Get to grips with key data visualization and predictive analytic skills using RAbout This Book<ul>
<li>Acquire predictive analytic skills using various tools of R</li>
<li>Make predictions about future events by discovering valuable information from data using R</li>
<li>Comprehensible guidelines that focus on predictive model design with real-world data</li>
</ul>Who This Book Is ForIf you are a statistician, chief information officer, data scientist, ML engineer, ML practitioner, quantitative analyst, and student of machine learning, this is the book for you. You should have basic knowledge of the use of R. Readers without previous experience of programming in R will also be able to use the tools in the book.What You Will Learn<ul>
<li>Customize R by installing and loading new packages</li>
<li>Explore the structure of data using clustering algorithms</li>
<li>Turn unstructured text into ordered data, and acquire knowledge from the data</li>
<li>Classify your observations using Naive Bayes, k-NN, and decision trees</li>
<li>Reduce the dimensionality of your data using principal component analysis</li>
<li>Discover association rules using Apriori</li>
<li>Understand how statistical distributions can help retrieve information from data using correlations, linear regression, and multilevel regression</li>
<li>Use PMML to deploy the models generated in R</li>
</ul>In DetailR is statistical software that is used for data analysis. There are two main types of learning from data: unsupervised learning, where the structure of data is extracted automatically; and supervised learning, where a labeled part of the data is used to learn the relationship or scores in a target attribute. As important information is often hidden in a lot of data, R helps to extract that information with its many standard and cutting-edge statistical functions.
This book is packed with easy-to-follow guidelines that explain the workings of the many key data mining tools of R, which are used to discover knowledge from your data.
You will learn how to perform key predictive analytics tasks using R, such as train and test predictive models for classification and regression tasks, score new data sets and so on. All chapters will guide you in acquiring the skills in a practical way. Most chapters also include a theoretical introduction that will sharpen your understanding of the subject matter and invite you to go further.
The book familiarizes you with the most common data mining tools of R, such as k-means, hierarchical regression, linear regression, association rules, principal component analysis, multilevel modeling, k-NN, Naive Bayes, decision trees, and text mining. It also provides a description of visualization techniques using the basic visualization tools of R as well as lattice for visualizing patterns in data organized in groups. This book is invaluable for anyone fascinated by the data mining opportunities offered by GNU R and its packages.Style and approachThis is a practical book, which analyzes compelling data about life, health, and death with the help of tutorials. It offers you a useful way of interpreting the data that's specific to this book, but that can also be applied to any other data.

Learning Predictive Analytics with R

Computers & Technology

Eric Mayor

Software

Packt Publishing - ebooks Account

Create and maintain powerful SAP BusinessObjects Universes with the SAP Information Design ToolAbout This Book<ul>
<li>Gain all the skills needed to achieve your business intelligence goals by linking your business, data, and people using SAP BusinessObjects</li>
<li>Master the SAP Information Design Tool to create a universe and explore its resources such as the connection, data foundation layer, and business layer</li>
<li>Learn to use a business case supported with illustrated diagrams that will help you to build robust universes</li>
</ul>Who This Book Is ForThis book is aimed at both new developers as well as experienced developers. If you are a new SAP BusinessObjects universe developer who is looking for a step-by-step guide supported with real-life examples and illustrated diagrams, then this book is for you. If you are a seasoned BusinessObjects universe developer who is looking for a fast way to map your old experience in universe Designer to the newer Information Design Tool, then this book is for you as well.What You Will Learn<ul>
<li>Leverage SAP BusinessObjects Universes to facilitate your Business Intelligence goals</li> <li>Explore the Information Design Tool, which brings speed and efficiency to reporting</li> <li>Build a robust Data Foundation layer</li> <li>Make a business-oriented Universe</li> <li>Test your Universe and discover issues</li> <li>Use the security profile editor to secure your Universe</li> <li>Develop Universes in a multiuser development environment</li> </ul>In DetailCreating a Universe using SAP BusinessObjects is your ultimate guide to mastering the development of BusinessObjects Universes using the SAP Information Design Tool. You will find many hands-on exercises as well as hints and best practices within this guide.
The book starts with an introduction to Business Intelligence and where BusinessObjects Universes fit into the big picture. Then, we will go through the Universe creation process. You will then learn how to create a Data Foundation (physical layer) and how to establish a new relational database and OLAP connection. Following this, you will learn how to create a Business layer. You will also learn how to handle security using user profiles and how to use functions such as @Aggregate_Aware(). This is a must-have book for any SAP BO Universe developer and will act as a reference for beginners and experts alike.

