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Create memorable presentations on technical and complex topics in slideware such as Microsoft PowerPoint and Apple's Keynote for Mac. Learn good pacing and rhythm as well as judicious use of special effects.Whether the goal is to help a sale or to educate, and whether the final delivery is a live presentation, a webinar, or a short video presentation, this book focuses on the particular difficulties linked to technical presentations. You will learn to create a story when there is none, gain the interest of an audience who may not feel as strongly for the topic as the speaker does, turn abstract concepts into visual models, overcome the limitations of the medium (limited space, two dimensions), maintain interest through rhythm, and use effects, not to look cool or get that "e;WOW"e; moment, but to serve the message.Getting The Message Across presents a number of field-tested ideas for raising interest. The use of various techniques and careful scripting will help you, even if you aren't a natural-born show-person, to communicate effectively, and to make your audience remember your message, and not necessarily your slides. This book will teach you:Rhythm and animations, and the use of transitionsTo hold audience interest even with "e;dry"e; topicsTo create memorable presentationsTechniques useful for PowerPoint, Keynote for Mac, and any similar presentation medium or environmentWhat You Will LearnTurn austere topics into interesting stories.Give rhythm and pacing to your presentations.Build a narrative during transitions and animations.Hold audience interest and make listeners feel clever.Make people remember your presentation rather than your cool use of slideware.Who This Book Is ForPeople who have to communicate effectively on strongly technical topics. This book targets educators and trainers as well as technical consultants who need to present complex solutions to customers or leads, as well as would-be speakers at scientific or technical conferences. Getting The Message Across is a book for people who want to make their presentations not only more attractive, but really memorable. It is for people who aren't looking for a standing ovation, but who are willing to do what they can to be understood and to make their messages remembered. Getting The Message Across focuses on using slideware such as PowerPoint and Keynote. Such slideware, for all its flaws, is still one of the best ways to communicate, not only live, but also in dematerialized communications (webinars, video tutorials) for reaching an ever-growing audience. 

Learn the details of the most highly recommended practices of software development using the latest version of Visual Studio 2015. Recommended practices are grouped by development phase and explained in far more detail than the typical tips and tricks compilations. This book also contains detailed coverage of recognized patterns and practices used to create software in a timely manner with expected quality in the context of using specific Visual Studio 2015 features.  Creating software is part defined process and part empirical process.  While there is no single "e;best"e; process to employ in all development scenarios, MVP author Peter Ritchie helps readers navigate the complexity of development options and decide which techniques and Visual Studio 2015 features to use based on the needs of their particular project. Readers will learn practices such as those related to working in teams, design and architecture, refactoring, source code control workflows, unit testing, performance testing, coding practices, use of common patterns, code analysis, IDE extensions, and more.What You Will LearnUse patterns and practices within Visual StudioImplement practices of software creationWork in teamsDevelop workflows for software projectsWho This Book Is ForBeginning and intermediate software developers and architects

Learn how to develop powerful data analytics applications quickly for SQL Server database administrators and developers. Organizations will be able to sift data and derive the business intelligence needed to drive business decisions and profit. The addition of R to SQL Server 2016 places a powerful analytical processor into an environment most developers are already comfortable with - Visual Studio. This book walks even the newest of users through the creation process of a powerful R-language tool set for use in analyzing and reporting on your data.As a SQL Server database administrator or developer, it is sometimes difficult to stay on the bleeding edge of technology. Microsoft's addition of R to SQL Server 2016 is sure to be a game-changer, and the language will certainly become an integral part of future releases. R is in fact widely used today in statistical and related applications, and its use is only growing. Beginning SQL Server R Services helps you jump on board this important trend by providing good examples with detailed explanations of the WHY and not just the HOW.Walks you through setup and installation of SQL Server R Services.Explains the basics of working with R Tools for Visual Studio.Provides a road map to successfully creating custom R code.What You Will LearnDiscover R's role in the SQL Server 2016 hierarchy.Manage the components needed to run SQL Server R Services code.Run R-language analytics and queries inside the database.Create analytic solutions that run across multiple datasets.Gain in-depth knowledge of the R language itself.Implement custom SQL Server R Services solutions.Who This Book Is ForAny level of database administrator or developer, but specifically it's for those developers with the need to develop powerful data analytics applications quickly. Seasoned R developers will appreciate the book for its robust learning pattern, using visual aids in combination with properties explanations and scenarios. Beginning SQL Server R Services is the perfect "e;new hire"e; gift for new database developers in any organization.

