Learning Drupal 6 Module Development. A practical tutorial for creating your first Drupal 6 modules with PHP

Dries Buytaert, Matt Butcher

Learning Microsoft Azure. A comprehensive guide to cloud application development using Microsoft Azure

Geoff Webber Cross

Building Industrial Digital Twins. Design, develop, and deploy digital twin solutions for real-world industries using Azure Digital Twins

Shyam Varan Nath, Pieter van Schalkwyk, Dan Isaacs

Digital twin technology enables organizations to create digital representations of physical entities such as assets, systems, and processes throughout their life cycle. It improves asset performance, utilization, and safe operations and reduces manufacturing, operational, and maintenance costs.The book begins by introducing you to the concept of digital twins and sets you on a path to develop a digital twin strategy to positively influence business outcomes in your organization. You'll understand how digital twins relate to physical assets, processes, and technology and learn about the prerequisite conditions for the right platform, scale, and use case of your digital twins. You'll then get hands-on with Microsoft's Azure Digital Twins platform for your digital twin development and deployment. The book equips you with the knowledge to evaluate enterprise and specialty platforms, including the cloud and industrial IoT required to set up your digital twin prototype. Once you've built your prototype, you'll be able to test and validate it relative to the intended purpose of the twin through pilot deployment, full deployment, and value tracking techniques.By the end of this book, you'll have developed the skills to build and deploy your digital twin prototype, or minimum viable twin, to demonstrate, assess, and monitor your asset at specific stages in the asset life cycle.

Mastering Scientific Computing with R. Employ professional quantitative methods to answer scientific questions with a powerful open source data analysis environment

Paul Gerrard, Radia Johnson

Python Geospatial Development. Develop sophisticated mapping applications from scratch using Python 3 tools for geospatial development - Third Edition

Erik Westra

Geospatial development links your data to locations on the surface of the Earth. Writing geospatial programs involves tasks such as grouping data by location, storing and analyzing large amounts of spatial information, performing complex geospatial calculations, and drawing colorful interactive maps. In order to do this well, you’ll need appropriate tools and techniques, as well as a thorough understanding of geospatial concepts such as map projections, datums, and coordinate systems.This book provides an overview of the major geospatial concepts, data sources, and toolkits. It starts by showing you how to store and access spatial data using Python, how to perform a range of spatial calculations, and how to store spatial data in a database. Further on, the book teaches you how to build your own slippy map interface within a web application, and finishes with the detailed construction of a geospatial data editor using the GeoDjango framework. By the end of this book, you will be able to confidently use Python to write your own geospatial applications ranging from quick, one-off utilities to sophisticated web-based applications using maps and other geospatial data.

Hands-On Industrial Internet of Things. Build robust industrial IoT infrastructure by using the cloud and artificial intelligence - Second Edition

Giacomo Veneri, Antonio Capasso

In today's automation-driven era, precision is crucial, and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) has made a remarkable impact. This updated second edition explores the technologies fueling the IIoT revolution and shares essential knowledge to enable you to establish remote-access networks.Written by IIoT and AI experts, as well as renowned authors, this book helps you enhance your skills in emerging technologies by introducing new techniques from Azure and AWS and keeping you up to date with the latest advancements. You'll find out how Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) and MLOps apply to IIoT and learn how to handle complex projects confidently. The book covers identifying and connecting industrial data sources from various sensors, advancing from foundational concepts to professional skills. You'll discover how to connect these sensors to cloud networks such as AWS IoT, Azure IoT, and open source IoT platforms, and extract data from the cloud to your devices. Through hands-on experience with tools such as Node-RED, OPC UA, MQTT, NoSQL, defense in depth, and Python, you'll develop streaming and batch-based AI algorithms.By the end of this book, you'll have achieved a professional level of expertise in the cloud, IoT, and AI, and be able to build more robust, efficient, and reliable IoT infrastructure for your industry.

