Discover how cloud-native microservice architecture helps you to build dynamically scalable applications by using the most widely used and adopted runtime environments Key Features * Build robust cloud-native applications using a variety of tools * Understand how to configure both Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Docker clouds for high availability * Explore common design patterns used in building and deploying microservices architecture. Book Description Businesses today are evolving rapidly, and developers now face the challenge of building applications that are resilient, flexible, and native to the cloud. To achieve this, you'll need to be aware of the environment, tools, and resources that you're coding against. The book will begin by introducing you to cloud-native architecture and simplifying the major concepts. You'll learn to build microservices in Jakarta EE using MicroProfile with Thorntail and Narayana LRA. You'll then delve into cloud-native application x-rays, understanding the MicroProfile specification and the implementation/testing of microservices. As you progress further, you'll focus on continuous integration and continuous delivery, in addition to learning how to dockerize your services. You'll also cover concepts and techniques relating to security, monitoring, and troubleshooting problems that might occur with applications after you've written them. By the end of this book, you will be equipped with the skills you need to build highly resilient applications using cloud-native microservice architecture. What you will learn * Integrate reactive principles in MicroProfile microservices architecture * Explore the 12-factors-app paradigm and its implications * Get the best out of Java versions 8 and 9 to implement a microservice based on Thorntail * Understand what OpenShift is and why it is so important for an elastic architecture * Build a Linux container image using Docker and scale the application using Kubernetes * Implement various patterns such as, Circuit Breaker and bulkheads * Get to grips with the DevOps methodology using continuous integration (CI) and continuous deployment (CD) Who this book is for This book is for developers with basic knowledge of Java EE and HTTP-based application principles who want to learn how to build, test and scale Java EE microservices. No prior experience of writing microservices in Java EE is required.

A comprehensive guide that will give you hands-on experience to study and overcome financial cyber threats Key Features * Protect your financial environment with cybersecurity practices and methodologies * Identify vulnerabilities such as data manipulation and fraudulent transactions * Provide end-to-end protection within organizations Book Description Organizations have always been a target of cybercrime. Hands-On Cybersecurity for Finance teaches you how to successfully defend your system against common cyber threats, making sure your financial services are a step ahead in terms of security. The book begins by providing an overall description of cybersecurity, guiding you through some of the most important services and technologies currently at risk from cyber threats. Once you have familiarized yourself with the topic, you will explore specific technologies and threats based on case studies and real-life scenarios. As you progress through the chapters, you will discover vulnerabilities and bugs (including the human risk factor), gaining an expert-level view of the most recent threats. You'll then explore information on how you can achieve data and infrastructure protection. In the concluding chapters, you will cover recent and significant updates to procedures and configurations, accompanied by important details related to cybersecurity research and development in IT-based financial services. By the end of the book, you will have gained a basic understanding of the future of information security and will be able to protect financial services and their related infrastructures. What you will learn * Understand the cyber threats faced by organizations * Discover how to identify attackers * Perform vulnerability assessment, software testing, and pentesting * Defend your financial cyberspace using mitigation techniques and remediation plans * Implement encryption and decryption * Understand how Artificial Intelligence (AI) affects cybersecurity Who this book is for Hands-On Cybersecurity for Finance is for you if you are a security architect, cyber risk manager, or pentester looking to secure your organization. Basic understanding of cybersecurity tools and practices will help you get the most out of this book.

Integrate an end-to-end logistic chain using IBM Blockchain and IoT platforms Key Features *Explore practical implementation of ledger technology in the IoT architecture *Study security best practices for your smart devices *Understand Blockchain implementation for end-to-end IoT solutions Book Description Blockchain has been the hot topic of late thanks to cryptocurrencies. To make matters more interesting, the financial market is looking for ways to reduce operational costs and generate new business models, and this is where blockchain solutions come into the picture. In addition to this, with Internet of Things (IoT) trending and Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and other devices flooding the market, you can now create cheap devices even at home. Hands-On IoT Solutions with Blockchain starts with an overview of IoT concepts in the current business scenario. It then helps you develop your own device on the IBM Watson IoT platform and create your fi rst IoT solution using Watson and Intel Edison.Once you are familiar with IoT, you will learn about Blockchain technology and its use cases. You will also work with the Hyperledger framework and develop your own Blockchain network. As you progress through the chapters, you'll work with problem statements and learn how to design your solution architecture so that you can create your own integrated Blockchain and IoT solution. The next set of chapters will explain how to implement end-to-end Blockchain solutions with IoT using the IBM Cloud platform. By the end of this book, you will have mastered the convergence of IoT and Blockchain technology and exploited the best practices and drivers to develop a bulletproof integrated solution. What you will learn *Understand the key roles of IoT in the current market *Study the different aspects of IBM Watson IoT platform *Create devices, gateways, and applications connected to the platform *Explore the fundamentals of Blockchain *Define good use cases for Blockchain *Discover the Hyperledger Fabric and Composer frameworks *Develop an IBM Watson IoT application using a Intel Edison *Integrate IoT with the Blockchain platform Who this book is for Hands-On IoT Solutions with Blockchain is for you if you are an Internet of Things (IoT) analyst, architect, engineer, or any stakeholder responsible for security mechanisms on an IoT infrastructure. This book is also for IT professionals who want to start developing solutions using Blockchain and IoT on the IBM Cloud platform. Basic understanding of IoT will assist you in understanding key concepts covered in the book.