Take a firsthand tour of Xcode and all the latest features Swift 3 has to offer.  If you have picked up this book, chances are you know a little bit about Swift Programming. With Practical Swift you'll develop an advanced understanding of the language that will enable you to create a reference guide using Xcode Playgrounds, one you can continue to grow throughout your iOS career.This book not only shows you how to code in a clean and concise manner, but also the why behind the code.  Understanding why will be instrumental in your advancement as a Swift developer. What You'll learn:Review the evolution of Swift and the latest features in Swift 3Study architecture and design patternsExamine Protocol Oriented ProgrammingUnderstand Swift genericsTest Swift codeBuild an iOS App with core data from scratchWho This Book Is For:The primary audience for this book is developers who have started learning iOS and Swift and want to learn more of the intermediate to advanced topics available in Swift. The secondary audience is developers who have experience in iOS and Swift and want a good reference book for concepts they might already know, but are looking to re-enforce.

Learn and understand how you can perform a wide range of tasks on your new Windows computer, including managing files, browsing the internet, and protecting yourself, as well as interacting with Cortana.Using Absolute Beginners Guide to Computing you will see how to use Windows, and how you can connect and communicate with others. You will learn the basics of browsing the web, how to send email, and sign up for services. You will learn about some of the social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. You will also learn how to connect and use external hardware, and process digital music, photos, and video. Written by an author who has written multiple computing titles, this book is friendly and approachable, and can teach anyone how to use a computer. With simple steps, easy troubleshooting, and online resources, it's the best place to learn how to make computing a part of your life.What You'll Learn:Get pictures onto your computer to shareListen to digital musicWhat clubs, groups, and other resources there are to helpWho this Book Is ForAnyone that wants to learn all the latest Windows features. Beginners who want to use their new Windows computer to share pictures or video clips on YouTube or Facebook to those seeking a common sense approach to safe computing. 

Learn everything you need to know to become a professional security and penetration tester. It simplifies hands-on security and penetration testing by breaking down each step of the process so that finding vulnerabilities and misconfigurations becomes easy. The book explains how to methodically locate, exploit, and professionally report security weaknesses using techniques such as SQL-injection, denial-of-service attacks, and password hacking.Although From Hacking to Report Writing will give you the technical know-how needed to carry out advanced security tests, it also offers insight into crafting professional looking reports describing your work and how your customers can benefit from it. The book will give you the tools you need to clearly communicate the benefits of high-quality security and penetration testing to IT-management, executives and other stakeholders.Embedded in the book are a number of on-the-job stories that will give you a good understanding of how you can apply what you have learned to real-world situations. We live in a time where computer security is more important than ever. Staying one step ahead of hackers has never been a bigger challenge. From Hacking to Report Writing clarifies how you can sleep better at night knowing that your network has been thoroughly tested.What you'll learnClearly understand why security and penetration testing is importantFind vulnerabilities in any system using the same techniques as hackers doWrite professional looking reportsKnow which security and penetration testing method to apply for any given situationSuccessfully hold together a security and penetration test projectWho This Book Is ForAspiring security and penetration testers, security consultants, security and penetration testers, IT managers, and security researchers.

Learn the nuts and bolts of scrum-its framework, roles, team structures, ceremonies, and artifacts-from the scrum master's perspective.The Art of Scrum details the scum master's responsibilities and core functions in planning and facilitating the ceremonies and artifacts of a scrum team: sprint planning, sprint execution, backlog refinement, daily standups, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives. It analyzes the scrum master's interactions with other scrum roles, including the product owner, development team members, other scrum masters, and the agile coach.  Scrum Master Dave McKenna catalogs the three skill sets that you must master to be successful at binding teams and unleashing agility: soft skills, technical skills, and contingency skills. You'll benefit from the author's examination of these skill sets with insights and anecdotes drawn from his own experience as an engineer, agile coach, and scrum master. He illustrates common mistakes scrum masters make, as well as modeling successful strategies, adaptations to changes, and solutions to tricky problems.What You'll Learn:How scrum masters facilitate the agile ceremoniesHow scrum masters align scrum teams to sprint goals and shield them from interferenceHow scrum masters coach product owners to build a backlog and refine user storiesHow scrum masters manage contingencies such as intra-team conflicts, organizational impediments, technical debt, emergent architecture, personnel changes, scope creep, and learning from failure.Who This Book Is For:The primary readership is scrum masters, product owners, and dev team members. The secondary readership is scrum stakeholders, including executive sponsors, project managers, functional and line managers, administrative personnel, expert consultants, testers, vendors, and end users. The tertiary readership is anybody who wants to know how build an agile team that consistently delivers value and continuous improvement.

