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The Impact Challenge

Reframing Sustainability for Businesses

by Alessia Falsarone ...

Series series Impactful Data Science
This book explores the role of businesses in delivering positive societal and financial outcomes as they seek to bridge the gap between short-term organizational behaviors and long-range sustainability commitments. By addressing the inevitable data challenges associated with the strategic integration of a sustainability mindset, it enables faster adoption of social, environmental and governance ... Read more

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This book explores the role of businesses in delivering positive societal and financial outcomes as they seek to bridge the gap between short-term organizational behaviors and long-range sustainability commitments. By addressing the inevitable data challenges associated with the strategic integration of a sustainability mindset, it enables faster adoption of social, environmental and governance
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Deployment and Operation of Complex Software in Heterogeneous Execution Environments

The SODALITE Approach

Edited by Elisabetta Di Nitto, Jesús Gorroñogoitia Cruz, Indika Kumara, Dragan Radolović, Kamil Tokmakov, Zoe Vasileiou ...

Series series SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
This open access book provides an overview of the work developed within the SODALITE project, which aims at facilitating the deployment and operation of distributed software on top of heterogeneous infrastructures, including cloud, HPC and edge resources. The experts participating in the project describe how SODALITE works and how it can be exploited by end users. While multiple languages and ... Read more

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This open access book provides an overview of the work developed within the SODALITE project, which aims at facilitating the deployment and operation of distributed software on top of heterogeneous infrastructures, including cloud, HPC and edge resources. The experts participating in the project describe how SODALITE works and how it can be exploited by end users. While multiple languages and
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Learning ELK Stack

Build mesmerizing visualizations, analytics, and logs from your data using Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana

by Saurabh Chhajed ...

Key FeaturesBook DescriptionThe ELK stack—Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana, is a powerful combination of open source tools. Elasticsearch is for deep search and data analytics. Logstash is for centralized logging, log enrichment, and parsing. Kibana is for powerful and beautiful data visualizations. In short, the Elasticsearch ELK stack makes searching and analyzing data easier than ever before ... Read more

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Key FeaturesBook DescriptionThe ELK stack—Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana, is a powerful combination of open source tools. Elasticsearch is for deep search and data analytics. Logstash is for centralized logging, log enrichment, and parsing. Kibana is for powerful and beautiful data visualizations. In short, the Elasticsearch ELK stack makes searching and analyzing data easier than ever before
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Learning Predictive Analytics with Python

Gain practical insights into predictive modelling by implementing Predictive Analytics algorithms on public datasets with Python

by Ashish Kumar ...

Gain practical insights into predictive modelling by implementing Predictive Analytics algorithms on public datasets with PythonKey Features\[\*\]A step-by-step guide to predictive modeling including lots of tips, tricks, and best practices\[\*\]Get to grips with the basics of Predictive Analytics with Python\[\*\]Learn how to use the popular predictive modeling algorithms such as Linear ... Read more

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Gain practical insights into predictive modelling by implementing Predictive Analytics algorithms on public datasets with PythonKey Features\[\*\]A step-by-step guide to predictive modeling including lots of tips, tricks, and best practices\[\*\]Get to grips with the basics of Predictive Analytics with Python\[\*\]Learn how to use the popular predictive modeling algorithms such as Linear
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Snowflake Data Engineering

by Maja Ferle ...

A practical introduction to data engineering on the powerful Snowflake cloud data platform.Data engineers create the pipelines that ingest raw data, transform it, and funnel it to the analysts and professionals who need it. The Snowflake cloud data platform provides a suite of productivity-focused tools and features that simplify building and maintaining data pipelines. In Snowflake Data ... Read more

$49.99 USD

A practical introduction to data engineering on the powerful Snowflake cloud data platform.Data engineers create the pipelines that ingest raw data, transform it, and funnel it to the analysts and professionals who need it. The Snowflake cloud data platform provides a suite of productivity-focused tools and features that simplify building and maintaining data pipelines. In Snowflake Data
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Making Enterprise Information Management (EIM) Work for Business

A Guide to Understanding Information as an Asset

by John Ladley ...

