Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (Ccsk V5) Study Guide
As cloud technology becomes increasingly essential across industries, the need for thorough security knowledge and certification has never been more crucial. The Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) exam, globally recognized and highly respected, presents a formidable challenge for many. Author Graham Thompson offers you in-depth guidance and practical tools not only to pass the exam but also to grasp the broader implications of cloud security. Written in collaboration with the Cloud Security Alliance, this fifth edition is filled with real-world examples, targeted practice questions, and the latest on zero trust and AI security--all designed to mirror the actual exam. By reading this book, you will: Understand critical topics such as cloud architecture, governance, compliance, and risk management Prepare for the exam with chapter tips, concise reviews, and practice questions to enhance retention See the latest on securing different workloads (containers, PaaS, FaaS) and on incident response in the cloud Equip yourself with the knowledge necessary for significant career advancement in cloud security
The Deep Learning AI Playbook
Just like any new technology, what perplexes many is the question of how to apply Deep Learning in a business context. Technology that is disruptive does not automatically imply that the development of valuable use cases are apparent. For years, many people could not figure out how to monetize the World Wide Web. We are in that same situation with Deep Learning AI. The developments are mind-boggling but the monetization is far from being obvious. Deep Learning Artificial Intelligence involves the interplay of Computer Science, Physics, Biology, Linguistics and Psychology. In addition to that, it is technology that can be extremely disruptive. Furthermore, the ramifications to society and even our own humanity can be immense. There are few subjects that are as captivating and as consequential as this. Surprisingly, there is very little that is written about this new technology in a more comprehensive and cohesive way. This book is an opinionated take on the developments of Deep Learning AI.
Understanding Artificial Intelligence
"Understanding Artificial Intelligence: Fundamentals and Applications" is an essential resource designed for students, educators, and practitioners seeking a solid foundation in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI). This book aims to demystify core AI concepts such as machine learning, neural networks, data processing, and intelligent decision-making. It introduces fundamental theories alongside real-world examples to help readers grasp the evolving landscape of AI technologies. The book not only provides theoretical knowledge but also emphasizes practical implementations of AI across various domains including healthcare, robotics, education, and industry. With contributions from experienced academicians and researchers, it serves as a bridge between academic study and practical application-making it an ideal companion for learners and professionals who wish to understand and utilize the power of AI in solving real-life problems.
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Artificial Intelligence for Fault Detection and Diagnosis
Fault detection and diagnosis (FDD) is an important task in manufacturing and mechatronic systems for reducing costs and improving productivity. Traditionally, the states of machines and their faults are manually checked, a process which is time-consuming and expensive. Therefore, it is desirable to develop intelligent systems to achieve automatic FDD. Artificial intelligence as a concept covers a wide range of algorithms that mimic the human mind, thinking and acting like humans to solve important tasks in different fields. In recent years, many AI algorithms have been applied to FDD, including data processing, feature analysis, and classification. Typical methods include deep neural networks, long short-term memory, convolutional neural networks, random forest, and evolutionary computation. However, the potential of AI has not been comprehensively investigated in FDD. This remains a challenging task due to many factors, such as changeable equipment working states, incomplete information, a lack of sufficient training data, complex relationships between faults and symptoms, imbalanced data, and the requirement of having domain knowledge. This reprint is a collection of research regarding AI techniques applied to various FDD tasks.
Fuzzy Sets and Fuzzy Systems
Over time, the concepts of cost, time, delivery, space, quality, durability, and price began to gain more significance in the emerging trends of information technology when it comes to solving managerial decision-making problems in supply chain models, transportation issues, inventory control issues, and related areas. In uncertain situations, competition is becoming more difficult by the day. For instance, a number of diverse aspects, such as the cost of manufacturing and one's degree of income, frequently influence consumer demand. In these situations, the demand is either still unmet or remarkably difficult to meet in the real-world market. Due to their numeric membership functions, fuzzy sets cannot always represent this uncertainty explicitly. However, it has been discovered that type two, random fuzzy, bifuzzy, and fuzzy random sets are more suited to account for intrinsic uncertainty. These various fuzzy systems are able to manage greater degrees of ambiguity in increasingly difficult real-world issues. However, it is crucial to employ optimization techniques in order to obtain the ideal design as diverse fuzzy systems grow more complicated to conceive. This Reprint highlights novel modeling techniques and fuzzy optimization strategies applied to real-world problems, including sustainable green supply chain systems, relief logistics under uncertainty, and cloud-based software prediction, alongside theoretical developments in fuzzy systems.