Learn various commercial and open source products that perform SQL on Big Data platforms. You will understand the architectures of the various SQL engines being used and how the tools work internally in terms of execution, data movement, latency, scalability, performance, and system requirements.This book consolidates in one place solutions to the challenges associated with the requirements of speed, scalability, and the variety of operations needed for data integration and SQL operations. After discussing the history of the how and why of SQL on Big Data, the book provides in-depth insight into the products, architectures, and innovations happening in this rapidly evolving space.SQL on Big Data discusses in detail the innovations happening, the capabilities on the horizon, and how they solve the issues of performance and scalability and the ability to handle different data types. The book covers how SQL on Big Data engines are permeating the OLTP, OLAP, and Operational analytics space and the rapidly evolving HTAP systems.You will learn the details of:Batch Architectures-Understand the internals and how the existing Hive engine is built and how it is evolving continually to support new features and provide lower latency on queriesInteractive Architectures-Understanding how SQL engines are architected to support low latency on large data setsStreaming Architectures-Understanding how SQL engines are architected to support queries on data in motion using in-memory and lock-free data structuresOperational Architectures-Understanding how SQL engines are architected for transactional and operational systems to support transactions on Big Data platformsInnovative Architectures-Explore the rapidly evolving newer SQL engines on Big Data with innovative ideas and conceptsWho This Book Is For:Business analysts, BI engineers, developers, data scientists and architects, and quality assurance professionals

Learn how to build a data science team within your organization rather than hiring from the outside. Teach your team to ask the right questions to gain actionable insights into your business.Most organizations still focus on objectives and deliverables. Instead, a data science team is exploratory. They use the scientific method to ask interesting questions and run small experiments. Your team needs to see if the data illuminate their questions. Then, they have to use critical thinking techniques to justify their insights and reasoning. They should pivot their efforts to keep their insights aligned with business value. Finally, your team needs to deliver these insights as a compelling story.Insight!: How to Build Data Science Teams that Deliver Real Business Value shows that the most important thing you can do now is help your team think about data. Management coach Doug Rose walks you through the process of creating and managing effective data science teams. You will learn how to find the right people inside your organization and equip them with the right mindset. The book has three overarching concepts:You should mine your own company for talent. You can't change your organization by hiring a few data science superheroes.You should form small, agile-like data teams that focus on delivering valuable insights early and often.You can make real changes to your organization by telling compelling data stories. These stories are the best way to communicate your insights about your customers, challenges, and industry.What Your Will Learn:Create data science teams from existing talent in your organization to cost-efficiently extract maximum business value from your organization's dataUnderstand key data science terms and concepts Follow practical guidance to create and integrate an effective data science team with key roles and the responsibilities for each team member Utilize the data science life cycle (DSLC) to model essential processes and practices for delivering valueUse sprints and storytelling to help your team stay on track and adapt to new knowledgeWho This Book Is ForData science project managers and team leaders. The secondary readership is data scientists, DBAs, analysts, senior management, HR managers, and performance specialists.

Protect your data from attack by using SQL Server technologies to implement a defense-in-depth strategy, performing threat analysis, and encrypting sensitive data as a last line of defense against compromise. The multi-layered approach in this book helps ensure that a single breach doesn't lead to loss or compromise of your data that is confidential and important to the business. Database professionals in today's world deal increasingly often with repeated data attacks against high-profile organizations and sensitive data. It is more important than ever to keep your company's data secure. Securing SQL Server demonstrates how administrators and developers can both play their part in the protection of a SQL Server environment.This book provides a comprehensive technical guide to the security model, and to encryption within SQL Server, including coverage of the latest security technologies such as Always Encrypted, Dynamic Data Masking, and Row Level Security. Most importantly, the book gives practical advice and engaging examples on how to defend your data -- and ultimately your job! -- against attack and compromise.Covers the latest security technologies, including Always Encrypted, Dynamic Data Masking, and Row Level SecurityPromotes security best-practice and strategies for defense-in-depth of business-critical database assets Gives advice on performing threat analysis and reducing the attack surface that your database presents to the outside worldWhat You Will LearnPerform threat analysisImplement access level control and data encryptionAvoid non-reputability by implementing comprehensive auditingUse security metadata to ensure your security policies are enforcedApply the latest SQL Server technologies to increase data securityMitigate the risk of credentials being stolenWho This Book Is For SQL Server database administrators who need to understand and counteract the threat of attacks against their company's data. The book is also of interest to database administrators of other platforms, as several of the attack techniques are easily generalized beyond SQL Server and to other database brands.

Discover the essential concepts and new iOS 10 SDK and Swift 3 programming language APIs to build iPhone and iPad database driven applications using the defacto standard for data storage for mobile apps, SQLite.You will learn about SQL operations, such as selecting, inserting, updating and deleting data using various data types like text, numerical types, images and even audio/video data. After working through this book, you will gain an expert view of developing iOS apps using SQlite as a data storage using Objective-C and Swift.With Build iOS Database Apps with Swift and SQLite you will also gain expert knowledge on how to create databases at runtime, including creating or modifying indexes, triggers, tables, columns, and views. The examples use time-tested code from working applications.What You'll Learn:Create database and database applications using iOS and SwiftInsert, select, edit, and delete recordsExtend SQLiteWork with multi-database appsUse SQLite with SwiftBackup online SQLite databases and moreWho This Book Is For:Experienced Apple iOS, Swift programmers and developers.

