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Data Management at Scale

Modern Data Architecture with Data Mesh and Data Fabric

by Piethein Strengholt ...

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 ... Read more

$43.99 USD

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
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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

$15.99 USD

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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Feature Engineering for Machine Learning

Principles and Techniques for Data Scientists

by Alice Zheng, Amanda Casari ...

Feature engineering is a crucial step in the machine-learning pipeline, yet this topic is rarely examined on its own. With this practical book, you’ll learn techniques for extracting and transforming features—the numeric representations of raw data—into formats for machine-learning models. Each chapter guides you through a single data problem, such as how to represent text or image data. Together, ... Read more

$36.79 USD

Feature engineering is a crucial step in the machine-learning pipeline, yet this topic is rarely examined on its own. With this practical book, you’ll learn techniques for extracting and transforming features—the numeric representations of raw data—into formats for machine-learning models. Each chapter guides you through a single data problem, such as how to represent text or image data. Together,
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Learning GraphQL

Declarative Data Fetching for Modern Web Apps

by Eve Porcello, Alex Banks ...

Why is GraphQL the most innovative technology for fetching data since Ajax? By providing a query language for your APIs and a runtime for fulfilling queries with your data, GraphQL presents a clear alternative to REST and ad hoc web service architectures. With this practical guide, Alex Banks and Eve Porcello deliver a clear learning path for frontend web developers, backend engineers, and project ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Why is GraphQL the most innovative technology for fetching data since Ajax? By providing a query language for your APIs and a runtime for fulfilling queries with your data, GraphQL presents a clear alternative to REST and ad hoc web service architectures. With this practical guide, Alex Banks and Eve Porcello deliver a clear learning path for frontend web developers, backend engineers, and project
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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

$4.99 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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Beginning Data Science with Python and Jupyter

Use powerful industry-standard tools within Jupyter and the Python ecosystem to unlock new, actionable insights from your data

by Alex Galea ...

Getting started with data science doesn t have to be an uphill battle. This step-by-step guide is ideal for beginners who know a little Python and are looking for a quick, fast-paced introduction.Key FeaturesGet up and running with the Jupyter ecosystem and some example datasetsLearn about key machine learning concepts like SVM, KNN classifiers and Random ForestsDiscover how you can use web ... Read more

$14.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Getting started with data science doesn t have to be an uphill battle. This step-by-step guide is ideal for beginners who know a little Python and are looking for a quick, fast-paced introduction.Key FeaturesGet up and running with the Jupyter ecosystem and some example datasetsLearn about key machine learning concepts like SVM, KNN classifiers and Random ForestsDiscover how you can use web
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Impact for Marketing Data Analytics Making Data-Driven Decisions

IMPACT Marketing Series: A Complete Courses, #13

by Mustafa Al-Dori ...

Series Book 13 - IMPACT Marketing Series: A Complete Courses
Your Crash Course in Making Data Your Marketing SidekickPicture this: you're sipping coffee, flipping through a book that makes marketing analytics feel like a fun puzzle, not a headache. That's Impact for Marketing Data Analytics: Making Data-Driven Decisions, your no-fluff guide to turning numbers into campaign wins. Part of a killer marketing series, it's like a workshop with a buddy who's ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Your Crash Course in Making Data Your Marketing SidekickPicture this: you're sipping coffee, flipping through a book that makes marketing analytics feel like a fun puzzle, not a headache. That's Impact for Marketing Data Analytics: Making Data-Driven Decisions, your no-fluff guide to turning numbers into campaign wins. Part of a killer marketing series, it's like a workshop with a buddy who's
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Deciphering Data Architectures

Choosing Between a Modern Data Warehouse, Data Fabric, Data Lakehouse, and Data Mesh

by James Serra ...

