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Hands-On Entity Resolution

A Practical Guide to Data Matching with Python

by Michael Shearer ...

Entity resolution is a key analytic technique that enables you to identify multiple data records that refer to the same real-world entity. With this hands-on guide, product managers, data analysts, and data scientists will learn how to add value to data by cleansing, analyzing, and resolving datasets using open source Python libraries and cloud APIs.Author Michael Shearer shows you how to scale up ... Read more

$41.09 USD

Entity resolution is a key analytic technique that enables you to identify multiple data records that refer to the same real-world entity. With this hands-on guide, product managers, data analysts, and data scientists will learn how to add value to data by cleansing, analyzing, and resolving datasets using open source Python libraries and cloud APIs.Author Michael Shearer shows you how to scale up
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Data-ism

The Revolution Transforming Decision Making, Consumer Behavior, and Almost Everything Else

by Steve Lohr ...

"Lohr uses his Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting skills to dig into and explain the power, pervasiveness, and potential downside of big data." — Library JournalIn Data-ism, New York Times reporter Steve Lohr explains how big-data technology is ushering in a revolution in proportions that promise to be the basis of the next wave of efficiency and innovation across the economy. But more is at work ... Read more

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"Lohr uses his Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting skills to dig into and explain the power, pervasiveness, and potential downside of big data." — Library JournalIn Data-ism, New York Times reporter Steve Lohr explains how big-data technology is ushering in a revolution in proportions that promise to be the basis of the next wave of efficiency and innovation across the economy. But more is at work
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Data Contracts

Developing Production-Grade Pipelines at Scale

by Chad Sanderson, Mark Freeman, B. E. Schmidt ...

Poor data quality can cause major problems for data teams, from breaking revenue-generating data pipelines to losing the trust of data consumers. Despite the importance of data quality, many data teams still struggle to avoid these issues—especially when their data is sourced from upstream workflows outside of their control. The solution: data contracts. Data contracts enable high-quality, well ... Read more

$48.99 USD

Poor data quality can cause major problems for data teams, from breaking revenue-generating data pipelines to losing the trust of data consumers. Despite the importance of data quality, many data teams still struggle to avoid these issues—especially when their data is sourced from upstream workflows outside of their control. The solution: data contracts. Data contracts enable high-quality, well
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Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Associate Study Guide

Prepare for the PL-300 Exam and Use Power BI Successfully

by Paul Turley ...

Passing the PL-300 exam with 2025 revisions isn't just about memorization—you need to thoroughly know the basic features of Power BI. However, data professionals must also apply best practices that make Power BI solutions scalable and future-proof. The first half of this go-to companion by Paul Turley provides complete coverage of the PL-300 exam objectives for desktop and self-service users, ... Read more

$36.79 USD

Passing the PL-300 exam with 2025 revisions isn't just about memorization—you need to thoroughly know the basic features of Power BI. However, data professionals must also apply best practices that make Power BI solutions scalable and future-proof. The first half of this go-to companion by Paul Turley provides complete coverage of the PL-300 exam objectives for desktop and self-service users,
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Entity Information Life Cycle for Big Data

Master Data Management and Information Integration

by Yinle Zhou, John R. Talburt ...

Entity Information Life Cycle for Big Data walks you through the ins and outs of managing entity information so you can successfully achieve master data management (MDM) in the era of big data. This book explains big data's impact on MDM and the critical role of entity information management system (EIMS) in successful MDM. Expert authors Dr. John R. Talburt and Dr. Yinle Zhou provide a thorough ... Read more

$58.49 USD

Entity Information Life Cycle for Big Data walks you through the ins and outs of managing entity information so you can successfully achieve master data management (MDM) in the era of big data. This book explains big data's impact on MDM and the critical role of entity information management system (EIMS) in successful MDM. Expert authors Dr. John R. Talburt and Dr. Yinle Zhou provide a thorough
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Practical Lakehouse Architecture

Designing and Implementing Modern Data Platforms at Scale

by Gaurav Ashok Thalpati ...

This concise yet comprehensive guide explains how to adopt a data lakehouse architecture to implement modern data platforms. It reviews the design considerations, challenges, and best practices for implementing a lakehouse and provides key insights into the ways that using a lakehouse can impact your data platform, from managing structured and unstructured data and supporting BI and AI/ML use ... Read more

$43.19 USD

This concise yet comprehensive guide explains how to adopt a data lakehouse architecture to implement modern data platforms. It reviews the design considerations, challenges, and best practices for implementing a lakehouse and provides key insights into the ways that using a lakehouse can impact your data platform, from managing structured and unstructured data and supporting BI and AI/ML use
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Regression Analysis with R

Design and develop statistical nodes to identify unique relationships within data at scale

by Giuseppe Ciaburro, Pierre Paquay, Manoj Kumar, Shaikh Salamatullah ...

