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Python in a Nutshell

A Desktop Quick Reference

by Alex Martelli, Anna Martelli Ravenscroft, Steve Holden, Paul McGuire ...

Python was recently ranked as today's most popular programming language on the TIOBE index, thanks to its broad applicability to design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and maintenance. With this updated fourth edition, you'll learn how to get the most out of Python, whether you're a professional programmer or someone who needs this language to solve problems in a particular field.Carefully ... Read more

$77.59 CAD

Python was recently ranked as today's most popular programming language on the TIOBE index, thanks to its broad applicability to design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and maintenance. With this updated fourth edition, you'll learn how to get the most out of Python, whether you're a professional programmer or someone who needs this language to solve problems in a particular field.Carefully
... Read more
SQL and Relational Theory

How to Write Accurate SQL Code

by C.J. Date ...

SQL is full of difficulties and traps for the unwary. You can avoid them if you understand relational theory, but only if you know how to put that theory into practice. In this book, Chris Date explains relational theory in depth, and demonstrates through numerous examples and exercises how you can apply it to your use of SQL.This third edition has been revised, extended, and improved throughout. ... Read more

$31.99 CAD

SQL is full of difficulties and traps for the unwary. You can avoid them if you understand relational theory, but only if you know how to put that theory into practice. In this book, Chris Date explains relational theory in depth, and demonstrates through numerous examples and exercises how you can apply it to your use of SQL.This third edition has been revised, extended, and improved throughout.
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Managing Data in Motion

Data Integration Best Practice Techniques and Technologies

by April Reeve ...

Series series The Morgan Kaufmann Series on Business Intelligence
Managing Data in Motion describes techniques that have been developed for significantly reducing the complexity of managing system interfaces and enabling scalable architectures. Author April Reeve brings over two decades of experience to present a vendor-neutral approach to moving data between computing environments and systems. Readers will learn the techniques, technologies, and best practices ... Read more

$44.79 CAD

Managing Data in Motion describes techniques that have been developed for significantly reducing the complexity of managing system interfaces and enabling scalable architectures. Author April Reeve brings over two decades of experience to present a vendor-neutral approach to moving data between computing environments and systems. Readers will learn the techniques, technologies, and best practices
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Scaling MongoDB

Sharding, Cluster Setup, and Administration

by Kristina Chodorow ...

Create a MongoDB cluster that will grow to meet the needs of your application. With this short and concise book, you'll get guidelines for setting up and using clusters to store a large volume of data, and learn how to access the data efficiently. In the process, you'll understand how to make your application work with a distributed database system.Scaling MongoDB will help you:Set up a MongoDB ... Read more

$15.19 CAD

Create a MongoDB cluster that will grow to meet the needs of your application. With this short and concise book, you'll get guidelines for setting up and using clusters to store a large volume of data, and learn how to access the data efficiently. In the process, you'll understand how to make your application work with a distributed database system.Scaling MongoDB will help you:Set up a MongoDB
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Hadoop Security

Protecting Your Big Data Platform

by Ben Spivey, Joey Echeverria ...

As more corporations turn to Hadoop to store and process their most valuable data, the risk of a potential breach of those systems increases exponentially. This practical book not only shows Hadoop administrators and security architects how to protect Hadoop data from unauthorized access, it also shows how to limit the ability of an attacker to corrupt or modify data in the event of a security ... Read more

$39.99 CAD

As more corporations turn to Hadoop to store and process their most valuable data, the risk of a potential breach of those systems increases exponentially. This practical book not only shows Hadoop administrators and security architects how to protect Hadoop data from unauthorized access, it also shows how to limit the ability of an attacker to corrupt or modify data in the event of a security
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Learning MySQL

Get a Handle on Your Data

by Vinicius M. Grippa, Sergey Kuzmichev ...

Get a comprehensive overview on how to set up and design an effective database with MySQL. This thoroughly updated edition covers MySQL's latest version, including its most important aspects. Whether you're deploying an environment, troubleshooting an issue, or engaging in disaster recovery, this practical guide provides the insights and tools necessary to take full advantage of this powerful ... Read more

$57.59 CAD

Get a comprehensive overview on how to set up and design an effective database with MySQL. This thoroughly updated edition covers MySQL's latest version, including its most important aspects. Whether you're deploying an environment, troubleshooting an issue, or engaging in disaster recovery, this practical guide provides the insights and tools necessary to take full advantage of this powerful
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The AI-Savvy Leader

Nine Ways to Take Back Control and Make AI Work

by David De Cremer ...

