Architect scalable, reliable, and maintainable applications for enterprises with Python Key Features *Explore various Python design patterns used for enterprise software development *Apply best practices for testing and performance optimization to build stable applications *Learn about different attacking strategies used on enterprise applications and how to avoid them Book Description Dynamically typed languages like Python are continuously improving. With the addition of exciting new features and a wide selection of modern libraries and frameworks, Python has emerged as an ideal language for developing enterprise applications. Hands-On Enterprise Application Development with Python will show you how to build effective applications that are stable, secure, and easily scalable. The book is a detailed guide to building an end-to-end enterprise-grade application in Python. You will learn how to effectively implement Python features and design patterns that will positively impact your application lifecycle. The book also covers advanced concurrency techniques that will help you build a RESTful application with an optimized frontend. Given that security and stability are the foundation for an enterprise application, you’ll be trained on effective testing, performance analysis, and security practices, and understand how to embed them in your codebase during the initial phase. You’ll also be guided in how to move on from a monolithic architecture to one that is service oriented, leveraging microservices and serverless deployment techniques. By the end of the book, you will have become proficient at building efficient enterprise applications in Python. What you will learn *Understand the purpose of design patterns and their impact on application lifecycle *Build applications that can handle large amounts of data-intensive operations *Uncover advanced concurrency techniques and discover how to handle a large number of requests in production *Optimize frontends to improve the client-side experience of your application *Effective testing and performance profiling techniques to detect issues in applications early in the development cycle *Build applications with a focus on security *Implement large applications as microservices to improve scalability Who this book is for If you’re a developer who wants to build enterprise-grade applications, this book is for you. Basic to intermediate-level of programming experience with Python and database systems is required to understand the concepts covered in this book.

Explore powerful Azure DevOps solutions to develop and deploy your software faster and more efficiently. Key Features * Build modern microservice-based systems with Azure architecture * Learn to deploy and manage cloud services and virtual machines * Configure clusters with Azure Service Fabric for deployment Book Description This Learning Path helps you understand microservices architecture and leverage various services of Microsoft Azure Service Fabric to build, deploy, and maintain highly scalable enterprise-grade applications. You will learn to select an appropriate Azure backend structure for your solutions and work with its toolkit and managed apps to share your solutions with its service catalog. As you progress through the Learning Path, you will study Azure Cloud Services, Azure-managed Kubernetes, and Azure Container Services deployment techniques. To apply all that you’ve understood, you will build an end-to-end Azure system in scalable, decoupled tiers for an industrial bakery with three business domains. Toward the end of this Learning Path, you will build another scalable architecture using Azure Service Bus topics to send orders between decoupled business domains with scalable worker roles processing these orders. By the end of this Learning Path, you will be comfortable in using development, deployment, and maintenance processes to build robust cloud solutions on Azure. This Learning Path includes content from the following Packt products: * Learn Microsoft Azure by Mohamed Wali * Implementing Azure Solutions - Second Edition by Florian Klaffenbach, Oliver Michalski, Markus Klein * Microservices with Azure by Namit Tanasseri and Rahul Rai What you will learn * Study various Azure Service Fabric application programming models * Create and manage a Kubernetes cluster in Azure Kubernetes Service * Use site-to-site VPN and ExpressRoute connections in your environment * Design an Azure IoT app and learn to operate it in various scenarios * Implement a hybrid Azure design using Azure Stack * Build Azure SQL databases with Code First Migrations * Integrate client applications with Web API and SignalR on Azure * Implement the Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) across the entire system Who this book is for If you are an IT system architect, network admin, or a DevOps engineer who wants to implement Azure solutions for your organization, this Learning Path is for you. Basic knowledge of the Azure Cloud platform will be beneficial.

Power up your network applications with Python programming Key Features * Master Python skills to develop powerful network applications * Grasp the fundamentals and functionalities of SDN * Design multi-threaded, event-driven architectures for echo and chat servers Book Description This Learning Path highlights major aspects of Python network programming such as writing simple networking clients, creating and deploying SDN and NFV systems, and extending your network with Mininet. You’ll also learn how to automate legacy and the latest network devices. As you progress through the chapters, you’ll use Python for DevOps and open source tools to test, secure, and analyze your network. Toward the end, you'll develop client-side applications, such as web API clients, email clients, SSH, and FTP, using socket programming. By the end of this Learning Path, you will have learned how to analyze a network's security vulnerabilities using advanced network packet capture and analysis techniques. This Learning Path includes content from the following Packt products: * Practical Network Automation by Abhishek Ratan * Mastering Python Networking by Eric Chou * Python Network Programming Cookbook, Second Edition by Pradeeban Kathiravelu, Dr. M. O. Faruque Sarker What you will learn * Create socket-based networks with asynchronous models * Develop client apps for web APIs, including S3 Amazon and Twitter * Talk to email and remote network servers with different protocols * Integrate Python with Cisco, Juniper, and Arista eAPI for automation * Use Telnet and SSH connections for remote system monitoring * Interact with websites via XML-RPC, SOAP, and REST APIs * Build networks with Ryu, OpenDaylight, Floodlight, ONOS, and POX * Configure virtual networks in different deployment environments Who this book is for If you are a Python developer or a system administrator who wants to start network programming, this Learning Path gets you a step closer to your goal. IT professionals and DevOps engineers who are new to managing network devices or those with minimal experience looking to expand their knowledge and skills in Python will also find this Learning Path useful. Although prior knowledge of networking is not required, some experience in Python programming will be helpful for a better understanding of the concepts in the Learning Path.

