Computer & IT

This in-depth book shows you ways to master strategic thinking, manage difficult projects, and set the standard for technical work. You'll learn how to be a leader without direct authority, how to plan ahead so that you're making the right technical decisions, and how to make everyone around you better.

This hands-on third edition, expanded and thoroughly updated for version 1.0 and beyond, shows you the fastest way to get up and running with Terraform.

Your customers will never stop reading this day trading 2 in 1 guide!

Get going with tidymodels, a collection of R packages for modeling and machine learning. Whether you're just starting out or have years of experience with modeling, this practical introduction shows data analysts, business analysts, and data scientists how the tidymodels framework offers a consistent, flexible approach for your work.RStudio engineers Max Kuhn and Julia Silge demonstrate ways to create models by focusing on an R dialect called the tidyverse. Software that adopts tidyverse principles shares both a high-level design philosophy and low-level grammar and data structures, so learning one piece of the ecosystem makes it easier to learn the next. You'll understand why the tidymodels framework has been built to be used by a broad range of people.With this book, you will:Learn the steps necessary to build a model from beginning to endUnderstand how to use different modeling and feature engineering approaches fluentlyExamine the options for avoiding common pitfalls of modeling, such as overfittingLearn practical methods to prepare your data for modelingTune models for optimal performanceUse good statistical practices to compare, evaluate, and choose among models

This project collects the most significant historical inventions, artists, and movements that have contributed to the development of Live Visuals

Updated for Python 3.10 and pandas 1.4, the third edition of this hands-on guide is packed with practical case studies that show you how to solve a broad set of data analysis problems effectively.

Hacking APIs is a crash course in web API security testing that will prepare you to penetration-test APIs, reap high rewards on bug bounty programs, and make your own APIs more secure.Hacking APIs is a crash course on web API security testing that will prepare you to penetration-test APIs, reap high rewards on bug bounty programs, and make your own APIs more secure. You’ll learn how REST and GraphQL APIs work in the wild and set up a streamlined API testing lab with Burp Suite and Postman. Then you’ll master tools useful for reconnaissance, endpoint analysis, and fuzzing, such as Kiterunner and OWASP Amass. Next, you’ll learn to perform common attacks, like those targeting an API’s authentication mechanisms and the injection vulnerabilities commonly found in web applications. You’ll also learn techniques for bypassing protections against these attacks. In the book’s nine guided labs, which target intentionally vulnerable APIs, you’ll practice:Enumerating APIs users and endpoints using fuzzing techniquesUsing Postman to discover an excessive data exposure vulnerabilityPerforming a JSON Web Token attack against an API authentication processCombining multiple API attack techniques to perform a NoSQL injectionAttacking a GraphQL API to uncover a broken object level authorization vulnerability By the end of the book, you’ll be prepared to uncover those high-payout API bugs other hackers aren’t finding and improve the security of applications on the web.

ITIL(R) 4 Drive Stakeholder Value (DSV)If you've achieved your ITIL 4 Foundation certificate, you're probably planning the next stage in your ITIL journey and deciding which qualification to work towards. ITIL 4 DSV provides essential knowledge and capabilities for service management professionals, focusing on the engagements between a service provider and its customers, users, suppliers and partners, and how demand is converted into value via IT-enabled services.DSV is one of the ITIL 4 advanced level modules that leads to the MP (Managing Professional) certification. The module is aimed at managers and aspiring managers at all levels, providing them with the practical skills to build effective relationships across the SVS.An excellent supplement to any ITIL 4 DSV training courseThe majority of this book is based on the official AXELOSITIL Drive Stakeholder Valuepublication and the associated Drive Stakeholder Value Managing Professional syllabus. It provides students with the information they need to pass the DSV exam, and help them become a successful practitioner.This book is suitable for ITIL v3 Experts, ITIL 4 MP students, ITSM (IT service management) practitioners who are adopting ITIL 4, approved training organisations, IT service managers, IT managers and those in IT support roles.The guide focuses on:The customer journey;Fostering stakeholder relationships;How to: shape demand and define service offerings, and align expectations and agree service details;Onboarding and offboarding;Continual value co-creation;Realising and validating service value; andExam preparation.A useful tool throughout your careerIn addition to being an essential study aid, the author - a seasoned ITSM professional - also provides additional guidance throughout the book, which you can lean on once your training and exam are over. The book includes her own practical experience, from which she gives advice, and points to think about along the way, so that you can refer back to this book for years to come - long after you've passed your exam.

This book shows how digital transformation has the power to revolutionize the way procurement operates, and discusses how especially buyer decisions are empowered through artificial intelligence.

This book covers the need for good business modeling design and how you can achieve it through DAX. It helps analysts get the most out of Microsoft BI tools such as Power BI using DAX, ensuring that they get the most effective results from running their analyses.