This book offers readers a fantastic introduction into creating CareKit based applications using the Swift language. It starts with the basics and provides a step-by-step guide to learning all aspects of creating a CareKit iOS application that could serve as the basis for a patient care plan.Beginning Carekit Development introduces the key modules and concepts of CareKit starting off by installing and building the open source framework. Developers will then dive deeper, learning how to implement their own care plan by example. The book will present an illness and complete care plan utilizing all the key modules. Readers will then be able to fully use CareKit to develop health care plans. This is the future of patient care and health tracking apps that put patients in control of their day to day care. Throughout the book, app developers, hardware manufacturers, and health care professionals will get tips and suggestions that show how to use and talk about this exciting new technology. The CareKit framework has the simple interface and the secure functionality that will change existing markets. Beginning Carekit Development is the guide to the new world of CareKit.What you'll learn:The basics of CareKit development from creating a simple "e;Hello World"e; app up to full fledged care plan application. How to integrate CareKit with HealthKit, ResearchKit, and other Apple devices to create an ecosystem of connected health care devices.How to assess and share treatment insights with caregivers and key contacts through CareKit with access to key health information.Who this book is for:Developers working in healthcare and medical device fields will use this book to develop medical apps meant to integrate directly with the ubiquitous Apple devices everyone has.

Learn about the most important concepts surrounding web development and demystify jQuery. This book gives you the confidence to abandon your jQuery crutches and walk freely with the power of the web API and JavaScript. Beyond jQuery doesn't just throw code at you - everything is explained in detail from the perspective of a jQuery developer. jQuery is often injected into web applications and libraries with no logical reason for pulling it in as a dependency. Many web developers don't really know when they need to use jQuery, and when they don't - it's just a standard step when setting up a new library or web application. But relying solely on jQuery as your window to the web leaves large gaps in your knowledge. This in turn results in frustration when the abstraction that jQuery provides "e;leaks"e; and exposes you to the native aspects of the browser. This book educates developers, reveals the magic behind jQuery, helps you solve common problems without it, and gives you more confidence to embrace the power of the web API and standardized JavaScript.What You'll LearnUse the web API and standardized JavaScriptDetermine when you need jQuery and when you don'tReview common JavaScript utility functionsWork with HTML elementsWho This Book Is ForAny web developer who is interested in learning how to live without jQuery, and deepening their understanding of web development.

Gain a practical prescription for both private and public organizations to remediate threats and maintain a competitive pace to lead and thrive in an ever-shifting environment.In today's hyper-connected, always-on era of pervasive mobility, cloud computing and intelligent connected devices, virtually every step we take, every transaction we initiate, and every interaction we have are supported in some way by this vast global infrastructure. This set of interconnected systems comprises the fundamental building blocks of the second economy - the very foundation of our first economy. And adversaries, whether motivated by profit, principle or province, are singularly focused on winning the race through a relentless portfolio of shifting attack vectors.Make no mistake about it, we are running a race. This is a race against a faceless, nameless adversary - one that dictates the starting line, the rules of the road, and what trophies are at stake. Established assumptions must be challenged, strategies must be revised, and long-held practices must be upended to run this race and effectively compete.  The Second Economy highlights a second to none approach in this fight, as the effectiveness and ROI of security solutions are increasingly measured by the business outcomes they enable. What You Will Learn:Understand the value of time and trust in a cyber-warfare worldEnable agile and intelligent organizations to minimize their risk of falling victim to the next attackAccelerate response time by adopting a holistic approachEliminate friction across the threat defense lifecycle, from protection to detection to correctionGain a sustainable competitive advantage by seizing first mover advantageDeploy solutions across an open, integrated security framework Who This Book Is For:Senior-level IT decision makers concerned with ascribing business value to a robust security strategy. The book also addresses business decision makers who must be educated about the pervasive and growing cyber threatscape (including CXOs, board directors, and functional leaders) as well as general business employees to understand how they may become unwitting participants in a complex cyber war.

