Over 60 recipes to help you learn digital forensics and leverage Python *s to amplify your examinations About This Book ? Develop code that extracts vital information from everyday forensic acquisitions. ? Increase the quality and efficiency of your forensic analysis. ? Leverage the latest resources and capabilities available to the forensic community. Who This Book Is For If you are a digital forensics examiner, cyber security specialist, or analyst at heart, understand the basics of Python, and want to take it to the next level, this is the book for you. Along the way, you will be introduced to a number of libraries suitable for parsing forensic artifacts. Readers will be able to use and build upon the *s we develop to elevate their analysis. What You Will Learn ? Understand how Python can enhance digital forensics and investigations ? Learn to access the contents of, and process, forensic evidence containers ? Explore malware through automated static analysis ? Extract and review message contents from a variety of email formats ? Add depth and context to discovered IP addresses and domains through various Application Program Interfaces (APIs) ? Delve into mobile forensics and recover deleted messages from SQLite databases ? Index large logs into a platform to better query and visualize datasets In Detail Technology plays an increasingly large role in our daily lives and shows no sign of stopping. Now, more than ever, it is paramount that an investigator develops programming expertise to deal with increasingly large datasets. By leveraging the Python recipes explored throughout this book, we make the complex simple, quickly extracting relevant information from large datasets. You will explore, develop, and deploy Python code and libraries to provide meaningful results that can be immediately applied to your investigations. Throughout the Python Digital Forensics Cookbook, recipes include topics such as working with forensic evidence containers, parsing mobile and desktop operating system artifacts, extracting embedded metadata from documents and executables, and identifying indicators of compromise. You will also learn to integrate *s with Application Program Interfaces (APIs) such as VirusTotal and PassiveTotal, and tools such as Axiom, Cellebrite, and EnCase. By the end of the book, you will have a sound understanding of Python and how you can use it to process artifacts in your investigations. Style and approach Our succinct recipes take a no-frills approach to solving common challenges faced in investigations. The code in this book covers a wide range of artifacts and data sources. These examples will help improve the accuracy and efficiency of your analysis—no matter the situation.

Administer, configure, and monitor Junos in your organization About This Book ? Get well acquainted with security and routing policies to identify the use of firewall filters. ? Learn to provide end-user authentication and protect each layer in an enterprise network. ? A recipe-based guide that will help you configure and monitor Junos OS and basic device operations. Who This Book Is For This book targets network engineers, developers, support personals, and administrators who are working on devices running Junos OS and are looking at automating their organisation's operations. Some understanding about Junos would be necessary What You Will Learn ? Start using NETCONF RPC standard and understand its usefulness in programming JUNOS ? Write SLAX *s to respond to events in the JUNOS environment ? Automate JUNOS with PyEZ ? Deal with events in the JUNOS environment, and writing response handlers to deal with them ? Make the most of automation technologies to help with maintenance and monitoring of JUNOS ? Use the Ansible framework to extend the automation functionality of Junos In Detail The JUNOS Automation Cookbook is a companion guide for the complex field of automating tasks on JUNOS devices. With a foundation in industry-standrd XML, JUNOS provides an ideal environment for programmatic interation, allowing you to build upon the capabilities provided by Juniper, with your own original code. You will begin by learning about, and setting up, the industry-standard NETCONF remote procedure call mechanisms on your device. After initial setup, you'll walk through SLAX - Juniper's foundation *ing language - for manipulating XML representations of JUNOS concepts and elements. You'll learn how to write your own SLAX *s to customise the operating environment, and also how to write proactive event handlers that deal with situations as they happen. You'll then delve into PyEZ - Juniper's bridging framework to make automation accessible to Python code - allowing you to build automation applications in the popular *ing language. You'll witness some examples of how to write applications that can monitor configuration changes, implement BGP security policies and implement ad-hoc routing protocols, for those really tricky situations. You'll also leaarn how asynchronous I/O frameworks like Node.js can be used to implement automation applications that present an acceptable web interface. Along with way, you'll explore how to make use of the latest RESTful APIs that JUNOS provides, how to visualize aspects of your JUNOS network, and how to integrate your automation capabilities with enterprise-wide orchestration systems like Ansible. By the end of the book, you'll be able to tackle JUNOS automation challenges with confidence and understanding, and without hassle. Style and Approach A guide that will cover all the automation tools along with steps on leveraging these tools

Incorporate the assembly language routines in your high level language applications About This Book ? Understand the Assembly programming concepts and the benefits of examining the AL codes generated from high level languages ? Learn to incorporate the assembly language routines in your high level language applications ? Understand how a CPU works when programming in high level languages Who This Book Is For This book is for developers who would like to learn about Assembly language. Prior programming knowledge of C and C++ is assumed. What You Will Learn ? Obtain deeper understanding of the underlying platform ? Understand binary arithmetic and logic operations ? Create elegant and efficient code in Assembly language ? Understand how to link Assembly code to outer world ? Obtain in-depth understanding of relevant internal mechanisms of Intel CPU ? Write stable, efficient and elegant patches for running processes In Detail The Assembly language is the lowest level human readable programming language on any platform. Knowing the way things are on the Assembly level will help developers design their code in a much more elegant and efficient way. It may be produced by compiling source code from a high-level programming language (such as C/C++) but can also be written from scratch. Assembly code can be converted to machine code using an assembler. The first section of the book starts with setting up the development environment on Windows and Linux, mentioning most common toolchains. The reader is led through the basic structure of CPU and memory, and is presented the most important Assembly instructions through examples for both Windows and Linux, 32 and 64 bits. Then the reader would understand how high level languages are translated into Assembly and then compiled into object code. Finally we will cover patching existing code, either legacy code without sources or a running code in same or remote process. Style and approach This book takes a step-by-step, detailed approach to Comprehensively learning Assembly Programming.