Effectively implement features and components for any computing environment Key Features *Explore the latest features of VMware Horizon 7.7 *Virtualize your desktop infrastructure using new features introduced in Horizon *Implement App Volumes and User Environment Manager in your infrastructure Book Description This third edition of Implementing VMware Horizon 7.7 has been updated to get you up to speed with VMware Horizon 7.7 by showing you how to use its key features and deploying an end-user computing infrastructure for your own organization. The book begins by guiding you on how to deploy all the core requirements for a VMware Horizon infrastructure. It then moves on to show you how to provision and administer end-user computing resources using VMware Horizon. You’ll not only be able to deploy the core VMware Horizon features, but you’ll also be able to implement new features, such as the Just-in-Time Management Platform (JMP) and the Horizon Console. You’ll also focus on the latest features and components of the Horizon platform and learn when and how they are used. By the end of the book, you will have developed a solid understanding of how your organization can benefit from the capabilities VMware Horizon offers and how each of its components is implemented. What you will learn *Work with the different products that make up VMware Horizon *Implement a multi-site VMware Horizon Pod using the Cloud Pod Architecture feature *Deploy and configure VMware Horizon’s optional components *Implement and maintain Microsoft RDSH, Horizon Linux, and Windows Desktop Pools and RDSH Application Pools *Configure and manage Horizon remotely using PowerCLI *Learn about the Microsoft Windows Group Policy templates for Horizon *Understand how to manage the SSL certificates for each of the VMware Horizon components Who this book is for If you’re a system administrator, solutions architect, or desktop engineer looking to level up your skills working with VMware's Horizon ecosystem and want to build a successful deployment strategy for desktops and applications, this book is for you.

An in-depth and comprehensive take on WordPress, covering everything about the platform such as WordPress posts, pages, themes, plugins, and more. Key Features * Get up to date with the latest WordPress 5.0 (Bebo) and all its new features * Beginner-friendly layout and advice you can apply from day one with loads of screenshots and examples * Enrich your development experience with the new block-based editor Gutenberg Book Description Back in the day, when you wanted to launch a new website, you either had to learn web programming yourself or hire a professional who would take care of the whole process for you. Nowadays, with WordPress, anyone can build an optimized site with the least amount of effort possible and then make it available to the world in no time. Here, in the seventh edition of the book, we are going to show you how to build great looking and functional websites using WordPress. The new version of WordPress – 5.0 – comes with a few important changes, and we tell you all about how to use them effectively. From crafting content pages using the block editor, and customizing the design of your site, through to making sure it's secure, we go through it all. The book starts by introducing WordPress and teaching you how to set it up. You are then shown how to create a blog site, start writing content, and even use plugins and themes to customize the design of the site and add some unique elements to set it apart. If you want to get more in-depth, we also show you how to get started creating your own themes and plugins. Finally, we teach you how to use WordPress for building non-blog websites. By the end of the book, you will be sufficiently skilled to design high-quality websites and will be fully familiar with the ins and outs of WordPress. What you will learn * Learn to adapt your plugin with the Gutenberg editor * Create content that is optimized for publication on the web * Craft great looking pages and posts with the use of block editor * Structure your web pages in an accessible and clear way * Install and work with plugins and themes * Customize the design of your website * Upload multimedia content, such as images, audio, and video easily and effectively * Develop your own WordPress plugins and themes * Use WordPress to build websites that serve purposes other than blogs Who this book is for The ideal target audience for this book would be PHP developers who have some basic knowledge of working with WordPress and who want to get a comprehensive practical understanding of working with WordPress and create production-ready websites with it.