Perform advanced dashboard, visualization, and analytical techniques with Tableau Desktop, Tableau Prep, and Tableau Server Key Features * Unique problem-solution approach to aid effective business decision-making * Create interactive dashboards and implement powerful business intelligence solutions * Includes best practices on using Tableau with modern cloud analytics services Book Description Tableau has been one of the most popular business intelligence solutions in recent times, thanks to its powerful and interactive data visualization capabilities. Tableau 2019.x Cookbook is full of useful recipes from industry experts, who will help you master Tableau skills and learn each aspect of Tableau's ecosystem. This book is enriched with features such as Tableau extracts, Tableau advanced calculations, geospatial analysis, and building dashboards. It will guide you with exciting data manipulation, storytelling, advanced filtering, expert visualization, and forecasting techniques using real-world examples. From basic functionalities of Tableau to complex deployment on Linux, you will cover it all. Moreover, you will learn advanced features of Tableau using R, Python, and various APIs. You will learn how to prepare data for analysis using the latest Tableau Prep. In the concluding chapters, you will learn how Tableau fits the modern world of analytics and works with modern data platforms such as Snowflake and Redshift. In addition, you will learn about the best practices of integrating Tableau with ETL using Matillion ETL. By the end of the book, you will be ready to tackle business intelligence challenges using Tableau's features. What you will learn * Understand the basic and advanced skills of Tableau Desktop * Implement best practices of visualization, dashboard, and storytelling * Learn advanced analytics with the use of build in statistics * Deploy the multi-node server on Linux and Windows * Use Tableau with big data sources such as Hadoop, Athena, and Spectrum * Cover Tableau built-in functions for forecasting using R packages * Combine, shape, and clean data for analysis using Tableau Prep * Extend Tableau’s functionalities with REST API and R/Python Who this book is for Tableau 2019.x Cookbook is for data analysts, data engineers, BI developers, and users who are looking for quick solutions to common and not-so-common problems faced while using Tableau products. Put each recipe into practice by bringing the latest offerings of Tableau 2019.x to solve real-world analytics and business intelligence challenges. Some understanding of BI concepts and Tableau is required.

Find out how to craft effective, business-oriented Java EE 8 applications that target customer’s demands in the age of Cloud platforms and container technology. About This Book ? Understand the principles of modern Java EE and how to realize effective architectures ? Gain knowledge of how to design enterprise software in the age of automation, Continuous Delivery and Cloud platforms ? Learn about the reasoning and motivations behind state-of-the-art enterprise Java technology, that focuses on business Who This Book Is For This book is for experienced Java EE developers who are aspiring to become the architects of enterprise-grade applications, or software architects who would like to leverage Java EE to create effective blueprints of applications. What You Will Learn ? What enterprise software engineers should focus on ? Implement applications, packages, and components in a modern way ? Design and structure application architectures ? Discover how to realize technical and cross-cutting aspects ? Get to grips with containers and container orchestration technology ? Realize zero-dependency, 12-factor, and Cloud-native applications ? Implement automated, fast, reliable, and maintainable software tests ? Discover distributed system architectures and their requirements In Detail Java EE 8 brings with it a load of features, mainly targeting newer architectures such as microservices, modernized security APIs, and cloud deployments. This book will teach you to design and develop modern, business-oriented applications using Java EE 8. It shows how to structure systems and applications, and how design patterns and Domain Driven Design aspects are realized in the age of Java EE 8. You will learn about the concepts and principles behind Java EE applications, and how to effect communication, persistence, technical and cross-cutting concerns, and asynchronous behavior. This book covers Continuous Delivery, DevOps, infrastructure-as-code, containers, container orchestration technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes, and why and especially how Java EE fits into this world. It also covers the requirements behind containerized, zero-dependency applications and how modern Java EE application servers support these approaches. You will also learn about automated, fast, and reliable software tests, in different test levels, scopes, and test technologies. This book covers the prerequisites and challenges of distributed systems that lead to microservice, shared-nothing architectures. The challenges and solutions of consistency versus scalability will further lead us to event sourcing, event-driven architectures, and the CQRS principle. This book also includes the nuts and bolts of application performance as well as how to realize resilience, logging, monitoring and tracing in a modern enterprise world. Last but not least the demands of securing enterprise systems are covered. By the end, you will understand the ins and outs of Java EE so that you can make critical design decisions that not only live up to, but also surpass your clients' expectations. Style and approach This book focuses on solving business problems and meeting customer demands in the enterprise world. It covers how to create enterprise applications with reasonable technology choices, free of cargo-cult and over-engineering. The aspects shown in this book not only demonstrate how to realize a certain solution, but also explain its motivations and reasoning.

