Introducing Microsoft Orleans
Welcome to Orleans, a virtual actor framework from Microsoft that allows a single developer to create immensely scalable, available applications while maintaining a high throughput. This guide is designed to give you a foundational understanding of Orleans, an overview of its implementations, and plenty of hands-on coding experience. Side-by-side monolithic and microservice patterns alongside Orleans' framework features are also discussed, to help readers without an actor model background understand how they can enhance applications. Author Nelson's approach is to introduce patterns as needed for business requirements, including monolithic microservices and to convert monolithic to microservices, in order to keep a microservice from growing into a monolithic application. Orleans is a good choice for either of these scenarios as the next step to build your backend services and reduce unnecessary orchestration, overhead, and tooling. The Orleans framework was designed to handle ted ...
Welcome to Orleans, a virtual actor framework from Microsoft that allows a single developer to create immensely scalable, available applications while maintaining a high throughput. This guide is designed to give you a foundational understanding of Orleans, an overview of its implementations, and plenty of hands-on coding experience. Side-by-side monolithic and microservice patterns alongside Orleans' framework features are also discussed, to help readers without an actor model background understand how they can enhance applications. Author Nelson's approach is to introduce patterns as needed for business requirements, including monolithic microservices and to convert monolithic to microservices, in order to keep a microservice from growing into a monolithic application. Orleans is a good choice for either of these scenarios as the next step to build your backend services and reduce unnecessary orchestration, overhead, and tooling. The Orleans framework was designed to handle ted ...
Migrating SQL Server Databases to Azure
SQL Server is Microsoft's relational database management system (RDBMS). SQL Server can now be hosted entirely in Microsoft Azure, either in a hosted virtual machine (VM) or as a hosted service. Hosting a virtual machine in Azure is known as infrastructure as a service (IaaS), and hosting a service in Azure is known as platform as a service (PaaS). Microsoft's hosted version of SQL Server is known as Azure SQL Database or just SQL Database that is optimized for software as a service (SaaS) app development. This ebook, Microsoft Azure Essentials Migrating SQL Server Databases to Azure, introduces you to SQL Server in an Azure virtual machine and to Azure SQL Database, and walks you through getting started with each approach. It takes you from creating a SQL Server instance in a virtual machine or as a platform service to migrating an on-premises database into Azure and then to securing the data and the database in Azure. Beyond the explanatory content, each chapter includes one or ...
SQL Server is Microsoft's relational database management system (RDBMS). SQL Server can now be hosted entirely in Microsoft Azure, either in a hosted virtual machine (VM) or as a hosted service. Hosting a virtual machine in Azure is known as infrastructure as a service (IaaS), and hosting a service in Azure is known as platform as a service (PaaS). Microsoft's hosted version of SQL Server is known as Azure SQL Database or just SQL Database that is optimized for software as a service (SaaS) app development. This ebook, Microsoft Azure Essentials Migrating SQL Server Databases to Azure, introduces you to SQL Server in an Azure virtual machine and to Azure SQL Database, and walks you through getting started with each approach. It takes you from creating a SQL Server instance in a virtual machine or as a platform service to migrating an on-premises database into Azure and then to securing the data and the database in Azure. Beyond the explanatory content, each chapter includes one or ...
Retro Gaming with Raspberry Pi, 2nd Edition
Discover how to set up Raspberry Pi to play classic games in the brand new version of our retro gaming guide. In this 164-page book, you'll learn how to build a portable games machine, assemble a full-sized arcade cabinet, and emulate classic computers and consoles. Our step-by-step guides make each build easy! Plus you'll even learn to program your own versions of classic arcade games using Python and Pygame. Inside Retro Gaming with Raspberry Pi: - Set up Raspberry Pi for retro gaming; - Emulate classic computers and consoles; - Learn to program retro-style games; - Build a portable console, arcade cabinet, and pinball machine; - And much, much more! ...
Discover how to set up Raspberry Pi to play classic games in the brand new version of our retro gaming guide. In this 164-page book, you'll learn how to build a portable games machine, assemble a full-sized arcade cabinet, and emulate classic computers and consoles. Our step-by-step guides make each build easy! Plus you'll even learn to program your own versions of classic arcade games using Python and Pygame. Inside Retro Gaming with Raspberry Pi: - Set up Raspberry Pi for retro gaming; - Emulate classic computers and consoles; - Learn to program retro-style games; - Build a portable console, arcade cabinet, and pinball machine; - And much, much more! ...