Algorithms for Games AI
Games have long been excellent benchmarks for AI algorithms for two reasons. Initially, games are developed to assess and challenge human intelligence, and the variety of games can provide a rich context for evaluating different cognitive and decision-making abilities. Secondly, addressing complex real-world challenges often requires repeated trial and error, which can be very costly. Games offer a low-cost or even zero-cost platform for validating various algorithms and solutions by simulating or emulating real-world scenarios. Algorithms initially developed for gaming are subsequently applied to various real-world problems, generating social benefits across all aspects of life. This Special Issue, entitled "Algorithms for Game AI", explores new and innovative approaches for addressing challenges in game AI. These approaches range from traditional algorithms like planning and searching to modern algorithms such as deep reinforcement learning. The papers in this Special Issue address both the theoretical and practical challenges of the application of these algorithms. This reprint presents eleven papers covering a wide range of game AI topics, including the quantification of non-transitivity in chess, the expressiveness of level generators in Super Mario Bros, Mahjong as a new game AI benchmark, new MARL algorithms to reduce Q-value bias, surveys of various AI algorithms in cyber defense, energy areas and games, the application of MCTS in Amazons, the application of deep reinforcement learning in autonomous vehicle driving, and the application of transformers in both offline RL and imitation learning.
Advances in Cryptology - Crypto 2025
The 8-volume set LNCS 16000-16008 constitutes the proceedings of the 45th Annual International Cryptology Conference, CRYPTO 2025, which took place in Santa Barbara, CA, USA, during August 17-21, 2025. The total of 156 full papers presented in the proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 643 submissions. They focus on cryptographic topics such as foundational theory and mathematics; the design, proposal, and analysis of cryptographic primitives and protocols; secure implementation and optimization in hardware or software; applied aspects of cryptography.
Multi-cloud FinOps Handbook
Multi-cloud has become a powerful strategy for businesses, but its complexity often leads to spiraling costs and inefficiencies. The key to unlocking its full potential lies in FinOps, a transformative framework that aligns technical and financial teams to drive strategic business value. This book explores the best practices and tools for managing costs and optimizing resources in a multi-cloud environment, using FinOps principles. This book is a definitive guide to learning financial operations in multi-cloud environments, offering insights into cost optimization, governance, and financial management. You will learn about our unique FOCUS paradigm and its application in financial planning and budgeting. It combines best practices, real-world strategies, and future-focused trends to help businesses maximize ROI, foster collaboration, and align cloud investments with organizational goals. By the end of this book, readers will gain the expertise to navigate complex multi-cloud environments with confidence, implementing FinOps strategies to drive cost efficiency, enhance collaboration, and ensure their cloud investments deliver maximum business value.WHAT YOU WILL LEARN● Learning the core principles of FinOps.● Exploring the future FinOps trends like AI, GreenOps, and decentralized governance.● Setting up the FinOps team and building a framework for spend efficiency.● Best practices for implementing effective multi-cloud cost optimization.● Fostering enterprise-wide ownership and accountability.● Govern multi-cloud environments by implementing the Inform, Optimize, Govern processes.● Maximizing ROI of cloud investments.WHO THIS BOOK IS FORThis book is for FinOps practitioners and professionals, CIOs, IT leaders, cloud architects and engineers, finance and accounting teams, cloud tool developers and vendors, enterprise leaders and executives, SMEs, startups, academics, and researchers.
8-Bit Stories
Join me on a trip down memory lane as we look at the highs and lows of the UK computer scene. With giants like Atari, Commodore, and Texas Instruments taking on our tiny British companies. Could Sinclair and Acorn take on the American muscle of Commodore? Well, for a considerable amount of time, they did, but why did the multi-million-selling Spectrum disappear? Why did the government-endorsed BBC Microcomputer fail to sell into most UK homes?Why did the Acorn Electron fail? Given the might of Commodore and Atari, did the Dragon 32 or Oric Atmos ever stand a chance? With millions of pounds on the line, can they even survive the year? Late releases, missed deadlines, and financial disasters all await our fledgling companies. Can the strange 8/16-bit hybrid Ti99/4 beat the Commodore VIC-20? Is the Oric 1 better than a Spectrum 48k? We look at a year-by-year history of the 1980s and the computers and companies selling here in the UK.What happened to the global dominance of UK computers... Amstrad managed to capture some of the European markets, along with Sinclair and Acorn. Ultimately, Commodore International would dominate the home computer scene, while Atari would briefly control the console market until the Japanese arrived, but what happened to MGT, Tangerine, Lynx, and Dragon Data? What became of Amstrad or the Enterprise64? The UK home computer (8-bit) scene is covered from 1980 until 1988.