Creating Universes with SAP BusinessObjects

Taha M. Mahmoud

Design, implement, and deliver a successful database solution with Microsoft SQL Server 2014About This Book<ul>
<li>Discover SQL Server 2014's new in-memory OLTP engine and performance-related improvements</li> <li>Explore the fundamentals of database planning and the Server Transact-SQL language syntax</li> <li>Gain hands-on experience with the use of scalar and table-valued functions, branching, and more advanced data structures</li> </ul> Who This Book Is ForIf you are a database developer, architect, or administrator who wants to learn how to design, implement, and deliver a successful database solution with SQL Server 2014, then this book is for you. Existing users of Microsoft SQL Server will also benefit from this book as they will learn what's new in the latest version.What You Will Learn<ul>
<li>Get introduced to SQL Server 2014's new in-memory database engine</li> <li>Understand SQL Server database architecture and relational database design</li> <li>Use joins, subqueries, CTEs, and windowing functions to write advanced Transact-SQL queries</li> <li>Learn about tools that let you monitor SQL Server database performance</li> <li>Identify and troubleshoot blocks or deadlocks that might slow down a system</li> <li>Design, create, and manage advanced database objects that include scalar and table-valued functions, views, stored procedures, and triggers</li> <li>Use SQL Server 2014's structured error handling blocks to handle errors that occur in the Transact-SQL batches and programmable objects</li> </ul>In DetailSQL Server 2014 Development Essentials is an easy-to-follow yet comprehensive guide that is full of hands-on examples. With Microsoft SQL Server 2014, you can design, build, and deploy mission-critical database applications. The variety of new in-memory features enable you to design high performance database applications that can improve the performance of your applications, making them as much as ten times more efficient in some cases. Whether you are thinking about becoming a database developer, architect, or administrator, or you are a seasoned database expert, this book will provide you with all the skills you need to successfully create, design, and deploy databases using SQL Server 2014. You will also learn how to add, modify, and delete data stored within a database. You will use Transact-SQL statements to create and manage advanced database objects that include scalar and table-valued functions, views, stored procedures, and triggers. Finally, you will learn about how SQL Server works, how indexes and statistics improve query performance, and the new SQL Server 2014 in-memory technologies.

SQL Server 2014 Development Essentials

Basit A. Masood-Al-Farooq

Programming

Over 70 recipes to champion the skills of network virtualization and security operations using the VMware NSX for vSphere. Key Features<ul>
<li>Over 70 practical recipes created by two VCIX-NV certified NSX experts</li>
<li>Explore best practices to deploy, operate, and upgrade VMware NSX for vSphere</li>
<li>Leverage NSX REST API using various tools from Python in VMware vRealize Orchestrator</li>
</ul>
Book DescriptionThis book begins with a brief introduction to VMware's NSX for vSphere Network Virtualization solutions and how to deploy and configure NSX components and features such as Logical Switching, Logical Routing, layer 2 bridging and the Edge Services Gateway. Moving on to security, the book shows you how to enable micro-segmentation through NSX Distributed Firewall and Identity Firewall and how to do service insertion via network and guest introspection. After covering all the feature configurations for single-site deployment, the focus then shifts to multi-site setups using Cross-vCenter NSX. Next, the book covers management, backing up and restoring, upgrading, and monitoring using built-in NSX features such as Flow Monitoring, Traceflow, Application Rule Manager, and Endpoint Monitoring. Towards the end, you will explore how to leverage VMware NSX REST API using various tools from Python to VMware vRealize Orchestrator. What you will learn<ul>
<li>Understand, install, and configure VMware NSX for vSphere solutions</li>
<li>Configure logical switching, routing, and Edge Services Gateway in VMware NSX for vSphere</li>
<li>Learn how to plan and upgrade VMware NSX for vSphere</li>
<li>Learn how to use built-in monitoring tools such as Flow Monitoring, Traceflow, Application Rule Manager, and Endpoint Monitoring</li>
<li>Learn how to leverage the NSX REST API for management and automation using various tools from Python to VMware vRealize Orchestrator</li>
</ul>
Who this book is forThis book aims to be useful for both new and seasoned VMware NSX for vSphere administrators. It is intended to be used by those that have never deployed NSX and by those that have it deployed already but are looking to leverage new or advanced functionality. NSX-v runs on vSphere and connects to your existing network. Therefore, intermediate networking and virtualization knowledge is assumed and is essential to understand the correct deployment of NSX in your environment. Table of Contents<ol>
<li>Getting started with VMware NSX for vSphere</li>
<li>Configuring VMware NSX Logical Switch Networks</li>
<li>VMware NSX Logical Routing</li>
<li>Configuring VMware NSX Layer 2 Bridging</li>
<li>VMware NSX Edge Services Gateway</li>
<li>Configuring VMware NSX Distributed Firewall (DFW) and SpoofGuard</li>
<li>Configuring Cross-vCenter NSX</li>
<li>Backing up and Restoring VMware NSX Components</li>
<li>Managing User Account in VMware NSX</li>
<li>Upgrading VMware NSX</li>
<li>Troubleshooting VMware NSX</li>
<li>Leveraging the VMware NSX REST API for Management and Automation</li>
</ol>

