Delivering a successful machine learning project is hard. This book makes it easier. In it, you’ll design a reliable ML system from the ground up, incorporating MLOps and DevOps along with a stack of proven infrastructure tools including Kubeflow, MLFlow, BentoML, Evidently, and Feast.A properly designed machine learning system streamlines data workflows, improves collaboration between data and operations teams, and provides much-needed structure for both training and deployment. I...

Taiwan has become a new flashpoint in Sino-U.S. relations in recent years. The nation just concluded its presidential and legislative elections in January 2024. The incumbent Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won a pyrrhic victory—with DPP keeping the presidential seat but losing the majority in Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan (Congress). The political status of Taiwan is one of the few, if not the only, issues that have won bipartisan support. New Developments in the Trilateral Relationshi...

“The Generations Project offers churches in Singapore tangible data and an interpretive map for navigating congregational life and leadership today. This courageous study by Graceworks gifts congregations and church leaders with a vital and contextualised map of different generations of Christians in Singapore. ... The rest is up to us—you and me. Will we take Jesus’ command to love one another seriously? One of the ways we can do this is to use this study as a conversation starte...

Internet Infrastructure: Networking, Web Services, and Cloud Computing provides a comprehensive introduction to networks and the Internet from several perspectives:the underlying media, the protocols, the hardware, the servers, and their uses. The material in the text is divided into concept chapters that are followed up with case study chapters that examine how to install, configure, and secure a server that offers the given service discussed.The book covers in detail the...

SummaryThe Little Elixir & OTP Guidebook gets you started programming applications with Elixir and OTP. You begin with a quick overview of the Elixir language syntax, along with just enough functional programming to use it effectively. Then, you'll dive straight into OTP and learn how it helps you build scalable, fault-tolerant and distributed applications through several fun examples.Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle,...

True discipleship challenges us to radically redefine success in minstry – not by “how many”, but rather, by “what kind” of disciples we have made – for the mandate (our walk with God) must precede the mission (our work for God). In this insightful books, Rev Edmund Chan sounds the clarion call to return the Church to her disciplemaking roots – of reproducing disciples of “a certain kind”!

A new brand of apostolic ministry for today's worldThe Permanent Revolution is a work of theological re-imagination and re-construction that draws from biblical studies, theology, organizational theory, leadership studies, and key social sciences. The book elaborates on the apostolic role rooted in the five-fold ministry from Ephesians 4 (apostles, prophets, evangelists, shepherds, and teacher), and its significance for the missional movement. It explores ...

You Will Learn C!Zed Shaw has crafted the perfect course for the beginning C programmer eager to advance their skills in any language. Follow it and you will learn the many skills early and junior programmers need to succeed–just like the hundreds of thousands of programmers Zed has taught to date! You bring discipline, commitment, persistence, and experience with any programming language; the author supplies everything else.In Learn C the Hard ...

Why has China grown so fast for so long despite vast corruption? In China's Gilded Age, Yuen Yuen Ang maintains that all corruption is harmful, but not all types of corruption hurt growth. Ang unbundles corruption into four varieties: petty theft, grand theft, speed money, and access money. While the first three types impede growth, access money - elite exchanges of power and profit - cuts both ways: it stimulates investment and growth but produces serious risks for the economy and politic...

Concurrency can be notoriously difficult to get right, but fortunately, the Go open source programming language makes working with concurrency tractable and even easy. If you’re a developer familiar with Go, this practical book demonstrates best practices and patterns to help you incorporate concurrency into your systems.Author Katherine Cox-Buday takes you step-by-step through the process. You’ll understand how Go chooses to model concurrency, what issues arise from this model, an...

You can be a great leader. Here's how.Your job title, education, and training won't make you a great leader—only God can do that. But The Making of a Leader can help you see where you are in the process and what steps you should take next. After examining the lives of hundreds of historical, biblical, and contemporary leaders, Dr. J. Robert Clinton gained perspective on how leaders develop over a lifetime. By studying the six distinct stages he identifies,...

Security Smarts for the Self-Guided IT Professional“Get to know the hackers—or plan on getting hacked. Sullivan and Liu have created a savvy, essentials-based approach to web app security packed with immediately applicable tools for any information security practitioner sharpening his or her tools or just starting out.”—Ryan McGeehan, Security Manager, Facebook, Inc.Secure web applications from today's most devious hackers. Web Application Security: A Beginner's Guide...