Making Enterprise Information Management (EIM) Work for Business: A Guide to Understanding Information as an Asset provides a comprehensive discussion of EIM. It endeavors to explain information asset management and place it into a pragmatic, focused, and relevant light. The book is organized into two parts. Part 1 provides the material required to sell, understand, and validate the EIM program. ... Read more

$57.59 USD

Making Enterprise Information Management (EIM) Work for Business: A Guide to Understanding Information as an Asset provides a comprehensive discussion of EIM. It endeavors to explain information asset management and place it into a pragmatic, focused, and relevant light. The book is organized into two parts. Part 1 provides the material required to sell, understand, and validate the EIM program.
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Kibana 7 Quick Start Guide

Visualize your Elasticsearch data with ease

by Anurag Srivastava ...

A quick start guide to visualize your Elasticsearch dataKey FeaturesYour hands-on guide to visualizing the Elasticsearch data as well as navigating the Elastic stackWork with different Kibana plugins and create effective machine learning jobs using KibanaBuild effective dashboards and reports without any hassleBook DescriptionThe Elastic Stack is growing rapidly and, day by day, additional tools ... Read more

$22.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A quick start guide to visualize your Elasticsearch dataKey FeaturesYour hands-on guide to visualizing the Elasticsearch data as well as navigating the Elastic stackWork with different Kibana plugins and create effective machine learning jobs using KibanaBuild effective dashboards and reports without any hassleBook DescriptionThe Elastic Stack is growing rapidly and, day by day, additional tools
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Data-ism

The Revolution Transforming Decision Making, Consumer Behavior, and Almost Everything Else

by Steve Lohr ...

"Lohr uses his Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting skills to dig into and explain the power, pervasiveness, and potential downside of big data." — Library JournalIn Data-ism, New York Times reporter Steve Lohr explains how big-data technology is ushering in a revolution in proportions that promise to be the basis of the next wave of efficiency and innovation across the economy. But more is at work ... Read more

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"Lohr uses his Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting skills to dig into and explain the power, pervasiveness, and potential downside of big data." — Library JournalIn Data-ism, New York Times reporter Steve Lohr explains how big-data technology is ushering in a revolution in proportions that promise to be the basis of the next wave of efficiency and innovation across the economy. But more is at work
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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
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Natural Language Processing with Python: Natural Language Processing Using NLTK

by Frank Millstein ...

This book is a perfect beginner's guide to natural language processing. It is offering an easy to understand guide to implementing NLP techniques using Python. Natural language processing has been around for more than fifty years, but just recently with greater amounts of data present and better computational powers, it has gained a greater popularity.Given the importance of data, there is no ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This book is a perfect beginner's guide to natural language processing. It is offering an easy to understand guide to implementing NLP techniques using Python. Natural language processing has been around for more than fifty years, but just recently with greater amounts of data present and better computational powers, it has gained a greater popularity.Given the importance of data, there is no
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Azure Databricks Cookbook

Accelerate and scale real-time analytics solutions using the Apache Spark-based analytics service

by Phani Raj, Vinod Jaiswal ...

Get to grips with building and productionizing end-to-end big data solutions in Azure and learn best practices for working with large datasetsKey FeaturesIntegrate with Azure Synapse Analytics, Cosmos DB, and Azure HDInsight Kafka Cluster to scale and analyze your projects and build pipelinesUse Databricks SQL to run ad hoc queries on your data lake and create dashboardsProductionize a solution ... Read more

$41.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Get to grips with building and productionizing end-to-end big data solutions in Azure and learn best practices for working with large datasetsKey FeaturesIntegrate with Azure Synapse Analytics, Cosmos DB, and Azure HDInsight Kafka Cluster to scale and analyze your projects and build pipelinesUse Databricks SQL to run ad hoc queries on your data lake and create dashboardsProductionize a solution
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Neo4j - A Graph Project Story

by Frank Kutzler, Nicolas Rouyer, Nicolas Mervaillie, Sylvain Roussy ...

This book provides you with a concrete approach of using Neo4j in a production context. Written in the style of a play, it reports the debates between the members of a technical team specialized in strongly connected data. It focuses on methodology, integrations with existing systems, performance, monitoring and security.You may already have an idea of what Neo4j is and how it works, and maybe you ... Read more

$28.99 USD

This book provides you with a concrete approach of using Neo4j in a production context. Written in the style of a play, it reports the debates between the members of a technical team specialized in strongly connected data. It focuses on methodology, integrations with existing systems, performance, monitoring and security.You may already have an idea of what Neo4j is and how it works, and maybe you
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Joe Celko's Complete Guide to NoSQL

What Every SQL Professional Needs to Know about Non-Relational Databases

by Joe Celko ...