Leverage ASP.Net Web API to build professional web services and create powerful applications. About This Book ? Get a comprehensive analysis of the latest specification of ASP.NET Core and all the changes to the underlying platform that you need to know to make the most of the web API ? See an advanced coverage of ASP.NET Core Web API to create robust models for your data, create controllers, and handle routing and security ? This book is packed with key theoretical and practical concepts that can be instantly applied to build professional applications using API with Angular 4, Ionic, and React Who This Book Is For This book is for .Net developers who wants to Master ASP.NET Core (Web API) and have played around with previous ASP.NET Web API a little, but don’t have in-depth knowledge of it. You need to know Visual Studio and C#, and have some HTML, CSS, and JavaScript knowledge. What You Will Learn ? Acquire conceptual and hands-on knowledge of ASP.NET Core (MVC & Web API) ? Learn about HTTP methods, the structure of HTTP content, internet media types, and how servers respond to HTTP requests and their associated HTTP codes ? Explore middleware, filters, routing, and unit testing ? Optimize Web API implementations ? Develop a secure Web API interface ? Deploy Web API projects to various platforms ? Consume your web API in front end application based on Angular 4, Bootstrap, and Ionic ? Implement and explore the current trends in service architecture In Detail Microsoft has unified their main web development platforms. This unification will help develop web applications using various pieces of the ASP.NET platform that can be deployed on both Windows and LINUX. With ASP.NET Core (Web API), it will become easier than ever to build secure HTTP services that can be used from any client. Mastering ASP.NET Web API starts with the building blocks of the ASP.NET Core, then gradually moves on to implementing various HTTP routing strategies in the Web API. We then focus on the key components of building applications that employ the Web API, such as Kestrel, Middleware, Filters, Logging, Security, and Entity Framework.Readers will be introduced to take the TDD approach to write test cases along with the new Visual Studio 2017 live unit testing feature. They will also be introduced to integrate with the database using ORMs. Finally, we explore how the Web API can be consumed in a browser as well as by mobile applications by utilizing Angular 4, Ionic and ReactJS. By the end of this book, you will be able to apply best practices to develop complex Web API, consume them in frontend applications and deploy these applications to a modern hosting infrastructure. Style and approach Using a hands-on approach, we cover both the conceptual as well as the technical aspects of the ASP.NET Core (Web API) framework.

This book breaks down the C++ STL, teaching you how to extract its gems and apply them to your programming. About This Book ? Boost your productivity as a C++ developer with the latest features of C++17 ? Develop high-quality, fast, and portable applications with the varied features of the STL ? Migrate from older versions (C++11, C++14) to C++17 Who This Book Is For This book is for developers who would like to master the C++ STL and make full use of its components. Prior C++ knowledge is assumed. What You Will Learn ? Make your own iterator types, allocators, and thread pools. ? Master every standard container and every standard algorithm. ? Improve your code by replacing new/delete with smart pointers. ? Understand the difference between monomorphic algorithms, polymorphic algorithms, and generic algorithms. ? Learn the meaning and applications of vocabulary type, product type and sum type. In Detail Modern C++ has come a long way since 2011. The latest update, C++17, has just been ratified and several implementations are on the way. This book is your guide to the C++ standard library, including the very latest C++17 features. The book starts by exploring the C++ Standard Template Library in depth. You will learn the key differences between classical polymorphism and generic programming, the foundation of the STL. You will also learn how to use the various algorithms and containers in the STL to suit your programming needs. The next module delves into the tools of modern C++. Here you will learn about algebraic types such as std::optional, vocabulary types such as std::function, smart pointers, and synchronization primitives such as std::atomic and std::mutex. In the final module, you will learn about C++'s support for regular expressions and file I/O. By the end of the book you will be proficient in using the C++17 standard library to implement real programs, and you'll have gained a solid understanding of the library's own internals. Style and approach This book takes a concise but comprehensive approach to explaining and applying the C++ STL, one feature at a time.

