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Author Susanne Pejstrup , Vibeke Fladkjaer Nielsen
Responding to a recent surge in interest, this is the first book to comprehensively address how Lean thinking and tools can be implemented in agriculture. This handbook breaks down barriers, clearly showing how techniques originally developed for use in factories wo....
Release Date 2018/10 -
A Practical Guide to Managing Temporary Workers
Author Joseph Mack III , Peter R. Garber
Prepare for Your Workforce of Tomorrow Today’s economic reality is changing the traditional employment model. No longer is it assumed that everyone who works for you will be on your company’s payroll. Alongside your regular employees might be temps, f....
Release Date 2018/09 -
Author Ibarionex Perello
With today’s photo technology, almost anyone can pick up a camera and create a photograph that is well-exposed and in focus. And if you take enough pictures, you’re bound to get lucky and create a few “keepers” that impress family and friends. But eventually, you hi....
Release Date 2018/09 -
Author Nathan Youngman and Roger Peppé
SummaryGet Programming with Go introduces you to the powerful Go language without confusing jargon or high-level theory. By working through 32 quick-fire lessons, you’ll quickly pick up the basics of the innovative Go programming language!About the TechnologyGo is a....
Release Date 2018/09 -
A First Course in Quality Engineering, 3rd Edition
Author Arunkumar Pennathur , V. Ram Krishnamoorthi , K. S. Krishnamoorthi
This book is the leader among the new generation of text books on quality that follow the systems approach to creating quality in products and services; the earlier generations focused solely on parts of the system such as statistical methods, process control, and ....
Release Date 2018/09 -
The Execution Factor: The One Skill that Drives Success
Author Kim Perell
Learn the best-kept secret of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs: EXECUTION!Kim Perell made headlines for her amazing transformative story of a startup entrepreneur to an internationally renowned CEO and prominent angel investor. From her modest beginnings a....
Release Date 2018/09 -
Hands-On Robotics with JavaScript
Author Kassandra Perch
Leverage Raspberry Pi 3 and different JavaScript platforms to build exciting Robotics projectsKey FeaturesBuild robots that light up and make noise Learn to work with Raspberry Pi 3 and JavaScript Connect your Johnny-Five projects to external APIs and create your o....
Release Date 2018/08 -
Author Robin Penea , Guillaume Lazar
An In-depth guide updated with the latest version of Qt 5.11 including new features such as Quick Controls and Qt GamepadKey FeaturesUnleash the power of Qt 5.11 with C++ Build applications using Qt Widgets (C++) or Qt Quick (QML) Create cross-platform applications....
Release Date 2018/08 -
Author Ivan Curic , Maria Antonietta Perna , Craig Buckler , Bruno Skvorc
Performance simply matters. Technology may allow us to "go bigger", but maybe not necessarily be better when it comes to performance. Now is the time to utilize the amazing tools that are available for making websites faster, and to learn how to improve user experi....
Release Date 2018/08 -
Beginning Fedora Desktop: Fedora 28 Edition
Author Richard Petersen
Get the most out of Fedora 28 Desktop, including free Office suites, editors, e-book readers, music and video applications. In addition to those features, you’ll also work with codecs, email clients, web browsers, FTP and BitTorrent clients, VoIP clients, and IM ap....
Release Date 2018/08 -
Microsoft Power BI Quick Start Guide
Author Manuel Quintana , Mitchell Pearson , Brian Knight , Devin Knight
Bring your data to life with Power BIKey FeaturesGet to grips with the fundamentals of Microsoft Power BI and its Business Intelligence capabilitiesBuild accurate analytical models, reports and dashboardsGet faster and more intuitive insights from your data using M....
Release Date 2018/07 -
Author Jan-Hendrik Peters , David das Neves
Enhance your skills in expert module development, deployment, security, DevOps, and cloudKey FeaturesA step-by-step guide to get you started with PowerShell Core 6.0Harness the capabilities of PowerShell Core 6.0 to perform simple to complex administration tasksLea....
Release Date 2018/07 -
Building Machine Learning Systems with Python - Third Edition
Author Matthieu Brucher , Wilhelm Richert , Luis Pedro Coelho
Get more from your data by creating practical machine learning systems with PythonKey FeaturesDevelop your own Python-based machine learning system Discover how Python offers multiple algorithms for modern machine learning systems Explore key Python machine learning....
Release Date 2018/07 -
Code with the Wisdom of the Crowd
Author Mark Pearl
Build systems faster and more effectively with Mob Programming. Mob Programming is an approach to developing software that radically reduces defects and key-person dependencies by having a group of people work together at a single machine. See how to avoid the most....
Release Date 2018/07 -
Author Daniel Peris
Modern Portfolio Theory has been failing investors for decades. Here’s a common-sense, business-based alternative to generate the income streams that you need for retirement.Created in the 1950s, Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) was created as an academic exercise and....
Release Date 2018/07 -
IBM Software-Defined Storage Guide
Author Christopher Vollmar , Brian Sherman , Tony Pearson , Antoine Maille , Christopher D.