Build exciting AR applications on mobile and wearable devices with Unity 3D, Vuforia, ARToolKit, Microsoft Mixed Reality HoloLens, Apple ARKit, and Google ARCore About This Book ? Create unique AR applications from scratch, from beginning to end, with step-by-step tutorials ? Use Unity 3D to efficiently create AR apps for Android, iOS, and Windows platforms ? Use Vuforia, ARTookKit, Windows Mixed Reality, and Apple ARKit to build AR projects for a variety of markets ? Learn best practices in AR user experience, software design patterns, and 3D graphics Who This Book Is For The ideal target audience for this book is developers who have some experience in mobile development, either Android or iOS. Some broad web development experience would also be beneficial. What You Will Learn ? Build Augmented Reality applications through a step-by-step, tutorial-style project approach ? Use the Unity 3D game engine with the Vuforia AR platform, open source ARToolKit, Microsoft's Mixed Reality Toolkit, Apple ARKit, and Google ARCore, via the C# programming language ? Implement practical demo applications of AR including education, games, business marketing, and industrial training ? Employ a variety of AR recognition modes, including target images, markers, objects, and spatial mapping ? Target a variety of AR devices including phones, tablets, and wearable smartglasses, for Android, iOS, and Windows HoloLens ? Develop expertise with Unity 3D graphics, UIs, physics, and event systems ? Explore and utilize AR best practices and software design patterns In Detail Augmented Reality brings with it a set of challenges that are unseen and unheard of for traditional web and mobile developers. This book is your gateway to Augmented Reality development—not a theoretical showpiece for your bookshelf, but a handbook you will keep by your desk while coding and architecting your first AR app and for years to come. The book opens with an introduction to Augmented Reality, including markets, technologies, and development tools. You will begin by setting up your development machine for Android, iOS, and Windows development, learning the basics of using Unity and the Vuforia AR platform as well as the open source ARToolKit and Microsoft Mixed Reality Toolkit. You will also receive an introduction to Apple's ARKit and Google's ARCore! You will then focus on building AR applications, exploring a variety of recognition targeting methods. You will go through multiple complete projects illustrating key market sectors including business marketing, education, industrial training, and gaming. By the end of the book, you will have gained the necessary knowledge to make quality content appropriate for a range of AR devices, platforms, and intended uses. Style and approach This book adopts a practical, step-by-step, tutorial-style approach. The design principles and methodology will be explained by creating different modules of the AR app.

Explore Implementation of core kernel subsystems About This Book ? Master the design, components, and structures of core kernel subsystems ? Explore kernel programming interfaces and related algorithms under the hood ? Completely updated material for the 4.12.10 kernel Who This Book Is For If you are a kernel programmer with a knowledge of kernel APIs and are looking to build a comprehensive understanding, and eager to explore the implementation, of kernel subsystems, this book is for you. It sets out to unravel the underlying details of kernel APIs and data structures, piercing through the complex kernel layers and gives you the edge you need to take your skills to the next level. What You Will Learn ? Comprehend processes and fles—the core abstraction mechanisms of the Linux kernel that promote effective simplification and dynamism ? Decipher process scheduling and understand effective capacity utilization under general and real-time dispositions ? Simplify and learn more about process communication techniques through signals and IPC mechanisms ? Capture the rudiments of memory by grasping the key concepts and principles of physical and virtual memory management ? Take a sharp and precise look at all the key aspects of interrupt management and the clock subsystem ? Understand concurrent execution on SMP platforms through kernel synchronization and locking techniques In Detail Mastering Linux Kernel Development looks at the Linux kernel, its internal arrangement and design, and various core subsystems, helping you to gain significant understanding of this open source marvel. You will look at how the Linux kernel, which possesses a kind of collective intelligence thanks to its scores of contributors, remains so elegant owing to its great design. This book also looks at all the key kernel code, core data structures, functions, and macros, giving you a comprehensive foundation of the implementation details of the kernel’s core services and mechanisms. You will also look at the Linux kernel as well-designed software, which gives us insights into software design in general that are easily scalable yet fundamentally strong and safe. By the end of this book, you will have considerable understanding of and appreciation for the Linux kernel. Style and approach Each chapter begins with the basic conceptual know-how for a subsystem and extends into the details of its implementation. We use appropriate code excerpts of critical routines and data structures for subsystems.

