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Advanced Analytics with PySpark

Patterns for Learning from Data at Scale Using Python and Spark

by Akash Tandon, Sandy Ryza, Uri Laserson, Sean Owen, Josh Wills ...

The amount of data being generated today is staggering and growing. Apache Spark has emerged as the de facto tool to analyze big data and is now a critical part of the data science toolbox. Updated for Spark 3.0, this practical guide brings together Spark, statistical methods, and real-world datasets to teach you how to approach analytics problems using PySpark, Spark's Python API, and other best ... Read more

$41.09 USD

The amount of data being generated today is staggering and growing. Apache Spark has emerged as the de facto tool to analyze big data and is now a critical part of the data science toolbox. Updated for Spark 3.0, this practical guide brings together Spark, statistical methods, and real-world datasets to teach you how to approach analytics problems using PySpark, Spark's Python API, and other best
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Raw Data Is an Oxymoron

Edited by Lisa Gitelman ...

Series series Infrastructures
Episodes in the history of data, from early modern math problems to today's inescapable “dataveillance,” that demonstrate the dependence of data on culture.We live in the era of Big Data, with storage and transmission capacity measured not just in terabytes but in petabytes (where peta- denotes a quadrillion, or a thousand trillion). Data collection is constant and even insidious, with every click ... Read more

$29.99 USD

Episodes in the history of data, from early modern math problems to today's inescapable “dataveillance,” that demonstrate the dependence of data on culture.We live in the era of Big Data, with storage and transmission capacity measured not just in terabytes but in petabytes (where peta- denotes a quadrillion, or a thousand trillion). Data collection is constant and even insidious, with every click
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Business Intelligence Strategy and Big Data Analytics

A General Management Perspective

by Steve Williams ...

Business Intelligence Strategy and Big Data Analytics is written for business leaders, managers, and analysts - people who are involved with advancing the use of BI at their companies or who need to better understand what BI is and how it can be used to improve profitability. It is written from a general management perspective, and it draws on observations at 12 companies whose annual revenues ... Read more

$35.99 USD

Business Intelligence Strategy and Big Data Analytics is written for business leaders, managers, and analysts - people who are involved with advancing the use of BI at their companies or who need to better understand what BI is and how it can be used to improve profitability. It is written from a general management perspective, and it draws on observations at 12 companies whose annual revenues
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1000 Big Data & Hadoop Interview Questions and Answers

by Vamsee Puligadda ...

Knowledge for Free...Get that job, you aspire for!Want to switch to that high paying job? Or are you already been preparing hard to give interview the next weekend?Do you know how many people get rejected in interviews by preparing only concepts but not focusing on actually which questions will be asked in the interview?Don't be that person this time.This is the most comprehensive Big Data, Hadoop ... Read more

$2.99 USD

Knowledge for Free...Get that job, you aspire for!Want to switch to that high paying job? Or are you already been preparing hard to give interview the next weekend?Do you know how many people get rejected in interviews by preparing only concepts but not focusing on actually which questions will be asked in the interview?Don't be that person this time.This is the most comprehensive Big Data, Hadoop
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Python For Beginners.Learn Data Science in 5 Days the Smart Way and Remember it Longer. With Easy Step by Step Guidance & Hands on Examples. (Python Crash Course-Programming for Beginners)

Python for Beginners

by Arthur T. Brooks ...

Series series Python for Beginners
Have you always wanted to learn computer programming but thought it was too difficult or would take too long?Do you want to know the secret to learning Python Data Science the easy way and start programming today?This book is for you.You don't need to waste your time and money learning Python the hard way through tiresome technical books, expensive online courses and difficult Python tutorials.... ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Have you always wanted to learn computer programming but thought it was too difficult or would take too long?Do you want to know the secret to learning Python Data Science the easy way and start programming today?This book is for you.You don't need to waste your time and money learning Python the hard way through tiresome technical books, expensive online courses and difficult Python tutorials....
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Oracle Regular Expressions Pocket Reference

Tutorial & Quick Reference

by Jonathan Gennick, Peter Linsley ...

Support for regular expressions in SQL and PL/SQL is one of the most exciting features of Oracle Database 10G. Oracle has long supported the ANSI-standard LIKE predicate for rudimentary pattern matching, but regular expressions take pattern matching to a new level. They provide a powerful way to select data that matches a pattern, as well as to manipulate, rearrange, and change that data.This ... Read more

$7.19 USD

Support for regular expressions in SQL and PL/SQL is one of the most exciting features of Oracle Database 10G. Oracle has long supported the ANSI-standard LIKE predicate for rudimentary pattern matching, but regular expressions take pattern matching to a new level. They provide a powerful way to select data that matches a pattern, as well as to manipulate, rearrange, and change that data.This
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Demand Forecasting Best Practices

by Nicolas Vandeput ...