Today, new business models in the marketplace coexist with traditional ones and their well-established IT architectures. They generate new business needs and new IT requirements that can only be satisfied by new service models and new technological approaches. Thes....
Release Date 2018/07 -
Author Oliver Pelz
Develop a solid understanding of the important command-line tools and utilities in LinuxAbout This BookDelve into the fundamentals of LinuxExplore and work with virtualization, command lines, and Bash shell scriptsUse special file permission flags such as setuid an....
Release Date 2018/06 -
Hands-On Blockchain with Hyperledger
Author Anthony O'Dowd , Venkatraman Ramakrishna , Petr Novotny , Nitin Gaur , Luc Desro
Leverage the power of Hyperledger Fabric to develop Blockchain-based distributed ledgers with ease Key FeaturesWrite your own chaincode/smart contracts using Golang on hyperledger network Build and deploy decentralized applications (DApps) Dive into real world block....
Release Date 2018/06 -
Author Itamar Ankorion , Dan Potter , Kevin Petrie
There are many benefits to becoming a data-driven organization, including the ability to accelerate and improve business decision accuracy through the real-time processing of transactions, social media streams, and IoT data. But those benefits require significant c....
Release Date 2018/06 -
Veracity of Big Data: Machine Learning and Other Approaches to Verifying Truthfulness
Author Vishnu Pendyala
Examine the problem of maintaining the quality of big data and discover novel solutions. You will learn the four V’s of big data, including veracity, and study the problem from various angles. The solutions discussed are drawn from diverse areas of engineering and ....
Release Date 2018/06 -
Wi-Fi Integration to the 4G Mobile Network
Author André Pérez
The adoption of smartphones has had as a corollary the use of services that require streaming, such as video streaming, which is a constraint for the 4G mobile network. The integration of the network of Wi-Fi hotspots deployed by the operators adds capa....
Release Date 2018/05 -
Author John P. Kotter , Peter F. Drucker , Daniel Goleman , Thomas H. Lee , Harvard Busines
Help your team excel.Go from being a good practitioner to being an extraordinary leader of healthcare professionals.If you read nothing else on leadership, read these articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most....
Release Date 2018/05 -
Practical Artificial Intelligence: Machine Learning, Bots, and Agent Solutions Using C#
Author Arnaldo Pérez Castaño
Discover how all levels Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be present in the most unimaginable scenarios of ordinary lives. This book explores subjects such as neural networks, agents, multi agent systems, supervised learning, and unsupervised learning. These and oth....
Release Date 2018/05 -
Essentials of Time Series for Financial Applications
Author Manuela Pedio , Massimo Guidolin
Essentials of Time Series for Financial Applications serves as an agile reference for upper level students and practitioners who desire a formal, easy-to-follow introduction to the most important time series methods applied in financial applications (pricing, asset....
Release Date 2018/05 -
Hands-On Machine Learning on Google Cloud Platform
Author Alexis Perrier , V Kishore Ayyadevara , Giuseppe Ciaburro
Unleash Google's Cloud Platform to build, train and optimize machine learning modelsAbout This BookGet well versed in GCP pre-existing services to build your own smart modelsA comprehensive guide covering aspects from data processing, analyzing to building and tra....
Release Date 2018/04 -
Seven Databases in Seven Weeks, 2nd Edition
Author Jim Wilson , Eric Redmond , Luc Perkins
Data is getting bigger and more complex by the day, and so are your choices in handling it. Explore some of the most cutting-edge databases available - from a traditional relational database to newer NoSQL approaches - and make informed decisions about challenging ....
Release Date 2018/04 -
What's Your Digital Business Model?
Author Stephanie Woerner , Peter Weill
Digital transformation is not about technology--it's about change.In the rapidly changing digital economy, you can't succeed by merely tweaking management practices that led to past success. And yet, while many leaders and managers recognize the threat from digit....
Release Date 2018/04 -
Modernizing Cybersecurity Operations with Machine Intelligence
Author Paul Tamburello , Peter Guerra
Adversaries and hackers have gained significant and distinct advantages in cyber warfare today. Creative, fast, and opportunistic attackers have created an ecosystem of advanced persistent threats that is growing in scale and complexity, and evolving more rapidly t....
Release Date 2018/04 -
A Deep Dive into NoSQL Databases: The Use Cases and Applications
Author Ganesh Chandra Deka , Pethuru Raj
A Deep Dive into NoSQL Databases: The Use Cases and Applications, Volume 109, the latest release in the Advances in Computers series first published in 1960, presents detailed coverage of innovations in computer hardware, software, theory, design and applications. ....
Release Date 2018/04 -
The Secret to Successful Knowledge Seeding
Author Sunil Mithas , Ali Tafti , Peng Huang
Launching a peer-to-peer knowledge-sharing platform is not easy. Online support forums have two distinct segments: those who seek product support, and those who provide it. Knowledge seekers are hesitant to ask questions if knowledge contributors are few and far be....
Release Date 2018/04