Data fabric, data lakehouse, and data mesh have recently appeared as viable alternatives to the modern data warehouse. These new architectures have solid benefits, but they're also surrounded by a lot of hyperbole and confusion. This practical book provides a guided tour of these architectures to help data professionals understand the pros and cons of each.James Serra, big data and data ... Read more

$48.99 USD

Data fabric, data lakehouse, and data mesh have recently appeared as viable alternatives to the modern data warehouse. These new architectures have solid benefits, but they're also surrounded by a lot of hyperbole and confusion. This practical book provides a guided tour of these architectures to help data professionals understand the pros and cons of each.James Serra, big data and data
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The Enterprise Big Data Lake

Delivering the Promise of Big Data and Data Science

by Alex Gorelik ...

The data lake is a daring new approach for harnessing the power of big data technology and providing convenient self-service capabilities. But is it right for your company? This book is based on discussions with practitioners and executives from more than a hundred organizations, ranging from data-driven companies such as Google, LinkedIn, and Facebook, to governments and traditional corporate ... Read more

$48.99 USD

The data lake is a daring new approach for harnessing the power of big data technology and providing convenient self-service capabilities. But is it right for your company? This book is based on discussions with practitioners and executives from more than a hundred organizations, ranging from data-driven companies such as Google, LinkedIn, and Facebook, to governments and traditional corporate
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Data Visualization with Python and JavaScript

Scrape, Clean, Explore, and Transform Your Data

by Kyran Dale ...

How do you turn raw, unprocessed, or malformed data into dynamic, interactive web visualizations? In this practical book, author Kyran Dale shows data scientists and analysts--as well as Python and JavaScript developers--how to create the ideal toolchain for the job. By providing engaging examples and stressing hard-earned best practices, this guide teaches you how to leverage the power of best-of ... Read more

$41.99 USD

How do you turn raw, unprocessed, or malformed data into dynamic, interactive web visualizations? In this practical book, author Kyran Dale shows data scientists and analysts--as well as Python and JavaScript developers--how to create the ideal toolchain for the job. By providing engaging examples and stressing hard-earned best practices, this guide teaches you how to leverage the power of best-of
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Python Machine Learning: Introduction to Machine Learning with Python

by Frank Millstein ...

Machine learning is the science of getting machines and computers to act and learn on their own without being programmed explicitly. In just the past decade, this field has given us practical speech recognition, self-driving cars, greatly improved understanding of the overall human genome, effective web search and much more. Therefore, there is no wondering why machine learning is so pervasive ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Machine learning is the science of getting machines and computers to act and learn on their own without being programmed explicitly. In just the past decade, this field has given us practical speech recognition, self-driving cars, greatly improved understanding of the overall human genome, effective web search and much more. Therefore, there is no wondering why machine learning is so pervasive
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Mastering PostgreSQL 17

Elevate your database skills with advanced deployment, optimization, and security strategies

by Hans-Jürgen Schönig ...

Learn advanced PostgreSQL techniques vital for everyday operation and security with a focus on PostgreSQL 17, its new features, and evolving real-world applicationsKey FeaturesOptimize queries and performance for PostgreSQL installationsSecure databases with advanced access controls and encryptionMaster replication, backups, and disaster recovery strategiesPurchase of the print or Kindle book ... Read more

$37.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn advanced PostgreSQL techniques vital for everyday operation and security with a focus on PostgreSQL 17, its new features, and evolving real-world applicationsKey FeaturesOptimize queries and performance for PostgreSQL installationsSecure databases with advanced access controls and encryptionMaster replication, backups, and disaster recovery strategiesPurchase of the print or Kindle book
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Data Visualization with Microsoft Power BI

How to Design Savvy Dashboards

by Alex Kolokolov, Maxim Zelensky ...

The first book that delivers data viz best practices precisely for Power BIThis practical guide shows how to quickly create visualizations and build savvy dashboards, with 25 chapters that explore different chart types plus 40 visuals from the AppSource gallery, from default to advanced, all over 400 color pages.Key features:Beautiful examples of charts, along with specific use casesStep-by-step ... Read more

$36.99 USD

The first book that delivers data viz best practices precisely for Power BIThis practical guide shows how to quickly create visualizations and build savvy dashboards, with 25 chapters that explore different chart types plus 40 visuals from the AppSource gallery, from default to advanced, all over 400 color pages.Key features:Beautiful examples of charts, along with specific use casesStep-by-step
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50 Tips and Tricks for MongoDB Developers

Get the Most Out of Your Database

by Kristina Chodorow ...