Lead your demand planning process to excellence and deliver real value to your supply chain.In Demand Forecasting Best Practices you’ll learn how to:Lead your team to improve quality while reducing workloadProperly define the objectives and granularity of your demand planningUse intelligent KPIs to track accuracy and biasIdentify areas for process improvementHelp planners and stakeholders add ... Read more

$58.99 USD

Lead your demand planning process to excellence and deliver real value to your supply chain.In Demand Forecasting Best Practices you’ll learn how to:Lead your team to improve quality while reducing workloadProperly define the objectives and granularity of your demand planningUse intelligent KPIs to track accuracy and biasIdentify areas for process improvementHelp planners and stakeholders add
... Read more
Pentaho Data Integration Beginner's Guide

Get up and running with the Pentaho Data Integration tool using this hands-on, easy-to-read guide with this book and ebook

by María Carina Roldán ...

Get up and running with the Pentaho Data Integration tool using this hands-on, easy-to-read guide with this book and ebookKey FeaturesManipulate your data by exploring, transforming, validating, and integrating itLearn to migrate data between applicationsExplore several features of Pentaho Data Integration 5.0Connect to any database engine, explore the databases, and perform all kind of operations ... Read more

$31.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Get up and running with the Pentaho Data Integration tool using this hands-on, easy-to-read guide with this book and ebookKey FeaturesManipulate your data by exploring, transforming, validating, and integrating itLearn to migrate data between applicationsExplore several features of Pentaho Data Integration 5.0Connect to any database engine, explore the databases, and perform all kind of operations
... Read more
Introduction to Computer Science Unlocking the World of Technology

by Benjamin Fredeman Britz ...

"Introduction to Computer Science: Unlocking the World of Technology" is a comprehensive guide that introduces the exciting field of computer science to school students. This book covers a wide range of topics, starting with the basics of computer science and its history, and then delving into the fundamentals of computing, programming languages, software development, data structures and ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"Introduction to Computer Science: Unlocking the World of Technology" is a comprehensive guide that introduces the exciting field of computer science to school students. This book covers a wide range of topics, starting with the basics of computer science and its history, and then delving into the fundamentals of computing, programming languages, software development, data structures and
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Delta Lake: The Definitive Guide

Modern Data Lakehouse Architectures with Data Lakes

by Denny Lee, Tristen Wentling, Scott Haines, Prashanth Babu ...

Ready to simplify the process of building data lakehouses and data pipelines at scale? In this practical guide, learn how Delta Lake is helping data engineers, data scientists, and data analysts overcome key data reliability challenges with modern data engineering and management techniques.Authors Denny Lee, Tristen Wentling, Scott Haines, and Prashanth Babu (with contributions from Delta Lake ... Read more

$48.99 USD

Ready to simplify the process of building data lakehouses and data pipelines at scale? In this practical guide, learn how Delta Lake is helping data engineers, data scientists, and data analysts overcome key data reliability challenges with modern data engineering and management techniques.Authors Denny Lee, Tristen Wentling, Scott Haines, and Prashanth Babu (with contributions from Delta Lake
... Read more
Puppet 3 Cookbook

by John Arundel ...

Puppet 3 Cookbook is written in a Cookbook style, showing you how to set up and expand your Puppet infrastructure. It not only gives you everything you need to become a Puppet expert, but includes powerful code samples and techniques developed over many years of production experience. With it, you'll save time and effort by automating tedious manual processes, impress your boss by delivering ... Read more

$26.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Puppet 3 Cookbook is written in a Cookbook style, showing you how to set up and expand your Puppet infrastructure. It not only gives you everything you need to become a Puppet expert, but includes powerful code samples and techniques developed over many years of production experience. With it, you'll save time and effort by automating tedious manual processes, impress your boss by delivering
... Read more
Elasticsearch 5.x Cookbook

Distributed Search and Analytics

by Alberto Paro ...