Joe Celko's Complete Guide to NoSQL provides a complete overview of non-relational technologies so that you can become more nimble to meet the needs of your organization. As data continues to explode and grow more complex, SQL is becoming less useful for querying data and extracting meaning. In this new world of bigger and faster data, you will need to leverage non-relational technologies to get ... Read more

$40.49 USD

Joe Celko's Complete Guide to NoSQL provides a complete overview of non-relational technologies so that you can become more nimble to meet the needs of your organization. As data continues to explode and grow more complex, SQL is becoming less useful for querying data and extracting meaning. In this new world of bigger and faster data, you will need to leverage non-relational technologies to get
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Real World Instrumentation with Python

Automated Data Acquisition and Control Systems

by John M. Hughes ...

Learn how to develop your own applications to monitor or control instrumentation hardware. Whether you need to acquire data from a device or automate its functions, this practical book shows you how to use Python's rapid development capabilities to build interfaces that include everything from software to wiring. You get step-by-step instructions, clear examples, and hands-on tips for interfacing ... Read more

$31.69 USD

Learn how to develop your own applications to monitor or control instrumentation hardware. Whether you need to acquire data from a device or automate its functions, this practical book shows you how to use Python's rapid development capabilities to build interfaces that include everything from software to wiring. You get step-by-step instructions, clear examples, and hands-on tips for interfacing
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The AI Ultimatum

Preparing for a World of Intelligent Machines and Radical Transformation

by Steve Brown, Paul Hill ...

Most business leaders know they must embrace AI, but are they asking the right questions? The step from "Should we deploy AI" to "How do we do it" is not far enough. Like digital transformation, AI transformation will be an ongoing, multi-year process that fundamentally reshapes every aspect of business and society. The AI Ultimatum provides business leaders with critical thinking frameworks and ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Most business leaders know they must embrace AI, but are they asking the right questions? The step from "Should we deploy AI" to "How do we do it" is not far enough. Like digital transformation, AI transformation will be an ongoing, multi-year process that fundamentally reshapes every aspect of business and society. The AI Ultimatum provides business leaders with critical thinking frameworks and
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Big Data Complete Certification Kit - Core Series for IT

by Ivanka Menken ...

We live in a data-driven world. Increasingly, the efficient operation of organizations across sectors relies on the effective use of vast amounts of data. Making sense of big data is a combination of organizations having the tools, skills and more importantly, the mindset to see data as the new 'oil' fuelling a company. Unfortunately, the technology has evolved faster than the workforce skills to ... Read more

$57.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

We live in a data-driven world. Increasingly, the efficient operation of organizations across sectors relies on the effective use of vast amounts of data. Making sense of big data is a combination of organizations having the tools, skills and more importantly, the mindset to see data as the new 'oil' fuelling a company. Unfortunately, the technology has evolved faster than the workforce skills to
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Hands-On Geospatial Analysis with R and QGIS

A beginner's guide to manipulating, managing, and analyzing spatial data using R and QGIS 3.2.2

by Shammunul Islam ...

Practical examples with real-world projects in GIS, Remote sensing, Geospatial data management and Analysis using the R programming languageKey FeaturesUnderstand the basics of R and QGIS to work with GIS and remote sensing dataLearn to manage, manipulate, and analyze spatial data using R and QGISApply machine learning algorithms to geospatial data using R and QGISBook DescriptionManaging spatial ... Read more

$41.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Practical examples with real-world projects in GIS, Remote sensing, Geospatial data management and Analysis using the R programming languageKey FeaturesUnderstand the basics of R and QGIS to work with GIS and remote sensing dataLearn to manage, manipulate, and analyze spatial data using R and QGISApply machine learning algorithms to geospatial data using R and QGISBook DescriptionManaging spatial
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Effective Business Intelligence with QuickSight

Boost your business IQ with Amazon QuickSight

by Rajesh Nadipalli ...

From data to actionable business insights using Amazon QuickSight!Key Features\[\*\] A practical hands-on guide to improving your business with the power of BI and Quicksight\[\*\] Immerse yourself with an end-to-end journey for effective analytics using QuickSight and related services\[\*\] Packed with real-world examples with Solution Architectures needed for a cloud-powered Business ... Read more

$37.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

From data to actionable business insights using Amazon QuickSight!Key Features\[\*\] A practical hands-on guide to improving your business with the power of BI and Quicksight\[\*\] Immerse yourself with an end-to-end journey for effective analytics using QuickSight and related services\[\*\] Packed with real-world examples with Solution Architectures needed for a cloud-powered Business
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Python 3 Text Processing with NLTK 3 Cookbook

by Jacob Perkins ...