Dive into the world of MVVM, learn how to build modern Windows applications, and prepare for cross-platform development. This book introduces you to the right mindset and demonstrates suitable methodologies that allow for quick understanding of the MVVM paradigm. MVVM in Delphi shows you how to use a quick and efficient MVVM framework that allows for scalability, is of manageable complexity, and provides strong efficiency.One of the biggest challenges developers face is how to convert legacy and monolithic Delphi applications to the MVVM architecture. This book takes you on a step-by-step journey and teaches you how to adapt an application to fit into the MVVM design.What You Will LearnGain the fundamentals of MVVM Visualize MVVM as a design philosophyCreate easy-to-use frameworks for building your own MVVM applicationsDevelop a methodology for converting legacy applications to the MVVM patternArchitect cross-platform and multi-lingual applications using the MVVM patternWho This Book Is ForDelphi developers with a good knowledge of Delphi or programming experience in a different language. In addition, this book is attractive to Delphi developers who want to modernize existing applications based on the MVVM design. 

This is the first book to describe the Microsoft HoloLens wearable augmented reality device and provide step-by-step instructions on how developers can use the HoloLens SDK to create Windows 10 applications that merge holographic virtual reality with the wearer's actual environment.Best-selling author Allen G. Taylor explains how to develop and deliver HoloLens applications via Microsoft's ecosystem for third party apps. Readers will also learn how HoloLens differs from other virtual and augmented reality devices and how to create compelling applications to fully utilize its capabilities.What You Will Learn:The features and capabilities of HoloLensHow to build a simple Windows 10 app optimized for HoloLensThe tools and resources contained in the HoloLens SDKHow to build several HoloLens apps, using the SDK tools

Learn to harness the power of Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) in Microsoft Excel to develop interesting, useful, and interactive Excel applications. This book will show you how to manipulate Excel with code, allowing you to unlock extra features, accuracy, and efficiency in working with your data. Programming Excel 2016 with VBA is a complete guide to Excel application development, using step-by-step guidance, example applications, and screenshots in Excel 2016.In this book, you will learn:How to interact with key Excel objects, such as the application object, workbook object, and range objectMethods for working with ranges in detail using codeUsage of Excel as a database repositoryHow to exchange data between Excel applicationsHow to use the Windows API to expand the capabilities of ExcelA step-by-step method for producing your own custom Excel ribbonWho This Book Is For:Developers and intermediate-to-advanced Excel users who want to dive deeper into the capabilities of Excel 2016 using code.

Learn how DBAs in a DevOps environment manage data platforms and change requests to support and optimize continuous integration, delivery, testing, and deployment in the application development life cycle. On the Dev side, DBAs evaluate change requests to ensure compliance with organizational best practices and guard against degradation of database performance and the validity of dependent objects. On the Ops side, DBAs perform release and troubleshooting activities in support of the application, manage the data platform's access and security, and monitor and maintain performance of the databases that they have designed and provisioned.DevOps, DBAs, and DBaaS investigates the complex intersection between DBA functions and DevOps processes. DevOps teams traditionally viewed DBAs as process outliers who disrupt and retard SDLC timelines. At each touch point, veteran DBA Mike Cuppett shows how DBAs can most effectively contribute to decreasing release cycle times and improving product resiliency by applying automation, orchestration, and DBaaS solutions to database administration in ways that dovetail with DevOps requirements and metrics. At a high level, Cuppett demonstrates the importance of leveling silo walls in the IT supply chain and of measuring application performance holistically by reference to satisfaction of customer requirements and end-user experience. At a technical level, he drills into topics and case studies on diagnosing and resolving problems commonly encountered by DBAs and DevOps teams when meshing database management with application delivery.What You Will Learn:Understand techniques and best practices at all points of collaboration between DBAs and DevOps teams in product developmentUse tools for measuring DBA inputs to DevOps processes by using the holistic criteria of end-user experience and business requirementIntegrate open source database technologies with DevOpsKnow when to decouple application and database layers and move to DBaaS modelsOvercome language and mindset barriers between DBAs and DevOps teamsWho This Book Is For:DBAs who are leaning toward or already involved with DevOps and DevOps engineers, team leaders, developers and product managers who are already working with DBAs or planning to integrate DBAs in DevOps teams. The secondary readership is executives and managers in companies that practice DevOps.

Build straightforward and maintainable APIs to create services that are usable and maintainable. Although this book focuses on distributed services, it also emphasizes how the core principles apply even to pure OOD and OOP constructs. The overall context of Creating Maintainable APIs is to classify the topics into four main areas: classes and interfaces, HTTP REST APIs, messaging APIs, and message payloads (XML, JSON and JSON API as well as Apache Avro).What You Will LearnUse object-oriented design constructs and their APIsCreate and manage HTTP REST APIsBuild and manage maintainable messaging APIs, including the use of Apache Kafka as a principal messaging hubHandle message payloads via JSONWho This Book Is ForAny level software engineers and very experienced programmers.