Build effective regression models in R to extract valuable insights from real dataKey FeaturesImplement different regression analysis techniques to solve common problems in data science - from data exploration to dealing with missing valuesFrom Simple Linear Regression to Logistic Regression - this book covers all regression techniques and their implementation in RA complete guide to building ... Read more

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Build effective regression models in R to extract valuable insights from real dataKey FeaturesImplement different regression analysis techniques to solve common problems in data science - from data exploration to dealing with missing valuesFrom Simple Linear Regression to Logistic Regression - this book covers all regression techniques and their implementation in RA complete guide to building
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Streaming Data

Understanding the real-time pipeline

by Andrew Psaltis ...

SummaryStreaming Data introduces the concepts and requirements of streaming and real-time data systems. The book is an idea-rich tutorial that teaches you to think about how to efficiently interact with fast-flowing data.About the TechnologyAs humans, we're constantly filtering and deciphering the information streaming toward us. In the same way, streaming data applications can accomplish amazing ... Read more

$49.99 USD

SummaryStreaming Data introduces the concepts and requirements of streaming and real-time data systems. The book is an idea-rich tutorial that teaches you to think about how to efficiently interact with fast-flowing data.About the TechnologyAs humans, we're constantly filtering and deciphering the information streaming toward us. In the same way, streaming data applications can accomplish amazing
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Getting Started with Couchbase Server

Extreme Scalability at Your Fingertips

by MC Brown ...

Do you know what to do if your web application goes viral and usage suddenly explodes? This concise guide introduces you to Couchbase Server, an extremely fast NoSQL database that automatically distributes data across a cluster of commodity servers or virtual machines. You’ll learn hands-on how to build a Couchbase cluster without changing your application, and how to expand your database on the ... Read more

$13.09 USD

Do you know what to do if your web application goes viral and usage suddenly explodes? This concise guide introduces you to Couchbase Server, an extremely fast NoSQL database that automatically distributes data across a cluster of commodity servers or virtual machines. You’ll learn hands-on how to build a Couchbase cluster without changing your application, and how to expand your database on the
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Learning Elastic Stack 6.0

A beginner's guide to distributed search, analytics, and visualization using Elasticsearch, Logstash and Kibana

by Pranav Shukla, Sharath Kumar ...

Deliver end-to-end real-time distributed data processing solutions by leveraging the power of Elastic Stack 6.0Key Features- Get to grips with the new features introduced in Elastic Stack 6.0- Get valuable insights from your data by working with the different components of the Elastic stack such as Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, X-Pack, and Beats- Includes handy tips and techniques to build, ... Read more

$27.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Deliver end-to-end real-time distributed data processing solutions by leveraging the power of Elastic Stack 6.0Key Features- Get to grips with the new features introduced in Elastic Stack 6.0- Get valuable insights from your data by working with the different components of the Elastic stack such as Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, X-Pack, and Beats- Includes handy tips and techniques to build,
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Business Intelligence with MicroStrategy Cookbook

by Davide Moraschi ...

Written in a cookbook style, this book will teach you through the use of recipes with examples and illustrations. Each recipe contains step-by-step instructions about everything necessary to execute a particular task.This book is intended for both BI and database developers who want to expand their knowledge of MicroStrategy. It is also useful for advanced data analysts who are evaluating ... Read more

$31.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Written in a cookbook style, this book will teach you through the use of recipes with examples and illustrations. Each recipe contains step-by-step instructions about everything necessary to execute a particular task.This book is intended for both BI and database developers who want to expand their knowledge of MicroStrategy. It is also useful for advanced data analysts who are evaluating
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Hadoop MapReduce v2 Cookbook

Explore the Hadoop MapReduce v2 ecosystem to gain insights from very large datasets

by Nanayakkara Kuruppuge T Gunarathne ...

Key FeaturesBook DescriptionIf you are a Big Data enthusiast and wish to use Hadoop v2 to solve your problems, then this book is for you. This book is for Java programmers with little to moderate knowledge of Hadoop MapReduce. This is also a one-stop reference for developers and system admins who want to quickly get up to speed with using Hadoop v2. It would be helpful to have a basic knowledge of ... Read more

$31.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Key FeaturesBook DescriptionIf you are a Big Data enthusiast and wish to use Hadoop v2 to solve your problems, then this book is for you. This book is for Java programmers with little to moderate knowledge of Hadoop MapReduce. This is also a one-stop reference for developers and system admins who want to quickly get up to speed with using Hadoop v2. It would be helpful to have a basic knowledge of
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Advanced Splunk

Master the art of getting the maximum out of your machine data using Splunk

by Ashish Kumar Tulsiram Yadav ...