Step by Step guide filled with real world practical examples. About This Book ? Get your first experience with data analysis with one of the most powerful types of analysis—time-series. ? Find patterns in your data and predict the future pattern based on historical data. ? Learn the statistics, theory, and implementation of Time-series methods using this example-rich guide Who This Book Is For This book is for anyone who wants to analyze data over time and/or frequency. A statistical background is necessary to quickly learn the analysis methods. What You Will Learn ? Understand the basic concepts of Time Series Analysis and appreciate its importance for the success of a data science project ? Develop an understanding of loading, exploring, and visualizing time-series data ? Explore auto-correlation and gain knowledge of statistical techniques to deal with non-stationarity time series ? Take advantage of exponential smoothing to tackle noise in time series data ? Learn how to use auto-regressive models to make predictions using time-series data ? Build predictive models on time series using techniques based on auto-regressive moving averages ? Discover recent advancements in deep learning to build accurate forecasting models for time series ? Gain familiarity with the basics of Python as a powerful yet simple to write programming language In Detail Time Series Analysis allows us to analyze data which is generated over a period of time and has sequential interdependencies between the observations. This book describes special mathematical tricks and techniques which are geared towards exploring the internal structures of time series data and generating powerful de*ive and predictive insights. Also, the book is full of real-life examples of time series and their analyses using cutting-edge solutions developed in Python. The book starts with de*ive analysis to create insightful visualizations of internal structures such as trend, seasonality and autocorrelation. Next, the statistical methods of dealing with autocorrelation and non-stationary time series are described. This is followed by exponential smoothing to produce meaningful insights from noisy time series data. At this point, we shift focus towards predictive analysis and introduce autoregressive models such as ARMA and ARIMA for time series forecasting. Later, powerful deep learning methods are presented, to develop accurate forecasting models for complex time series, and under the availability of little domain knowledge. All the topics are illustrated with real-life problem scenarios and their solutions by best-practice implementations in Python. The book concludes with the Appendix, with a brief discussion of programming and solving data science problems using Python. Style and approach This book takes the readers from the basic to advance level of Time series analysis in a very practical and real world use cases.

Over 50 recipes to create full-stack high-performance web applications using pure JavaScript and the MEAN stack. About This Book ? Architect a fully functional stand-alone web application, including the web server, database, and front-end web application ? Improve the performance and maintainability of your MEAN stack application with tips for configuration and optimization ? Highlights MEAN Stack best practices when working with your application Who This Book Is For If you are a JavaScript developer who wants to create high-performing, modern web applications with the MEAN stack, this is the book for you. Web developers familiar with some parts of the MEAN stack will find this a comprehensive guide to fleshing out the other technologies and skills they need to build all JavaScript web applications. Developers interested in transitioning from other web application stacks to an all-JavaScript environment will find a wealth of information about how to work in a MEAN stack environment. To get the most from this book, you should have a general understanding of web servers and web applications. You are expected to have a basic understanding of running JavaScript, both in a web browser and outside it, using Node.js and the NPM package manager. What You Will Learn ? Bootstrap a new MEAN stack web application using Node.js and Express ? Build a single-page application (SPA) with Angular and Angular-CLI ? Improve browser performance by optimizing your web application resources using Webpack ? Model complex JSON object relationships in MongoDB using Mongoose ? Debug all the layers of a MEAN stack application, including working with source maps ? Build Restful APIs using Express.js and JSON Web Token (JWT) for user authentication ? Use automated testing to improve the reliability and quality of your MEAN stack application In Detail The MEAN Stack is a framework for web application development using JavaScript-based technologies; MongoDB, Express, Angular, and Node.js. If you want to expand your understanding of using JavaScript to produce a fully functional standalone web application, including the web server, user interface, and database, then this book can help guide you through that transition. This book begins by configuring the frontend of the MEAN stack web application using the Angular JavaScript framework. We then implement common user interface enhancements before moving on to configuring the server layer of our MEAN stack web application using Express for our backend APIs. You will learn to configure the database layer of your MEAN stack web application using MongoDB and the Mongoose framework, including modeling relationships between documents. You will explore advanced topics such as optimizing your web application using WebPack as well as the use of automated testing with the Mocha and Chai frameworks. By the end of the book, you should have acquired a level of proficiency that allows you to confidently build a full production-ready and scalable MEAN stack application. Style and Approach This book is a guide of MEAN Stack specific solutions to common web application problems and includes in-depth guides for each layer of the application stack. Readers looking to upgrade their MEAN Stack web application will find recipes within to help them transition.

Learn how to combine Bootstrap with Vue.js to build responsive web applications. About This Book ? Build applications with a good architecture and clean UI with Vue.js and Bootstrap ? Understand Bootstrap components and learn to integrate them with the Vue.js structure ? Build, deploy, and test your code with various utility tools provided by Vue.js Who This Book Is For This book is for JavaScript programmers who are new to web frameworks and want to start learning it by developing interactive and responsive web applications. What You Will Learn ? Create and build web applications using Vue.js, Webpack, and Nuxt.js ? Combine Bootstrap components with Vue.js' power to enrich your web applications with reusable elements ? Connect the Vuex state management architecture to the Firebase cloud backend to persist and manage application data ? Explore the new grid system of Bootstrap 4 along with the far simpler directives in Vue.js ? Test Vue applications using Jest ? Authenticate your application using Bootstrap's forms, Vue.js' reactivity, and Firebase's authentication API ? Deploy your application using Firebase, which provides Backend as a Service In Detail In this book, we will build a full stack web application right from scratch up to its deployment. We will start by building a small introduction application and then proceed to the creation of a fully functional, dynamic responsive web application called ProFitOro. In this application, we will build a Pomodoro timer combined with office workouts. Besides the Pomodoro timer and ProFitOro workouts will enable authentication and collaborative content management. We will explore topics such as Vue reactive data binding, reusable components, routing, and Vuex store along with its state, actions, mutations, and getters. We will create Vue applications using both webpack and Nuxt.js templates while exploring cool hot Nuxt.js features such as code splitting and server-side rendering. We will use Jest to test this application, and we will even revive some trigonometry from our secondary school! While developing the app, you will go through the new grid system of Bootstrap 4 along with Vue.js’ directives. We will connect Vuex store to the Firebase real-time database, data storage, and authentication APIs and use this data later inside the application’s reactive components. Finally, we will quickly deploy our application using the Firebase hosting mechanism. Style and Approach Step-by-step tutorial

