Replication is a way of copying and updating information in a database. This allows all users to see the same information and any changes made to it. Replication also duplicates the database across a number of computers so that, if one computer goes down, the information is not lost and can still be accessed. Pro SQL Server 2005...
You are holding the first comprehensive book covering the Oracle Exadata
Database Machine. You might be holding this book because of your desire
to know more about exactly what this technology can do for you, but you
and your fellow readers have come to this place from different starting
points. You could be investigating the Exadata...
In Beginning Big Data with Power BI and Excel 2013, you will learn to solve business problems by tapping the power of Microsoft’s Excel and Power BI to import data from NoSQL and SQL databases and other sources, create relational data models, and analyze business problems through sophisticated dashboards and data-driven...
Reinforcement learning encompasses both a science of adaptive behavior of rational beings in uncertain environments and a computational methodology for finding optimal behaviors for challenging problems in control, optimization and adaptive behavior of intelligent agents. As a field, reinforcement learning has progressed tremendously in the...
A code-intensive guide to using the Jakarta Struts Framework to build Java Web applications
Developing Web applications with Java became considerably easier with the advent of JavaServer Pages (JSP) and servlets. Unfortunately, when used for large-scale applications, JSPs have been less successful–– they can become bloated with...
This book helps experienced Java developers to build high-value mobile applications that take advantage of enterprise IT infrastructures. It also helps developers to add mobility features to existing enterprise solutions. It does not repeat the same basic J2ME/MIDP API tutorial covered by many other books.
Most tasks require a person or an automated system to reason--to reach conclusions based on available information. The framework of probabilistic graphical models, presented in this book, provides a general approach for this task. The approach is model-based, allowing interpretable models to be constructed and then manipulated by reasoning...
It was not long ago that database systems were revolutionized through the birth of
the relational concepts and theory, which are now materialized in most commercial
database management systems. It was then thought that data should be structured
in a rather simple way to support the day-to-day business operations. This
has...
Learn how to transition from Excel-based business intelligence (BI) analysis to enterprise stacks of open-source BI tools. Select and implement the best free and freemium open-source BI tools for your company’s needs and design, implement, and integrate BI automation across the full stack using agile methodologies.
Today’s business leaders agree that effectively managing and leveraging information to make decisions has never been more important. More than 60 percent of CEOs feel their organizations need to do better at leveraging their information (IBM® Attributes and Capabilities Study, 2005). CFOs feel that if they leverage their information...