The Billionaire Blueprint
The Billionaire Blueprint: Cracking the AI Gold RushThink the AI revolution is meant for tech elites, robots, or sci-fi movies? Think again. Cracking the AI Gold Rush strips away the jargon, reveals billionaire-level strategies, and shows how anyone can get in on the biggest wealth opportunity of our generation.Packed with eye-opening stories and actionable insights, you'll learn: How AI is transforming every industry-from healthcare to real estate to streaming servicesHow billionaires like Musk, Huang (NVIDIA), Bezos, and visionaries behind OpenAI built empires with AI and momentumSimple, no-code ways to start your own AI venture, even if you can't codeInvesting strategies that allow you to profit from AI without quitting your day jobThe infrastructure plays: GPUs, cloud platforms, and data selling the tools while the world mines the goldEthical pitfalls and how to build responsibly, because billion-dollar success should never come at the cost of human well-beingWhy this book is different: No PhD required: Designed for readers who just want straight talk, not technical complexityFun with a purpose: Witty, joke-packed writing to keep you engaged, even when you're late at night, half-asleep, and still scrollingAction-oriented: Every chapter ends with a practical step or exercise, no fluff, just fuel for your next moveTimely and viral: Taps into the global AI craze with real strategy, not hype���� Praise from insiders (imagined blurbs to build social proof): "A billionaire's manual for the rest of us-easy, exciting, and transformative.""This book made me feel like I deserve a seat at the AI table."Don't just watch the AI revolution. Join it, profit from it, and lead it. Grab your copy now and start building your billionaire blueprint today.
Advanced Computing Techniques in Engineering and Technology
This volume constitutes the proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Advanced Computing Techniques in Engineering & Technology, ACTET 2025, in Jaipur, India, during February 12-13, 2025. The 30 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 106 submissions. They focus on all aspects of distributed computing, machine learning, optimization algorithms, and interdisciplinary applications of computing technologies.
Advances in Cryptology - Crypto 2025
The 8-volume set LNCS 16000-16008 constitutes the proceedings of the 45th Annual International Cryptology Conference, CRYPTO 2025, which took place in Santa Barbara, CA, USA, during August 17-21, 2025. The total of 156 full papers presented in the proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 643 submissions. They focus on cryptographic topics such as foundational theory and mathematics; the design, proposal, and analysis of cryptographic primitives and protocols; secure implementation and optimization in hardware or software; applied aspects of cryptography.
Advances in Cryptology - Crypto 2025
The 8-volume set LNCS 16000-16008 constitutes the proceedings of the 45th Annual International Cryptology Conference, CRYPTO 2025, which took place in Santa Barbara, CA, USA, during August 17-21, 2025. The total of 156 full papers presented in the proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 643 submissions. They focus on cryptographic topics such as foundational theory and mathematics; the design, proposal, and analysis of cryptographic primitives and protocols; secure implementation and optimization in hardware or software; applied aspects of cryptography.
Advances in Cryptology - Crypto 2025
The 8-volume set LNCS 16000-16008 constitutes the proceedings of the 45th Annual International Cryptology Conference, CRYPTO 2025, which took place in Santa Barbara, CA, USA, during August 17-21, 2025. The total of 156 full papers presented in the proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 643 submissions. They focus on cryptographic topics such as foundational theory and mathematics; the design, proposal, and analysis of cryptographic primitives and protocols; secure implementation and optimization in hardware or software; applied aspects of cryptography.
Advances in Cryptology - Crypto 2025
The 8-volume set LNCS 16000-16008 constitutes the proceedings of the 45th Annual International Cryptology Conference, CRYPTO 2025, which took place in Santa Barbara, CA, USA, during August 17-21, 2025. The total of 156 full papers presented in the proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 643 submissions. They focus on cryptographic topics such as foundational theory and mathematics; the design, proposal, and analysis of cryptographic primitives and protocols; secure implementation and optimization in hardware or software; applied aspects of cryptography.
Advances in Cryptology - Crypto 2025
The 8-volume set LNCS 16000-16008 constitutes the proceedings of the 45th Annual International Cryptology Conference, CRYPTO 2025, which took place in Santa Barbara, CA, USA, during August 17-21, 2025. The total of 156 full papers presented in the proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 643 submissions. They focus on cryptographic topics such as foundational theory and mathematics; the design, proposal, and analysis of cryptographic primitives and protocols; secure implementation and optimization in hardware or software; applied aspects of cryptography.
