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Explore the capabilities of Amazon SageMaker to effectively train, deploy, and manage machine learning and deep learning models in AWS with complete and thoroughly explained hands-on examples. With 80 proven recipes, this step-by-step guide will help you build the skills necessary to contribute to real-life ML requirements and projects.

The data lakehouse is the next generation of the data warehouse and data lake, designed to meet today's complex and ever-changing analytics, machine learning, and data science requirements.Learn about the features and architecture of the data lakehouse, along with its powerful analytical infrastructure. Appreciate how the universal common connector blends structured, textual, analog, and IoT data. Maintain the lakehouse for future generations through Data Lakehouse Housekeeping and Data Future-proofing. Know how to incorporate the lakehouse into an existing data governance strategy. Incorporate data catalogs, data lineage tools, and open source software into your architecture to ensure your data scientists, analysts, and end users live happily ever after.

Luka Kane was executed in front of a jeering crowd but before he died, he opened one pair of eyes to the truth: Chester 'Chilly' Beckett's. Except, Luka isn't dead at all. A bold escape sets in motion a race against time as Happy's world-ending plans draw to a climax ...

"Authored by one of the most prominent game designers in the world, A Playful Production Process teaches people how to develop interactive media in a productive and healthy manner"--

Make informed business decisions with the beginner's guide to financial modeling using Microsoft Excel Financial Modeling in Excel For Dummies is your comprehensive guide to learning how to create informative, enlightening financial models today.

With this Micronaut book, developers working with microservices will be able to put their knowledge to work effectively. The book follows a hands-on approach to all the aspects of building microservices such as development, testing, and maintenance, as well as associated methodologies that will have you up and running and productive in no time.

Get started quickly with Qt, the popular open source C++ framework for building C++-based applications and games. This book will have you building both fully functional desktop and mobile applications in no time, including some simple game applications.  Introducing Qt 6 begins by guiding you in setting up your tools and environment, and then walks you through the first "e;baby steps"e; of Qt framework. Next, you'll learn the basics of how project and app structure are set up using Qt. Then, you'll begin your first real hands-on projects using Qt, including a task and problem management application and two games.  As you progress, you can enhance these apps and games using additional Qt components and features. The book then delves into advanced topics in Qt, learning above and beyond what the Qt docs can offer, including local storage, C++ integration, deployment to Windows and Android, custom components and how to work with them. Upon completing this book, you'll come away knowing how to build a C++ application from design to deployment, top to bottom. And, you'll have actual application and game examples that you can apply to your own work or hobby.What You Will LearnLearn to build your first applications and games using Qt 6 frameworkDesign, create, build and deploy your first Qt applications or games as finished productsExplore local storage integration in theory and practiceCover deployment on Windows and on AndroidIntegrate with C++ language to leverage additional functionalityDive into Custom Components and how to work with themExplore different project structures and moreWho This Book Is ForSoftware programmers, developers who are new to C++ or the Qt framework. Some prior programming experience though may be helpful.

The literature on software architecture is undefined and vast, and requires a lot of effort to master. Written by the best-selling author of The Azure Cloud Native Mapbook Stephane Eyskens, this quick start guide will help you understand software architecture in a pragmatic way using real-world scenarios and helpful examples.

The Azure Databricks Cookbook shows you how to work with the latest as well as older versions of Apache Spark and integrate with various Azure resources for orchestrating, deploying, and monitoring big data solutions. You'll use Azure Databricks to build end-to-end solutions and address challenges in securing, productionizing, and monitoring them.

Bug bounty programmes are company-sponsored programmes that invite researchers to search for vulnerabilities on their applications and reward them for their findings. This book is designed to help beginners with little to no security experience learn web hacking, find bugs, and stay competitive in this booming and lucrative industry. You''ll learn how to hack mobile apps, find vulnerabilities in APIs, and automate your hacking process. By the end of the book, you''ll have learned the tools and techniques necessary to be a competent web hacker and find bugs on a bug bounty programme.

Effective interface animation deftly combines form and function to improve feedback, aid in orientation, direct attention, show causality, and express your brands personality. Designing Interface Animation shows you how to create web animation that balances purpose and style while blending seamlessly into the users experience. This book is a crash course in motion design theory and practice for web designers, UX professionals, and front-end developers alike.

Interviewing is a foundational user research tool that people assume they already possess. Everyone can ask questions, right? Unfortunately, that's not the case. Interviewing Users provides invaluable interviewing techniques and tools that enable you to conduct informative interviews with anyone. You'll move from simply gathering data to uncovering powerful insights about people.