Compose and decompose ARM templates and use advanced concepts like looping, conditions, dependencies, PowerShell and Desired State Configuration. Key Features * Design, implement, and unit test ARM templates * Develop and deploy ARM templates following security best practices Book Description Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates are declarations of Azure resources in the JSON format to provision and maintain them using infrastructure as code. This book gives practical solutions and examples for provisioning and managing various Azure services using ARM templates. The book starts with an understanding of infrastructure as code, a refresher on JSON, and then moves on to explain the fundamental concepts of ARM templates. Important concepts like iteration, conditional evaluation, security, usage of expressions, and functions will be covered in detail. You will use linked and nested templates to create modular ARM templates. You will see how to create multiple instances of the same resources, how to nest and link templates, and how to establish dependencies between them. You will also learn about implementing design patterns, secure template design, the unit testing of ARM templates, and adopting best practices. By the end of this book, you will understand the entire life cycle of ARM templates and their testing, and be able to author them for complex deployments. What you will learn * Understand the foundations of ARM templates including nested and linked templates * Design, create, and unit test ARM templates using best practices * Learn about conditional deployments, looping, Custom Script Extensions using PowerShell, Bash, and DSC * Implement design patterns related to ARM templates * Run post-deployment PowerShell and Desired State Configuration scripts * Create solutions and deploy them on Azure using ARM templates Who this book is for This books is for developers, DevOps engineers, and architects who have experience in Azure.

Discover the unified, distributed storage system and improve the performance of applications Key Features * Explore the latest features of Ceph's Mimic release * Get to grips with advanced disaster and recovery practices for your storage * Harness the power of Reliable Autonomic Distributed Object Store (RADOS) to help you optimize storage systems Book Description Ceph is an open source distributed storage system that is scalable to Exabyte deployments. This second edition of Mastering Ceph takes you a step closer to becoming an expert on Ceph. You’ll get started by understanding the design goals and planning steps that should be undertaken to ensure successful deployments. In the next sections, you’ll be guided through setting up and deploying the Ceph cluster with the help of orchestration tools. This will allow you to witness Ceph’s scalability, erasure coding (data protective) mechanism, and automated data backup features on multiple servers. You’ll then discover more about the key areas of Ceph including BlueStore, erasure coding and cache tiering with the help of examples. Next, you’ll also learn some of the ways to export Ceph into non-native environments and understand some of the pitfalls that you may encounter. The book features a section on tuning that will take you through the process of optimizing both Ceph and its supporting infrastructure. You’ll also learn to develop applications, which use Librados and distributed computations with shared object classes. Toward the concluding chapters, you’ll learn to troubleshoot issues and handle various scenarios where Ceph is not likely to recover on its own. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to master storage management with Ceph and generate solutions for managing your infrastructure. What you will learn * Plan, design and deploy a Ceph cluster * Get well-versed with different features and storage methods * Carry out regular maintenance and daily operations with ease * Tune Ceph for improved ROI and performance * Recover Ceph from a range of issues * Upgrade clusters to BlueStore Who this book is for If you are a storage professional, system administrator, or cloud engineer looking for guidance on building powerful storage solutions for your cloud and on-premise infrastructure, this book is for you.

Unleash the benefits of VMware vSphere 6.7 to provide a powerful, flexible and secure digital infrastructure Key Features * Deep dive into areas like management, security, scalability, availability and more with vSphere 6.7 * Design, deploy and manage VMware vSphere virtual datacenters * Implement monitoring and security of VMware workloads with ease Book Description vSphere 6.7 is the latest release of VMware’s industry-leading, virtual cloud platform. It allows organisations to move to hybrid cloud computing by enabling them to run, manage, connect and secure applications in a common operating environment. This up-to-date, 2nd edition provides complete coverage of vSphere 6.7. Complete with step-by-step explanations of essential concepts, practical examples and self-assessment questions, you will begin with an overview of the products, solutions and features of the vSphere 6.7 suite. You’ll learn how to design and plan a virtual infrastructure and look at the workflow and installation of components. You'll gain insight into best practice configuration, management and security. By the end the book you'll be able to build your own VMware vSphere lab that can run even the most demanding of workloads. What you will learn * Explore the immense functionality of vSphere 6.7 * Design, manage and administer a virtualization environment * Get tips for the VCP6-DCV and VCIX6-DCV exams * Understand how to implement different migration techniques across different environments * Explore vSphere 6.7s powerful capabilities for patching, upgrading and managing the configuration of virtual environments. * Understand core vSphere components * Master resource management, disaster recovery, troubleshooting, monitoring and security Who this book is for This book is for Administrators, Infrastructure Engineers, Architects, and Consultants with basic knowledge of VMware vSphere.