Advances in Cryptology - Crypto 2025
The 8-volume set LNCS 16000-16008 constitutes the proceedings of the 45th Annual International Cryptology Conference, CRYPTO 2025, which took place in Santa Barbara, CA, USA, during August 17-21, 2025. The total of 156 full papers presented in the proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 643 submissions. They focus on cryptographic topics such as foundational theory and mathematics; the design, proposal, and analysis of cryptographic primitives and protocols; secure implementation and optimization in hardware or software; applied aspects of cryptography.
Advances in Cryptology - Crypto 2025
The 8-volume set LNCS 16000-16008 constitutes the proceedings of the 45th Annual International Cryptology Conference, CRYPTO 2025, which took place in Santa Barbara, CA, USA, during August 17-21, 2025. The total of 156 full papers presented in the proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 643 submissions. They focus on cryptographic topics such as foundational theory and mathematics; the design, proposal, and analysis of cryptographic primitives and protocols; secure implementation and optimization in hardware or software; applied aspects of cryptography.
Fractional Random Vibrations I
This two-volume set provides a comprehensive study of fractional random vibration from the perspective of theory and practice. Volume I deals succinctly with the theories of fractional processes and fractional vibration systems.
Web and Wireless Geographical Information Systems
This LNCS conference volume constitutes the proceedings of the 22nd International Symposium on Web and Wireless Geographical Information Systems, W2GIS 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico, held during September 8-9, 2025. The 11 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 22 submissions. They are grouped into the following topics: Advances in Geospatial Artificial Intelligence: From Pixel-level Vision to Large-Language Models; Data-driven Urban Health & Safety: Environmental Exposure, Crime, and Disease Dynamics; Location Intelligence for Urban Resources, Mobility, and Commerce.
Guardians of the Digital Age
A thrilling bridge between past and future, this book introduces parents and teens to the evolution of the internet and the most essential skill of our time-digital security.
Developments in Language Theory
This LNCS conference volume constitutes the proceedings of the29th International Conference on Developments in Language Theory, DLT 2025, in Seoul, South Korea, in August 2025. The 18 full papers and 2 invited papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 38 submissions. They presented current developments in formal languages and automata. Its scope is very general and includes, among others, the following topics and areas: grammars, acceptors and trans-ducers for words, trees and graphs; algebraic theories of automata; algorithmic and many more.
The Ethics, Psychology, and Theology of AI
This book explores the profound impact of Artificial Intelligence Psychology (AIPsy) on human psychology, identity, theology, and agency, addressing the urgent need to define the future of humanity amidst evolving technological landscapes.
Understanding the Human Factor in Cyber Security
In an age where firewalls and encryption are just the beginning, Understanding the Human Factor in Cyber Security: A Comprehensive Investigation delves deep into the most overlooked vulnerability in any system: human behavior. Drawing on real-world case studies like the Target, Equifax, and WannaCry breaches, Christopher Stephenson exposes the psychological, behavioral, and organizational pitfalls that hackers exploit with ease. This book is not just about the breaches, but about why they happen, how cognitive biases, stress, lack of awareness, and misplaced trust open the door to cyber threats. With a powerful blend of psychological insight, policy analysis, and practical strategies, Christopher presents a roadmap for individuals, professionals, and organizations to recognize and close the human gaps in their digital defense. Whether you're a cybersecurity specialist, a business leader, or simply someone navigating the digital world, this book will change how you think about security. Because in the end, the strongest system is only as secure as the people who use it. Fun Fact: When Christopher isn't decoding human behavior in cyberspace, he's clocking miles on his treadmill while reading the latest cybersecurity breach reports, fitness, and firewalls, all in a day's work!
Scalable Data Pipelines
Scalable Data Pipelines Architecting for the Petabyte Era is a timely and essential guide for professionals navigating the explosive growth of data in today's digital world. As organizations generate data at unprecedented rates from everyday user interactions to complex industrial IoT readings the need for robust scalable data infrastructure has never been more critical. This book presents a practical and insightful roadmap for building high-performance data pipelines that can handle massive datasets with efficiency reliability and foresight.Designed for data engineers architects scientists and tech leaders this book goes beyond theoretical concepts to deliver real-world strategies for designing data pipelines that are ready for the demands of the petabyte era. It offers in-depth coverage of everything from data ingestion and storage to transformation processing and delivery while incorporating modern architectural approaches such as distributed systems microservices and cloud-native frameworks. Readers will gain valuable knowledge on how to leverage tools like Apache Spark Kafka and cloud data platforms to build pipelines that are both resilient and future ready.With a focus on performance optimization fault tolerance and operational excellence Scalable Data Pipelines is a must have resource for anyone involved in the data lifecycle. Whether you are optimizing current systems or designing new ones from the ground up this book equips you with the tools insights and confidence to turn data overload into competitive advantage.