Become a pro with the latest Android SDK and create state of the art applications for Android. About This Book ? Dive deep into Android development with practical hands on examples to help you in each stage. ? Develop smart professional grade apps for the latest Android N version and become a pro android developer. ? Unclog your development highway by utilising the industry standard best practices techniques. Who This Book Is For This book is for mobile developers having some expertise in building android apps and who wish to now take a leap into building complex app such as Zomato, using latest Android N power of Google. What You Will Learn ? Building UI/UX following best industry practices ? Development of Zomato Clone ? Measure and improve app performance ? Improving app using test mechanisms ? Bringing the app live on the play store In Detail Android O brings a number of important changes for the users as well as the developers. If you want to create smart android applications which are fast, lightweight and also highly efficient then this is the book that will solve all your problems. You will create a complex enterprise grade app in this book. You will get a quick refresher of the latest android SDK and how to configure your development environment. Then you will move onto creating app layouts, component and module building, creating smart and efficient UIs. The most important part of a modern day app is how real time they are. With this book, you will create a smooth back-end for your app, ensure dynamic and real time communication between different app layers. As we move on, you will learn to leverage the different Android APIs and create an efficient SQLite data layer for your apps. You will implement effective testing techniques to make your app reliable and robust and finally you will learn to deploy it efficiently. The multiple stages of android development will also be simplified by giving you an industry standard set of best practices. Style and approach This book will have a dedicated practical tutorial style approach with focus on professional & enterprise grade android app development. The examples in each chapter will be modular and will also help you to create a complete fully fueatured android app by the end of the book.

Build cost-effective and highly scalable Serverless applications using AWS Lambda. About This Book ? Leverage AWS Lambda to significantly lower your infrastructure costs and deploy out massively scalable, event-driven systems and applications ? Learn how to design and build Lambda functions using real-world examples and implementation scenarios ? Explore the Serverless ecosystem with a variety of toolsets and AWS services including DynamoDB, API Gateway, and much more! Who This Book Is For If you are a Cloud administrator and/or developer who wishes to explore, learn, and leverage AWS Lambda to design, build, and deploy Serverless applications in the cloud, then this is the book for you! The book assumes you have some prior knowledge and hands-on experience with AWS core services such as EC2, IAM, S3, along with the knowledge to work with any popular programming language such as Node.Js, Java, C#, and so on. What You Will Learn ? Understand the hype, significance, and business benefits of Serverless computing and applications ? Plunge into the Serverless world of AWS Lambda and master its core components and how it works ? Find out how to effectively and efficiently design, develop, and test Lambda functions using Node.js, along with some keen coding insights and best practices ? Explore best practices to effectively monitor and troubleshoot Serverless applications using AWS CloudWatch and other third-party services in the form of Datadog and Loggly ? Quickly design and develop Serverless applications by leveraging AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, and API Gateway using the Serverless Application Framework (SAF) and other AWS services such as Step Functions ? Explore a rich variety of real-world Serverless use cases with Lambda and see how you can apply it to your environments In Detail AWS is recognized as one of the biggest market leaders for cloud computing and why not? It has evolved a lot since the time it started out by providing just basic services such as EC2 and S3 and today; they go all the way from IoT to Machine Learning, Image recognition, Chatbot Frameworks, and much more! One of those recent services that is also gaining a lot of traction is AWS Lambda! Although seemingly simple and easy to use, Lambda is a highly effective and scalable compute service that provides developers with a powerful platform to design and develop Serverless event-driven systems and applications. The book begins with a high-level introduction into the world of Serverless computing and its advantages and use cases, followed by a deep dive into AWS Lambda! You’ll learn what services AWS Lambda provides to developers; how to design, write, and test Lambda functions; as well as monitor and troubleshoot them. The book is designed and accompanied with a vast variety of real-world examples, use cases, and code samples that will enable you to get started on your Serverless applications quickly. By the end of the book, you will have gained all the skills required to work with AWS Lambda services! Style and approach This step-by-step guide will help you build Serverless applications and run Serverless workloads using the AWS Lambda service. You’ll be able to get started with it in a matter of minutes with easy-to-follow code snippets and examples.

Practically and deeply understand concurrency in Python to write efficient programs About This Book ? Build highly efficient, robust, and concurrent applications ? Work through practical examples that will help you address the challenges of writing concurrent code ? Improve the overall speed of execution in multiprocessor and multicore systems and keep them highly available Who This Book Is For This book is for Python developers who would like to get started with concurrent programming. Readers are expected to have a working knowledge of the Python language, as this book will build on these fundamentals concepts. What You Will Learn ? Explore the concept of threading and multiprocessing in Python ? Understand concurrency with threads ? Manage exceptions in child threads ? Handle the hardest part in a concurrent system — shared resources ? Build concurrent systems with Communicating Sequential Processes (CSP) ? Maintain all concurrent systems and master them ? Apply reactive programming to build concurrent systems ? Use GPU to solve specific problems In Detail Python is a very high level, general purpose language that is utilized heavily in fields such as data science and research, as well as being one of the top choices for general purpose programming for programmers around the world. It features a wide number of powerful, high and low-level libraries and frameworks that complement its delightful syntax and enable Python programmers to create. This book introduces some of the most popular libraries and frameworks and goes in-depth into how you can leverage these libraries for your own high-concurrent, highly-performant Python programs. We'll cover the fundamental concepts of concurrency needed to be able to write your own concurrent and parallel software systems in Python. The book will guide you down the path to mastering Python concurrency, giving you all the necessary hardware and theoretical knowledge. We'll cover concepts such as debugging and exception handling as well as some of the most popular libraries and frameworks that allow you to create event-driven and reactive systems. By the end of the book, you'll have learned the techniques to write incredibly efficient concurrent systems that follow best practices. Style and approach This easy-to-follow guide teaches you new practices and techniques to optimize your code, and then moves toward more advanced ways to effectively write efficient Python code. Small and simple practical examples will help you test the concepts yourself, and you will be able to easily adapt them for any application.

