Puppet is a configuration management tool that has enjoyed phenomenal growth over
the last few years. Propelled by increasing demands on sysadmins, and the continuous
growth of infrastructure (both physical and virtual), Puppet has been one of the key
technology components of the DevOps movement. This cultural shift...
Cloud services are just as susceptible to network outages as any other platform. This concise book shows you how to prepare for potentially devastating interruptions by building your own resilient and reliable applications in the public cloud. Guided by engineers from 9apps—an independent provider of Amazon Web Services and...
Get a comprehensive, in-depth introduction to the core Python language with this hands-on book. Based on author Mark Lutz’s popular training course, this updated fifth edition will help you quickly write efficient, high-quality code with Python. It’s an ideal way to begin, whether you’re new to programming or a...
When you need quick answers for developing or debugging Java programs, this pocket guide provides a handy reference to the standard features of the Java programming language and its platform. You’ll find helpful programming examples, tables, figures, and lists, as well as supplemental information about topics including the Java...
How can you overcome JavaScript language oddities and unsafe features? With this book, you’ll learn how to create code that’s beautiful, safe, and simple to understand and test by using JavaScript’s functional programming support. Author Michael Fogus shows you how to apply functional-style concepts with...
It’s been four years since, via a post to the Apache JIRA, the first version of Sqoop was
released to the world as an addition to Hadoop. Since then, the project has taken several
turns, most recently landing as a top-level Apache project. I’ve been amazed at how
many people use this small tool for a...
There has been intense excitement in recent years around activities labeled "data science," "big data," and "analytics." However, the lack of clarity around these terms and, particularly, around the skill sets and capabilities of their practitioners has led to inefficient communication between "data...
Email was the Internet’s first killer app. One of the most frequently asked questions
about Java is how to send email from a Java applet or application. While it’s certainly
possible to write a Java program that uses sockets to communicate with mail servers,
this requires detailed knowledge of some fairly...
Need help finding the right HTML5 element or attribute for your web page or application? HTML5 Pocket Reference is the classic reference that web designers and developers have been keeping close at hand for more than thirteen years.
This fifth edition has been updated to reflect the current state of HTML5,...
Graph databases address one of the great macroscopic business trends of today: leveraging
complex and dynamic relationships in highly connected data to generate insight
and competitive advantage. Whether we want to understand relationships between
customers, elements in a telephone or data center network, entertainment...
Security is one of the fastest moving segments within the realm of technology. Whereas
most technology is created to offer new services or products, security is created to prevent
the abuse of these new products and or services. In today’s world, where we are
always connected in ways that have never been...
Build HTML5-based hybrid applications for Android with a mix of native Java and JavaScript components, without using third-party libraries and wrappers such as PhoneGap or Titanium. This concise, hands-on book takes you through the entire process, from setting up your development environment to deploying your product to an app...