Over 170 advanced recipes to search, analyze, deploy, manage, and monitor data effectively with Elasticsearch 5.xKey Features\[\*\]Deploy and manage simple Elasticsearch nodes as well as complex cluster topologies\[\*\]Write native plugins to extend the functionalities of Elasticsearch 5.x to boost your business\[\*\]Packed with clear, step-by-step recipes to walk you through the capabilities of ... Read more

$44.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Over 170 advanced recipes to search, analyze, deploy, manage, and monitor data effectively with Elasticsearch 5.xKey Features\[\*\]Deploy and manage simple Elasticsearch nodes as well as complex cluster topologies\[\*\]Write native plugins to extend the functionalities of Elasticsearch 5.x to boost your business\[\*\]Packed with clear, step-by-step recipes to walk you through the capabilities of
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Elegant SciPy

The Art of Scientific Python

by Juan Nunez-Iglesias, Stéfan van der Walt, Harriet Dashnow ...

Welcome to Scientific Python and its community. If you’re a scientist who programs with Python, this practical guide not only teaches you the fundamental parts of SciPy and libraries related to it, but also gives you a taste for beautiful, easy-to-read code that you can use in practice. You’ll learn how to write elegant code that’s clear, concise, and efficient at executing the task at hand ... Read more

$24.49 USD

Welcome to Scientific Python and its community. If you’re a scientist who programs with Python, this practical guide not only teaches you the fundamental parts of SciPy and libraries related to it, but also gives you a taste for beautiful, easy-to-read code that you can use in practice. You’ll learn how to write elegant code that’s clear, concise, and efficient at executing the task at hand
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Building Interactive Dashboards in Microsoft 365 Excel

Harness the new features and formulae in M365 Excel to create dynamic, automated dashboards

by Michael Olafusi ...

Unleash the full potential of Microsoft Excel's latest version and elevate your data-driven prowess with this comprehensive resourceKey FeaturesCreate robust and automated dashboards in Excel for M365Apply data visualization principles and employ dynamic charts and tables to create constantly updated and informative dashboards for your organizationUncover the best practices for effective dashboard ... Read more

$24.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Unleash the full potential of Microsoft Excel's latest version and elevate your data-driven prowess with this comprehensive resourceKey FeaturesCreate robust and automated dashboards in Excel for M365Apply data visualization principles and employ dynamic charts and tables to create constantly updated and informative dashboards for your organizationUncover the best practices for effective dashboard
... Read more
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

$11.59 USD

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
KNIME Essentials

Perform accurate data analysis using the power of KNIME

by Gábor Bakos ...

Perform accurate data analysis using the power of KNIMEKey FeaturesLearn the essentials of KNIME, from importing data to data visualization and reportingUtilize a wide range of data processing solutionsVisualize your final data sets using KNIME's powerful data visualization optionsBook DescriptionKNIME is an open source data analytics, reporting, and integration platform, which allows you to ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Perform accurate data analysis using the power of KNIMEKey FeaturesLearn the essentials of KNIME, from importing data to data visualization and reportingUtilize a wide range of data processing solutionsVisualize your final data sets using KNIME's powerful data visualization optionsBook DescriptionKNIME is an open source data analytics, reporting, and integration platform, which allows you to
... Read more
The Python Workshop

Learn to code in Python and kickstart your career in software development or data science

by Andrew Bird, Graham Lee, Corey Wade, Dr. Lau Cher Han, Mario Corchero Jiménez ...

Learn the fundamentals of clean, effective Python coding and build the practical skills to tackle your own software development or data science projectsKey FeaturesBuild key Python skills with engaging development tasks and challenging activitiesImplement useful algorithms and write programs to solve real-world problemsApply Python in realistic data science projects and create simple machine ... Read more

$46.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn the fundamentals of clean, effective Python coding and build the practical skills to tackle your own software development or data science projectsKey FeaturesBuild key Python skills with engaging development tasks and challenging activitiesImplement useful algorithms and write programs to solve real-world problemsApply Python in realistic data science projects and create simple machine
... Read more
Natural Language Processing for the Semantic Web

by Diana Maynard, Kalina Bontcheva, Isabelle Augenstein ...

Series series Synthesis Lectures on the Semantic Web: Theory and Technology
This book introduces core natural language processing (NLP) technologies to non-experts in an easily accessible way, as a series of building blocks that lead the user to understand key technologies, why they are required, and how to integrate them into Semantic Web applications. Natural language processing and Semantic Web technologies have different, but complementary roles in data management. ... Read more

$53.99 USD

This book introduces core natural language processing (NLP) technologies to non-experts in an easily accessible way, as a series of building blocks that lead the user to understand key technologies, why they are required, and how to integrate them into Semantic Web applications. Natural language processing and Semantic Web technologies have different, but complementary roles in data management.
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Focus on Geodatabases in ArcGIS Pro

by David W. Allen ...