Headless WordPress, Formidable Power
Headless WordPress, Formidable Power: An Enterprise Guide to Structured Data, APIs, and JavaScript FrontendsBook 1 of the Masterminds Enterprise Developer SeriesBy Victor M. Font Jr.What if WordPress wasn't just for content-but for composable applications?Headless WordPress, Formidable Power is your blueprint to unlocking the full potential of WordPress in a decoupled, enterprise context. Written for developers, architects, and technical decision-makers, this book introduces a bold, structured approach to building modern systems with WordPress as your backend engine-and Formidable Forms as your secret weapon.You'll discover how to: Use REST APIs to connect frontend frameworks like React, Vue, and SvelteSubmit and manage structured data through Formidable Forms in headless modeImplement SSO, JWT, and OAuth2 authentication for secure integrationsNavigate legacy plugin compatibility issues in decoupled buildsDeploy with Vercel, Docker, GitHub Actions, and moreWith metaphor-rich storytelling-yes, including the Headless Horseman-and deep technical insights, this guide is equal parts engaging and actionable.Whether you're transitioning a WordPress site into a scalable platform or architecting from scratch, Headless WordPress, Formidable Power gives you the tools, mindset, and confidence to build with purpose.The frontend is gone. The power remains.Perfect for: WordPress developers ready to level upAgencies adopting API-first workflowsEnterprise teams bridging legacy and modern systemsFormidable Forms power users looking to scaleWritten by Victor M. Font Jr., enterprise consultant and creator of Formidable Masterminds, this book guides you from implementer to application architect-no plugin fluff, just practical power.Available in paperback and Kindle. "Part of the Masterminds Enterprise Developer Series: Professional tools, techniques, and architecture for building scalable, secure, and structured WordPress applications."
The Science of Functional Programming, Part II
This book is a pedagogical in-depth tutorial and reference on the functional programming paradigm. Starting from issues found in practical coding, the book builds up the theoretical intuition, knowledge, and techniques that functional programmers use for for rigorous reasoning about types and code. The second part of the book focuses on working with laws, structural analysis, and code for functors, monads, and other typeclasses, as well as the required techniques of symbolic derivation and proof. Detailed explanations and derivations are accompanied by solved examples tested in the Scala interpreter, as well as exercises and discussions that further build upon each chapter's material. The difficulty of this book's mathematical material is at the level of undergraduate multivariate calculus.
Traditional vs Generative AI Pentesting
Traditional vs Generative AI Pentesting: A Hands-On Approach to Hacking explores the evolving landscape of penetration testing, comparing traditional methodologies with the revolutionary impact of Generative AI.
Look Smarter Than You Are with Hyperion Planning
Oracle Hyperion Planning is the market leading budgeting and forecasting solution that provides powerful planning capabilities over the web and in Microsoft Excel. You want to plan faster and more accurately and you are sure Oracle Hyperion Planning is the answer. This book is your key to unlocking the world of Planning from an administrator perspective, guiding you through the ins and outs of Planning on your quest for improved budgeting and forecasting. You will learn: -What is Oracle Hyperion Planning and how to connect -How to plan over the web -How to build a Planning application from start to finish -The steps to manage and administer Planning applications -Tips, tricks, and design best practices for Planning and its underlying Essbase databases
Taking the Anxiety Out of AI
As AI becomes more widespread in the workplace and in society, what impact will it have on your job, your life and the world around you? If AI can take on more and more of the tasks people perform at work, and do them more efficiently, where does that leave human beings? Taking the Anxiety out of AI explores the nature of human intelligence and artificial intelligence, and considers what AI can do and what it can't do, what tasks will always be performed better by humans, and what the future will look like in a world where humans and AI work together. Whether you have experience using AI or have just decided to get started with it right now, this book is an essential guide for navigating the new future.