Leaders, don't let AI get the best of you.The AI transformation is underway, but where are the leaders who will ensure their companies implement AI successfully and responsibly? Up until now, leaders have largely ceded their role in the AI transformation, pushing strategy formulation out to tech teams and leaving investment decisions to groups that don't have a full view of the organization or its ... Read more

$33.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Leaders, don't let AI get the best of you.The AI transformation is underway, but where are the leaders who will ensure their companies implement AI successfully and responsibly? Up until now, leaders have largely ceded their role in the AI transformation, pushing strategy formulation out to tech teams and leaving investment decisions to groups that don't have a full view of the organization or its
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Oracle PL/SQL for DBAs

Security, Scheduling, Performance & More

by Arup Nanda, Steven Feuerstein ...

PL/SQL, Oracle's powerful procedural language, has been the cornerstone of Oracle application development for nearly 15 years. Although primarily a tool for developers, PL/SQL has also become an essential tool for database administration, as DBAs take increasing responsibility for site performance and as the lines between developers and DBAs blur.Until now, there has not been a book focused ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

PL/SQL, Oracle's powerful procedural language, has been the cornerstone of Oracle application development for nearly 15 years. Although primarily a tool for developers, PL/SQL has also become an essential tool for database administration, as DBAs take increasing responsibility for site performance and as the lines between developers and DBAs blur.Until now, there has not been a book focused
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High Performance MySQL

Proven Strategies for Operating at Scale

by Silvia Botros, Jeremy Tinley ...

How can you realize MySQL's full power? With High Performance MySQL, you'll learn advanced techniques for everything from setting service-level objectives to designing schemas, indexes, and queries to tuning your server, operating system, and hardware to achieve your platform's full potential. This guide also teaches database administrators safe and practical ways to scale applications through ... Read more

$57.59 CAD

How can you realize MySQL's full power? With High Performance MySQL, you'll learn advanced techniques for everything from setting service-level objectives to designing schemas, indexes, and queries to tuning your server, operating system, and hardware to achieve your platform's full potential. This guide also teaches database administrators safe and practical ways to scale applications through
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Redis Cookbook

Practical Techniques for Fast Data Manipulation

by Tiago Macedo, Fred Oliveira ...

Two years since its initial release, Redis already has an impressive list of adopters, including Engine Yard, GitHub, Craigslist, and Digg. This open source data structure server is built for speed and flexibility, making it ideal for many applications. If you're using Redis, or considering it, this concise cookbook provides recipes for a variety of issues you're likely to face.Each recipe solves ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

Two years since its initial release, Redis already has an impressive list of adopters, including Engine Yard, GitHub, Craigslist, and Digg. This open source data structure server is built for speed and flexibility, making it ideal for many applications. If you're using Redis, or considering it, this concise cookbook provides recipes for a variety of issues you're likely to face.Each recipe solves
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The Equality Machine

Harnessing Digital Technology for a Brighter, More Inclusive Future

by Orly Lobel ...

**AN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF 2022At a time when AI and digital platforms are under fire, Orly Lobel, a renowned tech policy scholar, defends technology as a powerful tool we can harness to achieve equality and a better future.**Much has been written about the challenges tech presents to equality and democracy. But we can either criticize big data and automation or steer it to do better. Lobel makes ... Read more

$22.99 CAD

**AN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF 2022At a time when AI and digital platforms are under fire, Orly Lobel, a renowned tech policy scholar, defends technology as a powerful tool we can harness to achieve equality and a better future.**Much has been written about the challenges tech presents to equality and democracy. But we can either criticize big data and automation or steer it to do better. Lobel makes
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Building Analytics Teams

Harnessing analytics and artificial intelligence for business improvement

by John K. Thompson ...

Master the skills necessary to hire and manage a team of highly skilled individuals to design, build, and implement applications and systems based on advanced analytics and AIKey FeaturesLearn to create an operationally effective advanced analytics team in a corporate environmentSelect and undertake projects that have a high probability of success and deliver the improved top and bottom-line ... Read more

$33.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Master the skills necessary to hire and manage a team of highly skilled individuals to design, build, and implement applications and systems based on advanced analytics and AIKey FeaturesLearn to create an operationally effective advanced analytics team in a corporate environmentSelect and undertake projects that have a high probability of success and deliver the improved top and bottom-line
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The Self-Taught Computer Scientist

The Beginner's Guide to Data Structures & Algorithms

by Cory Althoff ...

The follow-up to Cory Althoff's bestselling The Self-Taught Programmer, which inspired hundreds of thousands of professionals to learn to program outside of school!Fresh out of college and with just a year of self-study behind him, Cory Althoff was offered a dream first job as a software engineer for a well-known tech company, but he quickly found himself overwhelmed by the amount of things he ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

The follow-up to Cory Althoff's bestselling The Self-Taught Programmer, which inspired hundreds of thousands of professionals to learn to program outside of school!Fresh out of college and with just a year of self-study behind him, Cory Althoff was offered a dream first job as a software engineer for a well-known tech company, but he quickly found himself overwhelmed by the amount of things he
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Data Governance: The Definitive Guide

by Evren Eryurek, Uri Gilad, Valliappa Lakshmanan, Anita Kibunguchy-Grant, Jessi Ashdown ...