Master the objectives required to pass the Certified OpenStack Administrator exam. About This Book ? Focuses on providing a clear, concise strategy so you gain the specific skills required to pass the Certified OpenStack Administrator exam ? Includes exercises and performance-based tasks to ensure all exam objectives can be completed via the Horizon dashboard and command-line interface ? Includes a free OpenStack Virtual Appliance to practice the objectives covered throughout the book ? Includes a practice exam to put your OpenStack skills to the test to prove you have what it takes to conquer the live exam ? Updated for the 2017 exam featuring OpenStack Newton Who This Book Is For This book is for IT professionals, system administrators, DevOps engineers, and software developers with basic Linux command-line and networking knowledge. It’s also a great guide for those interested in an entry-level OpenStack position but have limited real-world OpenStack experience. After passing the exam, Certified OpenStack Administrators will prove they have the required skills for the job. What You Will Learn ? Manage the Keystone identity service by creating and modifying domains, groups, projects, users, roles, services, endpoints, and quotas. ? Upload Glance images, launch new Nova instances, and create flavors, key pairs, and snapshots. ? Discover Neutron tenant and provider networks, security groups, routers, and floating IPs. ? Manage the Cinder block storage service by creating volumes and attaching them to instances. ? Create Swift containers and set access control lists to allow read/write access to your objects. ? Explore Heat orchestration templates and create, list, and update stacks. In Detail This book provides you with a specific strategy to pass the OpenStack Foundation’s first professional certification: the Certified OpenStack Administrator. In a recent survey, 78% of respondents said the OpenStack skills shortage had deterred them from adopting OpenStack. Consider this an opportunity to increase employer and customer confidence by proving you have the skills required to administrate real-world OpenStack clouds. You will begin your journey by getting well-versed with the OpenStack environment, understanding the benefits of taking the exam, and installing an included OpenStack all-in-one virtual appliance so you can work through objectives covered throughout the book. After exploring the basics of the individual services, you will be introduced to strategies to accomplish the exam objectives relevant to Keystone, Glance, Nova, Neutron, Cinder, Swift, Heat, and troubleshooting. Finally, you’ll benefit from the special tips section and a practice exam to put your knowledge to the test. By the end of the journey, you will be ready to become a Certified OpenStack Administrator! Style and approach Clear, concise, and straightforward with supporting diagrams and lab environment tutorials, this book will help you confidently pass Certified OpenStack Administrator objectives on the Horizon dashboard and command-line interface.

Perform cloud-based machine learning and deep learning using Amazon Web Services such as SageMaker, Lex, Comprehend, Translate, and Polly Key Features * Explore popular machine learning and deep learning services with their underlying algorithms * Discover readily available artificial intelligence(AI) APIs on AWS like Vision and Language Services * Design robust architectures to enable experimentation, extensibility, and maintainability of AI apps Book Description From data wrangling through to translating text, you can accomplish this and more with the artificial intelligence and machine learning services available on AWS. With this book, you’ll work through hands-on exercises and learn to use these services to solve real-world problems. You’ll even design, develop, monitor, and maintain machine and deep learning models on AWS. The book starts with an introduction to AI and its applications in different industries, along with an overview of AWS artificial intelligence and machine learning services. You’ll then get to grips with detecting and translating text with Amazon Rekognition and Amazon Translate. The book will assist you in performing speech-to-text with Amazon Transcribe and Amazon Polly. Later, you’ll discover the use of Amazon Comprehend for extracting information from text, and Amazon Lex for building voice chatbots. You will also understand the key capabilities of Amazon SageMaker such as wrangling big data, discovering topics in text collections, and classifying images. Finally, you’ll cover sales forecasting with deep learning and autoregression, before exploring the importance of a feedback loop in machine learning. By the end of this book, you will have the skills you need to implement AI in AWS through hands-on exercises that cover all aspects of the ML model life cycle. What you will learn * Gain useful insights into different machine and deep learning models * Build and deploy robust deep learning systems to production * Train machine and deep learning models with diverse infrastructure specifications * Scale AI apps without dealing with the complexity of managing the underlying infrastructure * Monitor and Manage AI experiments efficiently * Create AI apps using AWS pre-trained AI services Who this book is for This book is for data scientists, machine learning developers, deep learning researchers, and artificial intelligence enthusiasts who want to harness the power of AWS to implement powerful artificial intelligence solutions. A basic understanding of machine learning concepts is expected.

