Books

Enter the world of self-service business intelligence and become the data hero in your organization, or build a promising new data career. In this second edition, you’ll learn how to cleanse data, build data models, and use the advanced analysis capabilities of Power BI to create business value by unlocking key insights contained in your data.

Fully updated with PyTorch and the latest additions to scikit-learn. Packed with clear explanations, visualizations, and working examples, the book covers essential machine learning techniques in depth, along with two cutting-edge machine learning techniques: transformers and graph neural networks.

CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+) candidates need to stay up to date with the emerging technologies and threats in this fast-changing environment. This book helps you to apply CASP+ concepts, understand processes and methodologies, and discover industry best practices for achieving CASP+ certification.

Being the first book in the market to dive deep into the Transformers, this book is a step-by-step guide for data and AI practitioners to help enhance the performance of language understanding and gain expertise with hands-on implementation of transformers with Python, PyTorch, and TensorFlow

With Unreal Engine's Blueprint visual scripting system, you can create gameplay elements from within Unreal Editor using an intuitive interface. Blueprints Visual Scripting for Unreal Engine 5 is a comprehensive introduction for those who are new to Blueprints and will get you up to speed in no time.

This easy-to-follow guide is for network and security professionals who want to learn how to use Palo Alto’s Next Generation Firewall, and how it can be leveraged to gain deep insight into the traffic, applications and threats that traverse your network.

This book offers a beginning-to-end look at building your own assets for 3D movie-making with easy-to-follow lessons on 3D modeling, texturing, set building, rigging, and animation. You’ll learn to create, customize, and animate your MetaHuman characters and other 3D assets using the all-new native Control Rig tools in Unreal Engine and Blender.

Unlock the power of YAML with this comprehensive guide! Whether you're just starting or looking to enhance your skills, From Zero to YAML offers step-by-step instructions, practical examples, and real-world applications to help you master this essential tool for DevOps, cloud infrastructure, and configuration management. Learn how to write, structure, and manipulate YAML files with ease, and apply it to modern technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, and more. Ready to streamline your workflows and optimize your configurations? Dive into the world of YAML and transform the way you work with data!

From planning a Power BI solution to building scalable Power BI datasets and rich, interactive reports and dashboards, this comprehensive book is an end-to-end guide to Power BI.

This book introduces you to two distinct applications of computer-based investigations, from criminal acts investigated by the police to acts performed by an employee investigated by their employer or a third-party investigator.

Thousands of enterprises worldwide use Tableau as the solution for their data issues, big and small. With this updated edition, you will develop a firm grip on data visualization using Tableau 2022 and master all the core features that enable you to explore, prepare, fix, and present data quickly and easily.

Mastering Ubuntu Server is a book that teaches you everything you need to know in order to plan, build, and maintain real Ubuntu Server deployments on physical hardware as well as the cloud. By the end of this book, you will be able to make the most of Ubuntu’s advanced functionalities.

Deep Learning with TensorFlow and Keras, Third Edition teaches deep learning techniques alongside TensorFlow (TF) and Keras. The book introduces neural networks with TensorFlow, runs through the main applications, covers two working example apps, and then dives into TF and cloud in production, TF mobile, and using TensorFlow with AutoML.

Microsoft Power BI Quick Start Guide, Third Edition, gets you up to speed with Power BI quickly, enabling you to derive actionable insights from your data using the data visualization capabilities of Microsoft Power BI within a short span of time and help your business make better decisions.

This book not only helps you gain a deep understanding of crucial information security concepts, but also supercharges your preparation for the CISM exam through interactive practice questions, flashcards, and exam tips.