Creating Apps with React Native
Produce high-quality, cross-platform apps with user experiences almost identical to pure native apps. When evaluating cross-platform frameworks, developers make an assumption that quality will be compromised. But that doesn't have to be true. The principles in this book will show you how to meet quality expectations both from engineering and consumer standpoints. You'll also realize the ideal of a greater front end. That means your whole front-end team, including app side and web side, will be optimized. The shared knowledge base as well as mobilization potential give more flexibility and strength in all front-end facets without the need of increasing team sizes. The market has seen a large amount of high quality React Native apps and successful stories about them. Nevertheless, under optimized apps and unsuccessful stories shadow. The fundamental difference between the two opposing groups is understanding. Discover the critical points in the React and React Native architecture, a ...
Produce high-quality, cross-platform apps with user experiences almost identical to pure native apps. When evaluating cross-platform frameworks, developers make an assumption that quality will be compromised. But that doesn't have to be true. The principles in this book will show you how to meet quality expectations both from engineering and consumer standpoints. You'll also realize the ideal of a greater front end. That means your whole front-end team, including app side and web side, will be optimized. The shared knowledge base as well as mobilization potential give more flexibility and strength in all front-end facets without the need of increasing team sizes. The market has seen a large amount of high quality React Native apps and successful stories about them. Nevertheless, under optimized apps and unsuccessful stories shadow. The fundamental difference between the two opposing groups is understanding. Discover the critical points in the React and React Native architecture, a ...
Database Design, 2nd Edition
Database Design, 2nd Edition covers database systems and database design concepts. New to this edition are SQL info, additional examples, key terms and review exercises at the end of each chapter. Topics include:The history of databases; Characteristics and benefits of databases; Data models; Data modelling; Classification of database management systems; Integrity rules and constraints; Functional dependencies; Normalization; Database development process. ...
Database Design, 2nd Edition covers database systems and database design concepts. New to this edition are SQL info, additional examples, key terms and review exercises at the end of each chapter. Topics include:The history of databases; Characteristics and benefits of databases; Data models; Data modelling; Classification of database management systems; Integrity rules and constraints; Functional dependencies; Normalization; Database development process. ...
Embracing Modern C++ Safely
Embracing Modern C++ Safely shows you how to make effective use of the new and enhanced language features of modern C++ without falling victim to their potential pitfalls. Based on their years of experience with large, mission-critical projects, four leading C++ authorities divide C++11/14 language features into three categories: Safe, Conditionally Safe, and Unsafe. Safe features offer compelling value, are easy to use productively, and are relatively difficult to misuse. Conditionally Safe features offer significant value but come with risks that require significant expertise and familiarity before use. Unsafe features have an especially poor risk/reward ratio, are easy to misuse, and are beneficial in only the most specialized circumstances. This book distills the C++ community's years of experience applying C++11 and C++14 features and will help you make effective and safe design decisions that reflect real-world, economic engineering tradeoffs in large-scale, diverse softwar ...
Embracing Modern C++ Safely shows you how to make effective use of the new and enhanced language features of modern C++ without falling victim to their potential pitfalls. Based on their years of experience with large, mission-critical projects, four leading C++ authorities divide C++11/14 language features into three categories: Safe, Conditionally Safe, and Unsafe. Safe features offer compelling value, are easy to use productively, and are relatively difficult to misuse. Conditionally Safe features offer significant value but come with risks that require significant expertise and familiarity before use. Unsafe features have an especially poor risk/reward ratio, are easy to misuse, and are beneficial in only the most specialized circumstances. This book distills the C++ community's years of experience applying C++11 and C++14 features and will help you make effective and safe design decisions that reflect real-world, economic engineering tradeoffs in large-scale, diverse softwar ...
C++ Core Guidelines Explained
The official C++ Core Guidelines provide consistent best practices for writing outstanding modern C++ code and improving legacy code, but they're organized as a reference for looking up one specific point at a time, not as a tutorial for working developers. In C++ Core Guidelines Explained, expert C++ instructor Rainer Grimm has distilled them to their essence, removing esoterica, sharing new insights and context, and presenting well-tested examples from his own training courses. Grimm helps experienced C++ programmers use the Core Guidelines with any recent version of the language, from C++11 onward. Most of his code examples are written for C++17, with added coverage of newer versions and C++20 wherever appropriate, and references to the official C++ Core Guidelines online. Whether you're creating new software or improving legacy code, Grimm will help you get more value from the Core Guidelines' most useful rules, as you write code that's safer, clearer, more efficient, and eas ...
The official C++ Core Guidelines provide consistent best practices for writing outstanding modern C++ code and improving legacy code, but they're organized as a reference for looking up one specific point at a time, not as a tutorial for working developers. In C++ Core Guidelines Explained, expert C++ instructor Rainer Grimm has distilled them to their essence, removing esoterica, sharing new insights and context, and presenting well-tested examples from his own training courses. Grimm helps experienced C++ programmers use the Core Guidelines with any recent version of the language, from C++11 onward. Most of his code examples are written for C++17, with added coverage of newer versions and C++20 wherever appropriate, and references to the official C++ Core Guidelines online. Whether you're creating new software or improving legacy code, Grimm will help you get more value from the Core Guidelines' most useful rules, as you write code that's safer, clearer, more efficient, and eas ...
