Data is evidence of past activity - frozen moments in time, waiting to be uncovered and analyzed. But without understanding the context in which data is created, it remains just 'stuff.'Building this understanding takes time. To turn raw data into meaningful information, we must continuously refine our interpretations - and adapt our data solutions accordingly. Flexibility is key. A truly effective data solution must evolve alongside our understanding, supported by a structured app...

Winner of the 2011 Jolt Excellence Award!Getting software released to users is often a painful, risky, and time-consuming process.This groundbreaking new book sets out the principles and technical practices that enablerapid, incremental delivery of high quality, valuable new functionality to users. Throughautomation of the build, deployment, and testing process, and improved collaboration betweendevelopers, testers, and operations, d...

Building software is harder than ever. As a developer, you not only have to chase ever-changing technological trends but also need to understand the business domains behind the software. This practical book provides you with a set of core patterns, principles, and practices for analyzing business domains, understanding business strategy, and, most importantly, aligning software design with its business needs.Author Vlad Khononov shows you how these practices lead to robust implemen...

As data management continues to evolve rapidly, managing all of your data in a central place, such as a data warehouse, is no longer scalable. Today's world is about quickly turning data into value. This requires a paradigm shift in the way we federate responsibilities, manage data, and make it available to others. With this practical book, you'll learn how to design a next-gen data architecture that takes into account the scale you need for your organization.Executives, architects...

In today's IT architectures, microservices and serverless functions play increasingly important roles in process automation. But how do you create meaningful, comprehensive, and connected business solutions when the individual components are decoupled and independent by design? Targeted at developers and architects, this book presents a framework through examples, practical advice, and use cases to help you design and automate complex processes.As systems are more distributed, asyn...

Cloud native infrastructure is more than servers, network, and storage in the cloud—it is as much about operational hygiene as it is about elasticity and scalability. In this book, you’ll learn practices, patterns, and requirements for creating infrastructure that meets your needs, capable of managing the full life cycle of cloud native applications.Justin Garrison and Kris Nova reveal hard-earned lessons on architecting infrastructure from companies such as Google, Amazon, and Net...

The past decade has seen cloud and infrastructure as code move out of shadow IT and startups and into the mainstream. Many organizations rushed to adopt new technologies as part of their transformation into digital businesses, creating a sprawl of unmaintainable infrastructure codebases. Now, there is a need to consolidate cloud-based systems into mature foundations for sustainable growth.With this book, Kief Morris describes patterns and practices for building and evolving infrast...

Become a cybersecurity expert with comprehensive CAS-005 preparation using this detailed guide packed with practical insights, mock exams, diagrams, and actionable strategies that align with modern enterprise security demandsKey FeaturesStrengthen your grasp of key concepts and real-world security practices across updated exam objectivesGauge your preparedness with over 300 practice questions, flashcards, and mock examsVisualize complex topics ...

Everything you need to know to apply data contracts and build a truly data-driven organization that harnesses quality data to deliver tangible business value Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookKey FeaturesUnderstand data contracts and their power to resolving the problems in contemporary data platformsLearn how to design and implement a cutting-edge data platform powered by data contractsAccess practical guidance from...

Introducing the Most Helpful and Inexpensive Software Testing Study Guide:Stop yourself trying to figuring out how to succeed in your software testing career. Instead, take benefit of these proven methods and real-life examples.Being a software tester for over 9 years I personally know what it takes to get a job and advance in your software testing/QA career.Each and every page of this book consist of proven advice for handling the day to day software testing activi...

Understand how Zero Trust security can and should integrate into your organization. This book covers the complexity of enterprise environments and provides the realistic guidance and requirements your security team needs to successfully plan and execute a journey to Zero Trust while getting more value from your existing enterprise security architecture. After reading this book, you will be ready to design a credible and defensible Zero Trust security architecture for your organization and ...

A comprehensive guide to architecting, managing, implementing, and controlling multi-cloud environmentsKey FeaturesDeliver robust multi-cloud environments and improve your business productivityStay in control of the cost, governance, development, security, and continuous improvement of your multi-cloud solutionIntegrate different solutions, principles, and practices into one multi-cloud foundationBook DescriptionMulti-cloud h...