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Data Protection

Routledge, 2017

This is the fundamental truth about data protection: backup is dead.

Or rather, backup and recovery, as a standalone topic, no longer has relevance in IT. As a standalone topic, it’s been killed off by seemingly exponential growth in storage and data, by the cloud, and by virtualization.

So what is data...

Advanced C# Programming

McGraw-Hill, 2002

Your Definitive Professional Resource

Build solutions for the Microsoft .NET platform quickly and easily with C#--an efficient, object-oriented language. Advanced C# Programming thoroughly explains real-world solutions you can apply to a wide range of business applications or to programming problems. This book also reviews...

How to Take a Chance

W W Norton, 1964

IF YOU GO fox-hunting will you shoot a fox? Will a fox shoot you?

Could life on earth have begun spontaneously?

How many of an item must a storekeeper stock to be reasonably certain he won't run out?

How far can you trust an opinion poll?

When is insurance a good buy?

What does...

SAS For Dummies

For Dummies, 2010

Unless you’re a hermit, chances are good that your life is touched by SAS (pronounced “sass”) almost every day.

Have you ever received an offer for a credit card in the mail? The bank might have used SAS to select you for the particular offer you received. Remember a recent news article that cited demographic...

At War with the Weather: Managing Large-Scale Risks in a New Era of Catastrophes

MIT Press, 2009

The United States and other nations are facing large-scale risks at an accelerating pace. In 2005, three major hurricanes—Katrina, Rita, and Wilma—made landfall along the U.S. Gulf Coast within an eight-week period. The damage caused by these storms led to insurance reimbursements and federal disaster relief of more than $180...

Tucci and Usmani's The Business of Photography

Amherst Media, 2010

So you’ve decided to be a photographer. You studied photography in college or went to art school, and you’ve come to the point of deciding that it’s time to hang out your shingle. Or maybe you’re self-taught and everyone loves your work and says, “Hey, you could make...

Managing Business Risk: A Practical Guide to Protecting Your Business

Kogan Page, 2009

The balance between risk and reward is the very essence of business: you have to take risks in order to generate returns and, generally speaking, higher returns involve greater risks. However, there is a difference between risks taken as a result of careful judgement and those taken unwittingly.

In a world of...

Healthcare, Insurance, and You: The Savvy Consumer's Guide

Apress, 2013

Healthcare is changing and you need to know how—and what to do about it.

Getting good medical care shouldn’t be so confusing—or so costly. Healthcare, Insurance, and You simplifies the many confusing details about our healthcare system so you can make informed decisions. Result? Better health at...

Alternative Energy Demystified

McGraw-Hill, 2006

This book is for people who want to learn about diverse energy sources and technologies without taking a formal course. It can serve as a classroom supplement, tutorial aid, self-teaching guide, or home-schooling text.

As you take this course, you’ll encounter multiple-choice quizzes and a fi nal exam to help you measure your...

Developing Microsoft Office Solutions: Answers for Office 2003, Office XP, Office 2000, and Office 97

Addison Wesley, 2003

Build custom Microsoft Office solutions that solve real business problems--fast!

Now, there's a practical, easy-to-use guide for every developer and power user who wants to solve real business problems with custom Microsoft Office applications.

Packed with case studies and code examples, this book covers...

Reverse Engineering Deals on Wall Street with Microsoft Excel: A Step-by-Step Guide (Wiley Finance)

John Wiley & Sons, 2008

Economics / Investments & Securities

Praise for Reverse Engineering Deals on Wall Street with Microsoft Excel

"Allman has written an excellent sequel to his first book Modeling Structured Finance Cash Flows with Microsoft Excel, providing a simple guide on how to deconstruct cash flows through modeling and understanding...

Configuring SAP R/3 FI/CO: The Essential Resource for Configuring the Financial and Controlling Modules

Sybex, 2000

SAP's FI/CO (Financial and Controlling) is the company's most popular package. This in-depth guide for implementers, consultants, and IS managers covers how to identify the business needs of the planned installation and then how to go about customizing the system accordingly. The book covers many topics not addressed in other books, including...

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