Create engaging user experiences and awesome user interfaces using this guide About This Book ? Move beyond default UI templates, create and customize amazing UIs with Android Custom View ? Enable smooth data flow and create futuristic UIs by creating flexible custom views ? Scale your apps with responsive and data intensive views Who This Book Is For This book is for Android developers who want to create great user interfaces and move beyond the basics of the standard UI elements. They must have basic Android development knowledge along with basic Java programming. What You Will Learn ? Extend the standard UI widget framework by creating Custom views ? Add complex rendering, animations, and interactions to your views ? Optimize performance and decrease battery usage ? Implement custom views to share between multiple projects, or share it publicly ? Create 3D custom views using OpenGL ES In Detail To build great user interfaces for your Android apps that go beyond the standard UI elements, you need to use custom Android views. With these, you can give your app a distinctive look and ensure that it functions properly across multiple devices. This book will help you construct a great UI for your apps by teaching you how to create custom Android views. You will start by creating your first Android custom view and go through the design considerations. You will then see how the right choices will enable your custom view to perform seamlessly across multiple platforms and Android versions. You will create custom styleable attributes that work with Android XML layouts, learn to process touch events, define custom attributes, and add properties and events to them. By the end of this book, you will be able to create apps with custom views that are responsive and adaptable to make your app distinctive and an instant hit with its users. Style and approach The approach will be that of a step by step practical tutorial. The book will take you through a complete journey, right from creating your first Android view to customizing it to enable it to support any complex app.

Master the art of automating and managing your environment using PowerShell About This Book ? Find quick solutions to automate your environment with ease ? Work with large amounts of data effortlessly with PowerShell data types and secure them ? Packed with real-world examples to automate and simplify the management of your Windows environment Who This Book Is For If you are a system administrator who wants to become an expert in controlling and automating your Windows environment, then this book is for you. It is also for those new to the PowerShell language. What You Will Learn ? Optimize code through the use of functions, switches, and looping structures ? Install PowerShell on your Linux system ? Utilize variables, hashes, and arrays to store data ? Work with Objects and Operators to test and manipulate data ? Parse and manipulate different data types ? Write .NET classes with ease within the PowerShell ? Create and implement regular expressions in PowerShell *s ? Deploy applications and code with PowerShell’s Package management modules ? Leverage session-based remote management ? Manage files, folders, and registries through the use of PowerShell In Detail PowerShell *s offer a handy way to automate various chores. Working with these *s effectively can be a difficult task. This comprehensive guide starts from scratch and covers advanced-level topics to make you a PowerShell expert. The first module, PowerShell Fundamentals, begins with new features, installing PowerShell on Linux, working with parameters and objects, and also how you can work with .NET classes from within PowerShell. In the next module, you’ll see how to efficiently manage large amounts of data and interact with other services using PowerShell. You’ll be able to make the most of PowerShell’s powerful automation feature, where you will have different methods to parse and manipulate data, regular expressions, and WMI. After automation, you will enter the Extending PowerShell module, which covers topics such as asynchronous processing and, creating modules. The final step is to secure your PowerShell, so you will land in the last module, Securing and Debugging PowerShell, which covers PowerShell execution policies, error handling techniques, and testing. By the end of the book, you will be an expert in using the PowerShell language. Style and approach This practical guide covers all the advanced PowerShell functionalities that an administrator needs to learn to automate their environments.

Getting started with the processes and the tools to continuously deliver high-quality software About This Book ? Incorporate popular development practices to prevent messy code ? Automate your build, integration, release, and deployment processes with Jenkins, Git, and Gulp―and learn how continuous integration (CI) can save you time and money ? Gain an end-to-end overview of Continuous Integration using different languages (JavaScript and C#) and tools (Gulp and Jenkins) Who This Book Is For This book is for developers who want to understand and implement Continuous Integration and Delivery in their daily work. A basic knowledge of at least JavaScript and HTML/CSS is required. Knowing C# and SQL will come in handy. Most programmers who have programmed in a (compiled) C-like language will be able to follow along. What You Will Learn ? Get to know all the aspects of Continuous Integration, Deployment, and Delivery ? Find out how Git can be used in a CI environment ? Set up browser tests using Karma and Selenium and unit tests using Jasmine ? Use Node.js, npm, and Gulp to automate tasks such as linting, testing, and minification ? Explore different Jenkins jobs to integrate with Node.js and C# projects ? Perform Continuous Delivery and Deployment using Jenkins ? Test and deliver a web API In Detail The challenge faced by many teams while implementing Continuous Deployment is that it requires the use of many tools and processes that all work together. Learning and implementing all these tools (correctly) takes a lot of time and effort, leading people to wonder whether it's really worth it. This book sets up a project to show you the different steps, processes, and tools in Continuous Deployment and the actual problems they solve. We start by introducing Continuous Integration (CI), deployment, and delivery as well as providing an overview of the tools used in CI. You'll then create a web app and see how Git can be used in a CI environment. Moving on, you'll explore unit testing using Jasmine and browser testing using Karma and Selenium for your app. You'll also find out how to automate tasks using Gulp and Jenkins. Next, you'll get acquainted with database integration for different platforms, such as MongoDB and PostgreSQL. Finally, you'll set up different Jenkins jobs to integrate with Node.js and C# projects, and Jenkins pipelines to make branching easier. By the end of the book, you'll have implemented Continuous Delivery and deployment from scratch. Style and approach This practical book takes a step-by-step approach to explaining all the concepts of Continuous Integration and delivery, and how it can help you deliver a high-quality product.