Android UI Development with Jetpack Compose. Bring declarative and native UI to life quickly and easily on Android using Jetpack Compose and Kotlin - Second Edition

Thomas Künneth

Compose has caused a paradigm shift in Android development, introducing a variety of new concepts that are essential to an Android developer’s learning journey. It solves a lot of pain points associated with Android development and is touted to become the default way to building Android apps over the next few years. This second edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect all changes and additions that were made by Google since the initial stable release, and all examples are based on Material 3 (also called Material You).This book uses practical examples to help you understand the fundamental concepts of Jetpack Compose and how to use them when you are building your own Android applications. You’ll begin by getting an in-depth explanation of the declarative approach, along with its differences from and advantages over traditional user interface (UI) frameworks. Having laid this foundation, the next set of chapters take a practical approach to show you how to write your first composable function. The chapters will also help you master layouts, an important core component of every UI framework, and then move to more advanced topics such as animation, testing, and architectural best practices.By the end of this book, you’ll be able to write your own Android apps using Jetpack Compose and Material Design.

Mastering Visual Studio 2022. Develop apps like a pro with advanced Visual Studio techniques using C# and .NET

Romain Ottonelli Dabadie, Dave Callan

Mastering Visual Studio, one of the fastest and most comprehensive integrated development environments (IDEs), is crucial for building efficient, scalable, and modern apps. Written by a seasoned technical expert in .NET with over a decade of experience, Mastering Visual Studio 2022 helps you leverage the full capabilities of this powerful IDE.Packed with step-by-step guidance and self-assessment tools, this book adopts a practical approach to helping you advance your Visual Studio expertise. You’ll explore complex topics such as debugging, testing, extension development, and CI/CD, and gain practical insights to enhance your skills. The book covers advanced coding analysis and refactoring techniques that will help improve code quality and maintainability. You’ll also get to grips with Visual Studio’s capabilities for multi-platform development; integrating machine learning models; and cloud development with Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud. You’ll master Git workflows, conflict resolution, and DevOps practices with GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps, ensuring seamless team collaboration and efficient deployment pipelines.By the end of this book, you’ll have become proficient in Visual Studio 2022, as well as being able to craft your own customized experience and confidently create robust, high-quality applications.

Git Best Practices Guide. Master the best practices of Git with the help of real-time scenarios to maximize team efficiency and workflow

PIDOUX Eric

The Kubernetes Book. The fastest way to get your head around Kubernetes

Nigel Poulton, Pushkar Joglekar

Kubernetes is the leading orchestrator of cloud-native apps. With knowledge of how to work with Kubernetes, you can easily deploy and manage applications on the cloud or in your on-premises data center. The book begins by introducing you to Kubernetes and showing you how to install it. You’ll learn how to use Kubernetes Services and bring stable and reliable networking to apps that are deployed on Kubernetes. You'll delve deep into the powerful storage subsystem of Kubernetes and learn how to leverage the variety of external storage backends in your applications. As the book progresses, it shows you how to use features such as DaemonSets, Helm, and RBAC to enhance your Kubernetes applications. You'll explore the six categories of identifying vulnerabilities and look at a few ways to prevent and mitigate them. You'll also look at ways to secure the software delivery pipeline by discussing some image-related best practices. The book ends by sharing with you some resources that’ll help take your Kubernetes knowledge to the next level.By the end of the book, you’ll have the confidence and skills to leverage all the features of Kubernetes to develop scalable applications.

FreePBX 2.5 Powerful Telephony Solutions. Configure, deploy, and maintain an enterprise-class VoIP PBX

Alex Robar

FreePBX is an easy-to-use GUI that controls and manages Asterisk. It gives you pre-programmed functionality accessible through user-friendly web interfaces that allows you to have a fully functional PBX pretty much straight away with no programming. With this book it's easy to master the many features of FreePBX, which will help you to save time and money as you set up your enterprise-class network.This book will guide you through these features to install, configure, and maintain a professional PBX with plenty of examples and screenshots. By the end of this book, you will have learned to create an enterprise-class VoIP PBX that features the stability and feature set of traditional telephony systems without the hefty price tag.This book will help its readers to roll out a robust, web-based, and inexpensive yet powerful telephony solution through the GUI. By following the practical examples in this book, you will learn how to install, configure, and manage an enterprise-class PBX using open source telephony tools Asterisk and FreePBX. From here on, this book takes a closer look at the open source telephony engine software, discussing a broad range of topics from how to build and deploy an enterprise-class VoIP PBX to creating VoIP trunks using SIP, IAX2, and ZAP technologies and setting up user extensions with voicemail. FreePBX 2.5 Powerful Telephony Solutions will introduce you to advanced options such as call routing, voicemail, and other calling features. Finally, this book will provide you with the relevant information to help you personalize and secure your PBX.

