Sams Teach Yourself Apache Spark in 24 HoursApache Spark is a fast, scalable, and flexible open source distributed processing engine for big data systems and is one of the most active open source big data projects to date. In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, Sams Teach Yourself Apache Spark in 24 Hours helps you build practical Big Data solutions that leverage Spark's amazing speed, scalability, simplicity, and versatility.
This book's straightforward, step-by-step approach shows you how to deploy, program, optimize, manage, integrate, and extend Sparkânow, and for years to come. You'll discover how to create powerful solutions encompassing cloud computing, real-time stream processing, machine learning, and more. Every lesson builds on what you've already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success.
Whether you are a data analyst, data engineer, data scientist, or data steward, learning Spark will help you to advance your career or embark on a new career in the booming area of Big Data.
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OpenStack TroveOpenStack Trove is your step-by-step guide to set up and run a secure and scalable cloud Database as a Service (DBaaS) solution. The book shows you how to set up and configure the Trove DBaaS framework, use prepackaged or custom database implementations, and provision and operate a variety of databases - including MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, and Redis - in development and production environments.
Authors Amrith Kumar and Douglas Shelley, both active technical contributors to the Trove project, describe common deployment scenarios such as single-node database instances and walk you through the setup, configuration, and ongoing management of complex database topics like replication, clustering, and high availability. The book provides detailed descriptions of how Trove works and gives you an in-depth understanding of its architecture. ...
Pro PowerShell for Microsoft AzureThis book is written for Windows professionals who are familiar with PowerShell and want to learn to build, operate, and administer their Windows workloads in the Microsoft cloud. Pro PowerShell for Microsoft Azure is packed with practical examples and scripts, with easy-to-follow explanations for a wide range of day-to-day needs and essential administration tasks.
Author Sherif Talaat begins by explaining the fundamental concepts behind the Microsoft Azure platform and how to get started configuring it through PowerShell. Readers will find out how to deploy, configure and manage the various components of the Azure platform, from storage and virtual networks to Azure Web Apps, HDInsight clusters and the Azure SQL Database. Workload automation, scheduling and resource management are covered in depth to help build efficiency in everyday tasks, and administrators will gain full control over Azure identity and access rights using Azure Active Directory and Rights Management Services. ...
Troubleshooting Citrix XenAppCitrix XenApp is an application virtualization product from Citrix. It allows users to connect to their corporate applications from various computer systems and even mobile devices. XenApp has grown into a complex software with ever-expanding infrastructures in place. Together with tight integrations with other systems such as Terminal Services, Active Directory, and other third-party authentication services, troubleshooting XenApp has become more complicated.
This book teaches you how to approach troubleshooting complex issues with XenApp deployments and understand the problem, find a fix or workaround, determine the root cause, and apply corrective steps wherever applicable. The book progresses to give you an idea about the many supportive components that play an important role in XenApp's application delivery model and should be considered while troubleshooting XenApp issues. It also shows you standard troubleshooting processes so that you can resolve complex XenApp issues in a m ...
Exam Ref 70-347 Enabling Office 365 Services, 2nd EditionPrepare for Microsoft Exam 70-347 - and help demonstrate your real-world mastery of the skills needed to help securely and efficiently provide Microsoft Office 365 services in any environment.
Designed for experienced IT pros ready to advance their status, Exam Ref focuses on the critical-thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the MCSA level.
Manage clients and end-user devices; Provision Microsoft SharePoint Online site collections; Configure Microsoft Exchange Online and Skype for Business for end users; Plan for Exchange Online and Skype for Business; Organizes its coverage by exam objectives; Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you; Provides exam preparation tips written by a top trainer, consultant, and sysadmin; Assumes you have experience with the Office 365 Admin Center and an understanding of Exchange Online, Skype for Business, SharePoint Online, Office 365 ProPlus, and Microsoft Azure Active Directory. ...
