Monetizing Machine Learning
Take your Python machine learning ideas and create serverless web applications accessible by anyone with an Internet connection. Some of the most popular serverless cloud providers are covered in this book - Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and PythonAnywhere. You will work through a series of common Python data science problems in an increasing order of complexity. The practical projects presented in this book are simple, clear, and can be used as templates to jump-start many other types of projects. You will learn to create a web application around numerical or categorical predictions, understand the analysis of text, create powerful and interactive presentations, serve restricted access to data, and leverage web plugins to accept credit card payments and donations. You will get your projects into the hands of the world in no time. Each chapter follows three steps: modeling the right way, designing and developing a local web application, and deploying onto a popular and reliable serv ...
Take your Python machine learning ideas and create serverless web applications accessible by anyone with an Internet connection. Some of the most popular serverless cloud providers are covered in this book - Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and PythonAnywhere. You will work through a series of common Python data science problems in an increasing order of complexity. The practical projects presented in this book are simple, clear, and can be used as templates to jump-start many other types of projects. You will learn to create a web application around numerical or categorical predictions, understand the analysis of text, create powerful and interactive presentations, serve restricted access to data, and leverage web plugins to accept credit card payments and donations. You will get your projects into the hands of the world in no time. Each chapter follows three steps: modeling the right way, designing and developing a local web application, and deploying onto a popular and reliable serv ...
Mastering Microsoft Power BI
This book is intended for business intelligence professionals responsible for the design and development of Power BI content as well as managers, architects and administrators who oversee Power BI projects and deployments. The chapters flow from the planning of a Power BI project through the development and distribution of content to the administration of Power BI for an organization. BI developers will learn how to create sustainable and impactful Power BI datasets, reports, and dashboards. This includes connecting to data sources, shaping and enhancing source data, and developing an analytical data model. Additionally, top report and dashboard design practices are described using features such as Bookmarks and the Power KPI visual. BI managers will learn how Power BI's tools work together such as with the On-premises data gateway and how content can be staged and securely distributed via Apps. Additionally, both the Power BI Report Server and Power BI Premium are reviewed. B ...
This book is intended for business intelligence professionals responsible for the design and development of Power BI content as well as managers, architects and administrators who oversee Power BI projects and deployments. The chapters flow from the planning of a Power BI project through the development and distribution of content to the administration of Power BI for an organization. BI developers will learn how to create sustainable and impactful Power BI datasets, reports, and dashboards. This includes connecting to data sources, shaping and enhancing source data, and developing an analytical data model. Additionally, top report and dashboard design practices are described using features such as Bookmarks and the Power KPI visual. BI managers will learn how Power BI's tools work together such as with the On-premises data gateway and how content can be staged and securely distributed via Apps. Additionally, both the Power BI Report Server and Power BI Premium are reviewed. B ...
Learning Microsoft Cognitive Services, 3rd Edition
Microsoft Cognitive Services is a set of APIs for adding intelligence to your application and leverage the power of AI to solve any business problem using the cognitive capabilities. This book will be your practical guide to working with cognitive APIs developed by Microsoft and provided with the Azure platform to developers and businesses. You will learn to integrate the APIs with your applications in Visual Studio. The book introduces you to about 24 APIs including Emotion, Language, Vision, Speech, Knowledge, and Search among others. With the easy-to-follow examples you will be able to develop applications for image processing, speech recognition, text procession, and so on to enhance the capability of your applications to perform more human-like tasks. Going ahead, the book will help you work with the datasets that enable your applications to process various data in form of image, videos, and texts. By the end of the book, you will get confident to explore the Cognitive Servi ...
Microsoft Cognitive Services is a set of APIs for adding intelligence to your application and leverage the power of AI to solve any business problem using the cognitive capabilities. This book will be your practical guide to working with cognitive APIs developed by Microsoft and provided with the Azure platform to developers and businesses. You will learn to integrate the APIs with your applications in Visual Studio. The book introduces you to about 24 APIs including Emotion, Language, Vision, Speech, Knowledge, and Search among others. With the easy-to-follow examples you will be able to develop applications for image processing, speech recognition, text procession, and so on to enhance the capability of your applications to perform more human-like tasks. Going ahead, the book will help you work with the datasets that enable your applications to process various data in form of image, videos, and texts. By the end of the book, you will get confident to explore the Cognitive Servi ...
Kali Linux 2018: Windows Penetration Testing, 2nd Edition
Microsoft Windows is one of the two most common OSes, and managing its security has spawned the discipline of IT security. Kali Linux is the premier platform for testing and maintaining Windows security. Kali is built on the Debian distribution of Linux and shares the legendary stability of that OS. This lets you focus on using the network penetration, password cracking, and forensics tools, and not the OS. This book has the most advanced tools and techniques to reproduce the methods used by sophisticated hackers to make you an expert in Kali Linux penetration testing. You will start by learning about the various desktop environments that now come with Kali. The book covers network sniffers and analysis tools to uncover the Windows protocols in use on the network. You will see several tools designed to improve your average in password acquisition, from hash cracking, online attacks, offline attacks, and rainbow tables to social engineering. It also demonstrates several use cases for ...
