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Selling Solutions Isn’t Enough
Author Kevin Sellers , Jonathan Knowles , Hannah Grove , Richard Ettenson
Rather than trying to sell standardized products or services to the biggest possible set of buyers, B2B companies need to develop ways to help specific customers achieve better outcomes. Instead of describing their solutions, companies first need to understand cust....
Release Date 2018/10 -
Author Nicolas Jorand , Mikael Valot
Discover unique features and powerful capabilities of Scala Programming as you build projects in a wide range of domainsKey FeaturesDevelop a range of Scala projects from web applications to big data analysis Leverage full power of modern web programming using Play....
Release Date 2018/09 -
Author Hillary Sanders , Joshua Saxe
"Security has become a ""big data"" problem. The growth rate of malware has accelerated to tens of millions of new files per year while our networks generate an ever-larger flood of security-relevant data each day. In order to defend against these advanced attacks, ....
Release Date 2018/09 -
Taste, Consumption and Markets
Author Zeynep Arsel , Jonathan Bean
Taste is a core concept for the social sciences and an orienting notion in everyday practice. It is of equal relevance to academics and laypeople alike. Theorizations of taste are frequently multi- disciplinary, bringing an opportunity to cross-fertilize ideas and concept....
Release Date 2018/09 -
Principles, Process and Practice of Professional Number Juggling
Author Alan R. Jones
Principles, Process and Practice of Professional Number Juggling (Volume 1 of the Working Guides to Estimating & Forecasting series) sets the scene of TRACEability and good estimate practice that is followed in the other volumes in this series of five working g....
Release Date 2018/09 -
Risk, Opportunity, Uncertainty and Other Random Models
Author Alan R. Jones
Risk, Opportunity, Uncertainty and Other Random Models (Volume V in the Working Guides to Estimating and Forecasting series) goes part way to debunking the myth that research and development cost are somewhat random, as under certain conditions they can be observed....
Release Date 2018/09 -
Author Conrad Chavez , Rob Schwartz , Jonathan Gordon
Used by graphic designers worldwide, Adobe InDesign CC is a layout powerhouse. But that power is easy to harness, as you'll soon learn. These real-world projects teach you to think like a designer and master the details that set your work apart. Hone your InDesign....
Release Date 2018/09 -
Author Arnold Okoth , Joseph Muli
Continuous integration with Jenkins speeds up your projects and saves you time and moneyKey FeaturesGet a perfect balance of theories and hands-on activities Apply continuous integration and delivery to your workflow Explore concepts such as the plugin ecosystem an....
Release Date 2018/08 -
Hands-On Artificial Intelligence with Java for Beginners
Author Nisheeth Joshi
Build, train, and deploy intelligent applications using Java librariesKey FeaturesLeverage the power of Java libraries to build smart applications Build and train deep learning models for implementing artificial intelligence Learn various algorithms to automate com....
Release Date 2018/08 -
Energy Efficient Manufacturing
Author Barbara S. Linke , David A. Dornfeld , John W. Sutherland
Over the last several years, manufacturers have expressed increasing interest in reducing their energy consumption and have begun to search for opportunities to reduce their energy usage. In this book, the authors explore a variety of opportunities to reduce the en....
Release Date 2018/08 -
Getting Started with IBM zHyperLink for z/OS
Author Marcelo Lopes de Moraes , Preben Esbensen , Jose Gilberto Biondo Junior , Lydia Par
With the pressures to drive transaction processing 24/7 because of online banking and other business demands, IBM® zHyperLink on the IBM DS8880 is making it easy to accelerate transaction processing for the mainframe. This IBM Redpaper™ publication helps you to und....
Release Date 2018/08 -
Hands-On Spring Security 5 for Reactive Applications
Author Tomcy John
Secure your Java applications by integrating the Spring Security framework in your codeKey FeaturesProvide authentication, authorization and other security features for Java applications. Learn how to secure microservices, cloud, and serverless applications easily U....
Release Date 2018/07 -
Engaging the Workplace: Using Surveys to Spark Change
Author Sarah R. Johnson
Unlock the Potential in Your Employee Survey You spend months crafting the right survey questions and planning how to share the results with senior leaders and managers. Then you anxiously anticipate the responses. But once the data trickle in, nothing happens, no....
Release Date 2018/07 -
IBM Z Integration Guide for the Hybrid Cloud and API Economy
Author Rob Jones , Richard Gamblin , Nigel Williams
Today, organizations are responding to market demands and regulatory requirements faster than ever by extending their applications and data to new digital applications. This drive to deliver new functions at speed has paved the way for a huge growth in cloud and mi....
Release Date 2018/07 -
Kotlin Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide, First Edition
Author David Greenhalgh , Josh Skeen
Kotlin is a statically typed programming language designed to interoperate with Java and fully supported by Google on the Android operating system. Based on Big Nerd Ranch's popular Kotlin Essentials course, this guide shows you how to work effectively with the Ko....
Release Date 2018/07 -
Author Colleen Jones
In The Content Advantage (Clout 2.0): The Science of Succeeding at Digital Business Through Effective Content, expert Colleen Jones argues that in the age of digital disruption, your company faces an important choice. The choice is not whether to do content. Every ....