Network Security Through Data Analysis, 2nd EditionTraditional intrusion detection and logfile analysis are no longer enough to protect today's complex networks. In the updated second edition of this practical guide, security researcher Michael Collins shows InfoSec personnel the latest techniques and tools for collecting and analyzing network traffic datasets. You'll understand how your network is used, and what actions are necessary to harden and defend the systems within it.
In three sections, this book examines the process of collecting and organizing data, various tools for analysis, and several different analytic scenarios and techniques. New chapters focus on active monitoring and traffic manipulation, insider threat detection, data mining, regression and machine learning, and other topics.
Use sensors to collect network, service, host, and active domain data; Work with the SiLK toolset, Python, and other tools and techniques for manipulating data you collect; Detect unusual phenomena through exploratory data analysis (EDA ...
Fundamentals of Deep LearningWith the reinvigoration of neural networks in the 2000s, deep learning has become an extremely active area of research, one that's paving the way for modern machine learning. In this practical book, author Nikhil Buduma provides examples and clear explanations to guide you through major concepts of this complicated field.
Companies such as Google, Microsoft, and Facebook are actively growing in-house deep-learning teams. For the rest of us, however, deep learning is still a pretty complex and difficult subject to grasp. If you're familiar with Python, and have a background in calculus, along with a basic understanding of machine learning, this book will get you started.
Examine the foundations of machine learning and neural networks; Learn how to train feed-forward neural networks; Use TensorFlow to implement your first neural network; Manage problems that arise as you begin to make networks deeper; Build neural networks that analyze complex images; Perform effective dimensionali ...
Learn Rails 5.2Learn to build Rails-based web applications using all the latest features offered in Rails 5.2. Author Stefan Wintermeyer begins by teaching the basics of Ruby 2.5 before proceeding through all aspects of Rails, utilizing clean, succinct examples - rather than a single large application.
This book covers topics including Active Storage, Credentials, Active Record, Scaffolding, REST, Routing, Bundler, Forms, Cookies, and Sessions, all of which are vital for modern Rails web applications. To complement these topics you'll also learn about test-driven development, Action Cable, Active Job, Action Mailer, I18n, Asset Pipeline, and caching. Finally, you'll see a how-to for a production web server with nginx. This complete set of skills will set you up for a future of efficient and elegant Rails coding.
Use the Ruby on Rails web development framework; Install and manage the Rails framework; Persist data for your web application with Active Record; Work with forms; Apply a test-driven d ...
Exam Ref 70-697 Configuring Windows Devices, 2nd EditionPrepare for Microsoft Exam 70-697 - and help demonstrate your real-world mastery of configuring Windows 10 devices in the enterprise. Designed for experienced IT professionals ready to advance their status, this 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 identity; Plan desktop and device deployment; Plan and implement a Microsoft 365 Solution; Configure networking; Configure storage; Manage data access and protection; Manage remote access; Manage apps; Manage updates and recovery.
This Microsoft Exam Ref: Organizes its coverage by exam objectives; Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you; Assumes you have experience with Windows desktop administration, maintenance, and troubleshooting; Windows 10 security, and integrated Azure features; as well as a basic understanding of Windows networking, Active Directory, and Microsoft Intune. ...
Facebook Marketing For Dummies, 6th EditionWith 2 billion monthly active users across the world, Facebook has evolved into a community of consumers, creating a primary resource for marketers. This presents a demand for knowledge about how to strategically plan, execute, and analyze a successful Facebook marketing campaign. Now, the trusted Facebook Marketing For Dummies has been fully updated to cover the newest tools and features important to marketers and Facebook page owners.
If you're a marketer looking to effectively add Facebook to your overall marketing mix, consider this book the mecca of Facebook marketing. Inside, you'll discover the psychology of the Facebook user, establish a social media presence, increase your brand awareness, integrate Facebook marketing with other marketing strategies, learn to target a specific audience, and much more.
Develop a desirable community; Sell products and services; Use Facebook events to drive sales; Get new business tips and avoid common mistakes.
Whether you're a novice ...