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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

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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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MongoDB and PHP

Document-Oriented Data for Web Developers

by Steve Francia ...

What would happen if you optimized a data store for the operations application developers actually use? You’d arrive at MongoDB, the reliable document-oriented database. With this concise guide, you’ll learn how to build elegant database applications with MongoDB and PHP.Written by the Chief Solutions Architect at 10gen—the company that develops and supports this open source database—this book ... Read more

$14.39 CAD

What would happen if you optimized a data store for the operations application developers actually use? You’d arrive at MongoDB, the reliable document-oriented database. With this concise guide, you’ll learn how to build elegant database applications with MongoDB and PHP.Written by the Chief Solutions Architect at 10gen—the company that develops and supports this open source database—this book
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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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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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Akamai State of the Internet / Connectivity Report

Q3 2016

by Akamai Technologies ...

Akamai’s globally distributed Intelligent Platform™ allows us to gather massive amounts of data on many metrics including Internet connection speeds, network connectivity/availability issues, and IPv6 adoption progress as well as traffic patterns across leading web properties and digital media providers. Each quarter, Akamai publishes the State of the Internet Report based on this data.This ... Read more

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Akamai’s globally distributed Intelligent Platform™ allows us to gather massive amounts of data on many metrics including Internet connection speeds, network connectivity/availability issues, and IPv6 adoption progress as well as traffic patterns across leading web properties and digital media providers. Each quarter, Akamai publishes the State of the Internet Report based on this data.This
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TensorFlow for Deep Learning

From Linear Regression to Reinforcement Learning

by Bharath Ramsundar, Reza Bosagh Zadeh ...

Learn how to solve challenging machine learning problems with TensorFlow, Google’s revolutionary new software library for deep learning. If you have some background in basic linear algebra and calculus, this practical book introduces machine-learning fundamentals by showing you how to design systems capable of detecting objects in images, understanding text, analyzing video, and predicting the ... Read more

$63.99 CAD

Learn how to solve challenging machine learning problems with TensorFlow, Google’s revolutionary new software library for deep learning. If you have some background in basic linear algebra and calculus, this practical book introduces machine-learning fundamentals by showing you how to design systems capable of detecting objects in images, understanding text, analyzing video, and predicting the
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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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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

$32.79 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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Society 5.0

A People-centric Super-smart Society

Edited by Hitachi-UTokyo Laboratory (H-UTokyo Lab) ...

This open access book introduces readers to the vision on future cities and urban lives in connection with “Society 5.0”, which was proposed in the 5th Basic Science and Technology Plan by Japan’s national government for a technology-based, human-centered society, emerging from the fourth industrial revolution. The respective chapters summarize the findings and suggestions of joint research ... Read more

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This open access book introduces readers to the vision on future cities and urban lives in connection with “Society 5.0”, which was proposed in the 5th Basic Science and Technology Plan by Japan’s national government for a technology-based, human-centered society, emerging from the fourth industrial revolution. The respective chapters summarize the findings and suggestions of joint research
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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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Microsoft VBA Loop Statements for Word and Excel Includes Do…Until, While…Wend and For…Next Statements

by Kenny L Keys ...

This book is the third and final book in the Microsoft VBA Codes Are Fun, Simple, and Easy to Learn In One Hour or Less series. I’m dedicated to making VBA as simple as possible for anyone who wants to harness its power and efficiency. Since I’ve already explained Microsoft VBA statements, built-in objects, arrays, variables, integers, Sub, Private Sub and Public Sub tags in my previous books, I ... Read more

$6.17 CAD

This book is the third and final book in the Microsoft VBA Codes Are Fun, Simple, and Easy to Learn In One Hour or Less series. I’m dedicated to making VBA as simple as possible for anyone who wants to harness its power and efficiency. Since I’ve already explained Microsoft VBA statements, built-in objects, arrays, variables, integers, Sub, Private Sub and Public Sub tags in my previous books, I
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Data Engineering with Apache Spark, Delta Lake, and Lakehouse

Create scalable pipelines that ingest, curate, and aggregate complex data in a timely and secure way

by Manoj Kukreja ...