Microsoft Windows is one of the two most common OSes, and managing its security has spawned the discipline of IT security. Kali Linux is the premier platform for testing and maintaining Windows security. Kali is built on the Debian distribution of Linux and shares the legendary stability of that OS. This lets you focus on using the network penetration, password cracking, and forensics tools, and not the OS. This book has the most advanced tools and techniques to reproduce the methods used by sophisticated hackers to make you an expert in Kali Linux penetration testing. You will start by learning about the various desktop environments that now come with Kali. The book covers network sniffers and analysis tools to uncover the Windows protocols in use on the network. You will see several tools designed to improve your average in password acquisition, from hash cracking, online attacks, offline attacks, and rainbow tables to social engineering. It also demonstrates several use cases for ...
Microsoft Power BI Dashboards Step by Step
Expand your expertise - and teach yourself how to create world-class Power BI business analysis dashboards that bring data to life for better decision-making. If you're an experienced business intelligence professional or manager, you'll get all the guidance, examples, and code you need to succeed - even if you've never used Power BI before. Successfully design, architect, and implement Power BI in your organization; Take full advantage of any Microsoft Power BI platform, including Power BI Premium; Make upfront decisions that position your Power BI project for success; Build rich, live dashboards to monitor crucial data from across your organization; Aggregate data and data elements from numerous internal and external data sources; Develop dynamic visualizations, including charts, maps, and graphs; Bring data to life with stunning interactive reports; Ensure dashboard security and compliance; Drive user adoption through effective training. ...
Expand your expertise - and teach yourself how to create world-class Power BI business analysis dashboards that bring data to life for better decision-making. If you're an experienced business intelligence professional or manager, you'll get all the guidance, examples, and code you need to succeed - even if you've never used Power BI before. Successfully design, architect, and implement Power BI in your organization; Take full advantage of any Microsoft Power BI platform, including Power BI Premium; Make upfront decisions that position your Power BI project for success; Build rich, live dashboards to monitor crucial data from across your organization; Aggregate data and data elements from numerous internal and external data sources; Develop dynamic visualizations, including charts, maps, and graphs; Bring data to life with stunning interactive reports; Ensure dashboard security and compliance; Drive user adoption through effective training. ...
Microsoft Office 2019 Inside Out
Dive into Microsoft Office 2019 - and really put its productivity toolsand services to work! This supremely organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, tips, and workarounds - all you need to make the most of Office's most powerful tools for productivity and decision-making. Renowned Office expert Joe Habraken offers a complete tour of Office 2019 and Office 365, with cutting-edge techniques and shortcuts for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher, online Office apps, and more. Discover how experts tackle today's key tasks - and challenge yourself to new levels of mastery. Create amazing content faster with Office's new features, tools, and shortcuts; Share, collaborate with, and secure Office files in the cloud; Organize, edit, and format complex documents with Microsoft Word; Build tables of contents, captions, indexes, and footnotes that automatically update; Efficiently enter and manage data in Excel workbooks, and format it for easy understanding; Build fle ...
Dive into Microsoft Office 2019 - and really put its productivity toolsand services to work! This supremely organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, tips, and workarounds - all you need to make the most of Office's most powerful tools for productivity and decision-making. Renowned Office expert Joe Habraken offers a complete tour of Office 2019 and Office 365, with cutting-edge techniques and shortcuts for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher, online Office apps, and more. Discover how experts tackle today's key tasks - and challenge yourself to new levels of mastery. Create amazing content faster with Office's new features, tools, and shortcuts; Share, collaborate with, and secure Office files in the cloud; Organize, edit, and format complex documents with Microsoft Word; Build tables of contents, captions, indexes, and footnotes that automatically update; Efficiently enter and manage data in Excel workbooks, and format it for easy understanding; Build fle ...
Microsoft Excel 2019 Inside Out
Dive into Microsoft Excel 2019 - and really put your spreadsheet expertise to work. This supremely organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, tips, and workarounds - all you need to make the most of Excel's most powerful tools for analyzing data and making better decisions. Renowned Excel expert Bill Jelen offers a complete tour of Excel 2019 and Excel in Office 365, from efficient interface customizations to advanced analysis, visualizations, and dashboards. Discover how experts tackle today's key tasks - and challenge yourself to new levels of mastery. Enter formulas more efficiently, and fully control operators and dates; Master the most widely-used functions in Excel; Integrate external data from the web and other sources; Easily transform complex datasets with Power Query; Quickly summarize millions of records with Pivot Tables; Perform ad hoc analyses with slicers and other filters; Create advanced data mashups with Power Pivot; Solve complex problems with Wha ...