Master the art of getting the maximum out of your machine data using SplunkKey Features\[\*\] A practical and comprehensive guide to the advanced functions of Splunk,, including the new features of Splunk 6.3\[\*\] Develop and manage your own Splunk apps for greater insight from your machine data\[\*\] Full coverage of high-level Splunk techniques including advanced searches, manipulations, and ... Read more

$41.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Master the art of getting the maximum out of your machine data using SplunkKey Features\[\*\] A practical and comprehensive guide to the advanced functions of Splunk,, including the new features of Splunk 6.3\[\*\] Develop and manage your own Splunk apps for greater insight from your machine data\[\*\] Full coverage of high-level Splunk techniques including advanced searches, manipulations, and
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Scaling CouchDB

Replication, Clustering, and Administration

by Bradley Holt ...

This practical guide offers a short course on scaling CouchDB to meet the capacity needs of your distributed application. Through a series of scenario-based examples, this book lets you explore several methods for creating a system that can accommodate growth and meet expected demand. In the process, you learn about several tools that can help you with replication, load balancing, clustering, and ... Read more

$8.69 USD

This practical guide offers a short course on scaling CouchDB to meet the capacity needs of your distributed application. Through a series of scenario-based examples, this book lets you explore several methods for creating a system that can accommodate growth and meet expected demand. In the process, you learn about several tools that can help you with replication, load balancing, clustering, and
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R Data Science Essentials

R Data Science Essentials

by Raja B. Koushik, Sharan Kumar Ravindran ...

Learn the essence of data science and visualization using R in no time at allKey Features\[\*\]Become a pro at making stunning visualizations and dashboards quickly and without hassle\[\*\]For better decision making in business, apply the R programming language with the help of useful statistical techniques.\[\*\]From seasoned authors comes a book that offers you a plethora of fast-paced ... Read more

$27.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn the essence of data science and visualization using R in no time at allKey Features\[\*\]Become a pro at making stunning visualizations and dashboards quickly and without hassle\[\*\]For better decision making in business, apply the R programming language with the help of useful statistical techniques.\[\*\]From seasoned authors comes a book that offers you a plethora of fast-paced
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Mastering Parallel Programming with R

Master the robust features of R parallel programming to accelerate your data science computations

by Simon R. Chapple, Eilidh Troup, Thorsten Forster, Terence Sloan ...

Master the robust features of R parallel programming to accelerate your data science computationsKey Features\[\*\]Create R programs that exploit the computational capability of your cloud platforms and computers to the fullest\[\*\]Become an expert in writing the most efficient and highest performance parallel algorithms in R\[\*\]Get to grips with the concept of parallelism to accelerate your ... Read more

$27.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Master the robust features of R parallel programming to accelerate your data science computationsKey Features\[\*\]Create R programs that exploit the computational capability of your cloud platforms and computers to the fullest\[\*\]Become an expert in writing the most efficient and highest performance parallel algorithms in R\[\*\]Get to grips with the concept of parallelism to accelerate your
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Augmented Human

How Technology Is Shaping the New Reality

by Helen Papagiannis ...

Augmented Reality (AR) blurs the boundary between the physical and digital worlds. In AR’s current exploration phase, innovators are beginning to create compelling and contextually rich applications that enhance a user’s everyday experiences. In this book, Dr. Helen Papagiannis—a world-leading expert in the field—introduces you to AR: how it’s evolving, where the opportunities are, and where it’s ... Read more

$24.49 USD

Augmented Reality (AR) blurs the boundary between the physical and digital worlds. In AR’s current exploration phase, innovators are beginning to create compelling and contextually rich applications that enhance a user’s everyday experiences. In this book, Dr. Helen Papagiannis—a world-leading expert in the field—introduces you to AR: how it’s evolving, where the opportunities are, and where it’s
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Digital Interaction and Machine Intelligence

Proceedings of MIDI’2021 – 9th Machine Intelligence and Digital Interaction Conference, December 9-10, 2021, Warsaw, Poland

Edited by Cezary Biele, Janusz Kacprzyk, Wiesław Kopeć, Jan W. Owsiński, Andrzej Romanowski, Marcin Sikorski ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access.This book presents the Proceedings of the 9th Machine Intelligence and Digital Interaction Conference. Significant progress in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and its wider use in many interactive products are quickly transforming further areas of our life, which results in the emergence of various new ... Read more

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This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access.This book presents the Proceedings of the 9th Machine Intelligence and Digital Interaction Conference. Significant progress in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and its wider use in many interactive products are quickly transforming further areas of our life, which results in the emergence of various new
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Precisely

Working with Precision Systems in a World of Data

by Zachary Tumin, Madeleine Want ...