Learn how to use the Apache Hadoop projects, including MapReduce, HDFS, Apache Hive, Apache HBase, Apache Kafka, Apache Mahout, and Apache Solr. From setting up the environment to running sample applications each chapter in this book is a practical tutorial on using an Apache Hadoop ecosystem project.While several books on Apache Hadoop are available, most are based on the main projects, MapReduce and HDFS, and none discusses the other Apache Hadoop ecosystem projects and how they all work together as a cohesive big data development platform.What You Will Learn:Set up the environment in Linux for Hadoop projects using Cloudera Hadoop Distribution CDH 5Run a MapReduce jobStore data with Apache Hive, and Apache HBaseIndex data in HDFS with Apache SolrDevelop a Kafka messaging systemStream Logs to HDFS with Apache FlumeTransfer data from MySQL database to Hive, HDFS, and HBase with SqoopCreate a Hive table over Apache SolrDevelop a Mahout User Recommender SystemWho This Book Is For:Apache Hadoop developers. Pre-requisite knowledge of Linux and some knowledge of Hadoop is required.

This book is a step-by-step guide to building your own SharePoint farm in a home lab setting. Learn how to build a windows domain and then join servers into the domain in order to create your own testing and learning environment. After you get the domain stood up, where you go from there is up to you.  This book will help you learn how to spin up SharePoint in a least privileged fashion.  This isn't strictly a SharePoint book, though. For example, if you're not a SharePoint professional and are just looking to create a working windows domain for other purposes; the home-lab domain that you'll create will work great for Exam preparation for non-SharePoint purposes.  You could even use it for learning how to install Exchange Server.  After all, it's your Home Lab domain. In this book you will build your home-lab domain and you'll have a great place for learning how to administer SharePoint and develop SharePoint Apps.  Here are just some of the tasks you'll complete in easy to follow exercises:Create a windows domain and a certificate authority, so that you can run SharePoint on SSLJoin servers to the domain and configure other technology on the member servers as neededInstall SQL Server, and correctly partition the server in accordance with best practicesInstall and configure a SharePoint farmSpin up Host Named Site Collections (HNSC's)Install and configure Visual StudioWho This Book Is For:This book is suitable for both developers and administrators. No technical knowledge is assumed beyond a general familiarity with computers and computing terminology. The resulting domain will be suitable for both IT and developer testing needs. 

Learn how to institute Reactive Programming (RP) for your back-end development with Node.js. Up to now, RP has most often been used in front-end development, but with its cutting-edge approach you can also transform your back-end programming. Reactive Programming with Node.js will show you the paradigms of RP, why you should use it, and the variations available to you. You will learn how to use the main libraries necessary to provide an enhanced development experience in Node.js, including RxJS, Bacon.js, Kefir.js, and Highland.js. You will also create a custom library that provides a variety of key features, and learn how to scale up a system developed using RP in Node.js.Ideal for back-end developers with knowledge of Node.js or JavaScript, this book enables you to get up and running with RP in Node.js, and revolutionize your back-end development.  What You'll Learn:Review the variations of Reactive programming Use the main libraries that provide this type of development experience in Node.jsCreate a custom libraryScale up a system developed using RP in Node.jsWho This Book Is For: Any back-end developers who understand Node.js or are advanced enough to pick up the basics. Ideal for developers who have an interest in learning about this different programming paradigm that's being used more and more every day.

Learn how to develop solutions to handle disasters both large and small. Real-world scenarios illustrate the importance of disaster response (DR) planning.IT Disaster Response takes a different approach to IT disaster response plans. Rather than focusing on details such as what hardware you should buy or what software you need to have in place, the book focuses on the management of a disaster and various management and communication tools you can use before and during a disaster.This book examines disasters in general-a compilation of lessons the author learned over the course of years working in IT, reviewing plane crashes, and his experiences as a cave rescuer and cave rescue instructor. Although at first it may seem that none of these are really related, the truth is they all have elements in common. In each case, the unexpected has happened. Just as not all plane crashes are deadly, not all IT mishaps have terrible consequences. With the proper training and approach, many problems can either be avoided in the first place or better handled if they do arise.The book contains practical guidance on:How to think about a disaster both before it happens and while it's happeningHow to apply management skills used in other fields during disastersHow to get everyone on board when it comes to planning for and handling disastersHow to better deal with smaller, more manageable-and more frequently occurring-disastersWhat you'll learnDiscover the difference between a DR solution and a DR planDefine a disaster - it's not always of the scale of a fire burning down the building.See when to actually implement your DR planWho This Book Is ForIT professionals in charge of developing their company's disaster recovery plan who also need to raise issues to the required C-level people to make sure they have a viable plan.