Design, develop, and solve real-world automation and orchestration problems by unlocking the automation capabilities of Ansible. Key Features * Tackle complex automation challenges with the newly added features in Ansible 2.7 Book Description Automation is essential for success in the modern world of DevOps. Ansible provides a simple, yet powerful, automation engine for tackling complex automation challenges. This book will take you on a journey that will help you exploit the latest version's advanced features to help you increase efficiency and accomplish complex orchestrations. This book will help you understand how Ansible 2.7 works at a fundamental level and will also teach you to leverage its advanced capabilities. Throughout this book, you will learn how to encrypt Ansible content at rest and decrypt data at runtime. Next, this book will act as an ideal resource to help you master the advanced features and capabilities required to tackle complex automation challenges. Later, it will walk you through workflows, use cases, orchestrations, troubleshooting, and Ansible extensions. Lastly, you will examine and debug Ansible operations, helping you to understand and resolve issues. By the end of the book, you will be able to unlock the true power of the Ansible automation engine and tackle complex, real- world actions with ease. What you will learn * Gain an in-depth understanding of how Ansible works under the hood * Fully automate Ansible playbook executions with encrypted data * Access and manipulate variable data within playbooks * Use blocks to perform failure recovery or cleanup * Explore the Playbook debugger and the Ansible Console * Troubleshoot unexpected behavior effectively * Work with cloud infrastructure providers and container systems * Develop custom modules, plugins, and dynamic inventory sources Who this book is for This book is for Ansible developers and operators who have an understanding of its core elements and applications but are now looking to enhance their skills in applying automation using Ansible.

Discover end-to-end penetration testing solutions to enhance your ethical hacking skills Key Features * Practical recipes to conduct effective penetration testing using the latest version of Kali Linux * Leverage tools like Metasploit, Wireshark, Nmap, and more to detect vulnerabilities with ease * Confidently perform networking and application attacks using task-oriented recipes Book Description Many organizations have been affected by recent cyber events. At the current rate of hacking, it has become more important than ever to pentest your environment in order to ensure advanced-level security. This book is packed with practical recipes that will quickly get you started with Kali Linux (version 2018.4 / 2019), in addition to covering the core functionalities. The book will get you off to a strong start by introducing you to the installation and configuration of Kali Linux, which will help you to perform your tests. You will also learn how to plan attack strategies and perform web application exploitation using tools such as Burp and JexBoss. As you progress, you will get to grips with performing network exploitation using Metasploit, Sparta, and Wireshark. The book will also help you delve into the technique of carrying out wireless and password attacks using tools such as Patator, John the Ripper, and airoscript-ng. Later chapters will draw focus to the wide range of tools that help in forensics investigations and incident response mechanisms. As you wrap up the concluding chapters, you will learn to create an optimum quality pentest report. By the end of this book, you will be equipped with the knowledge you need to conduct advanced penetration testing, thanks to the book’s crisp and task-oriented recipes. What you will learn * Learn how to install, set up and customize Kali for pentesting on multiple platforms * Pentest routers and embedded devices * Get insights into fiddling around with software-defined radio * Pwn and escalate through a corporate network * Write good quality security reports * Explore digital forensics and memory analysis with Kali Linux Who this book is for If you are an IT security professional, pentester, or security analyst who wants to conduct advanced penetration testing techniques, then this book is for you. Basic knowledge of Kali Linux is assumed.

Leverage the power of Tensorflow to Create powerful software agents that can self-learn to perform real-world tasks Key Features * Explore efficient Reinforcement Learning algorithms and code them using TensorFlow and Python * Train Reinforcement Learning agents for problems, ranging from computer games to autonomous driving. * Formulate and devise selective algorithms and techniques in your applications in no time. Book Description Advances in reinforcement learning algorithms have made it possible to use them for optimal control in several different industrial applications. With this book, you will apply Reinforcement Learning to a range of problems, from computer games to autonomous driving. The book starts by introducing you to essential Reinforcement Learning concepts such as agents, environments, rewards, and advantage functions. You will also master the distinctions between on-policy and off-policy algorithms, as well as model-free and model-based algorithms. You will also learn about several Reinforcement Learning algorithms, such as SARSA, Deep Q-Networks (DQN), Deep Deterministic Policy Gradients (DDPG), Asynchronous Advantage Actor-Critic (A3C), Trust Region Policy Optimization (TRPO), and Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO). The book will also show you how to code these algorithms in TensorFlow and Python and apply them to solve computer games from OpenAI Gym. Finally, you will also learn how to train a car to drive autonomously in the Torcs racing car simulator. By the end of the book, you will be able to design, build, train, and evaluate feed-forward neural networks and convolutional neural networks. You will also have mastered coding state-of-the-art algorithms and also training agents for various control problems. What you will learn * Understand the theory and concepts behind modern Reinforcement Learning algorithms * Code state-of-the-art Reinforcement Learning algorithms with discrete or continuous actions * Develop Reinforcement Learning algorithms and apply them to training agents to play computer games * Explore DQN, DDQN, and Dueling architectures to play Atari's Breakout using TensorFlow * Use A3C to play CartPole and LunarLander * Train an agent to drive a car autonomously in a simulator Who this book is for Data scientists and AI developers who wish to quickly get started with training effective reinforcement learning models in TensorFlow will find this book very useful. Prior knowledge of machine learning and deep learning concepts (as well as exposure to Python programming) will be useful.