Implement and manage your software-defined, massively scalable storage system About This Book ? Explore Ceph's architecture in order to achieve scalability and high availability ? Learn to utilize Ceph efficiently with the help of practical examples ? Successfully implement Ceph clusters to scale-out storage solutions along with outstanding data protection Who This Book Is For A basic knowledge of GNU/Linux, and storage systems, and server components is assumed. If you have no experience of software-defined storage solutions and Ceph, but are eager to learn about them, this is the book for you. What You Will Learn ? The limitations of existing systems and why you should use Ceph as a storage solution ? Familiarity with Ceph's architecture, components, and services ? Instant deployment and testing of Ceph within a Vagrant and VirtualBox environment ? Ceph operations including maintenance, monitoring, and troubleshooting ? Storage provisioning of Ceph's block, object, and filesystem services ? Integrate Ceph with OpenStack ? Advanced topics including erasure coding, CRUSH maps, and performance tuning ? Best practices for your Ceph clusters In Detail Learning Ceph, Second Edition will give you all the skills you need to plan, deploy, and effectively manage your Ceph cluster. You will begin with the first module, where you will be introduced to Ceph use cases, its architecture, and core projects. In the next module, you will learn to set up a test cluster, using Ceph clusters and hardware selection. After you have learned to use Ceph clusters, the next module will teach you how to monitor cluster health, improve performance, and troubleshoot any issues that arise. In the last module, you will learn to integrate Ceph with other tools such as OpenStack, Glance, Manila, Swift, and Cinder. By the end of the book you will have learned to use Ceph effectively for your data storage requirements. Style and approach This step-by-step guide, including use cases and examples, not only helps you to easily use Ceph but also demonstrates how you can use it to solve any of your server or drive storage issues.

This step-by-step guide will teach you how to use GeoServer to build custom and interactive maps using your data. About This Book ? Exploit the power of GeoServer to provide agile, flexible, and low -cost community projects ? Share real-time maps quickly ? Boost your map server's performance using the power and flexibility of GeoServer Who This Book Is For If you are a web developer with knowledge of server side *ing, have experience in installing applications on the server, and want to go beyond Google Maps by offering dynamically built maps on your site with your latest geospatial data stored in MySQL, PostGIS, MySQL, or Oracle, this is the book for you. What You Will Learn ? Install GeoServer quickly ? Access dynamic real-time geospatial data that you can easily integrate into your own web-based application ? Create custom styles for lines, points, and polygons for great-looking maps ? Command GeoServer remotely using REST ? Tune your GeoServer instance for performance ? Move GeoServer into production ? Learn advanced topics to extend GeoServer's capabilities In Detail GeoServer is an opensource server written in Java that allows users to share, process, and edit geospatial data. This book will guide you through the new features and improvements of GeoServer and will help you get started with it. GeoServer Beginner's Guide gives you the impetus to build custom maps using your data without the need for costly commercial software licenses and restrictions. Even if you do not have prior GIS knowledge, you will be able to make interactive maps after reading this book. You will install GeoServer, access your data from a database, and apply style points, lines, polygons, and labels to impress site visitors with real-time maps. Then you follow a step-by-step guide that installs GeoServer in minutes. You will explore the web-based administrative interface to connect to backend data stores such as PostGIS, and Oracle. Going ahead, you can display your data on web-based interactive maps, use style lines, points, polygons, and embed images to visualize this data for your web visitors. You will walk away from this book with a working application ready for production. After reading GeoServer Beginner's Guide, you will be able to build beautiful custom maps on your website using your geospatial data. Style and approach Step-by-step instructions are included and the needs of a beginner are totally satisfied by the book. The book consists of plenty of examples with accompanying screenshots and code for an easy learning curve.

Explore over 110 recipes to analyze data and build predictive models with simple and easy-to-use R code About This Book ? Apply R to simplify predictive modeling with short and simple code ? Use machine learning to solve problems ranging from small to big data ? Build a training and testing dataset, applying different classification methods. Who This Book Is For This book is for data science professionals, data analysts, or people who have used R for data analysis and machine learning who now wish to become the go-to person for machine learning with R. Those who wish to improve the efficiency of their machine learning models and need to work with different kinds of data set will find this book very insightful. What You Will Learn ? Create and inspect transaction datasets and perform association analysis with the Apriori algorithm ? Visualize patterns and associations using a range of graphs and find frequent item-sets using the Eclat algorithm ? Compare differences between each regression method to discover how they solve problems ? Detect and impute missing values in air quality data ? Predict possible churn users with the classification approach ? Plot the autocorrelation function with time series analysis ? Use the Cox proportional hazards model for survival analysis ? Implement the clustering method to segment customer data ? Compress images with the dimension reduction method ? Incorporate R and Hadoop to solve machine learning problems on big data In Detail Big data has become a popular buzzword across many industries. An increasing number of people have been exposed to the term and are looking at how to leverage big data in their own businesses, to improve sales and profitability. However, collecting, aggregating, and visualizing data is just one part of the equation. Being able to extract useful information from data is another task, and a much more challenging one. Machine Learning with R Cookbook, Second Edition uses a practical approach to teach you how to perform machine learning with R. Each chapter is divided into several simple recipes. Through the step-by-step instructions provided in each recipe, you will be able to construct a predictive model by using a variety of machine learning packages. In this book, you will first learn to set up the R environment and use simple R commands to explore data. The next topic covers how to perform statistical analysis with machine learning analysis and assess created models, covered in detail later on in the book. You'll also learn how to integrate R and Hadoop to create a big data analysis platform. The detailed illustrations provide all the information required to start applying machine learning to individual projects. With Machine Learning with R Cookbook, machine learning has never been easier. Style and approach This is an easy-to-follow guide packed with hands-on examples of machine learning tasks. Each topic includes step-by-step instructions on tackling difficulties faced when applying R to machine learning.