This is the first book to describe the recent significant changes to the .NET compilation process and demonstrate how .NET developers can use the new Compiler API to create compelling applications. As an open source compiler, the Compiler API now makes its code available for anyone to use. In this book, you'll get a concise, focused view of this tremendous resource for developers, who can now use any part of the platform implementation to their advantage in analyzing applications, improving code generation, and providing enforceable patterns, all under an OSS model.You will learn how to analyze your code for defects in a fast, clean manner never available before. You'll work with solutions and projects to provide automatic refactoring, and you'll discover how you can generate code dynamically to provide application implementations at runtimeHaving the Compiler API available opens a number of doors for .NET developers that were either simply not there before, or difficult to achieve. However, the API is vast, and this concise book provides a valuable roadmap to this new development environment.What You Will Learn:Understand how to generate, compile, and execute code for a number of scenariosHow to create diagnostics and refactoring to help developers enforce conventions and design idiomsExperiment with the compiler code base and see what can be done to influence the inner workings of the compilation pipelineWho This Book Is For:Experienced .NET developers, but detailed compiler knowledge is not necessary.

Make your Swift apps agile and sound with this short step by step guide. You'll learn about unit testing, mocking and continuous integration and how to get these key ingredients running in your Swift projects. This book also looks at how to write your Swift apps using test driven development (TDD).Agile practices have made major inroads in iOS development, however it's very unusual to see something as basic as unit testing on a Swift application. Done correctly, Agile development results in a significant increase in development efficiency and a reduction in the number of defects.Apple has released unit testing and code coverage frameworks for Swift development in XCode. Up until now getting unit testing up and running in Swift was not for the faint-hearted. Thankfully now, there is no excuse other than a lack of information on where to get started.iOS developers are faced with their own set of problems such as tightly coupled code, fragmentation, immature testing tools all of which can be solved using existing Agile tools and techniques.  Swift Programming Using Agile Tools and Techniques is your solution to handling these tasks.What You Will LearnWrite unit tests in SwiftWrite an application using test driven developmentExamine GUI testing, refactoring, and mocking frameworksSet up and configure a continuous integration serverMeasure code coverageWho This Book Is ForSwift developers and would be mobile app testers will benefit from the guidance in this book.

This book is your field guide to planning, deploying, managing, and troubleshooting Always On Availability Groups. The Always On Availability Groups feature is an enterprise-level solution for high availability and disaster recovery. Always On provides a rich set of options that reduce overhead and resource usage and enable database administrators to implement and manage high availability and disaster recovery solutions far more easily than by implementing the log-shipping and database-mirroring solutions of the past.Pro SQL Server Always On Availability Groups shows how to reduce downtime, maximize application availability, and provide data protection. The goal is always to have your SQL Server databases up and running whenever you need them, rain or shine, disaster or otherwise. With a focus on real-world experiences and war stories, authors Uttam Parui and Vivek Sanil offer you: Tips, tricks, and best practices for architecting and deploying availability groups. The confidence required to manage and monitor availability groups. Techniques to troubleshoot common issues that you may face during and after deploying availability groups in a mission-critical production environment.  What You Will Learn Grasp important concepts underlying high-availability and disaster recovery.Plan and deploy Always On Availability Groups in your corporate environment.Manage Availability Groups to ensure constant readiness and high throughput.Monitor Availability Group performance and troubleshoot problems fast.Build on the cloud and make Windows Azure part of your availability solution.Employ proven techniques and best practices as tested and shared by the authors.AudiencePro SQL Server Always On Availability Groups is aimed at SQL Server architects, database administrators, and IT professionals who are tasked with architecting and deploying a high-availability and disaster recovery solution involving Microsoft SQL Server. This book is also for SQL Server support staff who will be managing and supporting existing availability group deployments. 

This book provides a template with step-by-step instructions on how to respond and recover when hackers get into your SCADA system and cause building equipment to act erratically or fail completely. When hackers shut off the water, turn off the building power, disable the sewage effluent pumps and activate the fire alarm, you have to do something quick. It is even more alarming that hackers can do all those things at the same time-even from the other side of the planet.Not every equipment failure or power outage is a cyber-physical attack. When your building is attacked, you probably won't suspect it was a hacker-until you see a pattern. The building control system (BCS) will act "e;squirrelly"e; and you will know-it really is a cyber-physical attack.Once a cyber-physical attack occurs, it can mean years of court cases, job losses, higher insurance rates, and maybe even criminal litigation. It also takes years to overcome the loss of safety credibility to your employees and the local community. Cyber-Physical Attack Recovery Procedures provides a detailed guide to taking the right steps ahead of time, and equipping your facility and employees with the training, knowledge, and tools they need and may save lives. The book contains:A one-of-a-kind action plan describing how hackers attack building equipment, the extent of damage possible, and how to respond when a cyber-physical attack occurs.Detailed descriptions of cyber-physical attacks directed against SCADA systems or building controls, as well as cyber booby traps Invaluable appendices, including: Emergency Procedures, Team Staffing and Tasking, Alternate Site Procedures, a Documentation List, Software and Hardware Inventories, Vendor Contact Lists, External Support Agreements, and much more. What you'll learnPossible ways hackers can cause building equipment to fail.How to quickly assess the threat to his facilities in real time, how to stop a cyber-physical attack.How to restore equipment operation without doing any more damage.Who This Book Is ForArchitects, Engineers, Building Managers, Students, Researchers and Consultants interested in cybersecurity-attacks against facilities in the real world. Also for IT professionals getting involved in cybersecurity responsibilities.