Grasp machine learning concepts, techniques, and algorithms with the help of real-world examples using Python libraries such as TensorFlow and scikit-learn Key Features * Exploit the power of Python to explore the world of data mining and data analytics * Discover machine learning algorithms to solve complex challenges faced by data scientists today * Use Python libraries such as TensorFlow and Keras to create smart cognitive actions for your projects Book Description The surge in interest in machine learning (ML) is due to the fact that it revolutionizes automation by learning patterns in data and using them to make predictions and decisions. If you’re interested in ML, this book will serve as your entry point to ML. Python Machine Learning By Example begins with an introduction to important ML concepts and implementations using Python libraries. Each chapter of the book walks you through an industry adopted application. You’ll implement ML techniques in areas such as exploratory data analysis, feature engineering, and natural language processing (NLP) in a clear and easy-to-follow way. With the help of this extended and updated edition, you’ll understand how to tackle data-driven problems and implement your solutions with the powerful yet simple Python language and popular Python packages and tools such as TensorFlow, scikit-learn, gensim, and Keras. To aid your understanding of popular ML algorithms, the book covers interesting and easy-to-follow examples such as news topic modeling and classification, spam email detection, stock price forecasting, and more. By the end of the book, you’ll have put together a broad picture of the ML ecosystem and will be well-versed with the best practices of applying ML techniques to make the most out of new opportunities. What you will learn * Understand the important concepts in machine learning and data science * Use Python to explore the world of data mining and analytics * Scale up model training using varied data complexities with Apache Spark * Delve deep into text and NLP using Python libraries such NLTK and gensim * Select and build an ML model and evaluate and optimize its performance * Implement ML algorithms from scratch in Python, TensorFlow, and scikit-learn Who this book is for If you’re a machine learning aspirant, data analyst, or data engineer highly passionate about machine learning and want to begin working on ML assignments, this book is for you. Prior knowledge of Python coding is assumed and basic familiarity with statistical concepts will be beneficial although not necessary.

Integrate open source data analytics and build business intelligence on SQL databases with Apache Superset. The quick, intuitive nature for data visualization in a web application makes it easy for creating interactive dashboards. Key Features *Work with Apache Superset's rich set of data visualizations *Create interactive dashboards and data storytelling *Easily explore data Book Description Apache Superset is a modern, open source, enterprise-ready business intelligence (BI) web application. With the help of this book, you will see how Superset integrates with popular databases like Postgres, Google BigQuery, Snowflake, and MySQL. You will learn to create real time data visualizations and dashboards on modern web browsers for your organization using Superset. First, we look at the fundamentals of Superset, and then get it up and running. You'll go through the requisite installation, configuration, and deployment. Then, we will discuss different columnar data types, analytics, and the visualizations available. You'll also see the security tools available to the administrator to keep your data safe. You will learn how to visualize relationships as graphs instead of coordinates on plain orthogonal axes. This will help you when you upload your own entity relationship dataset and analyze the dataset in new, different ways. You will also see how to analyze geographical regions by working with location data. Finally, we cover a set of tutorials on dashboard designs frequently used by analysts, business intelligence professionals, and developers. What you will learn *Get to grips with the fundamentals of data exploration using Superset *Set up a working instance of Superset on cloud services like Google Compute Engine *Integrate Superset with SQL databases *Build dashboards with Superset *Calculate statistics in Superset for numerical, categorical, or text data *Understand visualization techniques, filtering, and grouping by aggregation *Manage user roles and permissions in Superset *Work with SQL Lab Who this book is for This book is for data analysts, BI professionals, and developers who want to learn Apache Superset. If you want to create interactive dashboards from SQL databases, this book is what you need. Working knowledge of Python will be an advantage but not necessary to understand this book.

