Oracle Information Integration, Migration, and Consolidation. The definitive guide to information integration and migration in a heterogeneous world

Prakash Nauduri, Tom Laszewski, Jason Williamson

The book covers data migration, data consolidation, and data integration, the three scenarios that are typically part of the information integration life cycle. Organizations typically find themselves migrating data to Oracle and either later, or at the same time, consolidating multiple database instances into a single global instance for a department, or even an entire company. The business savings and technical benefits of data consolidation cannot be overlooked, and this book will help you to use Oracle's technology to achieve these goals.This highly practical and business-applicable book will teach you to be successful with the latest Oracle data and application integration, migration, information life-cycle management, and consolidation products and technologies.In this book, you will gain hands-on advice about data consolidation, integration, and migration using tools and best practices. Along the way you will leverage products like Oracle Data Integrator, Oracle GoldenGate, and SQL Developer, as well as Data Hubs and 11gR2 Database.The book covers everything from the early background of information integration and the impact of SOA, to products like Oracle GoldenGate and Oracle Data Integrator. By the end you'll have a clear idea of where information and application integration is headed and how to plan your own projects.

Unlock Your Creativity with Photopea. Edit and retouch images, and create striking text and designs with the free online software

Michael Burton, Ellie Altomare

Photopea is a comprehensive image and photo editing design tool that provides essential features and capabilities comparable to Adobe Photoshop. This book covers the latest version of Photopea, featuring step-by-step instructions for image editing, improving and enhancing designs with text and effects, and creating eye-catching projects for print and the web.The first part of this book will teach you how to navigate the workspace, use the best tools for specific tasks and projects, and make perfect selections. You’ll also discover how to remove backgrounds, merge and/or add objects, and adjust colors to create impressive images. Later, you’ll explore layers and compositing techniques, and get hands on with retouching images like a pro. The book will demonstrate how to create collages and use brushes, color wheels, and swatches for drawing and painting. You’ll also learn how to apply impressive text to images to create posters, flyers, and logos.By the end of this book, you'll have learned how to retouch, paint, enhance, and manipulate images; how to use templates provided by Photopea; and finally, how to apply your skills to projects.

Web Application Development with MEAN. Click here to enter text

Amos Q. Haviv, Adrian Mejia, Robert Onodi

The MEAN stack is a collection of the most popular modern tools for web development. This course will help you to build a custom e-commerce app along with several other applications. You will progress to creating several applications with MEAN. The first module in this course will provide you with the skills you need to successfully create, maintain, and test a MEAN application. Starting with MEAN core frameworks, this course will explain each framework key concepts of MongoDB, Express, AngularJS, and Node.js. We will walk through the different tools and frameworks that will help expedite your daily development cycles.After this, the next module will show you how to create your own e-commerce application using the MEAN stack. It takes you step by step through the parallel process of learning and building to develop a production-ready, high-quality e-commerce site from scratch. It also shows you how to manage user authentication and authorization, check multiple payment platforms, add a product search and navigation feature, deploy a production-ready e-commerce site, and finally add your own high-quality feature to the site.The final step in this course will enable you to build a better foundation for your AngularJS apps. You’ll learn how to build complex real-life applications with the MEAN stack and a few more advanced projects. You will become familiar with WebSockets, build real-time web applications, create auto-destructing entities, and see how to work with monetary data in Mongo. You will also find out how to a build real-time e-commerce application.This learning path combines some of the best that Packt has to offer in one complete, curated package. It includes content from the following Packt products:? MEAN Web Development by Amos Haviv? Building an E-Commerce Application with MEAN by Adrian Mejia? MEAN Blueprints by Robert Onodi

Mastering RethinkDB. Master the skills of building real-time apps dramatically easier with open source, scalable database - RethinkDB

Shahid Shaikh

RethinkDB has a lot of cool things to be excited about: ReQL (its readable,highly-functional syntax), cluster management, primitives for 21st century applications, and change-feeds. This book starts with a brief overview of the RethinkDB architecture and data modeling, and coverage of the advanced ReQL queries to work with JSON documents. Then, you will quickly jump to implementing these conceptsin real-world scenarios, by building real-time applications on polling, data synchronization, share market, and the geospatial domain using RethinkDB andNode.js. You will also see how to tweak RethinkDB's capabilities to ensure faster data processing by exploring the sharding and replication techniques in depth.Then, we will take you through the more advanced administration tasks as well as show you the various deployment techniques using PaaS, Docker, and Compose. By the time you have finished reading this book, you would have taken your knowledge of RethinkDB to the next level, and will be able to use the concepts in RethinkDB to develop efficient, real-time applications with ease.