Power up your Python with object-oriented programming and learn how to write powerful, efficient, and re-usable code.Object-Oriented Python is an intuitive and thorough guide to mastering object-oriented programming from the ground up. You’ll cover the basics of building classes and creating objects, and put theory into practice using the pygame package with clear examples that help visualize the object-oriented style. You’ll explore the key concepts of object-oriented programming — encapsulation, polymorphism, and inheritance — and learn not just how to code with objects, but the absolute best practices for doing so. Finally, you’ll bring it all together by building a complex video game, complete with full animations and sounds. The book covers two fully functional Python code packages that will speed up development of graphical user interface (GUI)  programs in Python.

Blow past the jargon and get hands-on, practical guidance on managing any project with Microsoft ProjectLean. Agile. Hybrid. It seems that project management these days comes with more confusing buzzwords than ever. But you can make managing your next project simple and straightforward with help from Microsoft Project For Dummies.This book unpacks Microsoft's bestselling project management platform and walks you through every important feature, step-by-step, until you're ready to take on virtually any project, no matter the size. From getting set up for the first time to creating tasks, managing resources and working with time management features, you'll learn everything you need to know about managing a project in Microsoft's iconic software.You'll also find:* Totally updated guidance that applies to both the desktop version and Microsoft's new subscription-based Microsoft Project Online* Helpful information on integrating Agile practices and techniques into your project* "Golden rules" that keep a project on-track and on-time* Ways to effectively manage your resources with Microsoft Project's built-in functionalityManaging a project, big or small, is no easy task. Luckily, Microsoft Project For Dummies can take a lot of the hassle out of your day-to-day life. Learn how to take advantage of this powerful software today!

Your personal, hands-on guide to the latest and most useful features in Microsoft Excel 365Excel 365 is Microsoft's latest cloud-based version of its world-famous spreadsheet app. Powerful and user-friendly, it's an ideal solution for businesses and people looking to make sense of--and draw intelligence from--their data.The Excel 365 Bible carries over the best content from the best-selling Excel 2019 Bible while reflecting how a new generation uses Excel in Excel 365. The authoring team with their decades of Excel and business intelligence experience and recognition from the Excel community as Excel MVPs delivers an accessible and authoritative roadmap to Excel 365. Interested in the basics? You'll learn to create spreadsheets and workbooks and navigate the user interface. If you're ready for more advanced topics you can skip right to the material on creating visualizations, crafting custom functions, and using Visual Basic for Applications to script automations.You'll also get:* Over 900 pages of powerful tips, tricks, and strategies to unlock the full potential of Microsoft Excel 365* Guidance on how to import, manage, and analyze large amounts of data* Advice on how to craft predictions and "What-If Analyses" based on data you already havePerfect for anyone new to Excel, as well as experts and advanced users, the Excel 365 Bible is your comprehensive, go-to guide for everything you need to know about the world's most popular, easy-to-use spreadsheet software.

To celebrate Blizzard's 30th anniversary, a gorgeous retrospective on artistry at Blizzard and the impact the studio has left emblazoned on gaming history.

From cheeky high-street bookmaker to billion-dollar business: the incredible story behind Paddy Power's unstoppable rise.

Learn how to build front-end applications that can help you ship applications faster with fewer defects. Many software projects fail because they are not planned well, or lack organization. Applying strategies from other industries can help you create better software. This book explores the "e;mise en place"e; technique from cooking and reveals how you can apply it to the art of creating software.In many professional kitchens, the work of preparing a meal is divided and performed in workstations to help create the whole. You'll review the philosophy behind this and see how to leverage this approach in your code. You'll also learn to visualize your applications as a series of components and build parts of your application in isolation - just like a professional chef crafting each part of the meal.The book describes to how to structure your code base for reuse, and how to communicate the code's intent to other developers. You'll develop your components in isolation and test these building blocks for quality at a granular level. Then compose these components as building blocks in increasingly complicated features. Finally, you'll apply some strategies not directly related to code to ensure maximum quality and efficiency.With Modern Front-end Architecture, developers of all levels will learn strategies that they and their teams can leverage to be more productive. What You'll LearnStructure an application as a series of componentsBuild a component library that others in an organization can leverageEnsure quality and accessibility at a component level rather than a page or app levelTest code in a way that gives the maximum amount of confidence while providing an excellent developer experienceAutomate repeatable tasksWho This Book Is For Front end developers looking to maximize their code for reuse, quality, and shipping features quickly. Experienced developers will pick up new techniques that they can apply to their code base. Less experienced developers will be able to start applications off on the right foot.