This book is intended for Python programmers interested in learning how to do natural language processing. Maybe you've learned the limits of regular expressions the hard way, or you've realized that human language cannot be deterministically parsed like a computer language. Perhaps you have more text than you know what to do with, and need automated ways to analyze and structure that text. This ... Read more

$26.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This book is intended for Python programmers interested in learning how to do natural language processing. Maybe you've learned the limits of regular expressions the hard way, or you've realized that human language cannot be deterministically parsed like a computer language. Perhaps you have more text than you know what to do with, and need automated ways to analyze and structure that text. This
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Mastering the Data Paradox

Key to Winning in the AI Age

by Nitin Seth ...

There are two remarkable phenomena that are unfolding almost simultaneously. The first is the emergence of a data-first world, where data has become a central driving force, shaping industries and fueling innovation. The second is the dawn of the AI age, propelled by the advent of Generative AI, that has created the possibility to leverage the data of the world for the first time. The convergence ... Read more

$5.99 USD

There are two remarkable phenomena that are unfolding almost simultaneously. The first is the emergence of a data-first world, where data has become a central driving force, shaping industries and fueling innovation. The second is the dawn of the AI age, propelled by the advent of Generative AI, that has created the possibility to leverage the data of the world for the first time. The convergence
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Mastering spaCy

An end-to-end practical guide to implementing NLP applications using the Python ecosystem

by Duygu Altinok ...

Build end-to-end industrial-strength NLP models using advanced morphological and syntactic features in spaCy to create real-world applications with easeKey FeaturesGain an overview of what spaCy offers for natural language processingLearn details of spaCy's features and how to use them effectivelyWork through practical recipes using spaCyBook DescriptionspaCy is an industrial-grade, efficient NLP ... Read more

$37.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Build end-to-end industrial-strength NLP models using advanced morphological and syntactic features in spaCy to create real-world applications with easeKey FeaturesGain an overview of what spaCy offers for natural language processingLearn details of spaCy's features and how to use them effectivelyWork through practical recipes using spaCyBook DescriptionspaCy is an industrial-grade, efficient NLP
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Machine Learning for Email

Spam Filtering and Priority Inbox

by Drew Conway, John Myles White ...

If you’re an experienced programmer willing to crunch data, this concise guide will show you how to use machine learning to work with email. You’ll learn how to write algorithms that automatically sort and redirect email based on statistical patterns. Authors Drew Conway and John Myles White approach the process in a practical fashion, using a case-study driven approach rather than a traditional ... Read more

$11.99 USD

If you’re an experienced programmer willing to crunch data, this concise guide will show you how to use machine learning to work with email. You’ll learn how to write algorithms that automatically sort and redirect email based on statistical patterns. Authors Drew Conway and John Myles White approach the process in a practical fashion, using a case-study driven approach rather than a traditional
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Learn Bitcoin and Blockchain

Understanding blockchain and Bitcoin architecture to build decentralized applications

by Kirankalyan Kulkarni ...

Get up and running with the fundamentals of Bitcoin and blockchainKey FeaturesLearn quick, effective, and easy ways to master blockchain and BitcoinUnderstand the impact of decentralization and discover ways to tackle itExplore the future of Bitcoin and blockchain and implement them in a business networkBook DescriptionBlockchain is a distributed database that enables permanent, transparent, and ... Read more

$21.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Get up and running with the fundamentals of Bitcoin and blockchainKey FeaturesLearn quick, effective, and easy ways to master blockchain and BitcoinUnderstand the impact of decentralization and discover ways to tackle itExplore the future of Bitcoin and blockchain and implement them in a business networkBook DescriptionBlockchain is a distributed database that enables permanent, transparent, and
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Data Engineering Best Practices

Architect robust and cost-effective data solutions in the cloud era

by David Larochelle, Richard J. Schiller ...

Explore modern data engineering techniques and best practices to build scalable, efficient, and future-proof data processing systems across cloud platformsKey FeaturesArchitect and engineer optimized data solutions in the cloud with best practices for performance and cost-effectivenessExplore design patterns and use cases to balance roles, technology choices, and processes for a future-proof ... Read more

$35.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Explore modern data engineering techniques and best practices to build scalable, efficient, and future-proof data processing systems across cloud platformsKey FeaturesArchitect and engineer optimized data solutions in the cloud with best practices for performance and cost-effectivenessExplore design patterns and use cases to balance roles, technology choices, and processes for a future-proof
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