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  Bioinformatics Data Skills: Reproducible and Robust Research with Open Source Tools READ MORE Bioinformatics Data Skills: Reproducible and Robust Research with Open Source Tools This practical book teaches the skills that scientists need for turning large sequencing datasets into reproducible and robust biological findings. Many biologists begin their bioinformatics training by learning languages like Perl and R alongside the Unix command line. But there’s a huge gap between knowing a few programming languages and being prepared to analyze large amounts of biological data.Rather than teach bioinformatics as a set of workflows that are likely to change with this rapidly evolving field, this book demsonstrates the practice of bioinformatics through data skills. Rigorous assessment of data quality and of the effectiveness of tools is the foundation of reproducible and robust bioinformatics analysis. Through open source and freely available tools, you’ll learn not only how to do bioi...

  The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations READ MORE The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations Increase profitability, elevate work culture, and exceed productivity goals through DevOps practices.More than ever, the effective management of technology is critical for business competitiveness. For decades, technology leaders have struggled to balance agility, reliability, and security. The consequences of failure have never been greater whether it's the healthcare.gov debacle, cardholder data breaches, or missing the boat with Big Data in the cloud.And yet, high performers using DevOps principles, such as Google, Amazon, Facebook, Etsy, and Netflix, are routinely and reliably deploying code into production hundreds, or even thousands, of times per day.Following in the footsteps of The Phoenix Project, The DevOps Handbook shows leaders how to replica...

  CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) CS0-002 Cert Guide (Certification Guide) READ MORE CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) CS0-002 Cert Guide (Certification Guide) CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) CS0-002 Cert Guide is a best-of-breed exam study guide. Expert technology instructor and certification author Troy McMillan shares preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills. Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing your understanding and retention of exam topics. The book presents you with an organized test-preparation routine through the use of proven series elements and techniques. Exam topic lists make referencing easy. Chapter-ending Exam Preparation Tasks help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly. Review questions help you assess your knowledge, and a final preparation chapter guides you through tools and resources to help you craft ...

  Software Engineering at Google: Lessons Learned from Programming Over Time READ MORE Software Engineering at Google: Lessons Learned from Programming Over Time The approach to and understanding of software engineering at Google is unlike any other company. With this book, you'll get a candid and insightful look at how software is constructed and maintained by some of the world's leading practitioners.Titus Winters, Tom Manshreck, and Hyrum K. Wright, software engineers and a technical writer at Google, reframe how software engineering is practiced and taught: from an emphasis on programming to an emphasis on software engineering, which roughly translates to programming over time.You'll learn:Fundamental differences between software engineering and programmingHow an organization effectively manages a living codebase and efficiently responds to inevitable changeWhy culture (and recognizing it) is important, and how processes, practices, and tools come into play CLICK HERE A...

  Understanding Data Communications and Networks, Third Edition READ MORE Understanding Data Communications and Networks, Third Edition Thoroughly updated for currency, this book offers a clear presentation of data communications and network fundamentals. Featuring a wide array of applications, the book fully explains concepts and supports them with case studies or descriptions of specific software and other products. Students learn the protocols of analog and digital signals, data compression, data integrity, data security, local area networks, asynchronous transfer mode (ATM), and much more. The third edition includes important information on the latest developments of the Internet. CLICK HERE ANOTHER BOOKS                                     CLICK HERE READ OR DOWNLOAD Understanding Data Communications and Networks, Third Edition Thoroughly updated for currency, this book offers a clear pre...

  An Introduction to Statistical Learning: with Applications in R (Springer Texts in Statistics) READ MORE An Introduction to Statistical Learning: with Applications in R (Springer Texts in Statistics) An Introduction to Statistical Learning provides an accessible overview of the field of statistical learning, an essential toolset for making sense of the vast and complex data sets that have emerged in fields ranging from biology to finance to marketing to astrophysics in the past twenty years. This book presents some of the most important modeling and prediction techniques, along with relevant applications. Topics include linear regression, classification, resampling methods, shrinkage approaches, tree- based methods, support vector machines, clustering, and more. Color graphics and real-world examples are used to illustrate the methods presented. Since the goal of this textbook is to facilitate the use of these statistical learning techniques by practitioners in science, industry,...

