Football can feel loud.Fast.Complicated.Overwhelming.Her Playbook was created to make it feel simple.This is a gentle, easy-to-follow guide designed for women who want to understand American football without pressure, embarrassment, or confusion. No one talks down to you here. No one assumes you should already know.Inside these pages, you'll quietly learn:• What downs actually mean• Why everyone cares about third down

Build predictive models using large data volumes and deploy them to production using cutting-edge techniquesKey FeaturesBuild highly accurate state-of-the-art machine learning models against large-scale dataDeploy models for batch, real-time, and streaming data in a wide variety of target production systemsExplore all the new features of the H2O AI Cloud end-to-end machine learning platformBook DescriptionH2O is an open sourc...

The challenges of designing, building, and maintaining large-scale, distributed enterprise systems are truly daunting. Written by and for IT professionals, IT Architectures and Middleware, Second Edition, will help you rise above the conflicts of new business objectives, new technologies, and vendor wars, allowing you to think clearly and productively about the particular challenges you face.This book focuses on the essential principles and priorities of s...

Can machine learning techniques solve our computer security problems and finally put an end to the cat-and-mouse game between attackers and defenders? Or is this hope merely hype? Now you can dive into the science and answer this question for yourself. With this practical guide, you’ll explore ways to apply machine learning to security issues such as intrusion detection, malware classification, and network analysis.Machine learning and security specialists Clarence Chio and David F...

Learn algorithms for solving classic computer science problems with this concise guide covering everything from fundamental algorithms, such as sorting and searching, to modern algorithms used in machine learning and cryptographyKey FeaturesLearn the techniques you need to know to design algorithms for solving complex problemsBecome familiar with neural networks and deep learning techniquesExplore different types of algorithms and choose the ri...

A second edition filled with new and improved content, taking your ICS cybersecurity journey to the next levelKey FeaturesArchitect, design, and build ICS networks with security in mindPerform a variety of security assessments, checks, and verificationsEnsure that your security processes are effective, complete, and relevantBook DescriptionWith Industrial Control Systems (ICS) expanding into traditional IT space and even into...

Applied Network Security Monitoring is the essential guide to becoming an NSM analyst from the ground up. This book takes a fundamental approach to NSM, complete with dozens of real-world examples that teach you the key concepts of NSM. Network security monitoring is based on the principle that prevention eventually fails. In the current threat landscape, no matter how much you try, motivated attackers will eventually find their way into your network. At that point, it is your ability to d...

Complete, up-to-date coverage of the 2015 CISSP exam, including 1250+ realistic practice questionsFully updated and featuring new exam question formats, this self- study tool contains more than 1250 realistic practice exam questions and offers 100% coverage of the 2015 CISSP Common Body of Knowledge. In-depth explanations of both the correct and incorrect answers are provided for every question. This book is the perfect companion to CISSP All-in-One Exam Guide,...

Optimize your marketing strategies through analytics and machine learningKey FeaturesUnderstand how data science drives successful marketing campaignsUse machine learning for better customer engagement, retention, and product recommendationsExtract insights from your data to optimize marketing strategies and increase profitabilityBook DescriptionRegardless of company size, the adoption of data science and machine learning for...

This book covers all you need to know to model and design software applications from use cases to software architectures in UML and shows how to apply the COMET UML-based modeling and design method to real-world problems. The author describes architectural patterns for various architectures, such as broker, discovery, and transaction patterns for service-oriented architectures, and addresses software quality attributes including maintainability, modifiability, testability, traceability, sc...

With this practical book, you’ll discover how to catch complications in your distributed system before they develop into costly problems. Based on his extensive experience in systems ops at large technology companies, author Slawek Ligus describes an effective data-driven approach for monitoring and alerting that enables you to maintain high availability and deliver a high quality of service.Learn methods for measuring state changes and data flow in your system, and set up alerts t...

In their early days, Twitter, Flickr, Etsy, and many other companies experienced sudden spikes in activity that took their web services down in minutes. Today, determining how much capacity you need for handling traffic surges is still a common frustration of operations engineers and software developers. This hands-on guide provides the knowledge and tools you need to measure, deploy, and manage your web application infrastructure before you experience explosive growth.In this thor...