The definitive expert guide to Windows is now rewritten from the ground up to deliver the most valuable, detailed hands-on insights for maximizing your productivity with Windows 11. Legendary Windows expert Ed Bott reveals the full power of Windows 11's most innovative new features, and offers detailed guidance on making the most of Microsofts new Windows with modern PC hardware and cloud services.Windows 11 isn't just an incremental update: it's a thorough and thoughtful reworking of Windows, from user experience to securitya new way of working, for more than 250,000,000 new device owners every year. Now, backed with insider support from Microsoft's own Windows teams, Bott presents better, smarter ways to work with it: hundreds of timesaving tips, practical solutions, troubleshooting techniques, and easy workarounds you won't find anywhere else. In one supremely well-organized reference, you'll find authoritative coverage of all this, and much more:Windows 11's new user experience, from reworked Start menu and Settings app to voice inputThe brand-new Windows 365 option for running Windows 11 as a Cloud PC, accessible from anywhereMajor security and privacy enhancements that leverage the latest PC hardwareExpert insight and options for installation, configuration, deployment, and management from the individual to the enterpriseGetting more productivity out of Windows 11's built-in apps and advanced Microsoft Edge browserImproving performance, maximizing power efficiency, troubleshooting, and backup/recoveryManaging and automating Windows with PowerShell, Windows Terminal, and other pro toolsRunning Android apps on Windows 11, and using the Windows subsystem for Linux

Find out how easy it is to learn test automation in Dynamics 365 Business Central with this book and deliver better solutions to your customers. This updated second edition includes a substantial extension with additional chapters that address the testing of processes with incoming and outgoing calls.

ITIL(R) 4 Create, Deliver and SupportIf you've achieved your ITIL Foundation certificate, you're probably planning the next stage in your ITIL journey and which qualification to work towards. ITIL 4 Create, Deliver and Support (CDS) provides essential knowledge and capabilities for service management professionals, focusing on a value stream based approach to IT-enabled products and services - a must-have skillset practitioners should seek beyond Foundation level.The majority of this book is based on the official AXELOSITIL: Create, Deliver and Supportpublication and the associated Create, Deliver and Support Managing Professional syllabus. It provides students with the information they need to pass the Create, Deliver and Support exam, and help them become a successful practitioner.Suitable for existing ITIL v3 experts, ITIL 4 Managing Professional (MP) students, ITSM (IT service management) practitioners who are adopting ITIL 4, approved training organisations, IT service managers, IT managers and those in IT support roles.The guide focuses on:Service value system key concepts and challenges;Using a shift-left approach;Planning and managing resources in the service value system;The use and value of technology across the service value system;ITIL practices and value streams for new services and user support;How to create, deliver and support services; andExam preparation.A useful tool throughout your careerIn addition to being an essential study aid, the author - a seasoned ITSM professional - also provides additional guidance throughout the book which you can lean on once your training and exam are over. The book includes her own practical experience from which she gives advice and points to think about along the way so that you can refer back to this book for years to come - long after you've passed your exam.The essential link between your ITIL qualification and the real world - buy this book today!ITIL is a registered trade mark of AXELOS Limited. All rights reserved. This book is an official AXELOS licensed product.Part of Claire Agutter's ITIL 4 Series. For more information about the other books in the series, visit:www.itgovernancepublishing.co.uk/author/claire-agutter

Microsoft 365 Certified Fundamentals certification demonstrates your knowledge of cloud services in general and the SaaS cloud model. This updated second edition covers the MS-900 exam and is filled with practice questions and mock tests. The book also covers the expanded content of the updated exam, including Power Platform and Microsoft Forms.

ITIL(R) 4 High-velocity ITIf you've achieved your ITIL Foundation certificate, you're probably planning the next stage in your ITIL journey and which qualification to work towards. ITIL 4 High-velocity IT (HVIT) provides essential knowledge and capabilities for service management professionals, supporting those involved in the delivery of digital products and services and anyone working on digital transformation programs.High-velocity IT is one of the ITIL 4 advanced level modules that leads to the MP (Managing Professional) certification. The module is aimed at professionals who are working in fast-paced environments, including adapting service management to work with Lean, Agile and DevOps.The majority of this book is based on the official AXELOSITIL: High-velocity ITpublication and the associated High-velocity IT Managing Professional syllabus. It provides students with the information they need to pass the High-velocity IT exam, and help them become a successful practitioner.Suitable for existing ITIL v3 experts, ITIL 4 MP students, ITSM (IT service management) practitioners who are adopting ITIL 4, approved training organisations, IT service managers, IT managers and those in IT support roles.The guide focuses on:Digital product lifecycle and the ITIL operating model;High-velocity key behaviours;Principles, models and concepts;Ensuring:Valuable investments;Fast development;Resilient operations;Assured conformance; andExam preparation.A useful tool throughout your careerIn addition to being an essential study aid, the author - a seasoned ITSM professional - also provides additional guidance throughout the book which you can lean on once your training and exam are over. The book includes her own practical experience from which she gives advice and points to think about along the way so that you can refer back to this book for years to come - long after you've passed your exam.The essential link between your ITIL qualification and the real world - buy this book today!ITILis a registered trade mark of AXELOS Limited. All rights reserved. This book is an official AXELOS licensed product.Part of Claire Agutter's ITIL 4 Series. For more information about the other books in the series, visit:www.itgovernancepublishing.co.uk/author/claire-agutter.

Intermediate-Advanced user level

Updated to cover the Monterey release of MacOS, Exploring Apple Mac will help you to understand the fundamentals of your Mac and unlock its potential.

The book contains the most common as well as state-of-the-art methods in machine learning for time-series, and examples that every data scientist or analyst would have encountered, if not in their job, then in a job interview.

If your organization has started moving in the platform direction, you already know that the real challenge lies in building the right platform strategy and executing it effectively. This book will help you learn product management aspects crucial for creating and executing a platform strategy from scratch.