Artificial Intelligence
Named One of the Five Best Books on AI by The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal No technological development in recent history has generated as much excitement and terror--both utopian visions and apocalyptic nightmares--as artificial intelligence. Since generative AI and large language models exploded into our everyday lives in 2022 with the release of ChatGPT, AI has been the topic on everyone's mind. And the award-winning author and leading computer scientist Melanie Mitchell's acclaimed Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans has been a touchstone for the debates. With a new preface situating the book in the context of AI's rapid progress, Artificial Intelligence offers an essential account of AI's turbulent history and an accessible explanation of the different kinds of AI: how they work, how they fail, and how they compare to human intelligence and understanding. Along the way, Mitchell introduces the dominant models of modern AI and machine learning, describing cutting-edge AI programs, their human inventors, and the historical lines of thought underpinning recent achievements. Raising big questions about the nature of intelligence itself, she consults with fellow experts and explores the profound disconnect between the hype and the actual achievements in AI, providing a clear sense of what the field has accomplished and how much further it has to go. Interweaving stories about the science of AI and the people behind it, Artificial Intelligence brims with clear-sighted and captivating accounts of the most interesting and provocative work in the field. This frank, lively book is an indispensable guide to understanding today's AI and its impact on the future for us all.
The Resilient Product Manager
After chatting with other product managers, talking with industry pros, and getting insights from all sorts of real-world situations, this book puts together patterns and practices that have worked well when the pressure's on. The seven case stories in this book show how these companies dealt with situations that the usual approach didn't cover. Whether it was rethinking how to predict engagement, estimating demand in uncertain conditions, or containing operational breakdowns before they spiraled, the people behind these stories had to adapt quickly, think clearly, and act with purpose.You'll learn how to take raw data and turn it into useful information. You'll learn about things like sampling strategies, confidence intervals, and sensitivity testing. You'll see how teams align on priorities through collaborative workshops, root-cause analysis, and impact-effort scoring. You'll learn how proofs-of-concept and guardrails help you to confidently expand your business, and how well-designed dashboards can provide early warnings so you can avoid any issues before they impact your customers. We use the HEART framework to align our product goals, fishbone diagrams to cut through complexity, prioritization scorecards to focus our energy where it matters, and monitoring setups to keep the team ahead of the curve.While the contexts vary, the lessons are universal.This book is for product managers who know that resilience isn't about avoiding problems-it's about being ready to handle them no matter where they come from. It's a shared strategy guide for those who want to lead with clarity when it matters most.Key LearningsTranslate complex data into clear insights that directly guide strategic product decisions under uncertainty.Build alignment through collaborative frameworks that unite product, engineering, and business teams on priorities.Apply sampling and estimation methods to make confident decisions even with incomplete or noisy datasets.Use structured prioritization techniques to maximize ROI while balancing speed, impact, and resource constraints.Implement early-warning dashboards that detect anomalies before customers experience a drop in service.Conduct root-cause analysis to uncover hidden issues that metrics alone may fail to reveal.Create lightweight proofs-of-concept to validate assumptions before committing resources to full-scale initiatives.Document and share decisions, assumptions, and learnings to maintain clarity across fast-moving teams.Blend operational and financial indicators to ensure product success is tied to tangible business outcomes.Develop resilience by anticipating failure modes and preparing mitigation tactics that can be deployed quickly.Table of ContentCrafting a Gadget-Sharing MarketplaceEmpowering Women via Mobile ExperienceElevating Post-Booking Airline ServicesOnboarding New Developers to Code PlatformMeasuring Pin Engagement for a Visual NetworkEstimating Search Volume for a Leading EngineReducing Flight-Cancellation Rates
Software Engineering and Formal Methods. Sefm 2024 Collocated Workshops
This volume constitutes the papers of two workshops which were held in conjunction with the 22nd International Workshop on Software Engineering and Formal Methods, SEFM 2024 Collocated Workshops, held in Aveiro, Portugal, during November 4-5, 2024. The 20 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 36 submissions. SEFM 2024 Collocated Workshops presents the following two workshops: ReacTS 2024: International Workshop on Reconfigurable Transition Systems: Semantics, Logics and Applications. CIFMA 2024: 6th International Workshop on Cognition: Interdisciplinary Foundations, Models and Applications.
Computational Science and Computational Intelligence
This CCIS book constitutes selected papers accepted in the Research Track on Smart Cities and Smart Mobility and the Research Track on Software Engineering of the 11th International Conference on Computational Science and Computational Intelligence, CSCI 2024, which took place in Las Vegas, NV, USA, during December 11-13, 2024. The Research Track on Smart Cities and Smart Mobility, CSCI-RTSC, received 75 submissions of which 15 papers were accepted. For the Research Track on Software Engineering, CSCI-RTSE, 13 papers were accepted from 58 submissions, 12 of these are included in this volume. They were organized in topical sections on Infrastructures: Smart Cities, Tools, and Utilities; Smart Cities and Smart Mobility; Software Engineering; and ongoing research projects.