Master realistic animations and graphics, particle systems, game AI and physics, sprites and VR development with Unity 2017 About This Book ? Create professional grade games with realistic animation and graphics, particle systems and game physics with Unity 2017 ? Unleash the power of C# *ing to create intelligent game AI and professional grade game workflows. ? Create immersive VR games using the latest Unity 2017 VR SDK. Who This Book Is For If you are a Unity developer who now wants to develop and deploy interesting games by leveraging the new features of Unity 2017, then this is the book for you. Basic knowledge of C# programming is assumed. What You Will Learn ? Explore hands-on tasks and real-world scenarios to make a Unity horror adventure game ? Create enemy characters that act intelligently and make reasoned decisions ? Use data files to save and restore game data in a way that is platform-agnostic ? Get started with VR development ? Use navigation meshes, occlusion culling, and Profiler tools ? Work confidently with GameObjects, rotations, and transformations ? Understand specific gameplay features such as AI enemies, inventory systems, and level design In Detail Do you want to make the leap from being an everyday Unity developer to being a pro game developer? Then look no further! This book is your one-stop solution to creating mesmerizing games with lifelike features and amazing gameplay. This book focuses in some detail on a practical project with Unity, building a first-person game with many features. You'll delve into the architecture of a Unity game, creating expansive worlds, interesting render effects, and other features to make your games special. You will create individual game components, use efficient animation techniques, and implement collision and physics effectively. Specifically, we'll explore optimal techniques for importing game assets, such as meshes and textures; tips and tricks for effective level design; how to animate and * NPCs; how to configure and deploy to mobile devices; how to prepare for VR development; how to work with version control; and more. By the end of this book, you'll have developed sufficient competency in Unity development to produce fun games with confidence. Style and approach This book takes an easy-to-follow, step-by-step tutorial approach. You will create an advanced level Unity game with an emphasis on leveraging advanced Unity 2017 features while developing the game in its entirety.

Take your C++ coding to the next level by leveraging the latest features and advanced techniques to building high performing, reliable applications. About This Book ? Get acquainted with the latest features in C++ 17 ? Take advantage of the myriad of features and possibilities that C++ offers to build real-world applications ? Write clear and expressive code in C++, and get insights into how to keep your code error-free Who This Book Is For This book is for experienced C++ developers. If you are a novice C++ developer, then it’s highly recommended that you get a solid understanding of the C++ language before reading this book What You Will Learn ? Write modular C++ applications in terms of the existing and newly introduced features ? Identify code-smells, clean up, and refactor legacy C++ applications ? Leverage the possibilities provided by Cucumber and Google Test/Mock to automate test cases ? Test frameworks with C++ ? Get acquainted with the new C++17 features ? Develop GUI applications in C++ ? Build portable cross-platform applications using standard C++ features In Detail C++ has come a long way and has now been adopted in several contexts. Its key strengths are its software infrastructure and resource-constrained applications. The C++ 17 release will change the way developers write code, and this book will help you master your developing skills with C++. With real-world, practical examples explaining each concept, the book will begin by introducing you to the latest features in C++ 17. It encourages clean code practices in C++ in general, and demonstrates the GUI app-development options in C++. You’ll get tips on avoiding memory leaks using smart-pointers. Next, you’ll see how multi-threaded programming can help you achieve concurrency in your applications. Moving on, you’ll get an in-depth understanding of the C++ Standard Template Library. We show you the concepts of implementing TDD and BDD in your C++ programs, and explore template-based generic programming, giving you the expertise to build powerful applications. Finally, we’ll round up with debugging techniques and best practices.By the end of the book, you’ll have an in-depth understanding of the language and its various facets. Style and approach This straightforward guide will help you level up your skills in C++ programming, be it for enterprise software or for low-latency applications like games. Filled with real-world, practical examples, this book will take you gradually up the steep learning curve that is C++.

Learning the new system’s programming language for all Unix-type systems About This Book ? Learn how to write system's level code in Golang, similar to Unix/Linux systems code ? Ramp up in Go quickly ? Deep dive into Goroutines and Go concurrency to be able to take advantage of Go server-level constructs Who This Book Is For Intermediate Linux and general Unix programmers. Network programmers from beginners to advanced practitioners. C and C++ programmers interested in different approaches to concurrency and Linux systems programming. What You Will Learn ? Explore the Go language from the standpoint of a developer conversant with Unix, Linux, and so on ? Understand Goroutines, the lightweight threads used for systems and concurrent applications ? Learn how to translate Unix and Linux systems code in C to Golang code ? How to write fast and lightweight server code ? Dive into concurrency with Go ? Write low-level networking code In Detail Go is the new systems programming language for Linux and Unix systems. It is also the language in which some of the most prominent cloud-level systems have been written, such as Docker. Where C programmers used to rule, Go programmers are in demand to write highly optimized systems programming code. Created by some of the original designers of C and Unix, Go expands the systems programmers toolkit and adds a mature, clear programming language. Traditional system applications become easier to write since pointers are not relevant and garbage collection has taken away the most problematic area for low-level systems code: memory management. This book opens up the world of high-performance Unix system applications to the beginning Go programmer. It does not get stuck on single systems or even system types, but tries to expand the original teachings from Unix system level programming to all types of servers, the cloud, and the web. Style and approach This is the first book to introduce Linux and Unix systems programming in Go, a field for which Go has actually been developed in the first place.