VMware NSX Cookbook: Over 70 recipes to master the network virtualization skills to implement, validate, operate, upgrade, and automate VMware NSX for vSphere

Bayu Wibowo

Tony Sangha

Networking & Cloud Computing

Key FeaturesUnderstand the internals of Hibernate and its architecture, and how it manages Entities, Events, Versioning, Filters, and CacheObserve how Hibernate bridges the gap between object-oriented concepts and relational modelsDiscover how Hibernate can address architectural concerns such as Transaction, Database Multi-tenancy, Clustering, and Database ShardsBook DescriptionHibernate has been so successful since its inception that it even influenced the Java Enterprise Edition specification in that the Java Persistence API was dramatically changed to do it the Hibernate way. Hibernate is the tool that solves the complex problem of Object Relational Mapping. It can be used in both Java Enterprise applications as well as .Net applications. Additionally, it can be used for both SQL and NoSQL data stores.Some developers learn the basics of Hibernate and hit the ground quickly. But when demands go beyond the basics, they take a reactive approach instead of learning the fundamentals and core concepts. However, the secret to success for any good developer is knowing and understanding the tools at your disposal. It's time to learn about your tool to use it betterThis book first explores the internals of Hibernate by discussing what occurs inside a Hibernate session and how Entities are managed. Then, we cover core topics such as mapping, querying, caching, and we demonstrate how to use a wide range of very useful annotations.Additionally, you will learn how to create event listeners or interceptors utilizing the improved architecture in the latest version of Hibernate.What you will learnUnderstand the internals of a Hibernate session and how Entities are managedDeclare better mapping between entity classes and database tablesManage entity associations and collectionsFetch data not just by entity ID, but also using HQL, Criteria Objects, Filters, and Native SQLObserve the first and second level caches and find out how to manage themCollect statistics and metrics data for further observationMake your application work with multi-tenant databasesAbout the AuthorRamin Rad has been working as a software professional for the last 20 years, living in Washington DC area. He studied mathematics and computer science in the academic world, and he cares deeply for the art of software development.He is also a musician, a guitarist, who performs regularly in the DC area and beyond. His artistic side is significant because he believes that writing software is more art than science, following the philosophy of the likes of Donald Knuth, who wrote the Art of Computer Programming series.Currently, he is a director and a solution architect at a large international software product and services company, focusing on enterprise, mobile, and cloud-based solutions.Table of ContentsEntity and SessionAdvanced MappingWorking with AnnotationsAdvanced FetchingHibernate CacheEvents, Interceptors, and EnversMetrics and StatisticsAddressing ArchitectureEJB and Spring Context