Dive into Microsoft Excel 2019 - and really put your spreadsheet expertise to work. This supremely organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, tips, and workarounds - all you need to make the most of Excel's most powerful tools for analyzing data and making better decisions. Renowned Excel expert Bill Jelen offers a complete tour of Excel 2019 and Excel in Office 365, from efficient interface customizations to advanced analysis, visualizations, and dashboards. Discover how experts tackle today's key tasks - and challenge yourself to new levels of mastery. Enter formulas more efficiently, and fully control operators and dates; Master the most widely-used functions in Excel; Integrate external data from the web and other sources; Easily transform complex datasets with Power Query; Quickly summarize millions of records with Pivot Tables; Perform ad hoc analyses with slicers and other filters; Create advanced data mashups with Power Pivot; Solve complex problems with Wha ...
Exam Ref 70-483 Programming in C#, 2nd Edition
Prepare for the latest versions of Microsoft Exam 70-483 and help demonstrate your real-world mastery of modern C# programming. Designed for experienced C# developers ready to advance their status, Exam Ref focuses on the critical thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the MCSA level. Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives: Manage program flow; Create and use types; Debug applications and implement security; Implement data access. This Microsoft Exam Ref: Organizes its coverage by exam objectives; Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you; Assumes you have experience programming essential business logic with C# for diverse application types, hardware, and software platforms. ...
Prepare for the latest versions of Microsoft Exam 70-483 and help demonstrate your real-world mastery of modern C# programming. Designed for experienced C# developers ready to advance their status, Exam Ref focuses on the critical thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the MCSA level. Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives: Manage program flow; Create and use types; Debug applications and implement security; Implement data access. This Microsoft Exam Ref: Organizes its coverage by exam objectives; Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you; Assumes you have experience programming essential business logic with C# for diverse application types, hardware, and software platforms. ...
Outlook 2019 For Dummies
Of the millions of people who use Outlook, most only use about two percent of its features. Don't stay in the dark! Outlook 2019 For Dummies shows you how to take advantage of often-overlooked tips and tricks to make it work even better for you. Inside, you'll find information on navigating the user interface; utilizing the To-Do bar; filtering junk email; smart scheduling; RSS support; using electronic business cards; accessing data with two-way sync and offline and cloud based access, and much more! Make the most of Outlook's anti-phishing capabilities; Share your calendar; Integrate tasks with other Microsoft applications and services; Manage email folders. If you're upgrading to the latest version - or have never used this popular email tool - this book makes it easier than ever to get Outlook working for you. ...
Of the millions of people who use Outlook, most only use about two percent of its features. Don't stay in the dark! Outlook 2019 For Dummies shows you how to take advantage of often-overlooked tips and tricks to make it work even better for you. Inside, you'll find information on navigating the user interface; utilizing the To-Do bar; filtering junk email; smart scheduling; RSS support; using electronic business cards; accessing data with two-way sync and offline and cloud based access, and much more! Make the most of Outlook's anti-phishing capabilities; Share your calendar; Integrate tasks with other Microsoft applications and services; Manage email folders. If you're upgrading to the latest version - or have never used this popular email tool - this book makes it easier than ever to get Outlook working for you. ...
Word 2019 For Dummies
Whether you've used older versions of this popular program or have never processed a single word, this hands-on guide gets you going with the latest version of Microsoft Word. In no time, you'll begin editing, formatting, proofing, and dressing up your Word documents like a pro. In this leading book about the world's number one word processing application, Dan Gookin talks about using Microsoft Word in friendly, easy-to-follow terms. Focusing on the needs of the beginning Word user, it provides everything you need to know about Word - without any painful jargon. Covers the new and improved features found in the latest version of Word; Create your own templates; Explains why you can't always trust the spell checker; Offers little-known keyboard shortcuts. If you're new to Word and want to spend more time on your actual work rather than figuring out how to make it work for you, this new edition of Word X For Dummies has you covered. ...
Whether you've used older versions of this popular program or have never processed a single word, this hands-on guide gets you going with the latest version of Microsoft Word. In no time, you'll begin editing, formatting, proofing, and dressing up your Word documents like a pro. In this leading book about the world's number one word processing application, Dan Gookin talks about using Microsoft Word in friendly, easy-to-follow terms. Focusing on the needs of the beginning Word user, it provides everything you need to know about Word - without any painful jargon. Covers the new and improved features found in the latest version of Word; Create your own templates; Explains why you can't always trust the spell checker; Offers little-known keyboard shortcuts. If you're new to Word and want to spend more time on your actual work rather than figuring out how to make it work for you, this new edition of Word X For Dummies has you covered. ...