As you move data to the cloud, you need to consider a comprehensive approach to data governance, along with well-defined and agreed-upon policies to ensure your organization meets compliance requirements. Data governance incorporates the ways people, processes, and technology work together to ensure data is trustworthy and can be used effectively. This practical guide shows you how to effectively ... Read more

$67.99 CAD

As you move data to the cloud, you need to consider a comprehensive approach to data governance, along with well-defined and agreed-upon policies to ensure your organization meets compliance requirements. Data governance incorporates the ways people, processes, and technology work together to ensure data is trustworthy and can be used effectively. This practical guide shows you how to effectively
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The Practitioner's Guide to Data Quality Improvement

by David Loshin ...

Series series The Morgan Kaufmann Series on Business Intelligence
The Practitioner's Guide to Data Quality Improvement offers a comprehensive look at data quality for business and IT, encompassing people, process, and technology. It shares the fundamentals for understanding the impacts of poor data quality, and guides practitioners and managers alike in socializing, gaining sponsorship for, planning, and establishing a data quality program. It demonstrates how ... Read more

$55.19 CAD

The Practitioner's Guide to Data Quality Improvement offers a comprehensive look at data quality for business and IT, encompassing people, process, and technology. It shares the fundamentals for understanding the impacts of poor data quality, and guides practitioners and managers alike in socializing, gaining sponsorship for, planning, and establishing a data quality program. It demonstrates how
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The Definitive Guide to Power Query (M)

Mastering complex data transformation with Power Query

by Rick de Groot, Melissa de Korte, Greg Deckler ...

Learn how to use the Power Query M formula language and its functions effectively for better data modeling and impactful business intelligence reports. Free with your book: DRM-free PDF version + access to Packt's next-gen Reader\*Key FeaturesGet comprehensive coverage of fundamental and advanced Power Query conceptsGain hands-on experience with practical examples based on real-world problemsDelve ... Read more

$44.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn how to use the Power Query M formula language and its functions effectively for better data modeling and impactful business intelligence reports. Free with your book: DRM-free PDF version + access to Packt's next-gen Reader\*Key FeaturesGet comprehensive coverage of fundamental and advanced Power Query conceptsGain hands-on experience with practical examples based on real-world problemsDelve
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J'apprends à me servir de Access 2019

Utiliser et interroger une base access

by joel green ...

Series series J'apprends à me servir de
Ce livre est accès sur l'interrogation d'une base de données existante et l'exploitation et la présentation des données extraites.Au programme :Comment utiliser Access sous Windows ?Comment arrêter ou démarrer une session ? Utiliser le clavier, la souris, afficher le bureau, lancer une application, la fermer ?…De quoi est composée une fenêtre Access ? Comment utiliser la souris et le clavier avec ... Read more

$15.32 CAD

Ce livre est accès sur l'interrogation d'une base de données existante et l'exploitation et la présentation des données extraites.Au programme :Comment utiliser Access sous Windows ?Comment arrêter ou démarrer une session ? Utiliser le clavier, la souris, afficher le bureau, lancer une application, la fermer ?…De quoi est composée une fenêtre Access ? Comment utiliser la souris et le clavier avec
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Oracle Quick Guides Part 2 - Oracle Database Design

by Malcolm Coxall ...

Series Book 2 - Oracle Quick Guides
This is Part 2 of a series of quick learning guides for Oracle designers, developers and managers. Part 2 introduces completely new entrants to concepts of Oracle database analysis and design, database normalisation, the logical data model, E-R modelling and diagrams, logical to physical transformation in Oracle Designer, physical database design, de-normalization, database design for performance, ... Read more

$4.53 CAD

This is Part 2 of a series of quick learning guides for Oracle designers, developers and managers. Part 2 introduces completely new entrants to concepts of Oracle database analysis and design, database normalisation, the logical data model, E-R modelling and diagrams, logical to physical transformation in Oracle Designer, physical database design, de-normalization, database design for performance,
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The Road to General Intelligence

by Jerry Swan, Eric Nivel, Neel Kant, Jules Hedges, Timothy Atkinson, Bas Steunebrink ...