Series series Focus On
Focus on Geodatabases in ArcGIS Pro introduces readers to the geodatabase, the comprehensive information model for representing and managing geographic information across the ArcGIS platform.Sharing best practices for creating and maintaining data integrity, chapter topics include the careful design of a geodatabase schema, building geodatabases that include data integrity rules, populating ... Read more

$51.89 USD

Focus on Geodatabases in ArcGIS Pro introduces readers to the geodatabase, the comprehensive information model for representing and managing geographic information across the ArcGIS platform.Sharing best practices for creating and maintaining data integrity, chapter topics include the careful design of a geodatabase schema, building geodatabases that include data integrity rules, populating
... Read more
Practical Computer Vision

Extract insightful information from images using TensorFlow, Keras, and OpenCV

by Abhinav Dadhich ...

A practical guide designed to get you from basics to current state of art in computer vision systems.Key FeaturesMaster the different tasks associated with Computer Vision and develop your own Computer Vision applications with easeLeverage the power of Python, Tensorflow, Keras, and OpenCV to perform image processing, object detection, feature detection and moreWith real-world datasets and fully ... Read more

$27.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A practical guide designed to get you from basics to current state of art in computer vision systems.Key FeaturesMaster the different tasks associated with Computer Vision and develop your own Computer Vision applications with easeLeverage the power of Python, Tensorflow, Keras, and OpenCV to perform image processing, object detection, feature detection and moreWith real-world datasets and fully
... Read more
MySQL Cookbook

Solutions for Database Developers and Administrators

by Sveta Smirnova, Alkin Tezuysal ...

For MySQL, the price of popularity comes with a flood of questions from users on how to solve specific data-related issues. That's where this cookbook comes in. When you need quick solutions or techniques, this handy resource provides scores of short, focused pieces of code, hundreds of worked-out examples, and clear, concise explanations for programmers who don't have the time (or expertise) to ... Read more

$55.49 USD

For MySQL, the price of popularity comes with a flood of questions from users on how to solve specific data-related issues. That's where this cookbook comes in. When you need quick solutions or techniques, this handy resource provides scores of short, focused pieces of code, hundreds of worked-out examples, and clear, concise explanations for programmers who don't have the time (or expertise) to
... Read more
Web Coding & Development All-in-One For Dummies

by Paul McFedries ...

Learn the in-demand skills that let you turn lines of code into websites and appsWeb Coding & Development All-in-One For Dummies is a one-stop resource for would-be developers who need guidance on the languages and steps used to build websites and applications. Learn the coding ropes and expand your existing skillset with this easy-to-understand guide. In these complete mini-books, you’ll walk ... Read more

$27.00 USD

Learn the in-demand skills that let you turn lines of code into websites and appsWeb Coding & Development All-in-One For Dummies is a one-stop resource for would-be developers who need guidance on the languages and steps used to build websites and applications. Learn the coding ropes and expand your existing skillset with this easy-to-understand guide. In these complete mini-books, you’ll walk
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Pandas Cookbook

Recipes for Scientific Computing, Time Series Analysis and Data Visualization using Python

by Theodore Petrou, Kuntal Ganguly ...

Publisher s Note: A new second edition, updated completely for pandas 1.x with additional chapters, has now been published. This edition from 2017 is outdated and is based on pandas 0.20. Over 95 hands-on recipes to leverage the power of pandas for efficient scientific computation and data analysisKey FeaturesUse the power of pandas 0.20 to solve most complex scientific computing problems with ... Read more

$41.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Publisher s Note: A new second edition, updated completely for pandas 1.x with additional chapters, has now been published. This edition from 2017 is outdated and is based on pandas 0.20. Over 95 hands-on recipes to leverage the power of pandas for efficient scientific computation and data analysisKey FeaturesUse the power of pandas 0.20 to solve most complex scientific computing problems with
... Read more
Global Digital Data Governance

Polycentric Perspectives

Edited by Carolina Aguerre, Malcolm Campbell-Verduyn, Jan Aart Scholte ...

Series series Routledge Global Cooperation Series
This book provides a nuanced exploration of contemporary digital data governance, highlighting the importance of cooperation across sectors and disciplines in order to adapt to a rapidly evolving technological landscape. Most of the theory around global digital data governance remains scattered and focused on specific actors, norms, processes, or disciplinary approaches. This book argues for a ... Read more

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This book provides a nuanced exploration of contemporary digital data governance, highlighting the importance of cooperation across sectors and disciplines in order to adapt to a rapidly evolving technological landscape. Most of the theory around global digital data governance remains scattered and focused on specific actors, norms, processes, or disciplinary approaches. This book argues for a
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