Discover the skill-sets required to implement various approaches to Machine Learning with Python Key Features * Explore unsupervised learning with clustering, autoencoders, restricted Boltzmann machines, and more * Build your own neural network models using modern Python libraries * Practical examples show you how to implement different machine learning and deep learning techniques Book Description Unsupervised learning is about making use of raw, untagged data and applying learning algorithms to it to help a machine predict its outcome. With this book, you will explore the concept of unsupervised learning to cluster large sets of data and analyze them repeatedly until the desired outcome is found using Python. This book starts with the key differences between supervised, unsupervised, and semi-supervised learning. You will be introduced to the best-used libraries and frameworks from the Python ecosystem and address unsupervised learning in both the machine learning and deep learning domains. You will explore various algorithms, techniques that are used to implement unsupervised learning in real-world use cases. You will learn a variety of unsupervised learning approaches, including randomized optimization, clustering, feature selection and transformation, and information theory. You will get hands-on experience with how neural networks can be employed in unsupervised scenarios. You will also explore the steps involved in building and training a GAN in order to process images. By the end of this book, you will have learned the art of unsupervised learning for different real-world challenges. What you will learn * Use cluster algorithms to identify and optimize natural groups of data * Explore advanced non-linear and hierarchical clustering in action * Soft label assignments for fuzzy c-means and Gaussian mixture models * Detect anomalies through density estimation * Perform principal component analysis using neural network models * Create unsupervised models using GANs Who this book is for This book is intended for statisticians, data scientists, machine learning developers, and deep learning practitioners who want to build smart applications by implementing key building block unsupervised learning, and master all the new techniques and algorithms offered in machine learning and deep learning using real-world examples. Some prior knowledge of machine learning concepts and statistics is desirable.

Master the TypeScript language and its latest features. Explore modern application frameworks and utilize industry best practices in TDD, OOP and UI Design. Key Features * Learn the key features of TypeScript 3 and explore advanced language features through in-depth discussions. * Use TypeScript with modern frameworks including Backbone, Angular, Aurelia, React, and Node. * Explore TDD practices, OOP techniques, and industry best practices to create high-quality, modular, and adaptable applications. Book Description TypeScript is both a language and a set of tools to generate JavaScript. It was designed by Anders Hejlsberg at Microsoft to help developers write enterprise-scale JavaScript. Starting with an introduction to the TypeScript language, before moving on to basic concepts, each section builds on previous knowledge in an incremental and easy-to-understand way. Advanced and powerful language features are all covered, including asynchronous programming techniques, decorators, and generics. This book explores many modern JavaScript and TypeScript frameworks side by side in order for the reader to learn their respective strengths and weaknesses. It will also thoroughly explore unit and integration testing for each framework. Best-of-breed applications utilize well-known design patterns in order to be scalable, maintainable, and testable. This book explores some of these object-oriented techniques and patterns, and shows real-world implementations. By the end of the book, you will have built a comprehensive, end-to-end web application to show how TypeScript language features, design patterns, and industry best practices can be brought together in a real-world scenario. What you will learn * Gain insights into core and advanced TypeScript language features * Integrate existing JavaScript libraries and third-party frameworks using declaration files * Target popular JavaScript frameworks, such as Angular, React, and more * Create test suites for your application with Jasmine and Selenium * Organize your application code using modules, AMD loaders, and SystemJS * Explore advanced object-oriented design principles * Compare the various MVC implementations in Aurelia, Angular, React, and more Who this book is for This guide to the TypeScript that starts with basic concepts, and then builds on this knowledge to introduce more advanced language features and frameworks. No prior knowledge of JavaScript is required, although some prior programming experience is assumed. If you are keen to learn TypeScript, this book will give you all of the necessary knowledge and skills to tackle any TypeScript project. If you are already an experienced JavaScript or TypeScript developer, then this book will take your skills to the next level. Learn how to use TypeScript with a multitude of modern frameworks, and choose the best framework for your project requirements. Investigate techniques for Test Driven Development, explore industry-standard design patterns, and learn how to put together a full production-ready TypeScript application.

Explore the new and improved Jira 8 features such as agile board and advanced search for efficient project management Key Features * Work on agile projects in Jira from both the administrator and end user's perspective * Explore the improved Scrum and Kanban board and backlog * Work through exercises at the end of each chapter to reinforce your skills Book Description Atlassian Jira enables effective bug tracking for your software and mobile applications and provides tools to track and manage tasks for your projects. Jira Essentials is a comprehensive guide, now updated to Jira 8 to include enhanced features such as updates to Scrum and Kanban UI, additional search capabilities, and changes to Jira Service Desk. The book starts by explaining how to plan and set up a new Jira 8 instance from scratch before getting you acquainted with key features such as emails, workflows, business processes, and much more. You'll then understand Jira's data hierarchy and how to design and work with projects. Since Jira is used for issue management, this book delves into the different issues that can arise in your projects. You’ll explore fields, including custom fields, and learn to use them for more effective data collection. You’ll create new screens from scratch and customize them to suit your requirements. The book also covers workflows and business processes, and guides you in setting up incoming and outgoing mail servers. Toward the end, you’ll study Jira's security model and Jira Service Desk, which allows you to run Jira as a support portal. By the end of this Jira book, you will be able to implement Jira 8 in your projects with ease. What you will learn * Understand Jira's data hierarchy and how to design and work with projects in Jira * Use Jira for agile software projects, business process management, customer service support, and more * Understand issues and work with them * Design both system and custom fields to behave differently under different contexts * Create and design your own screens and apply them to different project and issue types * Gain an understanding of the workflow and its various components * Set up both incoming and outgoing mail servers to work with e-mails Who this book is for This book will be especially useful for project managers but it's also intended for other Jira users, including developers, and any other industry besides software development, who would like to leverage Jira's powerful task management and workflow features to better manage their business processes.