Android Studio Narwhal Essentials - Java Edition
This book, fully updated for Android Studio Narwhal Feature Drop, teaches you how to develop Android-based applications using Java.Beginning with the basics, the book outlines how to set up an Android development and testing environment, followed by an overview of areas such as tool windows, the code editor, and the Layout Editor tool. An introduction to the architecture of Android is followed by an in-depth look at the design of Android applications and user interfaces using the Android Studio environment.Chapters also cover the Android Architecture Components, including view models, lifecycle management, Room database access, content providers, the Database Inspector, app navigation, live data, and data binding.Topics such as intents, touchscreen handling, gesture recognition, and the integration of artificial intelligence into Android apps are also included.The concepts of material design are also covered in detail, including the use of floating action buttons, Snackbars, tabbed interfaces, card views, and collapsing toolbars.Other key features of Android Studio and Android are also covered in detail, including the Layout Editor, the ConstraintLayout and ConstraintSet classes, view binding, constraint chains, barriers, and direct reply notifications. Chapters also cover advanced features of Android Studio, such as Gradle build configuration, in-app billing, and submitting apps to the Google Play Developer Console.Assuming you already have some Java programming experience, are ready to download Android Studio and the Android SDK, have access to a Windows, Mac, or Linux system, and have ideas for some apps to develop, you are ready to get started.
Microsoft Certified Azure Developer Associate (Az-204) Study Guide
The transition to cloud computing has created unprecedented demand for professionals with the skills to implement solutions that take advantage of the scalability, flexibility, and resilience the cloud offers. The Microsoft Certified Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204) Study Guide is your comprehensive resource for mastering the competencies required to design, develop, and deploy secure and scalable Azure architectures tailored to your organization's needs. The foundational skills you'll learn in this guide will help you successfully navigate the Microsoft Certified Azure Developer Associate exam. But beyond its impact on your resume, this book will imbue you with the confidence to excel as a Microsoft Certified Azure Developer Associate for years to come. The certification journey is challenging, but with the right insights, a well-structured study plan, and hands-on practice, you can position yourself for success. Design optimal cloud architectures aligned with best practices Provision and oversee core infrastructure with a focus on security and compliance Optimize both technical and business processes Manage critical cloud resources essential for organizational success Ensure operational reliability and high availability
Architecting Data Solutions with Snowflake
Modern businesses need scalable, cost-efficient data platforms; however, traditional, fragmented systems are complex and expensive. Snowflake provides a modern, cloud-native, fully managed solution, simplifying data architecture while delivering performance and flexibility. This book helps readers leverage Snowflake's full potential for advanced, scalable data solutions.This book begins by walking you through Snowflake account configuration and its unique three-layered architecture, introducing key architectural pillars. The book covers building data engineering pipelines using various methods like Snowpipe and Snowpark, differentiating between ETL and ELT patterns. Finally, you will learn to architect diverse data patterns, such as data warehouses, data lakes, data mesh, and lakehouses, and explore Snowpark for machine learning, Snowflake Horizon, Cortex, and building generative AI and LLM solutions.This book equips you with the knowledge to design and implement modern data solutions, including data warehouses, lakes, and mesh patterns, using Snowflake. You will be well-equipped to tackle complex data architecture challenges and drive innovation in any data-driven environment.WHAT YOU WILL LEARN● Learn to design data platform solutions with Snowflake.● Design scalable and cost-effective data architectures.● Implement efficient data ingestion and extraction pipelines.● Implement modern data patterns, including data warehouse, data lake, and data mesh, using Snowflake's flexible architecture.● Apply modern data governance and security practices.● Design AI/ML workloads using Snowflake Cortex.WHO THIS BOOK IS FORThis book is designed for data enthusiasts, architects, and engineers who are looking to build modern, cloud-native data platforms using Snowflake. Whether you are designing your first data solution or optimizing complex enterprise architectures, this book offers practical insights, patterns, and real-world examples to elevate your data skills.
