and ethical considerations -- VR versus AR UX comparison -- UI design -- VR versus AR UI comparison -- Business growth through VR and AR UX/UI design -- VR UX business benefit -- VR UI business benefit -- VR UI's contribution to sustainability and social responsibility -- AR UX business benefit -- Operational efficiency gains through AR UX -- AR UI business benefit -- AR UI's impact on global appeal and brand consistency -- AR UI's role in pioneering new market opportunities -- Summary -- Part 3: Consumer and Enterprise Use Cases -- Chapter 10: New Ways of Social Interaction -- Friends and Family Metaverse -- Use case 1 - virtual family reunions -- Use case 2 - augmented reality playdates -- Use case 3 - senior engagement and companionship -- Use case 4 - long-distance romantic relationships -- Use case 5 - multiplayer VR and AR gaming -- Negative implications of the Friends and Family Metaverse -- Personalized Metaverse -- Use case 1 - personalized virtual culinary experiences -- Use case 2 - holistic mental health support -- Use case 3 - specialized education and training -- Use case 4 - adaptive eCommerce platforms -- Use case 5 - ultimate fantasy fulfillment -- Negative implications of the Personalized Metaverse -- Exploration Metaverse -- Use case 1 - serendipitous social encounters across virtual and physical realities -- Use case 2 - randomized life simulations -- Use case 3 - Temporal Tourism -- Use case 4 - Pocket Universes -- Use case 5 - dynamic marketplaces -- Negative implications of the Exploration Metaverse -- Best business practices -- Data governance and ethics -- User experience and engagement -- Business models and monetization…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter 6: Using Query Store for Query Performance and Execution Plans -- Query Store Function and Design -- Information Collected by Query Store -- Query Runtime Data -- Controlling Query Store -- Capture Mode -- Query Store Reporting -- Plan Forcing -- Forcing Query Hints -- Optimized Plan Forcing -- Query Store for Upgrades -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Execution Plan Cache Behavior -- Querying the Plan Cache -- Execution Plan Caching and Plan Reuse -- Ad Hoc Workload -- Optimize for Ad Hoc Workload -- Simple Parameterization -- Forced Parameterization -- Prepared Workload -- Stored Procedure -- Stored Procedure Compiled on Initial Execution -- Performance Benefits of Stored Procedures -- Nonperformance Benefits of Stored Procedures -- sp_executesql -- Prepare/Execute Model -- Query Hash and Query Plan Hash -- Execution Plan Cache Recommendations -- Explicitly Parameterize Values in Your Query -- Use Stored Procedures Where You Can -- Use sp_executesql As an Alternative to Stored Procedures -- Take Advantage of the Prepare/Execute Model -- Avoid Ad Hoc Queries -- Enable Optimize For Ad Hoc -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Query Recompilation -- Benefits and Drawbacks of Recompilation -- Identifying the Statement Being Recompiled -- Analyzing Causes of Recompilation -- Deferred Object Resolution -- Recompilation on a Table -- Recompilation on a Temporary Table -- Avoiding Recompiles -- Avoid Interleaving DDL and DML Statements -- Reduce Recompilation Caused by Statistics Changes -- Use the KEEPFIXED PLAN Hint -- Disable Automatic Statistics Maintenance on a Table -- Use Table Variables -- Use Temporary Tables Across Multiple Scopes -- Avoid Changing SET Options Within a Batch -- Controlling Recompile Results -- Plan Forcing -- Query Hints -- Plan Guides -- Hint Forcing -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Index Architecture -- What Is a Rowstore Index?…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Organizing courses into categories ; Providing an overview of course categories ; Managing course categories ; Creating courses ; Course creation workflows ; Creating a new course ; Custom course fields ; Course requests - enabling teachers to ask for new courses ; Managing courses in bulk ; Understanding course enrolment ; Internal enrolment ; Cohort enrolment and synchronization ; Database-driven enrolment ; Meta courses - sharing enrolment across courses ; Enrolment with payment ; Summary --…”

“…Earlier network generations (2G to 4G) have been designed as general purpose connectivity platforms with limited differentiation capabilities across use cases; a one size fit all approach. 5G networks, however, are going to be different. …”

“…This IBM Redbooks publication describes the new product, IBM Tivoli Storage Area Network Manager, an active, intelligent, business-centric management solution for storage resources across the enterprise. IBM Tivoli Storage Area Network Manager provides effective discovery and presentation of SAN physical and logical topologies and provides multiple views of the SAN, including zones. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Further reading -- Chapter 6 Financial markets II -- 6.1 Nominal versus real interest rates -- 6.2 Risk and risk premiums -- 6.3 The role of financial intermediaries -- 6.4 Extending the IS-LM -- 6.5 From a housing problem to a financial crisis -- Summary -- Key terms -- Questions and problems -- Further reading -- THE MEDIUM RUN -- Chapter 7 The labour market -- 7.1 A tour of the labour market -- 7.2 Movements in unemployment -- 7.3 Wage determination -- 7.4 Price determination -- 7.5 The natural rate of unemployment -- 7.6 Where we go from here -- Summary -- Key terms -- Questions and problems -- Further reading -- Appendix: Wage- and price-setting relations versus labour supply and labour demand -- Chapter 8 The Phillips curve, the natural rate of unemployment and inflation -- 8.1 Inflation, expected inflation and unemployment -- 8.2 The Phillips curve and its mutations -- 8.3 The Phillips curve and the natural rate of unemployment -- 8.4 A summary and many warnings -- Summary -- Key terms -- Questions and problems -- Further reading -- Appendix: Derivation of the relation between inflation, expected inflation and unemployment -- Chapter 9 Putting all markets together: from the short to the medium run -- 9.1 The IS-LM-PC model -- 9.2 Dynamics and the medium-run equilibrium -- 9.3 Fiscal consolidation revisited -- 9.4 The effects of an increase in the price of oil -- 9.5 Conclusions -- Summary -- Key terms -- Questions and problems -- THE LONG RUN -- Chapter 10 The facts of growth -- 10.1 Measuring the standard of living -- 10.2 Growth in rich countries since 1950 -- 10.3 A broader look across time and space -- 10.4 Thinking about growth: a primer -- Summary -- Key terms -- Questions and problems -- Further reading -- Chapter 11 Saving, capital accumulation and output -- 11.1 Interactions between output and capital…”