A Network Architect's Guide to 5G
As 5G transforms mobile usage and services, network professionals will need to significantly evolve their transport network architectures towards greater sophistication and stronger integration with radio networks, and facilitate transition towards cloud-native 5G mobile core. Until now, however, most 5G guides have foregrounded RF/radio and mobile core innovations, not its implications for data networks. A Network Architects Guide to 5G fills the gap, giving network architects, designers, and engineers essential knowledge for designing and planning their own 5G networks. Drawing on decades of experience with global service providers and enterprise networks, the authors illuminate new and evolving network technologies necessary for building 5G-capable networks, such as segment routing, network slicing, timing and synchronization, edge computing, distributed data centers, integration with public cloud, and more. They explain how 5G blurs boundaries between mobile core, radio access, ...
As 5G transforms mobile usage and services, network professionals will need to significantly evolve their transport network architectures towards greater sophistication and stronger integration with radio networks, and facilitate transition towards cloud-native 5G mobile core. Until now, however, most 5G guides have foregrounded RF/radio and mobile core innovations, not its implications for data networks. A Network Architects Guide to 5G fills the gap, giving network architects, designers, and engineers essential knowledge for designing and planning their own 5G networks. Drawing on decades of experience with global service providers and enterprise networks, the authors illuminate new and evolving network technologies necessary for building 5G-capable networks, such as segment routing, network slicing, timing and synchronization, edge computing, distributed data centers, integration with public cloud, and more. They explain how 5G blurs boundaries between mobile core, radio access, ...
Deploying Windows 10
Get a head start deploying Windows 10 - with tips and best practices from experts in the field. This guide shows you how to deploy Windows 10 in an automated way without impacting end users by leveraging System Center Configuration Manager, which is the most used product to deploy Microsoft operating systems in the industry today. Windows 10 represents a major paradigm shift for Microsoft and the Windows ecosystem in general as we modernize the platform by introducing "as a service" capabilities. Hundreds of millions of devices are already running Windows 10 today. Businesses are beginning to evaluate the new capabilities of Windows 10, including Windows as a service, as part of their deployment plans. With Windows 7 recently transitioning into extended support, businesses need to begin planning for the future of their Windows operating system environment. Although there are many aspects to consider in managing a Windows device, one of the essential early stages of the lifecycle ...
Get a head start deploying Windows 10 - with tips and best practices from experts in the field. This guide shows you how to deploy Windows 10 in an automated way without impacting end users by leveraging System Center Configuration Manager, which is the most used product to deploy Microsoft operating systems in the industry today. Windows 10 represents a major paradigm shift for Microsoft and the Windows ecosystem in general as we modernize the platform by introducing "as a service" capabilities. Hundreds of millions of devices are already running Windows 10 today. Businesses are beginning to evaluate the new capabilities of Windows 10, including Windows as a service, as part of their deployment plans. With Windows 7 recently transitioning into extended support, businesses need to begin planning for the future of their Windows operating system environment. Although there are many aspects to consider in managing a Windows device, one of the essential early stages of the lifecycle ...
DevOps in Python, 2nd Edition
Take advantage of Python to automate complex systems with readable code. This new edition will help you move from operations/system administration into easy-to-learn coding. You'll start by writing command-line scripts and automating simple DevOps-style tasks followed by creating reliable and fast unit tests designed to avoid incidents caused by buggy automation. You'll then move on to more advanced cases, like using Jupyter as an auditable remote-control panel and writing Ansible and Salt extensions. The updated information in this book covers best practices for deploying and updating Python applications. This includes Docker, modern Python packaging, and internal Python package repositories. You'll also see how to use the AWS API, and the Kubernetes API, and how to automate Docker container image building and running. Finally, you'll work with Terraform from Python to allow more flexible templating and customization of environments. ...
Take advantage of Python to automate complex systems with readable code. This new edition will help you move from operations/system administration into easy-to-learn coding. You'll start by writing command-line scripts and automating simple DevOps-style tasks followed by creating reliable and fast unit tests designed to avoid incidents caused by buggy automation. You'll then move on to more advanced cases, like using Jupyter as an auditable remote-control panel and writing Ansible and Salt extensions. The updated information in this book covers best practices for deploying and updating Python applications. This includes Docker, modern Python packaging, and internal Python package repositories. You'll also see how to use the AWS API, and the Kubernetes API, and how to automate Docker container image building and running. Finally, you'll work with Terraform from Python to allow more flexible templating and customization of environments. ...