A practical guide to help you tackle different real-time data processing and analytics problems using the best tools for each scenario About This Book ? Learn about the various challenges in real-time data processing and use the right tools to overcome them ? This book covers popular tools and frameworks such as Spark, Flink, and Apache Storm to solve all your distributed processing problems ? A practical guide filled with examples, tips, and tricks to help you perform efficient Big Data processing in real-time Who This Book Is For If you are a Java developer who would like to be equipped with all the tools required to devise an end-to-end practical solution on real-time data streaming, then this book is for you. Basic knowledge of real-time processing would be helpful, and knowing the fundamentals of Maven, Shell, and Eclipse would be great. What You Will Learn ? Get an introduction to the established real-time stack ? Understand the key integration of all the components ? Get a thorough understanding of the basic building blocks for real-time solution designing ? Garnish the search and visualization aspects for your real-time solution ? Get conceptually and practically acquainted with real-time analytics ? Be well equipped to apply the knowledge and create your own solutions In Detail With the rise of Big Data, there is an increasing need to process large amounts of data continuously, with a shorter turnaround time. Real-time data processing involves continuous input, processing and output of data, with the condition that the time required for processing is as short as possible. This book covers the majority of the existing and evolving open source technology stack for real-time processing and analytics. You will get to know about all the real-time solution aspects, from the source to the presentation to persistence. Through this practical book, you’ll be equipped with a clear understanding of how to solve challenges on your own. We’ll cover topics such as how to set up components, basic executions, integrations, advanced use cases, alerts, and monitoring. You’ll be exposed to the popular tools used in real-time processing today such as Apache Spark, Apache Flink, and Storm. Finally, you will put your knowledge to practical use by implementing all of the techniques in the form of a practical, real-world use case. By the end of this book, you will have a solid understanding of all the aspects of real-time data processing and analytics, and will know how to deploy the solutions in production environments in the best possible manner. Style and Approach In this practical guide to real-time analytics, each chapter begins with a basic high-level concept of the topic, followed by a practical, hands-on implementation of each concept, where you can see the working and execution of it. The book is written in a DIY style, with plenty of practical use cases, well-explained code examples, and relevant screenshots and diagrams.

Learn the ins and outs of the Industrial Internet of Things through subjects ranging from its history and evolution, right up to what the future holds. About This Book ? Define solutions that can connect existing systems and newer cloud-based solutions to thousands of thousands of edge devices and industrial machines ? Identify, define, and justify Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) projects, and design an application that can connect to and control thousands of machines ? Leverage the power and features of a platform to monitor, perform analytics, and maintain the Industrial Internet Who This Book Is For Architects who are interested in learning how to define solutions for the Industrial Internet will benefit immensely from this book. Relevant architect roles include enterprise architects, business architects, information architects, cloud solution architects, software architects, and others. The content is also relevant for technically inclined line of business leaders investing in these solutions. What You Will Learn ? Learn the history of the Industrial Internet and why an architectural approach is needed ? Define solutions that can connect to and control thousands of edge devices and machines ? Understand the significance of working with line of business leadership and key metrics to be gathered ? Connect business requirements to the functional architecture ? Gain the right expectation as to the capabilities of Industrial Internet applications and how to assess them ? Understand what data and analytics components should be included in your architecture solution ? Understand deployment trade-offs, management and security considerations, and the impact of emerging technologies In Detail The Industrial Internet or the IIoT has gained a lot of traction. Many leading companies are driving this revolution by connecting smart edge devices to cloud-based analysis platforms and solving their business challenges in new ways. To ensure a smooth integration of such machines and devices, sound architecture strategies based on accepted principles, best practices, and lessons learned must be applied. This book begins by providing a bird's eye view of what the IIoT is and how the industrial revolution has evolved into embracing this technology. It then describes architectural approaches for success, gathering business requirements, and mapping requirements into functional solutions. In a later chapter, many other potential use cases are introduced including those in manufacturing and specific examples in predictive maintenance, asset tracking and handling, and environmental impact and abatement. The book concludes by exploring evolving technologies that will impact IIoT architecture in the future and discusses possible societal implications of the Industrial Internet and perceptions regarding these projects. By the end of this book, you will be better equipped to embrace the benefits of the burgeoning IIoT. Style and approach This book takes a comprehensive approach to the Industrial Internet, thoroughly acquainting the reader with the concepts and philosophy of the IIoT. It provides a basis for defining an IIoT solution in a thoughtful manner and creating what will be viewed as a successful project.