Series Book 1049 - Studies in Computational Intelligence
Humans have always dreamed of automating laborious physical and intellectual tasks, but the latter has proved more elusive than naively suspected. Seven decades of systematic study of Artificial Intelligence have witnessed cycles of hubris and despair. The successful realization of General Intelligence (evidenced by the kind of cross-domain flexibility enjoyed by humans) will spawn an industry ... Read more

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Humans have always dreamed of automating laborious physical and intellectual tasks, but the latter has proved more elusive than naively suspected. Seven decades of systematic study of Artificial Intelligence have witnessed cycles of hubris and despair. The successful realization of General Intelligence (evidenced by the kind of cross-domain flexibility enjoyed by humans) will spawn an industry
... Read more
A Hands-On Guide to Fine-Tuning Large Language Models with PyTorch and Hugging Face

by Daniel Voigt Godoy ...

Are you ready to fine-tune your own LLMs?This book is a practical guide to fine-tuning Large Language Models (LLMs), combining high-level concepts with step-by-step instructions to train these powerful models for your specific use cases.Who Is This Book For?This is an intermediate-level resource—positioned between building a large language model from scratch and deploying an LLM in producti... ... Read more

$9.95 CAD

Are you ready to fine-tune your own LLMs?This book is a practical guide to fine-tuning Large Language Models (LLMs), combining high-level concepts with step-by-step instructions to train these powerful models for your specific use cases.Who Is This Book For?This is an intermediate-level resource—positioned between building a large language model from scratch and deploying an LLM in producti...
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Learning Spark

by Jules S. Damji, Brooke Wenig, Tathagata Das, Denny Lee ...

Data is bigger, arrives faster, and comes in a variety of formatsâ??and it all needs to be processed at scale for analytics or machine learning. But how can you process such varied workloads efficiently? Enter Apache Spark.Updated to include Spark 3.0, this second edition shows data engineers and data scientists why structure and unification in Spark matters. Specifically, this book explains how ... Read more

$67.99 CAD

Data is bigger, arrives faster, and comes in a variety of formatsâ??and it all needs to be processed at scale for analytics or machine learning. But how can you process such varied workloads efficiently? Enter Apache Spark.Updated to include Spark 3.0, this second edition shows data engineers and data scientists why structure and unification in Spark matters. Specifically, this book explains how
... Read more
Machine Learning For Absolute Beginners A Step by Step guide Algorithms For Supervised and Unsupervised Learning With Real World Applications

by Raymond Kazuya ...

Machines can LEARN ?!?!Machine learning occurs primarily through the use of " algorithms" and other elaborate procedures.Whether you're a novice, intermediate or expert this book will teach you all the ins, outs and everything you need to know about machine learning.Instead of spending hundreds or even thousands of dollars on courses/materials why not read this book instead?Its a worthwhile read ... Read more

$3.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Machines can LEARN ?!?!Machine learning occurs primarily through the use of " algorithms" and other elaborate procedures.Whether you're a novice, intermediate or expert this book will teach you all the ins, outs and everything you need to know about machine learning.Instead of spending hundreds or even thousands of dollars on courses/materials why not read this book instead?Its a worthwhile read
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Getting Started with Simulink

Written by an experienced engineer, this book will help you utilize the great user-friendly features of Simulink to advance your modeling, testing, and interfacing skills. Packed with illustrations and step-by-step walkthroughs.

by Luca Zamboni ...

Written by an experienced engineer, this book will help you utilize the great user-friendly features of Simulink to advance your modeling, testing, and interfacing skills. Packed with illustrations and step-by-step walkthroughs.Key FeaturesDig deep into SimulinkNo unnecessary theory - start modelling right awayComplex concepts made easy through examplesPacked with illustrations and detailed step ... Read more

$33.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Written by an experienced engineer, this book will help you utilize the great user-friendly features of Simulink to advance your modeling, testing, and interfacing skills. Packed with illustrations and step-by-step walkthroughs.Key FeaturesDig deep into SimulinkNo unnecessary theory - start modelling right awayComplex concepts made easy through examplesPacked with illustrations and detailed step
... Read more
Tableau 10 Business Intelligence Cookbook

Create powerful, effective visualizations with Tableau 10

by Donabel Santos, Paul Banoub ...

Create powerful, effective visualizations to help analyze your data with Tableau 10 by your sideKey Features\[\*\] Cook your favorite Tableau 10 business intelligence recipe with the help of this easy-to-follow book\[\*\] Build beautiful, interactive dashboards and visualizations in Tableau 10 that help you make informed decisions\[\*\] This rich collection of independent recipes cover everything ... Read more

$47.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Create powerful, effective visualizations to help analyze your data with Tableau 10 by your sideKey Features\[\*\] Cook your favorite Tableau 10 business intelligence recipe with the help of this easy-to-follow book\[\*\] Build beautiful, interactive dashboards and visualizations in Tableau 10 that help you make informed decisions\[\*\] This rich collection of independent recipes cover everything
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