Release Date 2018/07 -
Author Carles Sistare , Robert Ross , David Muto , David Konsumer , Joshua Humphries
This book is for engineers writing applications with different components that need to talk to each other. If you are a backend developer who wants a solution with better performance than JSON and REST for connecting microservices, this book is for you. If you are ....
Release Date 2018/06 -
Progressive Web Apps with Preact
Author Stijn de Witt , Oskar Hane , Jordan Danford , Dan Zajdband , Vu Tran
This book is a step-by-step guide that will teach you how to build progressive web apps from scratch with Preact. More importantly, this book shows you how to create modern and robust applications that work well under network and computing constraints in the mobile....
Release Date 2018/06 -
Hands-On Full Stack Web Development with Aurelia
Author Erikson Haziz Murrugarra Sifuentes , Diego Jose Arguelles Rojas
Develop rich and scalable web applications with Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDBAbout This BookLearn the advanced features of Aurelia to build responsive web applicationsWrite clean, modular, and testable code that will be easy to maintain and evolveHarness the pow....
Release Date 2018/06 -
Learning Robotics using Python - Second Edition
Author Lentin Joseph
Design, simulate, and program interactive robots About This BookDesign, simulate, build, and program an interactive autonomous mobile robot Leverage the power of ROS, Gazebo, and Python to enhance your robotic skillsA hands-on guide to creating an autonomous mobile....
Release Date 2018/06 -
Unity 2018 Shaders and Effects Cookbook
Author Alan Zucconi , John P. Doran
Bring realism to your games by mastering post-processing effects and advanced shading techniques in Unity 2018About This BookLearn the secrets of creating AAA quality shaders without writing long algorithmsMaster shader programming through easy-to-follow examplesCr....
Release Date 2018/06 -
Author Walter Zondervan , Brian Johnson
Learn how to integrate well-known concepts, methods and processes from ITIL® and COBIT®, combining the best from each approach. IT4B is not about reinventing your favourite method, but putting it into the context of improvement and identifying any potential ga....
Release Date 2018/06 -
Author Thomas J. Siller , Gearold Johnson
To address the complexity of today's global challenges requires new ways of thinking. The idea that technology is always the best, maybe only, approach worth taking needs to be reconsidered. Sustainable approaches must also draw from non technological areas. To that end,....
Release Date 2018/06 -
Author Mark W. Johnson
Named a Top 10 Business Strategy Book of 2018 by Inc. magazineIn his pioneering book Seizing the White Space, Mark W. Johnson argued that business model innovation is the most proven path to transformational growth. Since then, Uber, Airbnb, and other startups have....
Release Date 2018/06 -
Managing Innovation, 6th Edition
Author John R. Bessant , Joe Tidd
Managing Innovation is the bestselling text for graduate and undergraduate students and a classic in the field. Emphasizing practical, evidence based tools and resources, this title provides students with the knowledge base to successfully manage innovation, techno....
Release Date 2018/06 -
Author Ingo Franzki Helmut Hellner Antoinette Kaschner , Joerg Schmidbauer , Heiko Schnel
AbstractOne of a firm’s most valuable resources is its data: client lists, accounting data, employee information, and so on. This critical data must be securely managed and controlled, and simultaneously made available to those users authorized to see it.The IBM® z....
Release Date 2018/06 -
IBM z14 Model ZR1 Technical Guide
Author Hervey Kamga Octavian Lascu Frank Packheiser , Martijn Raave , John Troy , Bill Whi
AbstractThis IBM® Redbooks® publication describes the new member of the IBM Z® family, IBM z14™ Model ZR1 (Machine Type 3907). It includes information about the Z environment and how it helps integrate data and transactions more securely, and can infuse insight for....
Release Date 2018/06 -
Implementing IBM FlashSystem 900 Model AE3
Author Jim Cioffi Detlef Helmbrecht Jon Herd , Jeffrey Irving , Christian Karpp , Volker K
AbstractToday’s global organizations depend on being able to unlock business insights from massive volumes of data. Now, with IBM® FlashSystem 900 Model AE3, powered by IBM FlashCore® technology, they can make faster decisions based on real-time insights and unleas....
Release Date 2018/06 -
The Professional Product Owner: Leveraging Scrum as a Competitive Advantage, First Edition
Author Ralph Jocham , Don McGreal
The Professional Product Owner's Guide to Maximizing Value with Scrum"This book presents a method of communicating our desires, cogently, coherently, and with a minimum of fuss and bother."—Ken Schwaber, Chairman & Founder, Scrum.orgThe role of the Product Own....
Release Date 2018/06 -
Analysis, Synthesis, and Design of Chemical Processes, Fifth Edition
Author Debangsu Bhattacharyya , Richard Turton , Joseph A. Shaeiwitz , Wallace B. Whiting
The Leading Integrated Chemical Process Design Guide: With Extensive Coverage of Equipment Design and Other Key Topics More than ever, effective design is the focal point of sound chemical engineering. Analysis, Synthesis, and Design of Chemical Processes, Fifth Ed....
Release Date 2018/06