Harness the power and simplicity of Informatica PowerCenter 10.x to build and manage efficient data management solutions About This Book ? Master PowerCenter 10.x components to create, execute, monitor, and schedule ETL processes with a practical approach. ? An ideal guide to building the necessary skills and competencies to become an expert Informatica PowerCenter developer. ? A comprehensive guide to fetching/transforming and loading huge volumes of data in a very effective way, with reduced resource consumption Who This Book Is For If you wish to deploy Informatica in enterprise environments and build a career in data warehousing, then this book is for you. Whether you are a software developer/analytic professional and are new to Informatica or an experienced user, you will learn all the features of Informatica 10.x. A basic knowledge of programming and data warehouse concepts is essential. What You Will Learn ? Install or upgrade the components of the Informatica PowerCenter tool ? Work on various aspects of administrative skills and on the various developer Informatica PowerCenter screens such as Designer, Workflow Manager, Workflow Monitor, and Repository Manager. ? Get practical hands-on experience of various sections of Informatica PowerCenter, such as navigator, toolbar, workspace, control panel, and so on ? Leverage basic and advanced utilities, such as the debugger, target load plan, and incremental aggregation to process data ? Implement data warehousing concepts such as schemas and SCDs using Informatica ? Migrate various components, such as sources and targets, to another region using the Designer and Repository Manager screens ? Enhance code performance using tips such as pushdown optimization and partitioning In Detail Informatica PowerCenter is an industry-leading ETL tool, known for its accelerated data extraction, transformation, and data management strategies. This book will be your quick guide to exploring Informatica PowerCenter’s powerful features such as working on sources, targets, transformations, performance optimization, scheduling, deploying for processing, and managing your data at speed. First, you’ll learn how to install and configure tools. You will learn to implement various data warehouse and ETL concepts, and use PowerCenter 10.x components to build mappings, tasks, workflows, and so on. You will come across features such as transformations, SCD, XML processing, partitioning, constraint-based loading, Incremental aggregation, and many more. Moreover, you’ll also learn to deliver powerful visualizations for data profiling using the advanced monitoring dashboard functionality offered by the new version. Using data transformation technique, performance tuning, and the many new advanced features, this book will help you understand and process data for training or production purposes. The step-by-step approach and adoption of real-time scenarios will guide you through effectively accessing all core functionalities offered by Informatica PowerCenter version 10.x. Style and approach You'll get hand-on with sources, targets, transformations, performance optimization, scheduling, deploying for processing, and managing your data, and learn everything you need to become a proficient Informatica PowerCenter developer.

A complete guide to build robust and scalable web applications with Spring and Angular. About This Book ? This hands on guide will teach you how to build an end-to-end modern web application using Spring and Angular. ? It is easy to read and will benefit Java developers who have been used to develop the back-end part of web application while front-end (UI) has been left for UI developers. ? Learn the core aspects involved in developing the backend and the UI, right from designing to integrating and deploying. Who This Book Is For This book is targeted towards Java Web Developers with a basic knowledge of Spring who want to build complete web applications in a fast and effective way. They will want to gain a stronghold on both frontend and backend development to advance in their careers. What You Will Learn ? Set up development environment for Spring Web App and Angular app. ? Process web request and response and build REST API endpoints. ? Create data access components using Spring Web MVC framework and Hibernate ? Use Junit 5 to test your application ? Learn the fundamental concepts around building Angular ? Configure and use Routes and Components. ? Protect Angular app content from common web vulnerabilities and attacks. ? Integrate Angular apps with Spring Boot Web API endpoints ? Deploy the web application based on CI and CD using Jenkins and Docker containers In Detail Spring is the most popular application development framework being adopted by millions of developers around the world to create high performing, easily testable, reusable code. Its lightweight nature and extensibility helps you write robust and highly-scalable server-side web applications. Coupled with the power and efficiency of Angular, creating web applications has never been easier. If you want build end-to-end modern web application using Spring and Angular, then this book is for you. The book directly heads to show you how to create the backend with Spring, showing you how to configure the Spring MVC and handle Web requests. It will take you through the key aspects such as building REST API endpoints, using Hibernate, working with Junit 5 etc. Once you have secured and tested the backend, we will go ahead and start working on the front end with Angular. You will learn about fundamentals of Angular and Type* and create an SPA using components, routing etc. Finally, you will see how to integrate both the applications with REST protocol and deploy the application using tools such as Jenkins and Docker. Style and approach This is a straightforward guide that shows how to build a complete web application in Angular and Spring.

Learn to build applications faster and better by leveraging the real power of Boost and C++ About This Book ? Learn to use the Boost libraries to simplify your application development ? Learn to develop high quality, fast and portable applications ? Learn the relations between Boost and C++11/C++4/C++17 Who This Book Is For This book is for developers looking to improve their knowledge of Boost and who would like to simplify their application development processes. Prior C++ knowledge and basic knowledge of the standard library is assumed. What You Will Learn ? Get familiar with new data types for everyday use ? Use smart pointers to manage resources ? Get to grips with compile-time computations and assertions ? Use Boost libraries for multithreading ? Learn about parallel execution of different task ? Perform common string-related tasks using Boost libraries ? Split all the processes, computations, and interactions to tasks and process them independently ? Learn the basics of working with graphs, stacktracing, testing and interprocess communications ? Explore different helper macros used to detect compiler, platform and Boost features In Detail If you want to take advantage of the real power of Boost and C++ and avoid the confusion about which library to use in which situation, then this book is for you. Beginning with the basics of Boost C++, you will move on to learn how the Boost libraries simplify application development. You will learn to convert data such as string to numbers, numbers to string, numbers to numbers and more. Managing resources will become a piece of cake. You’ll see what kind of work can be done at compile time and what Boost containers can do. You will learn everything for the development of high quality fast and portable applications. Write a program once and then you can use it on Linux, Windows, MacOS, Android operating systems. From manipulating images to graphs, directories, timers, files, networking – everyone will find an interesting topic. Be sure that knowledge from this book won’t get outdated, as more and more Boost libraries become part of the C++ Standard. Style and approach Clear step-by-step recipes that will help you take advantage of the real power of Boost.

