Modern society is driven by data. Whether it is at a personal level, like a
notebook containing scribbled notes; or at a countrywide level like Census
data, it has permeated all our workflows. There is always a growing need
to efficiently store and organize it so that meaningful information can be
extracted out of raw data.
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In this book you will start as a beginner with no previous knowledge about penetration testing. The book is structured in a way that will take you through the basics of networking and how clients communicate with each other, then we will start talking about how we can exploit this method of communication to carry out a number of powerful...
Wouldn't it be great if there were a statistics book that made histograms, probability distributions, and chi square analysis more enjoyable than going to the dentist? Head First Statistics brings this typically dry subject to life, teaching you everything you want and need to know about statistics through engaging, interactive, and...
In the last five decades various attempts to formulate theories of quantum gravity have been made, but none has fully succeeded in becoming the quantum theory of gravity. One possible explanation for this failure might be the unresolved fundamental issues in quantum theory as it stands now. Indeed, most approaches to quantum gravity...
"The whole world is talking XML, and the ramifications of its universal adoption are only beginning to surface. Whole business models will be affected by it; whole new business interests are being pursued because of it. The software industry itself will be rocked by it more than it cares to admit. This is so because XML brings us into the...
Gaining a clear understanding of the value of questions is
probably the single most dominant factor in my overall success
in business and in life. As a sales trainer and the author of ten
books on the subject of selling, including How to Master the Art
of Selling, I have always been a believer in the value of questions.
I...
Everyone is talking and writing about innovation. It is the fuel of business strategy. Design and innovation are words that are often used together or interchangeably. Design for us is both a broad concept of change through human problem solving and a word used to describe specific fields such as engineering design, interface design, or industrial...
A practical, real-world introduction to AWS tools and concepts
Amazon Web Services for Mobile Developers: Building Apps with AWS presents a professional view of cloud computing and AWS for experienced iOS/Android developers and technical/solution architects. Cloud computing is a rapidly expanding ecosystem, and...
This is an updated and newly revised edition of the classic book The Art of Photography (originally published in 1994), which has often been described as the most readable, understandable, and complete textbook on photography. With well over 100 beautiful photographic illustrations in both black-and-white and color, as well as...
Biologically inspired computing is different from conventional computing. It has a different feel; often the terminology does not sound like it’s talking about machines. The activities of this computing sound more human than mechanistic as people speak of machines that behave, react, self-organize, learn, generalize, remember and even to...
With today’s modern technology—LEDs, servomotors, motion sensors, speakers, and more—artwork can incorporate elements of light, sound, and motion for dramatic effects. Author and educator Simon Quellen Field has...
With only the most basic programming abilities, this book will teach you how to automate your server setups and manage websites using Puppet. It's fun too, with practical examples based around a fictional web company.
Overview
Shows you step-by-step how to install Puppet and start managing your...
