Taking an informal, conversational tone,...

The ITIL 2011 Editions have been updated for clarity, consistency, correctness and completeness. Alongside the delivery of consistent, repeatable process activities as part of service quality, ITIL has always emphasized the importance of continual service improvement. Focusing on the process elements involved in identifying and introducing...

The ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) exam is the ultimate certification for IT service management. This essential resource is a complete guide to preparing for the ITIL Foundation exam and includes everything you need for...

This is a book about patterns for resource management in software systems. The patterns provide solutions for problems that are typically encountered by software architects and developers when trying to provide an effective and efficient means of managing resources in a software system. Efficient management of resources is critical in the...

The ability to create and understand financial models that assess the valuation of a company, the projects it undertakes, and its future earnings/profit projections is one of the most valued skills in corporate finance. However, while many business professionals are familiar with financial statements and accounting reports, few are truly...

In Linking Teacher Evaluation and Student Learning, researchers Pamela D. Tucker and James H. Stronge show that including measures of student achievement in teacher evaluations can help schools focus their efforts to meet higher standards. You'll see how four school systems have built such measures into their...

• Real world example explained chapter after chapter with code examples.
• Useful concepts for other languages like Java or PHP
• Easy to follow by people with little to none experience in Node.js
• Node.js Version 0.12.2 and the latest compatible versions of Seneca and...

You can't predict or prevent disasters. That's reality. But with The Disaster Recovery Handbook, you can create a plan to ensure your business will continue and your vital operations, facilities, and assets will be protected. Expect the best. Plan for the worst. Survey the headlines: superstorms, data breaches, pandemics, system...

Within the space of just a few years, the Unified Modeling Language (UML) has emerged as the design medium of choice for developing large-scale distributed object applications. The UML's standard semantics and notation for describing object structure and behavior make it particularly well suited to this function. Augmented by...