Mastering Hibernate

Ramin Rad

Utilize Python with open source libraries to build a lightweight, portable, and customizable GIS desktop application About This BookDevelop a GIS application that you can easily modify and customizeOptimize your GIS application for user productivity and efficiencyDiscover Python's many geospatial libraries and learn how they can work togetherWho This Book Is ForThis book is ideal for Python programmers who are tasked with or wish to make a special-purpose GIS application. Analysts, political scientists, geographers, and GIS specialists seeking a creative platform to experiment with cutting-edge spatial analysis, but who are still only beginners in Python, will also find this book beneficial. Familiarity with Tkinter application development in Python is preferable but not mandatory.What You Will Learn Design and structure a basic GIS application based on existing tools Customize Tkinter application widgets to make your very own toolkit of flexible and reusable GIS widgets Load, manipulate, and save spatial data, both vector and raster Create an interactive and zoomable window for visualizing spatial data Manage and organize spatial data Create the beginnings of a comprehensive Python library for many types of geospatial tasks, and use this API as the engine behind your application Package your final application into a lightweight and portable executable application In DetailThis book provides you with the resources to successfully develop your own GIS application in Python. The book begins by walking you through the loading and saving of data structures before you start to build the look and feel of your application and create its interactive map window. You'll then move on to managing, editing, and analyzing spatial data from within the application and finish with instructions for packaging the application for distribution.By the end of the book, you should be able to use your GIS application as a template for further development, with the potential to expand and customize it to suit your needs.

Python Geospatial Development Essentials

Karim Bahgat

Tune and optimize the performance of your farms with the new improved XenApp® architectureAbout This Book<ul>
<li>Monitor your infrastructure using the new tools, and learn how to optimize the end-user experience</li> <li>Discover the new FlexCast Management Architecture of XenApp 7.5 and its components</li> <li>Explore the new features designed for mobile and remote users</li> </ul>Who This Book Is ForIf you are an IT architect or system administrator who works with Citrix® XenApp® and need an agile, practical guide to tune and optimize the performance of your XenApp® architecture, this is the book for you. Citrix®, Citrix Systems®, XenApp®, XenDesktop® and CloudPortal™ are trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. and/or one or more of its subsidiaries, and may be registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and in other countries.What You Will Learn<ul>
<li>Design a new infrastructure based on the FlexCast® Management Architecture</li> <li>Monitor the infrastructure to identify bottlenecks</li> <li>Load balance your applications</li> <li>Use of WANem to simulate and test the performance of applications over a geographic link</li> <li>Optimize the end user experience using the EdgeSight® user experience monitoring tool</li> <li>Improve the performance of multimedia applications with Citrix® HDX™</li> <li>Take advantage of the new features of XenApp® 7.x for mobile and remote users</li> </ul>In DetailThis book is a practical, example-oriented guide that provides you with guidelines, best practices, and real-world examples that will help you to improve the performance of your infrastructure, identify and solve possible bottlenecks, and use advanced features. The advantages of cost reduction, reduced deployment time, inclusion of AppDNA™ with XenApp®, streamlining IT operations, and EdgeSight® user experience monitoring have all been covered to enable you to make use of the latest version fully. The book begins with an in-depth examination of the new FlexCast® Management Architecture, followed by optimization techniques using Director and EdgeSight®. You will also learn how to optimize end user experience and publish applications through WAN links.

Citrix XenApp 7.x Performance Essentials

Luca Dentella

Over 65 hands-on recipes that cover every aspect of building and deploying elegant, full-stack web applications with Meteor About This Book<ul>
<li>Save time and effort while fully leveraging the entire Meteor technology stack</li>
<li>Quickly reference and implement the most powerful and useful features of one of the hottest and fastest growing JavaScript frameworks</li>
<li>Master cutting-edge techniques used by the experts to build elegant, robust applications</li>
</ul>Who This Book Is ForThis book is meant for developers of all experience levels looking to create mobile and full-stack web applications in JavaScript. Many of the simple recipes can easily be followed by less-experienced developers, while some of the advanced recipes will require extensive knowledge of existing web, mobile, and server technologies. Any application or enterprise web developer looking to create full-stack JavaScript-based apps will benefit from the recipes and concepts covered in this book.What You Will Learn<ul>
<li>Create and deploy user-friendly, touch-enabled web applications</li> <li>Rapidly build robust, responsive user interfaces</li> <li>Integrate any npm/Node package in minutes</li> <li>Leverage isomorphic JavaScript to develop full-stack applications</li> <li>Publish your own reusable custom packages</li> <li>Quickly implement user accounts compatible with Facebook, Google, Twitter, and more</li> <li>Convert external API streams into reactive, self-updating infographics</li> <li>Secure and optimize your Mongo data collections</li> </ul>In DetailMeteor is an incredibly powerful, impossibly fun platform used to build modern, responsive web and mobile applications
Starting with simple recipes designed for quick reference, and culminating in advanced recipes that walk you through building and deploying a complete application, Meteor Cookbook covers all the major areas of Meteor development, including lesser-known and undocumented features. You will have instant access to step-by-step recipes, accompanied by clear, concise explanations on optimizing your workflow. Whether used as a learning resource or as a quick-reference guide, this book will surely earn a permanent spot on your development work desk!