Getting started with MongoDB is easy, but once you begin building applications with it, you'll face some complex issues. What are the tradeoffs between normalized and denormalized data? How do you handle replica set failure and failover? This collection of MongoDB tips, tricks, and hacks helps you resolve issues with everything from application design and implementation to data safety and ... Read more

$13.99 USD

Getting started with MongoDB is easy, but once you begin building applications with it, you'll face some complex issues. What are the tradeoffs between normalized and denormalized data? How do you handle replica set failure and failover? This collection of MongoDB tips, tricks, and hacks helps you resolve issues with everything from application design and implementation to data safety and
... Read more
Reliable Machine Learning

Applying SRE Principles to ML in Production

by Cathy Chen, Niall Richard Murphy, Kranti Parisa, D. Sculley, Todd Underwood ...

Whether you're part of a small startup or a multinational corporation, this practical book shows data scientists, software and site reliability engineers, product managers, and business owners how to run and establish ML reliably, effectively, and accountably within your organization. You'll gain insight into everything from how to do model monitoring in production to how to run a well-tuned model ... Read more

$48.99 USD

Whether you're part of a small startup or a multinational corporation, this practical book shows data scientists, software and site reliability engineers, product managers, and business owners how to run and establish ML reliably, effectively, and accountably within your organization. You'll gain insight into everything from how to do model monitoring in production to how to run a well-tuned model
... Read more
Oracle Quick Guides Part 1 - Oracle Basics: Database & Tools

by Malcolm Coxall ...

Series Book 1 - Oracle Quick Guides
This is Part 1 of a series of quick learning guides for Oracle designers, developers and managers. Part 1 introduces completely new entrants to the Oracle environment about Relational principles and history, the background of Oracle, the products, database architecture, installation, Oracle and 3rd party database and design tools and provides a glossary of basic Oracle terminology and simple ... Read more

$3.50 USD

This is Part 1 of a series of quick learning guides for Oracle designers, developers and managers. Part 1 introduces completely new entrants to the Oracle environment about Relational principles and history, the background of Oracle, the products, database architecture, installation, Oracle and 3rd party database and design tools and provides a glossary of basic Oracle terminology and simple
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Feedback Control for Computer Systems

Introducing Control Theory to Enterprise Programmers

by Philipp K. Janert ...

How can you take advantage of feedback control for enterprise programming? With this book, author Philipp K. Janert demonstrates how the same principles that govern cruise control in your car also apply to data center management and other enterprise systems. Through case studies and hands-on simulations, you’ll learn methods to solve several control issues, including mechanisms to spin up more ... Read more

$24.49 USD

How can you take advantage of feedback control for enterprise programming? With this book, author Philipp K. Janert demonstrates how the same principles that govern cruise control in your car also apply to data center management and other enterprise systems. Through case studies and hands-on simulations, you’ll learn methods to solve several control issues, including mechanisms to spin up more
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The Little Book of Data

Understanding the Powerful Analytics that Fuel AI, Make or Break Careers, and Could Just End Up Saving the World

by Justin Evans ...

Data is not about number crunching. It’s about ideas. And when used properly (read: ethically), it is the problem solver of our time.Yet many savvy people seem to be in data denial: they don’t think they need to understand data, or it’s too complicated, or worse, using it is somehow unethical. Yet as data and AI (just an accelerated way to put data to work) move to the center of professional and ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Data is not about number crunching. It’s about ideas. And when used properly (read: ethically), it is the problem solver of our time.Yet many savvy people seem to be in data denial: they don’t think they need to understand data, or it’s too complicated, or worse, using it is somehow unethical. Yet as data and AI (just an accelerated way to put data to work) move to the center of professional and
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For Beginners: Step into R world in 60 minutes - Book 1: A quick start guide to run R

For Beginners: Step into R world in 60 minutes

by Cy Tek ...