Solve different problems in modelling deep neural networks using Python, Tensorflow, and Keras with this practical guide About This Book ? Practical recipes on training different neural network models and tuning them for optimal performance ? Use Python frameworks like TensorFlow, Caffe, Keras, Theano for Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, and more ? A hands-on guide covering the common as well as the not so common problems in deep learning using Python Who This Book Is For This book is intended for machine learning professionals who are looking to use deep learning algorithms to create real-world applications using Python. Thorough understanding of the machine learning concepts and Python libraries such as NumPy, SciPy and scikit-learn is expected. Additionally, basic knowledge in linear algebra and calculus is desired. What You Will Learn ? Implement different neural network models in Python ? Select the best Python framework for deep learning such as PyTorch, Tensorflow, MXNet and Keras ? Apply tips and tricks related to neural networks internals, to boost learning performances ? Consolidate machine learning principles and apply them in the deep learning field ? Reuse and adapt Python code snippets to everyday problems ? Evaluate the cost/benefits and performance implication of each discussed solution In Detail Deep Learning is revolutionizing a wide range of industries. For many applications, deep learning has proven to outperform humans by making faster and more accurate predictions. This book provides a top-down and bottom-up approach to demonstrate deep learning solutions to real-world problems in different areas. These applications include Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, Time Series, and Robotics. The Python Deep Learning Cookbook presents technical solutions to the issues presented, along with a detailed explanation of the solutions. Furthermore, a discussion on corresponding pros and cons of implementing the proposed solution using one of the popular frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras and CNTK is provided. The book includes recipes that are related to the basic concepts of neural networks. All techniques s, as well as classical networks topologies. The main purpose of this book is to provide Python programmers a detailed list of recipes to apply deep learning to common and not-so-common scenarios. Style and approach Unique blend of independent recipes arranged in the most logical manner

Implement your Business Intelligence solutions without any coding - by leveraging the power of the Alteryx platform About This Book ? Experience the power of codeless analytics using Alteryx, a leading Business Intelligence tool ? Uncover hidden trends and valuable insights from your data across different sources and make accurate predictions ? Includes real-world examples to put your understanding of the features in Alteryx to practical use Who This Book Is For This book is for aspiring data professionals who want to learn and implement self-service analytics from scratch, without any coding. Those who have some experience with Alteryx and want to gain more proficiency will also find this book to be useful. A basic understanding of the data science concepts is all you need to get started with this book. What You Will Learn ? Create efficient workflows with Alteryx to answer complex business questions ? Learn how to speed up the cleansing, data preparing, and shaping process ? Blend and join data into a single dataset for self-service analysis ? Write advanced expressions in Alteryx leading to an optimal workflow for efficient processing of huge data ? Develop high-quality, data-driven reports to improve consistency in reporting and analysis ? Explore the flexibility of macros by automating analytic processes ? Apply predictive analytics from spatial, demographic, and behavioral analysis and quickly publish, schedule ? Share your workflows and insights with relevant stakeholders In Detail Alteryx, as a leading data blending and advanced data analytics platform, has taken self-service data analytics to the next level. Companies worldwide often find themselves struggling to prepare and blend massive datasets that are time-consuming for analysts. Alteryx solves these problems with a repeatable workflow designed to quickly clean, prepare, blend, and join your data in a seamless manner. This book will set you on a self-service data analytics journey that will help you create efficient workflows using Alteryx, without any coding involved. It will empower you and your organization to take well-informed decisions with the help of deeper business insights from the data.Starting with the fundamentals of using Alteryx such as data preparation and blending, you will delve into the more advanced concepts such as performing predictive analytics. You will also learn how to use Alteryx’s features to share the insights gained with the relevant decision makers. To ensure consistency, we will be using data from the Healthcare domain throughout this book. The knowledge you gain from this book will guide you to solve real-life problems related to Business Intelligence confidently. Whether you are a novice with Alteryx or an experienced data analyst keen to explore Alteryx’s self-service analytics features, this book will be the perfect companion for you. Style and approach Comprehensive, step by step guide filled with real-world examples to step through the complex business questions using one of the leading data analytics platform.

Explore the necessary concepts of REST API development by building few real world services from scratch. About This Book ? Follow best practices and explore techniques such as clustering and caching to achieve a reactive, scalable web service ? Leverage the Buffalo Framework to quickly implement RESTful endpoints ? Learn to implement a client library for a RESTful web service using Go Who This Book Is For This book is intended for those who want to learn to build RESTful web services with a framework like Buffalo. To make best use of the code samples included in the book, you should have a basic knowledge of Go programming. What You Will Learn ? Create HTTP handler and introspect the Gorilla Mux router ? OAuth 2 implementation with Go ? Build RESTFul API with go-restful, Revel.Go and Buffalo Go ? Create REST API with MongoDB and Go ? Build a working client library and unit test for REST API ? Debug, test, and profile RESTful APIs with each of the frameworks ? Optimize and scale REST API using microservices In Detail REST is an architectural style that tackles the challenges of building scalable web services and in today's connected world, APIs have taken a central role on the web. APIs provide the fabric through which systems interact, and REST has become synonymous with APIs. The depth, breadth, and ease of use of Go, makes it a breeze for developers to work with it to build robust Web APIs. This book takes you through the design of RESTful web services and leverages a framework like Buffalo Go to implement these services. The book starts with a brief introduction to REST API development and how it transformed the modern web. You will learn how to handle routing and authentication of web services along with working with middleware for internal service. The book explains how to use Go frameworks to build RESTful web services and work with MongoDB to create REST API. You will learn how to integrate Postgres SQL and JSON with a Go web service and build a client library in Go for consuming REST API. You will learn how to scale APIs using the microservice architecture and deploy the REST APIs using Nginx as a proxy server. Finally you will learn how to metricize a REST API using an API Gateway. By the end of the book you will be proficient in building RESTful APIs in Go. Style and approach This book is a step-by-step, hands-on guide to designing and building RESTful web services.