Instant Razor View Engine How-to. Create dynamic web pages in your MVC web application with the Razor view engine

Abhimanyu Kumar Vatsa

Razor View Engine is an advanced view engine from Microsoft. Razor View is one of the most popular view engines which doesn't require you to explicitly close the code block. This book will help you understand and configure RazorView in your system to create dynamic web pages.Instant Razor View Engine How-to will help you to make your application more MVC friendly with clean, lightweight code which is quicker and easier to understand compared to other view engines.Instant Razor View Engine How-to introduces you to methods to make your web application more MVC friendly. The book begins by detailing the anatomy of RazorView Syntax and configuring Razor View as well as creating a web application project which will also help you to select an appropriate programming language. The later section of the book goes on to discuss creating view templates and creating View pages using Razor syntax. By the end of the book, you will also be familiar with Razor directives, helper components, and work with Partial views to reuse razor code throughout the application.

Making Big Data Work for Your Business. A clear, practical and simple guide to ensuring effective Big Data analytics for your business

Sudhi Ranjan Sinha

Bridge the gap between data and decision.Big Data has brought about a revolution in the way we do business. Essential business decisions can today be informed by the wealth of data now at our disposal. However, while Big Data may appear to be the answer to every business problem, for many, gaining real value from data – gaining business insights is a difficult task. Big Data, for many, is a big problem itself, with many struggling to reap the rewards that it promises. In this accessible and stimulating guide, Sudhi Sinha, management, technology and sustainability expert, provides a unique perspective on Big Data and how to derive maximum value from it – with sharp and careful analytics.“this is a perfect starter for any manager who wants to understand and explore Big Data… The Big Data field is evolving quickly, and this book serves as a quick and practical introduction to the field.”AnHai Doan, Professor, University of Wisconsin; Chief Scientist at WalmartLabs USAThis insightful and engaging book demonstrates that Big Data, to be most effective, needs to be weaved within the fabric of organization strategy. Without it, you are simply left with numbers and statistics, lacking purpose – lacking potency. Beginning with the essential stage of building a strategy framework for you Big Data analytics project, and integrating it within your wider business strategy, Sudhi provides you with the knowledge and insight to help you build a big data strategy that gets results.Big data is one of the biggest buzzwords in the world of business today. And while it is true that it has opened up huge opportunities for businesses of all sizes, it is nevertheless difficult for many businesses to turn the reserves of numbers and statistics at their disposal into clear insights that can inform important business decisions. Beginning with the creation of a Big Data strategy and the identification of the key opportunities that it has the potential to unlock, the book will then demonstrate how to implement and manage your project with the best team and the right technology for your needs. Once this is in place you will then find out how to get the most from your Big Data insights, with effective organizational alignment and change management.

Salesforce.com Customization Handbook. Customize Salesforce to automate your business requirements

Rakesh Gupta, Sagar Pareek

Unveiling the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF). A practical guide to implementing RMF and managing risks in your organization

Thomas Marsland, Jaclyn "Jax" Scott

This comprehensive guide provides clear explanations, best practices, and real-world examples to help readers navigate the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) and develop practical skills for implementing it effectively. By the end, readers will be equipped to manage and mitigate cybersecurity risks within their organization.

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Customization & Configuration (MB2-866) Certification Guide. A practical guide to customizing and configuring Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 focused on helping you pass the certification exam

Neil Benson

Whether you are a consultant for a Microsoft partner, an IT professional, a developer working for a Microsoft customer, or a freelance CRM consultant; this book is the ticket to advancing your career. Stand out in the crowd by obtaining certification MB2-866 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Customization and Configuration.The Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Customization & Configuration (MB2-866) Certification Guide covers the official course syllabus including all the topics and procedures you need to know to pass the exam. 'Test Your Knowledge' sections at the end of each chapter offer a 75-question sample exam to help you practice and master the certification test.The Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Customization & Configuration (MB2-866) Certification Guide covers the official syllabus for course 80294B including a 75-question practice exam.If you're new to Microsoft Dynamics CRM or Microsoft certifications then the book kicks off with an overview of both topics before diving into the official syllabus. There are in-depth chapters covering customization basics, the organization structure, entity and attribute customization, entity relationships, user interface customization, auditing, and solutions. Each chapter includes detailed procedures that you need to know for the exam as well as a self-test section to review your learning.Microsoft endorses IT pros and developers who've proven their expertise by attaining the certification. Use this book to supercharge your career by giving yourself an advantage. Stand out in the crowd!