Big Data Application Architecture Q&A: A Problem - Solution Approach

Big Data Application Architecture Pattern Recipes provides an insight into heterogeneous infrastructures, databases, and visualization and analytics tools used for realizing the architectures of big data solutions. Its problem-solution approach helps in selecting the right architecture to solve the problem at hand. In the process of reading through these problems, you will learn harness the power of new big data opportunities which various enterprises use to attain real-time profits.

Big Data Application Architecture Pattern Recipes answers one of the most critical questions of this time 'how do you select the best end-to-end architecture to solve your big data problem?'.

The book deals with various mission critical problems encountered by solution architects, consultants, and software architects while dealing with the myriad options available for implementing a typical solution, trying to extract insight from huge volumes of data in real–time and across multiple relational and non-relational data types for clients from industries like retail, telecommunication, banking, and insurance. The patterns in this book provide the strong architectural foundation required to launch your next big data application.

The architectures for realizing these opportunities are based on relatively less expensive and heterogeneous infrastructures compared to the traditional monolithic and hugely expensive options that exist currently. This book describes and evaluates the benefits of heterogeneity which brings with it multiple options of solving the same problem, evaluation of trade-offs and validation of 'fitness-for-purpose' of the solution.

Big Data Application Architecture Q&A: A Problem - Solution Approach
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Windows Phone 8 in Action

Windows Phone 8 in Action is a comprehensive guide to developing apps for the WP8 platform. It covers the Windows Phone Runtime and .NET APIs used to work with a phone’s sensors and hardware, including the accelerometer, camera, gyroscope, GPS, and microphone. You will learn to write code to dial the phone, write emails, send text messages, and recognize speech. The book also teaches you to build applications that use location and push notification.

With 10 million (and climbing) active handsets, Windows Phone 8 has become a real alternative to Android and iOS. WP users are hungry for great apps, so it’s time for you to start creating them!

Windows Phone 8 in Action teaches you how to design, build, and sell WP8 apps. In it, you’ll learn to use the WP Runtime and .NET APIs to control key features like the accelerometer, camera, GPS, and microphone. This example-driven book also shows you how to write applications that use location and push notification, enhanced navigation services, and WP8′s deep multimedia capabilities.

You’ll need a working knowledge of C#. No experience with Windows Phone or XAML is required.

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Ivor Horton’s Beginning Visual C++ 2013

Learn C++ with the best tutorial on the market!

Horton’s unique tutorial approach and step-by-step guidance have helped over 100,000 novice programmers learn C++. In Ivor Horton’s Beginning Visual C++ 2013, Horton not only guides you through the fundamentals of the standard C++ language, but also teaches you how C++ is used in the latest Visual Studio 2013 environment. Visual Studio 2013 includes major changes to the IDE and expanded options for C++ coding. Ivor Horton’s Beginning Visual C++ 2013 will teach you the latest techniques to take your Visual C++ coding to an all-new level.

C++ language and library changes supported under Visual Studio 2013
IDE-specific changes for code formatting and debugging
Changes to the C++ Standard Language for both C++ 11 and the new C++ 14
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Horton introduces you to both Standard C++ and Visual C++ so you can build any component your app requires. Ivor Horton’s Beginning Visual C++ 2013 is an indispensable guidebook for any new programmer, and contains plenty of exercises and solutions to help programmers of any level master the important concepts quickly and easily.

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Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Integration Services

Fill the gap between planning and doing with SSIS 2014

The 2014 release of Microsoft’s SQL Server Integration Services provides enhancements for managing extraction, transformation, and load operations, plus expanded in-memory capabilities, improved disaster recovery, increased scalability, and much more. The increased functionality will streamline your ETL processes and smooth out your workflow, but the catch is that your workflow must change. New tools come with new best practices, and Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Integration Services will keep you ahead of the curve. SQL Server MVP Brian Knight is the most respected name in the business, and your ultimate guide to navigating the changes to use Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services 2014 to your utmost advantage.

Implement new best practices for effective use of SSIS
Work through tutorials for hands-on learning of complex techniques
Read case studies that illustrate the more advanced concepts
Learn directly from the foremost authority on SSIS
SQL Server Integration Services is a complex tool, but it’s the lifeblood of your work. You need to know it inside out, and you must understand the full potential of its capabilities in order to use it effectively. You need to make sure the right architecture is in place.Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Integration Services is your roadmap to understanding SSIS on a fundamental level, and setting yourself up for success.

Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Integration Services

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