Bronze Medal Winner, 2024 Axiom Business Book Award, Emerging Trends / AIIf you want to win an election, improve the health of a city, or thrill your customers, you’re going to need precision systems—the highly engineered working arrangements of teams, processes, and technologies that put data and AI to work creating the change that leaders want, exactly how they want it. Big Tech firms like ... Read more

$25.19 USD

Bronze Medal Winner, 2024 Axiom Business Book Award, Emerging Trends / AIIf you want to win an election, improve the health of a city, or thrill your customers, you’re going to need precision systems—the highly engineered working arrangements of teams, processes, and technologies that put data and AI to work creating the change that leaders want, exactly how they want it. Big Tech firms like
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Building the New Economy

Data as Capital

by Alex Pentland, Alexander Lipton, Thomas Hardjono ...

How to empower people and communities with user-centric data ownership, transparent and accountable algorithms, and secure digital transaction systems.Data is now central to the economy, government, and health systems—so why are data and the AI systems that interpret the data in the hands of so few people? Building the New Economy calls for us to reinvent the ways that data and artificial ... Read more

$25.99 USD

How to empower people and communities with user-centric data ownership, transparent and accountable algorithms, and secure digital transaction systems.Data is now central to the economy, government, and health systems—so why are data and the AI systems that interpret the data in the hands of so few people? Building the New Economy calls for us to reinvent the ways that data and artificial
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Apache Oozie

The Workflow Scheduler for Hadoop

by Mohammad Kamrul Islam, Aravind Srinivasan ...

Get a solid grounding in Apache Oozie, the workflow scheduler system for managing Hadoop jobs. With this hands-on guide, two experienced Hadoop practitioners walk you through the intricacies of this powerful and flexible platform, with numerous examples and real-world use cases.Once you set up your Oozie server, you’ll dive into techniques for writing and coordinating workflows, and learn how to ... Read more

$24.49 USD

Get a solid grounding in Apache Oozie, the workflow scheduler system for managing Hadoop jobs. With this hands-on guide, two experienced Hadoop practitioners walk you through the intricacies of this powerful and flexible platform, with numerous examples and real-world use cases.Once you set up your Oozie server, you’ll dive into techniques for writing and coordinating workflows, and learn how to
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Algorithms and Data Structures for Massive Datasets

by Dzejla Medjedovic, Emin Tahirovic ...

Massive modern datasets make traditional data structures and algorithms grind to a halt. This fun and practical guide introduces cutting-edge techniques that can reliably handle even the largest distributed datasets.In Algorithms and Data Structures for Massive Datasets you will learn:Probabilistic sketching data structures for practical problemsChoosing the right database engine for your ... Read more

$58.99 USD

Massive modern datasets make traditional data structures and algorithms grind to a halt. This fun and practical guide introduces cutting-edge techniques that can reliably handle even the largest distributed datasets.In Algorithms and Data Structures for Massive Datasets you will learn:Probabilistic sketching data structures for practical problemsChoosing the right database engine for your
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L’éthique des mégadonnées (Big Data) en recherche

by Nicolae Sfetcu ...

Les principaux problèmes rencontrés par les scientifiques qui travaillent avec des ensembles de données massives (mégadonnées, Big Data), en soulignant les principaux problèmes éthiques, tout en tenant compte de la législation de l'Union européenne. Après une brève Introduction au Big Data, la section Technologie présente les applications spécifiques de la recherche. Il suit une approche des ... Read more

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Les principaux problèmes rencontrés par les scientifiques qui travaillent avec des ensembles de données massives (mégadonnées, Big Data), en soulignant les principaux problèmes éthiques, tout en tenant compte de la législation de l'Union européenne. Après une brève Introduction au Big Data, la section Technologie présente les applications spécifiques de la recherche. Il suit une approche des
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Data Engineering with AWS

Learn how to design and build cloud-based data transformation pipelines using AWS

by Gareth Eagar ...

The missing expert-led manual for the AWS ecosystem — go from foundations to building data engineering pipelines effortlessly Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in the PDF format.Key FeaturesLearn about common data architectures and modern approaches to generating value from big dataExplore AWS tools for ingesting, transforming, and consuming data, and for orchestrating ... Read more

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The missing expert-led manual for the AWS ecosystem — go from foundations to building data engineering pipelines effortlessly Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in the PDF format.Key FeaturesLearn about common data architectures and modern approaches to generating value from big dataExplore AWS tools for ingesting, transforming, and consuming data, and for orchestrating
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