Series Book 1 - For Beginners: Step into R world in 60 minutes
As AI, deep learning and data science have become the hot topics in I.T. industry, learning some powerful data manipulating tools would be essential for your technical skill building, career development and also your interest.R is a programming language and environment commonly used in statistical computing, data analysts and scientific research.Do you want to understand more about data management ... Read more

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As AI, deep learning and data science have become the hot topics in I.T. industry, learning some powerful data manipulating tools would be essential for your technical skill building, career development and also your interest.R is a programming language and environment commonly used in statistical computing, data analysts and scientific research.Do you want to understand more about data management
... Read more
Bayesian Analysis with Python

Introduction to statistical modeling and probabilistic programming using PyMC3 and ArviZ

by Osvaldo Martin, Eric Ma, Austin Rochford ...

Bayesian modeling with PyMC3 and exploratory analysis of Bayesian models with ArviZ Key FeaturesA step-by-step guide to conduct Bayesian data analyses using PyMC3 and ArviZA modern, practical and computational approach to Bayesian statistical modelingA tutorial for Bayesian analysis and best practices with the help of sample problems and practice exercises.Book DescriptionThe second edition of ... Read more

$37.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Bayesian modeling with PyMC3 and exploratory analysis of Bayesian models with ArviZ Key FeaturesA step-by-step guide to conduct Bayesian data analyses using PyMC3 and ArviZA modern, practical and computational approach to Bayesian statistical modelingA tutorial for Bayesian analysis and best practices with the help of sample problems and practice exercises.Book DescriptionThe second edition of
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Deep Learning with TensorFlow

Explore neural networks with Python

by Giancarlo Zaccone, Md. Rezaul Karim, Fabrizio Milo ...

Delve into neural networks, implement deep learning algorithms, and explore layers of data abstraction with the help of this comprehensive TensorFlow guideKey Features\[\*\] Learn how to implement advanced techniques in deep learning with Google’s brainchild, TensorFlow\[\*\] Explore deep neural networks and layers of data abstraction with the help of this comprehensive guide\[\*\] Real-world ... Read more

$41.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Delve into neural networks, implement deep learning algorithms, and explore layers of data abstraction with the help of this comprehensive TensorFlow guideKey Features\[\*\] Learn how to implement advanced techniques in deep learning with Google’s brainchild, TensorFlow\[\*\] Explore deep neural networks and layers of data abstraction with the help of this comprehensive guide\[\*\] Real-world
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The Art of Data Visualization for Data Analysts: How to Design, Present, and Communicate Data Insights with Clarity and Impact

Data Analytics, #6

by SM Hanif ...

Series Book 6 - Data Analytics
Unlock the ability to turn raw data into meaningful, visually compelling stories that capture attention and drive smarter decisions. "The Art of Data Visualization for Data Analysts" is your complete guide to mastering the skills today's data-driven world demands—clear communication, powerful storytelling, and visuals that transform complex analysis into actionable insight.Whether you're an ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Unlock the ability to turn raw data into meaningful, visually compelling stories that capture attention and drive smarter decisions. "The Art of Data Visualization for Data Analysts" is your complete guide to mastering the skills today's data-driven world demands—clear communication, powerful storytelling, and visuals that transform complex analysis into actionable insight.Whether you're an
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Creating a Data-Driven Organization

Practical Advice from the Trenches

by Carl Anderson ...

What do you need to become a data-driven organization? Far more than having big data or a crack team of unicorn data scientists, it requires establishing an effective, deeply-ingrained data culture. This practical book shows you how true data-drivenness involves processes that require genuine buy-in across your company, from analysts and management to the C-Suite and the board.Through interviews ... Read more

$28.09 USD

What do you need to become a data-driven organization? Far more than having big data or a crack team of unicorn data scientists, it requires establishing an effective, deeply-ingrained data culture. This practical book shows you how true data-drivenness involves processes that require genuine buy-in across your company, from analysts and management to the C-Suite and the board.Through interviews
... Read more
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
... Read more

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