Understand the complexities of modern-day data engineering platforms and explore strategies to deal with them with the help of use case scenarios led by an industry expert in big dataKey FeaturesBecome well-versed with the core concepts of Apache Spark and Delta Lake for building data platformsLearn how to ingest, process, and analyze data that can be later used for training machine learning ... Read more

$41.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Understand the complexities of modern-day data engineering platforms and explore strategies to deal with them with the help of use case scenarios led by an industry expert in big dataKey FeaturesBecome well-versed with the core concepts of Apache Spark and Delta Lake for building data platformsLearn how to ingest, process, and analyze data that can be later used for training machine learning
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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
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Practical Data Analysis

For small businesses, analyzing the information contained in their data using open source technology could be game-changing. All you need is some basic programming and mathematical skills to do just that.

by Hector Cuesta ...

Each chapter of the book quickly introduces a key theme of Data Analysis, before immersing you in the practical aspects of each theme. Youll learn quickly how to perform all aspects of Data Analysis.Practical Data Analysis is a book ideal for home and small business users who want to slice & dice the data they have on hand with minimum hassle. ... Read more

$47.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Each chapter of the book quickly introduces a key theme of Data Analysis, before immersing you in the practical aspects of each theme. Youll learn quickly how to perform all aspects of Data Analysis.Practical Data Analysis is a book ideal for home and small business users who want to slice & dice the data they have on hand with minimum hassle.
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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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TinyML

Machine Learning with TensorFlow Lite on Arduino and Ultra-Low-Power Microcontrollers

by Pete Warden, Daniel Situnayake ...

Deep learning networks are getting smaller. Much smaller. The Google Assistant team can detect words with a model just 14 kilobytes in size—small enough to run on a microcontroller. With this practical book you’ll enter the field of TinyML, where deep learning and embedded systems combine to make astounding things possible with tiny devices.Pete Warden and Daniel Situnayake explain how you can ... Read more

$45.59 CAD

Deep learning networks are getting smaller. Much smaller. The Google Assistant team can detect words with a model just 14 kilobytes in size—small enough to run on a microcontroller. With this practical book you’ll enter the field of TinyML, where deep learning and embedded systems combine to make astounding things possible with tiny devices.Pete Warden and Daniel Situnayake explain how you can
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Getting Started with Couchbase Server

Extreme Scalability at Your Fingertips

by MC Brown ...

Do you know what to do if your web application goes viral and usage suddenly explodes? This concise guide introduces you to Couchbase Server, an extremely fast NoSQL database that automatically distributes data across a cluster of commodity servers or virtual machines. You’ll learn hands-on how to build a Couchbase cluster without changing your application, and how to expand your database on the ... Read more

$14.39 CAD

Do you know what to do if your web application goes viral and usage suddenly explodes? This concise guide introduces you to Couchbase Server, an extremely fast NoSQL database that automatically distributes data across a cluster of commodity servers or virtual machines. You’ll learn hands-on how to build a Couchbase cluster without changing your application, and how to expand your database on the
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Streaming Architecture

New Designs Using Apache Kafka and MapR Streams

by Ted Dunning, Ellen Friedman ...

More and more data-driven companies are looking to adopt stream processing and streaming analytics. With this concise ebook, you’ll learn best practices for designing a reliable architecture that supports this emerging big-data paradigm.Authors Ted Dunning and Ellen Friedman (Real World Hadoop) help you explore some of the best technologies to handle stream processing and analytics, with a focus ... Read more

$20.79 CAD

More and more data-driven companies are looking to adopt stream processing and streaming analytics. With this concise ebook, you’ll learn best practices for designing a reliable architecture that supports this emerging big-data paradigm.Authors Ted Dunning and Ellen Friedman (Real World Hadoop) help you explore some of the best technologies to handle stream processing and analytics, with a focus
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Statistics for Data Science

Leverage the power of statistics for Data Analysis, Classification, Regression, Machine Learning, and Neural Networks

by James D. Miller, James C. Mott, Rajprasath Subramanian, Shaikh Salamatullah, Vijayakumar Ramdoss ...