A journey toward containerized applications in production with a cloud-portable, secure, robust and highly available Docker Enterprise platform. Key Features * Get an insider’s view into the container movement and Docker Enterprise * Manage the transformation associated with enterprise container adoption * Walk through the enterprise container adoption journey Book Description While known mostly as the open source engine behind tens of millions of server nodes, Docker also offers commercially supported enterprise tooling known as the Docker Enterprise. This platform leverages the deep roots from Docker Engine - Community (formerly Docker CE) and Kubernetes, but adds support and tooling to efficiently operate a secure container platform at scale. With hundreds of enterprises on board, best practices and adoption patterns are emerging rapidly. These learning points can be used to inform adopters and help manage the enterprise transformation associated with enterprise container adoption. This book starts by explaining the case for Docker Enterprise, as well as its structure and reference architecture. From there, we progress through the PoC,pilot and production stages as a working model for adoption, evolving the platform’s design and configuration for each stage and using detailed application examples along the way to clarify and demonstrate important concepts.The book concludes with Docker’s impact on other emerging software technologies, such as Blockchain and Serverless computing. By the end of this book, you’ll have a better understanding of what it takes to get your enterprise up and running with Docker Enterprise and beyond. What you will learn * Understand why containers are important to an enterprise * Understand the features and components of Docker Enterprise 2 * Find out about the PoC, pilot, and production adoption phases * Get to know the best practices for installing and operating Docker Enterprise * Understand what is important for a Docker Enterprise in production * Run Kubernetes on Docker Enterprise Who this book is for This book is for Software Architects, DevOps Engineers, Tech Ops, Docker professionals, or any IT professional working with Docker and containers who wants to move containerized workloads to production. This book discusses the enterprise adoption of Docker and Kubernetes,therefore a basic understanding of Docker concepts will be helpful.

Enhance and secure your datacenter with the newest Microsoft server platform Key Features * Develop necessary skills to design and implement Microsoft Server 2019 in enterprise environment * Provide support to your medium to large enterprise and leverage your experience in administering Microsoft Server 2019 * Effectively administering Windows server 2019 with the help of practical examples Book Description Mastering Windows Server 2019 – Second Edition covers all of the essential information needed to implement and utilize this latest-and-greatest platform as the core of your data center computing needs. You will begin by installing and managing Windows Server 2019, and by clearing up common points of confusion surrounding the versions and licensing of this new product. Centralized management, monitoring, and configuration of servers is key to an efficient IT department, and you will discover multiple methods for quickly managing all of your servers from a single pane of glass. To this end, you will spend time inside Server Manager, PowerShell, and even the new Windows Admin Center, formerly known as Project Honolulu. Even though this book is focused on Windows Server 2019 LTSC, we will still discuss containers and Nano Server, which are more commonly related to the SAC channel of the server platform, for a well-rounded exposition of all aspects of using Windows Server in your environment. We also discuss the various remote access technologies available in this operating system, as well as guidelines for virtualizing your data center with Hyper-V. By the end of this book, you will have all the ammunition required to start planning for, implementing, and managing Windows. What you will learn * Work with the updated Windows Server 2019 interface, including Server Core and Windows Admin Center * Secure your network and data with new technologies in Windows Server 2019 * Learn about containers and understand the appropriate situations to use Nano Server * Discover new ways to integrate your data center with Microsoft Azure * Harden your Windows Servers to help keep the bad guys out * Virtualize your data center with Hyper-V Who this book is for If you are a System Administrator or an IT professional interested in designing and deploying Windows Server 2019 then this book is for you. Previous experience of Windows Server operating systems and familiarity with networking concepts is required.