Create fast and efficient server-side applications using the latest features of Odoo v11 About This Book ? Get the most up-to-date guide on Odoo 11 to create custom and reusable modules ? Interconnect your application with other systems by implementing web APIs ? Understand the mechanisms powering the Odoo framework to build robust enterprises Who This Book Is For If you're a Python developer and want to develop highly efficient business applications with the latest Odoo framework (or if you just want a hands on problem solution book for all your Odoo Development related issues), this book is for you! Some experience with the JavaScript programming language and web development is required to get the most out of this book. What You Will Learn ? Install and manage Odoo environments and instances ? Use models to define your application's data structures ? Add business logic to your applications ? Add automated tests and learn how to debug Odoo apps ? Learn about the access security model and internationalization features ? Customize websites built with Odoo, by writing your own templates and providing new snippets for use in the website builder ? Extend the web client with new widgets and make RPC calls to the server In Detail Odoo is a full-featured open source ERP with a focus on extensibility. The flexibility and sustainability of open source are also a key selling point of Odoo. It is built on a powerful framework for rapid application development, both for back-end applications and front-end websites. Version 11 offers better usability and speed: a new design (as compared to the current Odoo Enterprise version) and a mobile interface. The book starts by covering Odoo installation and administration and Odoo Server deployment. It then delves into the implementation of Odoo modules, the different inheritance models available in Odoo. You will then learn how to define access rules for your data; how to make your application available in different languages; how to expose your data models to end users on the back end and on the front end; and how to create beautiful PDF versions of your data. By the end of the book, you will have a thorough knowledge of Odoo and will be able to build effective applications by applying Odoo development best practices Style and Approach This recipe-based practical guide presents each topic with step-by-step instructions on how you can create fast and efficient server-side applications using the latest features of Odoo v11

Writing concurrent and parallel programming applications is an integral skill for any Java programmer. Java 9 comes with a host of fantastic features, including significant performance improvements and new APIs. This book will take you through all the new APIs, showing you how to build parallel and multi-threaded applications. The book covers all the elements of the Java Concurrency API, with essential recipes that will help you take advantage of the exciting new capabilities. You will learn how to use parallel and reactive streams to process massive data sets. Next, you will move on to create streams and use all their intermediate and terminal operations to process big collections of data in a parallel and functional way. Further, you ll discover a whole range of recipes for almost everything, such as thread management, synchronization, executors, parallel and reactive streams, and many more. At the end of the book, you will learn how to obtain information about the status of some of the most useful components of the Java Concurrency API and how to test concurrent applications using different tools. What you will learn ?Find out to manage the basic components of the Java Concurrency API ?Use synchronization mechanisms to avoid data race conditions and other problems of concurrent applications ?Separate the thread management from the rest of the application with the Executor framework ?Solve problems using a parallelized version of the divide and conquer paradigm with the Fork / Join framework ?Process massive data sets in an optimized way using streams and reactive streams ?See which data structures we can use in concurrent applications and how to use them ?Practice efficient techniques to test concurrent applications ?Get to know tips and tricks to design concurrent applications

"Key Features ?Get to the grips with the latest version of Apache Spark ?Utilize Spark's machine learning library to implement predictive analytics ?Leverage Spark's powerful tools to load, analyze, clean, and transform your data Book De*ion Spark ML is the machine learning module of Spark. It uses in-memory RDDs to process machine learning models faster for clustering, classification, and regression. This book will teach you about popular machine learning algorithms and their implementation. You will learn how various machine learning concepts are implemented in the context of Spark ML. You will start by installing Spark in a single and multinode cluster. Next you'll see how to execute Scala and Python based programs for Spark ML. Then we will take a few datasets and go deeper into clustering, classification, and regression. Toward the end, we will also cover text processing using Spark ML. Once you have learned the concepts, they can be applied to implement algorithms in either green-field implementations or to migrate existing systems to this new platform. You can migrate from Mahout or Scikit to use Spark ML. What you will learn ?Get hands-on with the latest version of Spark ML ?Create your first Spark program with Scala and Python ?Set up and configure a development environment for Spark on your own computer, as well as on Amazon EC2 ?Access public machine learning datasets and use Spark to load, process, clean, and transform data ?Use Spark's machine learning library to implement programs by utilizing well-known machine learning models ?Deal with large-scale text data, including feature extraction and using text data as input to your machine learning models ?Write Spark functions to evaluate the performance of your machine learning models "