Get your statistics basics right before diving into the world of data science Key FeaturesNo need to take a degree in statistics, read this book and get a strong statistics base for data science and real-world programs;Implement statistics in data science tasks such as data cleaning, mining, and analysisLearn all about probability, statistics, numerical computations, and more with the help of R ... Read more

$37.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Get your statistics basics right before diving into the world of data science Key FeaturesNo need to take a degree in statistics, read this book and get a strong statistics base for data science and real-world programs;Implement statistics in data science tasks such as data cleaning, mining, and analysisLearn all about probability, statistics, numerical computations, and more with the help of R
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I Heart Logs

Event Data, Stream Processing, and Data Integration

by Jay Kreps ...

Why a book about logs? That’s easy: the humble log is an abstraction that lies at the heart of many systems, from NoSQL databases to cryptocurrencies. Even though most engineers don’t think much about them, this short book shows you why logs are worthy of your attention.Based on his popular blog posts, LinkedIn principal engineer Jay Kreps shows you how logs work in distributed systems, and then ... Read more

$31.99 CAD

Why a book about logs? That’s easy: the humble log is an abstraction that lies at the heart of many systems, from NoSQL databases to cryptocurrencies. Even though most engineers don’t think much about them, this short book shows you why logs are worthy of your attention.Based on his popular blog posts, LinkedIn principal engineer Jay Kreps shows you how logs work in distributed systems, and then
... Read more
Je me perfectionne avec Access 2019

Développer une application

by joel green ...

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Access 2019 reste l'outil idéal pour développer simplement une application locale.Ce livre est destiné à tous ceux qui veulent développer une telle application avec Access 2019 :CRÉER ET MODIFIER UNE BASE COMPLEXEL'analyse et le modèle relationnel...bases de la théorie, algèbre relationnelle (débuter avec)...la base (structure) : création d'une base vierge, création d'une table, creation d'un ... Read more

$15.32 CAD

Access 2019 reste l'outil idéal pour développer simplement une application locale.Ce livre est destiné à tous ceux qui veulent développer une telle application avec Access 2019 :CRÉER ET MODIFIER UNE BASE COMPLEXEL'analyse et le modèle relationnel...bases de la théorie, algèbre relationnelle (débuter avec)...la base (structure) : création d'une base vierge, création d'une table, creation d'un
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Access Data Analysis Cookbook

Slicing and Dicing to Find the Results You Need

by Ken Bluttman, Wayne S. Freeze ...

If you have large quantities of data in a Microsoft Access database, and need to study that data in depth, this book is a data cruncher's dream. Access Data Analysis Cookbook offers practical recipes to solve a variety of common problems that users have with extracting Access data and performing calculations on it. Each recipe includes a discussion on how and why the solution works.Whether you use ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

If you have large quantities of data in a Microsoft Access database, and need to study that data in depth, this book is a data cruncher's dream. Access Data Analysis Cookbook offers practical recipes to solve a variety of common problems that users have with extracting Access data and performing calculations on it. Each recipe includes a discussion on how and why the solution works.Whether you use
... Read more
MongoDB for C# by Example

by Agus Kurniawan ...

Code illustration for MongoDB programming using C#. Book topics cover: * Development Environment * Connecting to MongoDB * Create and Delete Database * Create, Read and Delete Database Collection * Create, Read, Update and Delete Collection Data * Finding and Querying Data * Binary and Image Collection Data * Working with GridFS * Embedded Document * LINQ ... Read more

$6.66 CAD

Code illustration for MongoDB programming using C#. Book topics cover: * Development Environment * Connecting to MongoDB * Create and Delete Database * Create, Read and Delete Database Collection * Create, Read, Update and Delete Collection Data * Finding and Querying Data * Binary and Image Collection Data * Working with GridFS * Embedded Document * LINQ
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Data Source Handbook

A Guide to Public Data

by Pete Warden ...

If you're a developer looking to supplement your own data tools and services, this concise ebook covers the most useful sources of public data available today. You'll find useful information on APIs that offer broad coverage, tie their data to the outside world, and are either accessible online or feature downloadable bulk data. You'll also find code and helpful links.This guide organizes APIs by ... Read more

$13.59 CAD

If you're a developer looking to supplement your own data tools and services, this concise ebook covers the most useful sources of public data available today. You'll find useful information on APIs that offer broad coverage, tie their data to the outside world, and are either accessible online or feature downloadable bulk data. You'll also find code and helpful links.This guide organizes APIs by
... Read more

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