A comprehensive guide to learning Cacti and using it to implement performance measurement and reporting within a Network Operations Center About This Book ? A complete Cacti book that focuses on the basics as well as the advanced concepts you need to know for implementing a Network Operations Center ? A step-by-step Beginner's Guide with detailed instructions on how to create and implement custom plugins ? Written by Thomas Urban – creator of the "Cereus" and "NMID" plugins for Cacti known as Phalek in the Cacti forum Who This Book Is For If you are a network operator and want to use Cacti for implementing performance measurement for trending, troubleshooting, and reporting purposes, then this book is for you. You only need to know the basics of network management and SNMP. What You Will Learn ? Setting up Cacti on Linux and Windows systems ? Extending the core functionality by using the plugin architecture ? Building your own custom plugins ? Creating your own custom data input method to retrieve data from your systems ? Using SNMP, SSH, and WMI to retrieve remote performance data ? Designing and create enterprise-class reports with the reporting plugins ? Implementing threshold-based alerting using the Thold plugin ? Automating common administrative tasks utilizing the command-line interface and the automate functionality ? Migrating Cacti to new servers ? Building a multi remote-poller environment In Detail Cacti is a performance measurement tool that provides easy methods and functions for gathering and graphing system data. You can use Cacti to develop a robust event management system that can alert on just about anything you would like it to. But to do that, you need to gain a solid understanding of the basics of Cacti, its plugin architecture, and automation concepts. Cacti Beginner's Guide will introduce you to the wide variety of features of Cacti and will guide you on how to use them for maximum effectiveness. Advanced topics such as the plugin architecture and Cacti automation using the command-line interface will help you build a professional performance measurement system. Designed as a beginner's guide, the book starts off with the basics of installing and using Cacti, and also covers the advanced topics that will show you how to customize and extend the core Cacti functionalities. The book offers essential tutorials for creating advanced graphs and using plugins to create enterprise-class reports to show your customers and colleagues. From data templates to input methods and plugin installation to creating your own customized plugins, this book provides you with a rich selection of step-by-step instructions to reach your goals. It covers all you need to know to implement professional performance measurement techniques with Cacti and ways to fully customize Cacti to fit your needs. You will also learn how to migrate Cacti to new servers. Lastly you will also be introduced to the latest feature of building a scalable remote poller environment. By the end of the book, you will be able to implement and extend Cacti to monitor, display, and report the performance of your network exactly the way you want. Style and approach Written for beginners to Cacti, this book contains step-by-step instructions and hands-on tutorials for network operators to learn how to implement and use the core Cacti functions.

Discover the best way to build, design and launch professional websites with Squarespace quickly, without needing to learn any code About This Book ? Discover time-saving tricks and best practices, and avoid common pitfalls while creating a website ? Create visually stunning Responsive Design templates for your website with Squarespace 7 ? Understand how to monitor, measure, and manage your website after launching it Who This Book Is For This book is ideal for anyone who wants to learn how to use the latest version of Squarespace to create a website from scratch and take it through to go-live. You don't need any prior experience with Squarespace, HTML, or CSS, or building websites in general as everything is done using Squarespace's simple, browser-based interface. What You Will Learn ? Develop an essential Website Toolkit that will act as reference and materials for your entire project, ensuring you stay on-target to meet your objectives ? Set up your Squarespace account, learn how the interface works, and select the correct template for your website's purpose and goals ? Create your website framework, fill it with content, and arrange your pages using Squarespace's easy drag-and-drop tools ? Customize your site's look and feel to match your brand, and create a stunning visual impact for your website on all types of devices, including mobiles and tablets ? Configure the core functions your business needs, whether connecting to social media, promoting events, showcasing your work, or selling goods and services online ? Learn time-saving tricks and how to avoid common pitfalls from an experienced professional with years of Squarespace experience ? Gain valuable insights about search engine optimization, communicating effectively online, and other e-marketing advice ? How to monitor, measure, and manage your website post-launch In Detail Squarespace is a web-based tool that allows non-technical people to create and manage professional-looking websites quickly, without needing to write any code. It empowers business owners to take total control of their own websites, without needing to pay someone to design or maintain it. This book covers much more than just how to use Squarespace. It covers all aspects of creating a successful business website, from developing your brand identity, to writing and structuring content to match your target audience's needs, and dozens of other other valuable tips that will help your website shine. Most importantly, you'll learn the correct steps to follow in order to ensure your project is smooth and stress-free. The book starts by helping you plan your website project and gather all the raw materials you'll need. Next, you'll set up your account and become familiar with the terminology and tools that you'll be using. Once you've learned the basics of how the Squarespace interface, templates, and different page types operate, you will create the framework of your website, ready for you to insert content and functionality. Then, once all the core elements are in place, you'll apply the aesthetic fine-tuning needed to bring your website in line with your brand. After the aesthetics have been honed and all functions tested, you will launch your website and drive traffic to it, monitor it, and improve it. Style and approach This easy-to-follow guide will teach you to build websites the easiest way in the latest version of Squarespace.