The ultimate guide to cryptography, updated from an author team of the world's top cryptography experts.
Cryptography is vital to keeping information safe, in an era when the formula to do so becomes more and more challenging. Written by a team of world-renowned cryptography experts, this essential guide is the...
Up until the mid-1950s President Dwight D. Eisenhower believed that waging all-out war against an enemy
threatening to end your national existence was right, natural, and necessary. In the wake of World War Two
this was hardly a controversial position, as memories of Munich, Pearl Harbor, and Adolf Hitler had made the
notion of just...
The Committee for Advancing Software-Intensive Systems Producibility was appointed by the
National Research Council (NRC) and convened under the auspices of the NRC’s Computer Science and
Telecommunications Board (CSTB) to assess the nature of the national investment in software research
and, in particular, to consider ways to...
The constant and speedy progress made by humankind in the industrial revolution,
and more recently in the information technology era can be directly attributed to
sharing of knowledge between various disciplines, reuse of the knowledge as science
and technology advanced, and inclusion of this knowledge in the curriculum.
The phrases...
Thirty years ago mathematical, as opposed to applied numerical, computation was difficult to perform and so relatively little used. Three threads changed that: the emergence of the personal computer; the discovery of fiber-optics and the consequent development of the modern internet; and the building of the Three “M’s”...
Anticipatory optimization for dynamic decision making relies on a number of different
scientific disciplines. On a general level, the foundations of the field may be
localized at the intersection of operations research, computer science and decision
theory. Closer inspection reveals the important role of branches such as simulation,...
One of the most important things an architect can do is reflection. That is, examine
systems, organizations, people and ask “What alternatives were considered and why
was that particular decision made?” Thinking about the response gives an architect
insight into the motivations and decision processes that others have used...
Whether you are a SQL Server business intelligence (BI) developer or a SharePoint Administrator,
this book shows you how Microsoft is delivering on its commitment to provide useful, usable BI to
its customers. It provides a quick dive into new Microsoft SharePoint 2010 BI features and offerings
as well as new SQL Server BI...
Industry pundits love drama. New products don’t build on the status quo
to make things better. They “revolutionize” or, better yet, define a “new
paradigm.” And, of course, given the way technology evolves, the results
rarely are as dramatic as the pundits make it seem.
Social media can be an incredibly powerful marketing tool that brings a company or organization huge rewards. But for beginners in this new world, the potential risks are also high. Consumers are particularly passionate in the online world; the most active social networkers are poised to be your brand's gushing fans—or your most...
Although professionals have always acknowledged the value of networking,
today’s economic climate makes developing a solid network even more critical.
LinkedIn, the leading social networking site for professionals, is the ideal tool for
maximizing the potential of an online network. LinkedIn currently has more than
65 million...