Data Rookies Labs
Learn Data Analytics Through Visual, Hands-On Labs with OrangeData Rookies Labs: Intro to Analytics with Orange offers a practical, no-code introduction to data science using the intuitive Orange platform. Designed for beginners, this workbook guides students through real-world tasks like classification, clustering, association rules, data cleaning, visualization, and text mining-all using drag-and-drop workflows.Each lab provides step-by-step instructions, screenshots, and sample datasets to help students understand how data is used to generate insights and drive decisions. With no programming required, it's ideal for high school, college, or adult learners looking to build foundational data literacy through an interactive, visual approach.Perfect for classrooms or self-paced study, this book helps learners think like data analysts-no coding required.
Introduction to .NET Aspire
.NET Aspire is a revolutionary stack created for building cloud-native microservices. It emerges as a game-changer, offering a streamlined, opinionated approach to simplify orchestrating the .NET microservices and connecting them to cloud services with ease.The book explores the development of .NET Aspire, its core concepts, and a powerful manifest for defining the application's structure and integrations. With this foundation, you will explore practical patterns for seamlessly incorporating polyglot microservices, covering languages like Go, Python, and Node.js. You will gain hands-on experience in OpenTelemetry monitoring, Azure Developer CLI, and Dapr. You will also gain a deep understanding of unit testing practices and AI capabilities, including frameworks like TensorFlow and ML.NET, directly into your .NET Aspire solutions.By the end of this book, you will possess the practical skills and in-depth knowledge to design, build, deploy, and effectively manage sophisticated, production-ready cloud-native applications, empowering you to excel in the world of distributed systems.WHAT YOU WILL LEARN● Understand .NET Aspire fundamental and core architecture principles.● Build polyglot microservices using C#, Go, Python, and Node.js.● Deploy application using Azure Developer CLI.● Integrate Dapr for enhanced distributed application capabilities.● Build intelligent applications with LLM orchestration and Semantic Kernel.● Apply best practices for unit testing Aspire components.● Build resilient, observable, cloud-native .NET solutions.WHO THIS BOOK IS FORThis book is for .NET developers, cloud engineers, and software architects aiming to build modern cloud-native applications. Readers should have basic knowledge of .NET development and an understanding of web APIs and containerization concepts.
Early Warning and Prediction of Internet Attacks and Exploits
A safe, secure and functional information network is vital in today's Air Force net centric environment. Information is more critical today than it has ever been. As more operational functions are placed in cyber space and greater computing power becomes available to everyone, keeping these networks safe and secure is an almost unattainable task. Network security entails Intrusion Detection Security, but another form of security or "insecurity" is quickly gaining attention. Honeypots allow the black hat community to attack and penetrate non-production systems. By monitoring and studying these attacks, network defenders can develop better Information Assurance tactics and procedures to defend their networks. The ability to quickly analyze only those data packets predicted to be an exploit and disregard the remaining packets is crucial in today's overworked environment. Using an accredited Honeypot, an Exploit Prediction System (EPS) is developed using a decision-tree matrix. The EPS provides an excellent tool in choosing only those data packets needing further analysis. The EPS employs as few criterion needed for successful prediction. The log data coming into the honeypot is not filtered and all incoming log data is captured, interpreted and categorized.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Image Super-Resolution Using Adaptive 2-D Gaussian Basis Function Interpolation
Digital image interpolation using Gaussian radial basis functions has been implemented by several investigators, and promising results have been obtained; however, determining the basis function variance has been problematic. Here, adaptive Gaussian basis functions fit the mean vector and covariance matrix of a non-radial Gaussian function to each pixel and its neighbors, which enables edges and other image characteristics to be more effectively represented. The interpolation is constrained to reproduce the original image mean gray level, and the mean basis function variance is determined using the expected image smoothness for the increased resolution. Test outputs from the resulting Adaptive Gaussian Interpolation algorithm are presented and compared with classical interpolation techniques.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
DoD Role for Securing United States Cyberspace
The cyber attacks on Estonia in late April and the early weeks of May 2007 significantly crippled the country, preventing it from performing banking, communications, news reporting, government transactions and command and control activities. Estonia is considered a "Wired Society", much like the United States. Both countries rely on the cyberspace infrastructure economically and politically. Estonia sought assistance outside the country to recover from and to address the attacks. The cyber attacks on Estonia focused world-wide attention on the effects that cyberspace attacks could have on countries. If a cyber attack of national significance occurred against the United States, what would the United States do? The Department of Defense is responsible for protecting the nation and its geographical boundaries from attack, but what is DoD's role for securing the United States' cyberspace? Research was conducted by studying national orders, strategies, policies plans, and doctrine to determine DoD's role for securing the United States' cyberspace.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