A step-by-step approach to building stunning dashboards with QlikView Key Features * Perform effective storytelling through interactive dashboards built with QlikView * Create different types of visualizations from a variety of data sources * Includes tips, tricks, and best practices to perform effective Business Intelligence using QlikView Book Description QlikView is one of the market leaders when it comes to building effective Business Intelligence solutions. This book will show how you can leverage its power to build your own dashboards to tell your own data story. The book starts with showing you how to connect your data to QlikView and create your own QlikView application. You will learn how to add data from multiple sources, create a data model by joining data, and then review it on the front end. You will work with QlikView components such as charts, list boxes, input boxes, and text objects to create stunning visualizations that help give actionable business insights. You will also learn how to perform analysis on your data in QlikView and master the various types of security measures to be taken in QlikView. By the end of this book, you will have all the essential knowledge required for insightful data storytelling and creating useful BI dashboards using QlikView. What you will learn * Learn to use the latest and newest features of QlikView * Connect QlikView to various data sources, such as databases and websites * Create a fully featured data model without circular references * Display your data in maps, charts, and text across multiple sheets * Apply set analysis to your data in QlikView expressions * Secure your data based on the various audience types Who this book is for This book is best suited for BI professionals, data analysts and budding QlikView developers who wish to build effective dashboards using QlikView. Some basic understanding of the data visualization concepts and Business Intelligence is required.

Use Qt 5 to design and build functional, appealing, and user-friendly graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for your applications. Key Features * Learn to use Qt 5 to design and customize the look and feel of your application * Improve the visual quality of an application by using graphics rendering and animation * Understand the balance of presentation and web content that will make an application appealing yet functional Book Description With the growing need to develop GUIs for multiple targets and multiple screens, improving the visual quality of your application becomes important so that it stands out from your competitors. With its cross-platform ability and the latest UI paradigms, Qt makes it possible to build intuitive, interactive, and user-friendly user interfaces for your applications. Qt5 C++ GUI Programming Cookbook, Second Edition teaches you how to develop functional and appealing user interfaces using the latest version of QT5 and C++.?This book will help you learn a variety of topics such as GUI customization and animation, graphics rendering, implementing Google Maps, and more. You will also be taken through advanced concepts like asynchronous programming, event handling using signals and slots, network programming, various aspects of optimizing your application. By the end of the book, you will be confident to design and customize GUI applications that meet your clients' expectations and have an understanding of best practice solutions for common problems. What you will learn * Animate GUI elements using Qt5's built-in animation system * Draw shapes and 2D images using Qt5's powerful rendering system * Implement an industry-standard OpenGL library in your project * Build a mobile app that supports touch events and exports it onto devices * Parse and extract data from an XML file and present it on your GUI * Interact with web content by calling JavaScript functions from C++ * Access MySQL and SQLite databases to retrieve data and display it on your GUI Who this book is for This intermediate-level book is designed for those who want to develop software using Qt 5. If you want to improve the visual quality and content presentation of your software application, this book is for you. Prior experience of C++ programming is required.

Design clever algorithms that discover hidden patterns and draw responses from unstructured, unlabeled data. Key Features * Build state-of-the-art algorithms that can solve your business' problems * Learn how to find hidden patterns in your data * Revise key concepts with hands-on exercises using real-world datasets Book Description Starting with the basics, Applied Unsupervised Learning with R explains clustering methods, distribution analysis, data encoders, and features of R that enable you to understand your data better and get answers to your most pressing business questions. This book begins with the most important and commonly used method for unsupervised learning - clustering - and explains the three main clustering algorithms - k-means, divisive, and agglomerative. Following this, you'll study market basket analysis, kernel density estimation, principal component analysis, and anomaly detection. You'll be introduced to these methods using code written in R, with further instructions on how to work with, edit, and improve R code. To help you gain a practical understanding, the book also features useful tips on applying these methods to real business problems, including market segmentation and fraud detection. By working through interesting activities, you'll explore data encoders and latent variable models. By the end of this book, you will have a better understanding of different anomaly detection methods, such as outlier detection, Mahalanobis distances, and contextual and collective anomaly detection. What you will learn * Implement clustering methods such as k-means, agglomerative, and divisive * Write code in R to analyze market segmentation and consumer behavior * Estimate distribution and probabilities of different outcomes * Implement dimension reduction using principal component analysis * Apply anomaly detection methods to identify fraud * Design algorithms with R and learn how to edit or improve code Who this book is for Applied Unsupervised Learning with R is designed for business professionals who want to learn about methods to understand their data better, and developers who have an interest in unsupervised learning. Although the book is for beginners, it will be beneficial to have some basic, beginner-level familiarity with R. This includes an understanding of how to open the R console, how to read data, and how to create a loop. To easily understand the concepts of this book, you should also know basic mathematical concepts, including exponents, square roots, means, and medians.