  Rational Points on Elliptic Curves (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics) READ MORE Rational Points on Elliptic Curves (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics) The theory of elliptic curves involves a pleasing blend of algebra, geometry, analysis, and number theory. This volume stresses this interplay as it develops the basic theory, thereby providing an opportunity for advanced undergraduates to appreciate the unity of modern mathematics. At the same time, every effort has been made to use only methods and results commonly included in the undergraduate curriculum. This accessibility, the informal writing style, and a wealth of exercises make Rational Points on Elliptic Curves an ideal introduction for students at all levels who are interested in learning about Diophantine equations and arithmetic geometry.Most concretely, an elliptic curve is the set of zeroes of a cubic polynomial in two variables. If the polynomial has rational coefficients, then one can ask for a description of tho...

  Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Internetworking Guide (IT Professional) READ MORE Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Internetworking Guide (IT Professional) Extend your Windows 2000 Server-based networks across a variety of LAN, WAN, and remote network connections with comprehensive information and tools -- direct from the Windows 2000 product development team. Part of the official Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit, this guide to internetworking technologies is now available separately for IT professionals focused on managing internetworking services and protocols. Coverage includes unicast and multicast routing remote access, Internet Authentication Service, and virtual private networking Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) networking interoperability with IBM hosts, UNIX, Novell NetWare, and Apple Macintosh RM systems and telephony integration and multimedia conferencing. The CD-ROM contains essential tools and utilities, along with a fully searchable eBook. CLICK HERE ANOTHER B...

  Linux All-in-One For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) READ MORE Linux All-in-One For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) 8 mini books chock full of Linux!Inside, over 800 pages of Linux topics are organized into eight task-oriented mini books that help you understand all aspects of the latest OS distributions of the most popular open-source operating system in use today. Topics include getting up and running with basics, desktops, networking, internet services, administration, security, scripting, Linux certification, and more.This new edition of Linux All-in-One For Dummies has a unique focus on Ubuntu, while still including coverage of Debian, Red Hat, SuSE, and others. The market is looking for administrators, and part of the qualifications needed for job openings is the authentication of skills by vendor-neutral third parties (CompTIA/Linux Professional Institute)--and that's something other books out there don't address.Install and configure peripherals, software ...

  Ultimate Guide to Facebook Advertising READ MORE Ultimate Guide to Facebook Advertising Now in its third edition, Ultimate Guide to Facebook Advertising delivers revised, expanded, and new chapters covering Facebook's newly released apps and services designed to target and monetize their 1.7 billion active users. Advertisers are then taken further than Facebook itself, as Marshall and co-authors provide priceless audience insight, exploring what was happening before visitors click on ads and what needs to happen after--10 seconds later, 10 minutes later and in the following days, and weeks. Updates specific to this edition include: The introduction of ad space in Newsfeeds, Facebook Live, Branded Content and how to profit from it The launch of Facebook's Marketplace where businesses can sell direct to their community The integration of Instagram ads as part of the Facebook platform Tapping into Audience Network to maximize campaigns and increase conversions on all website tr...

  Speech and Language Processing, 2nd Edition READ MORE Speech and Language Processing, 2nd Edition An explosion of Web-based language techniques, merging of distinct fields, availability of phone-based dialogue systems, and much more make this an exciting time in speech and language processing. The first of its kind to thoroughly cover language technology - at all levels and with all modern technologies - this book takes an empirical approach to the subject, based on applying statistical and other machine-learning algorithms to large corporations. KEY TOPICS: Builds each chapter around one or more worked examples demonstrating the main idea of the chapter, usingthe examples to illustrate the relative strengths and weaknesses of various approaches. Adds coverage of statistical sequence labeling, information extraction, question answering and summarization, advanced topics in speech recognition, speech synthesis. Revises coverage of language modeling, formal grammars, statistical pa...