Learn the best way of writing code to run inside a relational database. This book shows how a holistic and set-oriented approach to database programming can far exceed the performance of the row-by-row model that is too often used by developers who haven't been shown a better way. Two styles of programming are encountered in the database world. Classical programming as taught in many universities leads to an atomic, row-oriented, and procedural style inspired by the structured models of programming. In short, many application developers write in the relational database exactly like in the user interface. The other style of programming is holistic, data set oriented, and coded mainly in SQL. This is the style of the database developer.The set based and holistic style of development is not promoted enough in universities, and many application developers are not fully aware of it. There are many performance issues all over the world in relational databases due to the use of the atomic and inappropriate style of programming. This book compares the two styles, and promotes the holistic style of development as the most suitable one. Examples are given to demonstrate the superiority of a set-based and holistic approach.Compares the two styles of developmentShows the performance advantages of set-based developmentSolves example problems using both approachesWho This Book Is ForTwo Styles of Database Development is aimed at application developers willing to adapt their programming styles in return for better-performing applications. It's for students and new developers wanting to position themselves as having database expertise and build a reputation for developing highly-performant database applications. 

Learn the skills you must master to assume leadership roles-creative directors, art directors, and advertising managers-on creative teams and in integrated branding campaigns for corporate clients. This book compares and contrasts the skill sets and responsibilities of creatives with those of managers who direct creative teams. Technical competence in the creative arts is a necessary but not sufficient prerequisite for promotion to and success in positions directing creative teams. Business, management, and communication skills are equally necessary. Leading Creative Teams reviews the business metrics that the manager of a creative team must be able to manipulate and present persuasively to the organization to prove that the team's creative excellence delivers superior ROI. Award-winning designer and veteran creative director Eleazar Hernandez walks you through the creative manager's skill sets-technical, business, management, and communication. He covers the techniques and tools common to the direction of creative teams in all industries: brainstorming, creative exploration and visual communication tools, internal and client presentations, critiquing, mentoring, and copywriting. Hernandez shows how creative directors can apply management and leadership skill sets to different kinds of creative teams found across interactive, graphic design and advertising industries and how they orchestrate methods among team members. He details how creative teams vary in their concepts and principles, composition, objectives, and processes according to their specific industries and project requirements. And he shows you how to shape your career trajectories toward creative management roles in your chosen field.Leading Creative Teams features information on the processes and best practices for ideating, developing, and directing advertising campaigns, graphic design projects, :30 TV spot and :30 radio spots. Drawing on interviews with top creative directors, art directors, and advertising managers, the author explores how the roles of creative team managers are evolving in response to changing technologies and business models.What You'll LearnLearn the technical, business, and management skill sets of creative managementLead and orchestrate teams of creativesDiscover tips, tricks, and techniques for creative direction of web, broadcast, and print projectsShape your career trajectory toward creative managementLearn the dos and don'ts of creative presentationsWho This Book Is ForMid-level and junior creatives-graphic designers, web designers, copywriters, and artists-and ad students who seek information on the specific skills, experience, and credentials they need to qualify for promotion to creative management. The secondary readership is creative directors, art directors, and advertising managers who lead web interactive, design, and advertising creative teams and who develop and direct integrated branding campaigns for corporate clients.

Learn how to install, configure, and maintain the latest release of Microsoft's popular SharePoint Server, SharePoint 2016. This latest version brings with it many changes for IT professionals. With this book you will learn how to create an efficient and stable SharePoint environment for your organization.What You'll LearnInstall SharePoint Server 2016, both using the user interface provided by Microsoft, and by using PowerShellUnderstand your authentication options and associated security considerationsDeploy add-ins, either from the store, or from your own custom app catalogConfigure Search Service Application using either the provided UI or PowerShellConfigure business intelligence components such as Excel Services, SQL Server Reporting Services, and PowerPivotMigrate to SharePoint Server 2016 from either SharePoint Server 2010 or 2013Understand approaches to high availability, disaster recovery, patching, and ways to monitor and maintain your SharePoint 2016 deployment once it's up and runningWho This Book Is ForAnyone tasked with installing, configuring, and maintaining SharePoint Server 2016 in their organization. This book assumes some working knowledge of a previous release of SharePoint Server, such as SharePoint 2010 or SharePoint 2013