Meteor Web Application Development Cookbook

Isaac Strack

Web Development & Design

Create interactive 3D content for web pages and mobile devicesAbout This Book Simple, ready-to-use interactive 3D demonstrations and explanations for a variety of popular and innovative websites Detailed overview of how to build 3D environments including features such as designing, navigating, and interacting in 3D scenes Instantly deploy 3D websites for a variety of applications including e-commerce, social media, visualizing big data, and mobile devices Who This Book Is ForIf you are a web designer looking to expand your knowledge of 3D graphics concepts and broaden your existing skill set, then this book is for you. Those looking for an introduction to 3D graphics will benefit from WebGL Hotshot as it is a perfect guide to master 3D concepts, helping you build and deploy 3D worlds much quicker. The book assumes a basic knowledge of HTML, though it can be learned concurrently while reading this book. Basic programming knowledge is useful; however, the graphical nature of web 3D content allows you to learn programming through experimentation.What You Will Learn Get well-versed with fundamental technologies of 3D graphics including the design of 3D objects, lighting scenes, and viewing scenes from various camera positions Discover how to send data to control 3D from a web browser to the graphics card for rich and engaging graphical presentation Understand the role of graphics card programming using shader languages to control the appearance of a 3D scene down to each individual pixel Explore how to load 3D objects created by artists in modeling tools in the background Integrate Web3D content with databases and other web applications such as social media to extend common applications with 3D Control the parameters of cameras such as field-of-view, removal of distant objects, and environmental effects such as fog and night scenes In DetailThis book presents many popular applications for the Web including examples of deploying 3D applications such as building interactive products for e-commerce, extending social media, visualizing big data, and more. It helps you master how to instantly create and deploy Web3D content, demonstrating a variety of common and unique web applications and exploring the artistic features of 3D. It is ideal for current web developers or those looking for a starting point to learn about 3D graphics technology in a bleeding-edge field.

WebGL Hotshot

Mitch Williams

Key FeaturesLeverage Sass to make your CSS code maintainable, reusable and prevent code duplicationsShorten debug time with Sass when creating complex CSS code for different browsers and devicesWrite easy and bullet-proof CSS with Compass using this step-by-step and detailed guideBook DescriptionSass and Compass Designer's Cookbook helps you to get most out of CSS3 and harness its benefits to create engaging and receptive applications. This book will help you develop faster and reduce the maintenance time for your web development projects by using Sass and Compass. You will learn how to use with CSS frameworks such as Bootstrap and Foundation and understand how to use other libraries of pre-built mixins. You will also learn setting up a development environment with Gulp.This book guides you through all the concepts and gives you practical examples for full understanding.What you will learnSpend less time debugging codeCompile Sass code into readable and maintainable CSSIntegrate Sass in your own projectsReuse your code to prevent code duplicationsWrite reusable and portable CSS codeMake use of pre-built and established code written by other developersReduce development and maintenance time of your projectsSet up a development environment with GulpAbout the AuthorBass Jobsen has been programming for the Web since 1995, covering everything from C to PHP and is always on the hunt to find the most accessible interfaces. He is based in Orthen, the Netherlands.Bass uses Sass in his daily job for web designing tasks and WordPress theme development.He can be contacted via http://stackoverflow.com/users/1596547/bass-jobsen and he writes a blog that you can find at http://bassjobsen.weblogs.fm/.Also, check his Bootstrap WordPress Starters Themes (JBST) and other projects at GitHub: https://github.com/bassjobsen.Information on his current projects and development is available at http://www.streetart.com/, https://menstrualcups.eu/ and https://github.com/bassjobsen/jbst-4-sass.Table of ContentsGetting Started with SassDebugging Your CodeVariables, Mixins, and FunctionsNested Selectors and Modular CSSBuilt-in FunctionsUsing CompassCross-Browser CSS3 MixinsAdvanced Sass CodingBuilding Layouts with SassBuilding Grid-based Layouts with Susy and SassFoundation and SassBootstrap and SassMeeting the Bourbon FamilyRuby on Rails and SassBuilding Mobile AppsSetting up a Build Chain with Grunt

Sass and Compass Designer's Cookbook

Bass Jobsen

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