Sage Beginner's Guide. Unlock the full potential of Sage for simplifying and automating mathematical computing with this book and

Craig Finch

Cracking the Data Engineering Interview. Land your dream job with the help of resume-building tips, over 100 mock questions, and a unique portfolio

Kedeisha Bryan, Taamir Ransome

Preparing for a data engineering interview can often get overwhelming due to the abundance of tools and technologies, leaving you struggling to prioritize which ones to focus on. This hands-on guide provides you with the essential foundational and advanced knowledge needed to simplify your learning journey.The book begins by helping you gain a clear understanding of the nature of data engineering and how it differs from organization to organization. As you progress through the chapters, you’ll receive expert advice, practical tips, and real-world insights on everything from creating a resume and cover letter to networking and negotiating your salary. The chapters also offer refresher training on data engineering essentials, including data modeling, database architecture, ETL processes, data warehousing, cloud computing, big data, and machine learning. As you advance, you’ll gain a holistic view by exploring continuous integration/continuous development (CI/CD), data security, and privacy. Finally, the book will help you practice case studies, mock interviews, as well as behavioral questions.By the end of this book, you will have a clear understanding of what is required to succeed in an interview for a data engineering role.

Hands-On Systems Programming with Go. Build modern and concurrent applications for Unix and Linux systems using Golang

Alex Guerrieri

System software and applications were largely created using low-level languages such as C or C++. Go is a modern language that combines simplicity, concurrency, and performance, making it a good alternative for building system applications for Linux and macOS.This Go book introduces Unix and systems programming to help you understand the components the OS has to offer, ranging from the kernel API to the filesystem. You'll then familiarize yourself with Go and its specifications. You'll also learn how to optimize input and output operations with files and streams of data, which are useful tools in building pseudo-terminal applications. You'll gain insights into how processes communicate with each other, and learn about processes and daemon control using signals, pipes, and exit codes. This book will also enable you to understand how to use network communication using various protocols, including TCP and HTTP. As you advance, you'll focus on Go's best feature - concurrency, which will help you handle communication with channels and goroutines, other concurrency tools to synchronize shared resources, and the context package to write elegant applications.By the end of this book, you will have learned how to build concurrent system applications using Go

Microsoft 365 Administration Cookbook. Enhance your Microsoft 365 productivity to manage and optimize its apps and services - Second Edition

Nate Chamberlain, Karuana Gatimu

Step into the world of Microsoft 365 administration with this comprehensive second edition of the Microsoft 365 Administration Cookbook. Leveraging the expertise of Nate Chamberlain, a Microsoft 365 expert who has helped millions through his books, blog, and YouTube channel, this book breaks down complex administration tasks into manageable, bite-sized recipes.Covering everything from setting up your tenant to mastering identity roles, this edition also highlights the power of PowerShell to boost your capabilities. You’ll learn how to manage communication, collaboration, security, compliance, and more within Microsoft 365.Packed with practical recipes for both common and advanced administrative tasks, you’ll gain expertise in managing SharePoint Online and Microsoft Teams, and refining user management with Microsoft Entra ID. You’ll also learn how to configure Viva Engage, fortify your defenses with Microsoft Defender, and ensure compliance with Microsoft Purview.By the end of this book, you’ll have sharpened your administrative skills, gleaned actionable insights, and learned best practices. Whether you’re a veteran admin looking for innovative solutions or a newcomer building a solid skill set, this cookbook is an indispensable resource for your professional growth.