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Seamlessly integrate Atlassian Open DevOps tools such as Jira, Bitbucket Pipelines, Compass, Confluence, and Opsgenie with other automated testing, monitoring, and security tools such as SonarQube and Snyk for a powerful and agile DevSecOps deployment processKey FeaturesStreamline development progress visibility by connecting Jira with other DevOps tools through Open DevOpsEnhance observability by integrating development tools like Bitbucket Pipelines w...

Discover how the DevOps approach with Scaled Agile Framework helps you develop and deliver high-quality, secured solutions with a reduced risk of production failures with this step-by-step guideKey FeaturesExplore the five elements of the CALMR approach to avoid product development challengesUse value stream management to introduce systems thinking and flow for product developmentDemonstrate how the CD pipeline combines practices...

Everyone wonders, at least at times, about such questions as the purpose and future of his or her own life. Some would even trouble themselves with similar questions about the universe. In ReligionOne Mans Overview, a retired professor with a background in both Eastern and Western cultures, shares the outcome of his own enthusiastic search for answers. In simple language and a meticulously organized fashion, Dr. Robert Wen provides a concise overview of all the worlds major religi...

Philosophy One Mans Overview is for those who have had little contact with the discipline of philosophy but have a persistent interest in the subject, and for those who think recurrently about where they stand in the larger scheme of things. The book aims to expose the reader to a wide array of ideas from the worlds most influential philosophers, aiding him or her to become more perceptive and confident on lifes journey. The book has three segments. The first provides an introduction to ph...

A civil engineering professor emeritus from Michigan State University finds an artistic outlet for his midlifeand later lifemusings about personal, professional, and spiritual issues. It comes in the form of poemsfifty-seven in English and seven in Chinese. Professor Robert Wen immigrated to the United States from China in 1952, shortly after the Communist Party took control of his native land. After retirement, he has written three novels in English, two of which have been translated into...

This collection covers a variety of materials science topics and has contributions from leading scientists and engineers representing 8 countries and 9 international materials, metals, and minerals societies. Papers are organized into the following sections:Advanced BiomaterialsAdvanced ManufacturingMaterials for Green EnergyMaterials for InfrastructureMaterials for the Oil and Gas IndustryMaterials for Transportation and Lightweighting

There is increasing understanding that climate change will have profound, mostly harmful effects on human health. In this authoritative book, international experts examine long-recognized areas of health concern for populations vulnerable to climate change, describing effects that are both direct, such as heat waves, and indirect, such as via vector-borne diseases. Set in a broad international, economic, political and environmental context, this unique book expands these issues by reviving...

( NOTE: THE ERROR ON THE E-BOOK FORMAT HAVE BEEN CORRECTED THANKS TO THE PREVIOUS REVIEW COMPLAINT SO ENJOY YOUR READ AND DON'T FORGET TO GIVE YOUR REVIEW) System design interviews are the most difficult to tackle of all technical interview questions. This book is Volume 1 of the System Design Interview - An insider’s guide series that provides a reliable strategy and knowledge base for approaching a broad range of system design questions. This book provides a step-by-step framework for ho...

Software is becoming more and more important across a broad range of industries, yet most technology executives struggle to deliver software improvements their businesses require.Leading-edge companies like Amazon and Google are applying DevOps and Agile principles to deliver large software projects faster than anyone thought possible. But most executives don’t understand how to transform their current legacy systems and processes to scale these principles across their organization...

Bjorn Lomborg argues that many of the elaborate and staggeringly expensive actions now being considered to meet the challenges of global warming ultimately will have little impact on the world’s temperature. He suggests that rather than focusing on ineffective solutions that will cost us trillions of dollars over the coming decades, we should be looking for smarter, more cost-effective approaches (such as massively increasing our commitment to green energy R&D) that will allow us to deal n...

To continuously deliver IT systems at speed with a focus on business value, DevOps teams integrate quality engineering in their way of working. This book supports teams in implementing quality in their DevOps culture, with practical examples, useful knowledge and some theoretical background. For example, it describes how to benefit from a CI/CD pipeline. TMAP is the body of knowledge for quality engineering in IT delivery and builds on practical experience from thousands of people in more ...

The Skeptical Environmentalist challenges widely held beliefs that the environmental situation is getting worse and worse. The author, himself a former member of Greenpeace, is critical of the way in which many environmental organisations make selective and misleading use of the scientific evidence. Using the best available statistical information from internationally recognised research institutes, Bjørn Lomborg systematically examines a range of major environmental problems that feature ...